LIST of INTRODUC(K)TIONS

[Mattias Hallin]

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HELLO THERE, EVERY ONE ON THE "DISNEY-COMICS" LIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here at long last is the first attempt at a list of introduc(k)tions of
ourselves -- not too many on it, I'm afraid; but so far I've only gotten this
many personal presentations.

SO -- if YOU want to be on this list of the list -- send an introduc(k)tory
note about yourself to the undersigned at <Mattias.Hallin at Jurenh.lu.se>!

For obvious reasons, the first introduc(k)tion will be my own.

All my Ducky Best!!!

                    Mattias
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Well, my name is Mattias Hallin, I'm 29 years old (born in 1965), and work in
the administration of Lund University, Lund, Sweden, at the registrar's office
and in the University archives.

I majored in History, and also did some Archeaology and Anthropology/Ethnology.
I've tried my hand at a Ph.D. thesis in History, but has presently shelved that
project for reasons of gotta-eat.

Furthermore, I'm a part-time proof-reader, student and musician -- the latter
on banjo, guitar and to some extent cornet; I play Classic 1920's
Jazz/Traditional Jazz/Swing -- call it what you will, but don't call it
Dixieland! (The Word "Dixieland" should EITHER be a geographic term, OR denote
the music played by WHITE musicians FROM New Orleans, between c. 1915-1925.)

I'm a Carl Barks fan, ever since I was able to recognize "the good artist" --
and that was years before I knew his name! I'm also a board member of Swedish
Donaldistic association NAFS(k), and with my brother co-editor-in-chief of the
fanzine NAFS(k)uriren.

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Date: Wed, 12 Jan 1994 07:01:13 -0500
From: dubach1 at husc.harvard.edu

Hello!  My name is Joev Dubach, and I'm a senior at Harvard (in the
easily-drawn snow-covered state of Massachusetts.)  I'm from Seattle, which I
naturally prefer to Boston (my hometown can beat your hometown!)  I'm working
on graduating with a degree in Math and Computer Science, after which I plan
to get a real job.  I found out about this list through the r.a.c. FAQ, being
a regular reader of racm, and, on a lark, decided to subscribe.  I haven't
bought a Disney comic since I was four feet tall, which is what drives me to
lurk; I just don't know that much.  But the wonderful discussion on this list
is driving me ever closer to trying some current Gladstones, and I'm
particularly intrigued by the discussion of The Life and Times of Scrooge
McDuck.  Does anyone have a recommended cheap starting point for Carl Barks'
Ducks?  There's so much of it out there, in very different forms and
intersecting contents, that I'm a bit daunted.  Anyhow, thanks for the
enlightening discussion!

(That should be enough of an introduction, I think.  Bye now!)

Joev

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Name:  Marshall T. Allen, commonly called Mark
Born in Oak Ridge Tennesee, USA in 1954, moved to Maryland in 1957, and
currently live in Elkridge, Maryland, USA (SW of Baltimore).
 
Gainfully employed as a contract negotiator for the Johns Hopkins University's
Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, USA.
 
Interested primarily in the Ducks and the FG Mouse, but collect any Disney
comic I can afford.

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Date: Thu, 13 Jan 1994 15:28:19 +0100
From: bjorn-are.davidsen at s.televerket.tele.no
Subject: Introduction to Bjorn Are Davidsen

As one of the most eager lurkers on the list (and contributor every second 
month), I am glad for this opportunity to introduce myself! This is written 
somewhat hurrily, and as a bit more of a listing than it perhaps should have 
been.
 
Name: Bjorn Are Daviden (the "Bjorn" is with a Norwegian "oe").

Working place: Norwegian Telecom, Network Division, Product Developement 
(which means mainly network access services like ISDN, Centrex, VPN and so on, 
and related to terminal based services like videophone (for some reason 
seldom seen in Barks or other Disney series). 

I live in Oslo and beside lurking/participating on the list I am married (two 
children, 3.5 and 0.7 years). When I have time off from my dear children and 
wife I (and my wife just as much) read a LOT (Science Fiction, Chesterton, 
Detective Stories, Tolkien, Lewis, Solsjenitsyn, Historical novels, Historical
non fiction - sometimes called History (By the way, Marco Polo did really visit
Constantinople as I pointed out last autumn, but - as I also pointed out - as 
the first one I think - several decades after the Fourth Crusade of 1204), 
comics (besides Gottfredson, Barks and Rosa everything from Terry and the 
Pirates to Sandman), theology, sociology and more. And I listen 
(and participate in various fan clubs) to music (Emerson, Lake and Palmer, 
Gentle Giant, Beatles, Hendrix and others).

Besides, I write regularly articles to Norwegian magazines/papers on history, 
theology, music, comics and other subjects I enjoy.

As you may imagine, there is not much time left to write to the digest...

My particular Donaldistic interest is anything and everything by Barks, 
Gottfredson, Taliaferro and Rosa.    

Yours

Bjorn Are

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I have no problem with being including in your introduc(k)tion file,
since I have already posted a couple of things about myself to the
list in the past.  I'm a charter member, since Per and I had exchanged
E-mail maybe twice before, based on postings to rec.arts.comics.
One thing I have told the list is my age, since I was worried that I
appeared to be the oldest member.  I was born in 1949.  I learned that
at least 2 other people on the list are older than I am (by 1 and 5
years), but I suppose I should not reveal who those geezers are, in
case they want to continue to be taken seriously by the young folks
who read their postings.  Anyway, I learned to read by following the
words and pictures in WDC&S during the early 1950's, and I've remained
hooked on stories of the Duckburg universe ever since then.  The other
item which I posted to the list is that my favorite story may be con-
nected to my profession: I was always especially fascinated by Barks's
"Land Beneath the Ground", and now I am a seismologist!  Truthfully,
I cannot say whether there is any connection there, but I can't dismiss
the possibility.  I suppose if there is anything more that I should add
to your introduc(k)tion file, it is that I live in Alexandria, Virginia
(just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.).  However, I
refuse to be held responsible for any actions by the US Government!

Wilmer Rivers
rivers at seismo.css.gov

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My name if Fredrik Ekman. I am a 23-year-old student from Sweden, and
like all other Swedes of my (and several previous) generation, I have
been reading and enjoying Disney comics for as long as I can remember.
Thus, I'm naturally also a member of the Swedish donaldist organization
NAFS(k).

Currently, I am doing my third year at a college in Ronneby. This
college (located in the in some circles rather well-known Soft Center)
is specialized in computer science educations, and that is also what
I am studying. When this semester is finished, I hope to have the
Swedish equivalence of a bachelor exam.

When it comes to Disney comics, I especially enjoy those by Carl Barks
(of course), Don Rosa and William Van Horn. I also read a lot of other
comics and my favourite creators outside Disney are Alan Moore, Steve
Gerber and Marten Toonder, to mention but a few. I generally prefer a
good story to fancy art.

When I do not study, play with my computer or read comics I may
possibly be found doing one of the following things: Reading books
(you know, the ones with no pictures in them), training Ju-Jutsu or
singing in a choir.

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Harry Fluks: male, single, born in 1962, Dutch nationality.

Address:

        Harry Fluks
        Burg. Caan van Necklaan 250
        2262 GN  Leidschendam
        The Netherlands

I have studied econometrics (with lots of computer
science) at the university of Groningen. I now work at the research
department of the Dutch mail and telephone company (PTT).

My family had a subscription to the Dutch DD Weekly from 1966-1972. After
that, I was considered too old for that stuff. In 1977, I started to
collect 2nd-hand comics myself.

The first time I learned about Carl Barks was in the foreword of the Dutch
"Beste Verhalen van Donald Duck" #4, in 1977. One year later, I read the
Dutch "Barks Boek" by Rob Stechweij. It gave a (largely erratic) index on all
Barks stories.
Since then, I tried to make my own index, which became computerised in 1983,
and public (on our ftp site) in 1992/1993.

Only in 1986, when I moved from Groningen to Leidschendam (near The Hague),
I found out that in the cities in this area in Holland, there were some
comic specialty shops that sold American comics, like Gladstone comics.

Nowadays I try to read all my Disney material in sequence: when I'm finished
with the last issue, I start again with the first. Such a cycle can take 2 or
3 years...

I have a subscription (again) to the Dutch Donald Duck, and I only buy
foreign Disney comics (German, USA) if they contain interesting stories.
Since my Barks, Jippes and Gottfredson collections are a good as complete, I
have much fun in trying to get a complete Rosa collection.
I try to collect Disney comic stories, but not at all cost: I have a sort of
maximum price per page. If a comic is considered rare and expensive, I try to
get a reprint. I'm collecting comic STORIES, not comic ISSUES.

In 1992, I helped De Geillustreerde Pers (the Dutch Disney publisher) in
publishing a complete library of Barks stories. They used my (forementioned)
index, which I think is the most complete Barks index in Holland.

Other hobbies include reading, (Dutch) language, geography, and my current
work.

(That's it.)
--Harry.

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