Carl Barks and Peg-leg-Pete

Donald Ault ault at nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu
Tue Jan 9 13:15:54 CET 2001


On page 3 of the original printing of the Gyro story in US #28, in panel 3
Gyro refers to the character as "that thug, Black Pete!" In the next panel
the narrative box reads: "Soon Gyro and Black Pete Meet for the prize!"

I see no reference to "Peg-leg Pete."

Marco Barlotti wrote:
>
> We have discussed among friends the following question.
>
> Carl Barks drew Peg-leg Pete (the villain in Mickey Mouse stories) quite a
> few times.
>
> But did Barks ever officially "declare" him to be Peg-leg-Pete?
>
>
> My opinion is that no, he never called him "Peg-leg-Pete", in no story.
> While (for instance) Luca Boschi suggests that he did so in the following
> story:
>
> W US 28-02
> Gyro Gearloose and "The Inventor's Contest"
> (a 4-pager)
>
> Does anyone on this list own a copy of "UNCLE $CROOGE" #28
> (12/1959-2/1960), so he can check the original script and tell me what the
> villain is called?
>
> (I reckon he's called "Pierre Le Fraud". But Luca says that Gyro addresses
> him as "Peg-leg Pete"...)
>
> Thanks!


Donald Ault
Dept. of English
University of Florida
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