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Issue: The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library #[11]
Publication Date: January 2012
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Issues: #[11] of 19 Issues
Title: Walt Disney's Donald Duck: A Christmas for Shacktown
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Publisher: FlagFantagraphics
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Indicia Publisher: Fantagraphics Books, Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/05/2012
Volume: 11
Pages: 248
ISBN: 9781606995747
UPC/EAN: 978160699574752899
Price: $28.99 USD
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Content Items: 43 (22 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Synopses by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982). This was published after volume twelve. The next one published was volume six.

1st printing: 2012; 2nd printing: October 2013
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: Color
Dimensions: 7.5" x 10.25" (19.05 cm x 26.03 cm)
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Binding: Hardcover
Publishing Format: Ongoing Series
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22 Content Items from other Issues reprinted as/in this Issue:
FlagWalt Disney's Comics and Stories v12 #3 (135) published December 1951 was The Big Bin on Killmotor Hill [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagFour Color #367 published January 1952 was Treeing Off [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWalt Disney's Comics and Stories v12 #4 (136) published January 1952 was Gladstone's Usual Very Good Year [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagFour Color #367 published January 1952 was A Christmas for Shacktown [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagFour Color #367 published January 1952 was Christmas Kiss [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagFour Color #367 published January 1952 was Projecting Desires [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWalt Disney's Comics and Stories v12 #5 (137) published February 1952 was The Screaming Cowboy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWalt Disney's Comics and Stories v12 #6 (138) published March 1952 was Statuesque Spendthrifts [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWalt Disney's Comics and Stories v12 #7 (139) published April 1952 was Rocket Wing Saves the Day [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWalt Disney's Comics and Stories v12 #8 (140) published May 1952 was Gladstone's Terrible Secret [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWalt Disney's Comics and Stories v12 #9 (141) published June 1952 was The Think Box Bollix [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagFour Color #408 published July 1952 was Full-Service Windows [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagFour Color #408 published July 1952 was The Golden Helmet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWalt Disney's Comics and Stories v12 #10 (142) published July 1952 was Houseboat Holiday [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagFour Color #408 published July 1952 was Rigged-Up Lawn Roller [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagFour Color #408 published July 1952 was Awash in Success [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWalt Disney's Comics and Stories v12 #11 (143) published August 1952 was Gemstone Hunters [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWalt Disney's Comics and Stories v12 #12 (144) [unnamed variant] published September 1952 was Spending Money [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagFour Color #422 published September 1952 was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagFour Color #422 published September 1952 was The Gilded Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagFour Color #422 published September 1952 was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagFour Color #422 published September 1952 was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
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Walt Disney's Donald Duck

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Contents

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Genres: humorous
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A Christmas for Shacktown

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Daisy Duck; Gladstone Gander; Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; World's Best Engineers
Synopsis: The ducks and Daisy get Scrooge's promise to match their twenty-five dollars for Christmas dinner and a toy train for the poor children of Shacktown. Scrooge is unable to deliver when the floor of his money bin collapses and his money falls deep into an unknown cavern, separated by only a thin crust from bottomless quicksand.
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The Big Bin on Killmotor Hill

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Beagle Boys; Uncle Scrooge
Synopsis: Uncle Scrooge fills his money bin with water on a freezing night to thwart the Beagle Boys plans to tunnel into it.
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Gladstone's Usual Very Good Year

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Daisy Duck; Donald Duck; Gladstone Gander; Junior Woodchucks [Huey, Dewey; Louie]; Holsworthy Hog; Pincushion Pete
Synopsis: Donald tries futilely to win turkey raffles for which Gladstone also has tickets.
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The Screaming Cowboy

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Junior Woodchucks; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Snow Hermit
Synopsis: Donald writes a cowboy song that triggers avalanches of snow when it is played on a jukebox at a winter resort.
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Statuesque Spendthrifts

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Uncle Scrooge; Maharajah of Howduyustan; Mayor; Park Commissioner; Maharajah's Servant
Synopsis: Uncle Scrooge and the Maharajah of Howduyustan vie to build the biggest statue of Cornelius Coot, the founder of Duckburg.
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Rocket Wing Saves the Day

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Daisy Duck; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Rocket Wing; Sabrejet
Synopsis: The nephews have a racing pigeon, named Rocket Wing, who has one fault: he stops when he hears a whistle.
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Gladstone's Terrible Secret

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Uncle Scrooge; Gladstone Gander; Gyro Gearloose (intro)
Synopsis: Donald, the nephews, and Scrooge spy on Gladstone, and eventually break into his safe, to learn the secret of his luck.
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The Think Box Bollix

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: anthropomorphic, science fiction
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Gyro Gearloose; Wolf; Rabbit
Synopsis: Gyro Gearloose invents "think boxes" that teach any animals that pass through their rays how to think, talk, and behave like human beings.
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Full-Service Windows

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis: Donald has trouble getting his store windows shiny enough.
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Rigged-Up Lawn Roller

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis: Donald is angry because the nephews have lent his lawn roller.
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The Golden Helmet

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Genres: adventure, anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Azure Blue; Lawyer Sharky; The Curator; Polar Bear
Synopsis: The ducks and a museum curator race Azure Blue, a descendant of the Vikings, to the coast of Labrador to find a golden helmet, left by a Viking explorer, that will give Blue title to all of North America. Once the helmet is saved from Blue, the curator and Donald have visions of ruling the continent.
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Awash in Success

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Donald's Nephews
Character(s): Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis: The nephews sell towels to the victims of an over-active park fountain.
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Stable Prices

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Uncle Scrooge
Synopsis: Scrooge complains about the price at Donald's riding stable.
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Houseboat Holiday

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Donald's Neighbor
Synopsis: Donald takes the nephews to a houseboat on Lake Erie for the summer to keep them out of trouble.
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Gemstone Hunters

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Gladstone Gander; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Homestead Seller
Synopsis: Donald and the nephews hunt gemstones in the desert, trying to match Gladstone's luck.
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Donald Duck and "The Gilded Man"

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Genres: adventure, anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Gladstone Gander; Philo T. Ellic; Sprigley; Maria; Pedro; Stamp Collector from Boston; Old Riverman; El Dorado the Gilded Man
Synopsis: The ducks go to British Guiana in search of the world's rarest stamp, a one-cent magenta of 1856, and find it on a letter in the possession of El Dorado, a giant golden Indian. After they retrieve the letter, the ducks learn that it is addressed to a deceased Duckburg resident who named Gladstone her only heir.
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Armored Cat Rescue

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Daisy's Cat
Synopsis: Donald puts on sturdy clothing to bring Daisy's cat down from a telephone pole.
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Crafty Corner

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie
Synopsis: Donald literally paints himself into a corner.
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Spending Money

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Uncle Scrooge; Junior Woodchucks; Clerk
Synopsis: The ducks travel the country, spending extravagantly to get rid of money that Uncle Scrooge's vaults cannot hold.
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Treeing Off

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie
Synopsis: The nephews make tree ornaments out of Donald's golf balls.
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Christmas Kiss

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Daisy Duck; Donald Duck
Synopsis: Donald brings his own mistletoe to win a kiss from Daisy.
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Stamp-sized Christmas list; Projecting Desires

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie
Synopsis: The nephews write a Christmas list the size of a postage stamp.
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Disclose Notes: Titled "Projecting Desires" in the table of contents.
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Story Notes

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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Brief commentary on the stories. Fiore comments on "A Christmas for Shacktown" and "Gladstone's Usual Good Year;" Priarone- "The Big Bin on Killmotor Hill;" Parille- "The Screaming Cowboy" and "Rocket Wing Saves the Day;" Kreiner- "Statuesque Spendthrifts," "The Golden Helmet," and the single-page stories; Gardner- "Gladstone's Terrible Secret" and "Spending Money;" Wivel- "The Think Box Bollix" and "The Gilded Man;" Fischer- "Houseboat Holiday;" Ault- "Gemstone Hunters."

Accompanied by single panel apiece from "A Christmas for Shacktown," "Rocket Wing Saves the Day," "Gladstone's Terrible Secret," "The Think Box Bollix," "The Golden Helmet," "Houseboat Holiday," "Gemstone Hunters" "Spending Money," "Awash in Success," and "Stamp-sized Christmas list; Projecting Desires." Finally, two sample panels apiece are included from "Gladstone's Usual Good Year," "The Screaming Cowboy," "Statuesque Spendthrifts" and "The Gilded Man."

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A Christmas for Shacktown

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck [Santa Claus]; Huey, Dewey and Louie
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Turkey Hunter Has 3 Turkeys

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
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Pistols in Juice

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
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Huey, Dewey and Louie Have Bedcovers. Donald Freezes.

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
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House Snowed In

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Daisy Duck
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Applesauce for Teacher Donald

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey
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Flubbity Dubbity Duffer

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Genres: anthropomorphic, sports
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Uncle Scrooge
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Concertina Filled with Water

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
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The Golden Helmet

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
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Feeding Pigeons

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
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Scared by Phony Shark Fin

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
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Donald Duck and The Gilded Man

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Genres: adventure, anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; El Dorado the Gilded Man
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Stuck on Pole-vault Pole

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Genres: anthropomorphic, sports
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Carl Barks: Life Among the Ducks
Character(s): Carl Barks (photo)
First Line: "I was a real misfit," Carl Barks said, thinking back over an early life of hard labor...
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Biographies

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Where Did These Duck Stories First Appear?

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Carl Barks (photo)
First Line: Huey, Dewey and Louie resolve to brighten Christmas for the suffering children of Shacktown with help from Uncle Scrooge...
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