Description: Mentioned in 1965, October 8. Letter to Barbara Anderson: "A week has passed since your kind gift of books by J. R. R. Tolkien arrived." Possibly, this gift was accompanied with a letter from Barbara Anderson.

Status: Unknown.

Date: 1965, October 8 Sender: Carl Barks Receiver: Barbara Anderson

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color No. 13 (USA)

Transcription. Large portion or complete.

The Carl Barks Library - Set I (USA)

(01A-007)

Transcription, edited and weaved with other letters.

Status: On file at the Walt Disney Archives. (Finished letter or draft.)

Date: 1965, November 4 Sender: Chase Craig Receiver: Carl Barks

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library - Set II (USA)

(02C-643)

Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 1 and 2)

Date: [1965, December] Sender: Barbara Anderson Receiver: Carl Barks

Description: Mentioned in 1965, December 28. Letter to Barbara Anderson: "It was a pleasant surprise to find the package containing The Hobbit in my mail box." Possibly, this gift was accompanied with a letter from Barbara Anderson.

Status: Unknown.

Date: 1965, December 28 Sender: Carl Barks Receiver: Barbara Anderson

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color No. 13 (USA)

Transcription. Large portion or complete.

The Carl Barks Library - Set I (USA)

(01A-007)

Transcription, edited and weaved with other letters.

Status: On file at the Walt Disney Archives. (Finished letter or draft.)

Date: 1966, February 11 Sender: Michael Barrier Receiver: Carl Barks

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color No. 15 (USA)

Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 8)

Date: 1966, February 20 Sender: Carl Barks Receiver: Michael Barrier

Description: Accompanied with two unpublished cover designs for "The Queen of the Wild Dog Pack" (US 62).

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color No. 15 (USA)

Transcription. Large portion or complete.

Date: 1966, February 21 Sender: Carl Barks Receiver: Del [editor at Western Publishing]

Description: Written letter.

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color No. 15 (USA)

Two pages (if completely shown). Monochrome.

Date: 1966, March 21 Sender: Michael Barrier Receiver: Carl Barks

Contains:

Barrier story idea, used by Barks: "Donald Duck and the 'Loup Garou'--Canandian North Woods adventure involving the legendary beast".

References:

Pawns of the Loup Garou [pencil script]

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color No. 15 (USA)

Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 7)

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 20

Transcription. Small portion of story idea. (footnote 7)

Date: 1966, March 27 Sender: Carl Barks Receiver: Michael Barrier

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color No. 15 (USA)

Transcription. Large portion or complete.

Date: 1966, May 6 Sender: Carl Barks Receiver: Bill Craig

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 20

Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 8)

The Carl Barks Library - Set I (USA)

(01A-007)

Transcription, edited and weaved with other letters.

Status: On file at the Walt Disney Archives. (Finished letter or draft.)

Date: 1966, May 23 Sender: Michael Barrier Receiver: Carl Barks

Additional credits: Mentioned in 1966, June 9. Letter to Michael Barrier: "I'll try to answer some of the queries you wrote in your last letter, May 23."

Date: 1966, June 9 Type: Letter, ruled paper and longhand. Sender: Carl Barks Receiver: Michael Barrier

References:

in "Porky of the Mounties" W OS 79-01 and The Riddle of the Red Hat W OS 275-02 "in Ancient Persia"

Publications:

Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book (USA. New York)

by Michael Barrier (MBAC-109, 125).

Divided transcription. Small portion.

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color No. 15 (USA)

Transcription. Large portion. Capsule account of comic book work from "Pirate Gold" to the present is removed.

Date: 1966, August 22 Sender: Carl Barks Receiver: Bob Foster

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 22

Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 2)

Date: 1966, November 3 Sender: Carl Barks Receiver: Steve Eng

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 22

Transcription. Large portion or complete.

Date: 1966, December 13 Sender: Michael Barrier Receiver: Carl Barks

Description: Finished art of Michael Barrier's "Captain Egg", apparently accompanied with a letter.

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color No. 15 (USA)

Mentioned. (footnote 19) The one "Captain Egg" panel shown seems to be taken from this art.

Date: 1966, December 18 Type: Letter, written with pencil. Illustration: light board, as explanation Sender: Carl Barks Receiver: Michael Barrier

Description: Pencil letter. ("Please excuse pencil. I haven't time to type this at 3 words a minute.")

Additional credits: Contains rough pencil illustration of light board as explanation of how to use dialogue guidelines.

Contains:

rough pencil illustration of light board

References:

rough pencil illustration of light board

Publications:

Panels No. 2 (USA)

(page 12)

Transcription. (Edited?) large portion, different than in The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color No. 15.

Portion begins with "You ask what my opinion is of other funny-animal comic books."

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color No. 15 (USA)

Transcription. Large portion.

One page of Barks' criticism of Michael Barrier's Captain Egg is omitted.

Part with more answers on work for Western is omitted because of having become "common knowledge" today.

Different than in Panels No. 2.

Pencil illustration (monochrome).

Date: [1966, December 25] Sender: Carl Barks Receiver: Michael Barrier

Description: Refers to 1966, March 21. Letter from Michael Barrierto Carl Barks): "In one of your past letters you sent some ideas for criticism. One idea you mentioned was about using a Loup Garou as a menace or gimmick for plot interest."

Additional credits: Apparently, this is the same letter as 1966, December 30. Letter to Michael Barrier.

References:

Pawns of the Loup Garou [pencil script]

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 20

Transcription. Large portion or complete.

Questions: Is this letter the same one as 1966, December 30. Letter to Michael Barrier?

Date: 1966, December 30 Sender: Carl Barks Receiver: Michael Barrier

Additional credits: Apparently, this is the same letter as [1966, December 25] Letter to Michael Barrier.

References:

Pawns of the Loup Garou [pencil script]

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library - Set II (USA)

(02C-643)

Transcription. Large portion or complete. (footnote 5)

Questions: Is this letter the same one as [1966, December 25] Letter to Michael Barrier?

Date: 1967, January 2 Sender: Michael Barrier Receiver: Carl Barks

Description: "You're more than welcome to use the 'loup-garou' idea. I'll feel guilty taking your money, but a reporter's conscience is as flimsy as his paycheck".

References:

Pawns of the Loup Garou [pencil script]

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 20

Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 7 and 10)

Date: 1967, January 14 Type: Letter, ruled yellow tablet stock Sender: Carl Barks Receiver: Michael Barrier

Description: "It's about time that I answer your letter, mail check, and get busy writing the Loup Garou script."

References:

Pawns of the Loup Garou [pencil script]

Publications:

Panels No. 2 (USA)

(page 12)

Transcription. Small portion.

"I wouldn't know if Uncle Scrooge was ever used in a money story on TV. I don't own a TV, and never expect to."

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 20

Transcription. Large portion or complete.

Date: 1967, March 24 Sender: Michael Barrier Receiver: Carl Barks

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 20

Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 3)

Date: 1967, April 17 Sender: Carl Barks Receiver: Michael Barrier

Description: Accompanied with leaflet of art show. Refers to 1967, March 24. Letter from Michael Barrier to Carl Barks: "I'll dive right into answering the questions you asked in your epistle of Mar. 24."

References:

W OS 9-02 finds Pirate Gold W WDC 31-05 victory garden W WDC 32-02 rabbit's foot test

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color No. 1 (USA)

Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 4)

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 20

Transcription. Large portion. Outline of the origins of "Pirate Gold" and Barks' first Donald Duck tenpager is omitted.

Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book (USA. New York)

by Michael Barrier (MBAC-166).

Transcription. Small portion, omitted in "The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color" No. 20.

Date: 1967, July 14 Sender: Carl Barks Receiver: Michael Barrier

References:

"The Lord of Quackly Hall," article by Michael Barrier.

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 20

Transcription. Large portion or complete.

Date: 1967, August 9 Sender: Michael Barrier Receiver: Carl Barks

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 20

Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 5)

Date: 1967, August 18 Sender: Michael Barrier Receiver: Carl Barks

Contains:

[August 1967] Barks comments, written on the verso.

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 20

Mentioned.

Date: [1967, August 20] Type: Draft letter (1 of 2) Sender: Steve Eng Receiver: Michael Barrier

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 25

Edited transcription, combined with the other draft of 1967, August 20. Letter from Steve Eng to Michael Barrier (also included?); and a paragraph of 1970, November 28. Letter from Steve Eng to Michael Barrier (footnote 2).

Date: [1967, August 20] Type: Draft letter (2 of 2) Sender: Steve Eng Receiver: Michael Barrier

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 25

Date: 1967, August 20 Sender: Steve Eng Receiver: Michael Barrier

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 25

Apparently included in an edited transcription, combined with a first draft and a second draft; and a paragraph of 1970, November 28. Letter from Steve Eng to Michael Barrier (footnote 2).

Date: 1967, August 22 Sender: Carl Barks Receiver: Steve Eng

References:

W MOC 4-01 in "Maharajah Donald" W US 71-01 King Scrooge the First

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 22

Transcription. Large portion or complete.

Date: [1967, August] Sender: Carl Barks Receiver: Michael Barrier

References:

lion tamer

Publications:

Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book (USA. New York)

by Michael Barrier (MBAC-125).

Transcription. Small portion.

Date: [1967, August] Sender: Carl Barks Receiver: Michael Barrier

Description: Written on the verso of 1967, August 18. Letter from Michael Barrier to Carl Barks.

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 20

Transcription. Large portion or complete.

Date: 1967, September 14 Sender: George R. Sherman Receiver: Carl Barks

Description: A cell from «Scrooge McDuck and Money» cartoon, including a comment (in a letter?).

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library - Set IV (USA. Arizona, Scottsdale)

(page 4B-464)

Transcription. Small portion.

The Carl Barks Library of Uncle Scrooge Comics One Pagers in Color No. 2 (USA)

Transcription. Small portion.

Date: 1967, October 20 Sender: Michael Barrier Receiver: Steve Eng

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 22

Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 4)

Date: [1967, possibly somewhere between August 22 to December] Sender: Steve Eng Receiver: Carl Barks

Description: Poster showing Disney characters in uncharacteristic activies, possibly accompanied with a letter. Mentioned in 1968, January 1. Letter to Steve Eng: "I got quite a quack from the poster you sent." Posters of this kind were popular in the hippie shops of the 1960s.

Date: [1967, December 19] Sender: Michael Barrier Receiver: Carl Barks

Description: Apparently accompanied with Funnyworld No. 8. Mentioned in 1968, January 23-27. Letter to Michael Barrier: "I guess it's high time I dash off an answer to your letter and Funnyworld [No. 8] of Dec. 19."

Publications:

possibly, The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 20

Page 2 of a Michael Barrier letter is shown (monochrome), with Barks notes written on the margins. Barks' 1968, January 23-27. Letter to Michael Barrier refers to such a letter.

Date: 1968, January 1 Sender: Carl Barks Receiver: Steve (Stephen) Eng

Description: Refers to [1967, December] Letter from Steve Eng to Carl Barks: "I got quite a quack from the poster you sent."

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 22

Transcription. Large portion or complete.

Date: 1968, January 23 and 27 Sender: Carl Barks Receiver: Michael Barrier

Description: Refers to [1967, December 19]. Letter from Michael Barrier to Carl Barks: "I guess it's high time I dash off an answer to your letter and Funnyworld [No. 8] of Dec. 19." Apparently, that letter from Michael Barrier was returned with this letter, with answers written in the margins: "However, I finally struggled through through the rest of the bibliography and could find no mistakes other than the ones I point out in pencil notes on the margins of your letter."

References:

Pawns of the Loup Garou [pencil script] W DD 117-01 Pawns of the Loup Garou [Western's version] W WDSF 2-02 in Fun? What's That? W WDSF 2-06 in Jungle Hi-jinks Funnyworld 8 Destroyed painting attempt [1968, between January 23 and 27].

"Well, I fooled away the rest of the week trying to paint a picture I could be proud of. Just now washed it all off with turpentine."

Publications:

Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book (USA. New York)

by Michael Barrier (MBAC-115).

Transcription. Large portion. (Identified as "January 23, 1968, letter to Michael Barrier")

The Carl Barks Library - Set II (USA)

(02C-644)

Transcription. Edited small portion. (Identified as "Letter to Michael Barrier, January 23, 1968.")

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 20

Transcription. Large portion or complete.

Date: [1968, March 8] Sender: Carl Barks Receiver: Dick Blackburn

Description: In 1968 Dick Blackburn wrote a feature article on Barks for a fledging magazine called "Cheetah", but before it could appear the magazine folded.

References:

W OS 178-02 Christmas on Bear Mountain W OS 189-02 in "The Old Castle's Secret" W US 6-02 valley of tralla la

Publications:

Panels No. 2 (USA)

(page 11)

Transcription. Large portion.

Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book (USA. New York)

by Michael Barrier (MBAC-136).

Transcription. Small portion.

The Carl Barks Library - Set I (USA)

(01A-007)

Transcription, edited and weaved with other letters.

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 22

Transcription. Large portion or complete.

Status: On file at the Walt Disney Archives. (Finished letter or draft.)

Date: [1968, April] Sender: Carl Barks Receiver: Michael Barrier

References:

W WDC 63-02 lost ten-dollar bill

Publications:

Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book (USA. New York)

by Michael Barrier (MBAC-169).

Mentioned.

Date: 1968, April 5 Sender: Michael Barrier Receiver: Steve Eng

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 22

Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 8)

Date: 1968, June 9 Sender: Carl Barks Receiver: Michael Barrier

References:

W OS 29-03 in "Too Many Pets" W DD 68-04 The Master Glasser W DG 26-01 in The Christmas Cha Cha

Publications:

Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book (USA. New York)

by Michael Barrier (MBAC-103, 106, 114).

Divided transcription. Large portion.

Date: [1968, June] Sender: Carl Barks Receiver: Michael Barrier

References:

W US 7-02 seven cities of cibola

Publications:

Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book (USA. New York)

by Michael Barrier (MBAC-136).

Transcription. Large portion.

Date: [1968], November 1 Sender: Chase Craig Receiver: Carl Barks

Description: The letter is dated 1969, but internal evidence indicates that it was actually written in 1968.

References:

Officer For a Day [pencil script]

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library - Set II (USA)

(02C-644)

Transcription. Large portion. (footnote 9 and 10)

Date: 1968, November 22 Sender: Carl Barks Receiver: Michael Barrier

References:

W US 12-02 in "The Golden Fleecing" Officer For a Day [pencil script] W WDC 264-01 Master Wrecker W WDCD 5-12 The Dainty Daredevil

Publications:

Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book (USA. New York)

by Michael Barrier (MBAC-116, 138, 162, 185).

Divided transcription. Small portion.

The Carl Barks Library - Set II (USA)

(02C-644)

Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 11)

Date: 1968, November 30 Sender: John Bullis Receiver: Carl Barks

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 22

Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 3)

Date: 1969, January 12 Sender: Michael Barrier Receiver: Steve Eng

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 22

Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 6)

Date: 1969, January 15 Sender: Carl Barks Receiver: Michael Barrier

References:

Officer For a Day [pencil script]

Publications:

Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book (USA. New York)

MBAC-108, MBAC-116

Date: 1969, January 27 Sender: Michael Barrier Receiver: Steve Eng

Contains:

Barks quote. "[I] enjoyed Stephen Eng's analysis of my many faults. He didn't say a thing that I hadn't already suspected. I'm really flattered that my stuff was worth all that analyzing."

Publications:

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney Comics and Stories in Color No. 22

Transcription. Small portion. (footnote 7)