Changes on Barks's "Ghost of the Grotto", "Adventure Down Under", "Porky of the Mounties", "The Firebug"

[Daniel van Eijmeren]

Last Sunday, David Gerstein told me about what he noticed in "Ghost 
of the Grotto" (OS 159), "Adventure Down Under" (OS 159), "Porky of 
the Mounties" (OS 48, non-Disney) and "The Firebug" (OS 108).

David, if you have additions (or corrections), then please let me know.

GHOST OF THE GROTTO

David thinks that the title and opening caption in panel 1.1 are in 
Carl Buettner's handwriting. (David, do you mean the *entire* title 
or only the "Ghost of the Grotto"-part of it?)
All references to a "ghost" in the story are also in Buettner's hand.
panel 10.5: Nephews' balloons are added.
panel 10.6: Top line of Donald's dialogue is rewritten to add a 
ghost reference.

BTW. I - or was it Harry Fluks? - noted that the nephews' balloon 
in the center of panel 13.2 looks strange. ("The ARMORED man!") 
The balloon has no tail, and its location in the panel looks a bit 
strange to me. What was your conclusion, David? I don't remember.

ADVENTURE DOWN UNDER

panel 13.7: ("there are WILD BUSHMEN out here!") "Bushmen" is in 
Buettner's lettering... it was originally something else...
panel 14.8: ("Well, it looks like I'm adopted! But how'll I get away?") 
The text "adopted! But how'll I get away?" is all Buettner's.
panel 19.7: "bad spirit" is in Buettner's lettering.

BTW. I see that the moon in panel 15.4 has a face. Could this face 
(or the entire moon) have been added by the editor? It looks a bit 
strange to me.

PORKY OF THE MOUNTIES

All redrawn Bugs, Porky, Petunia heads are definitely Carl Buettner's 
work. Title in panel 1.1 "Porky of the Mounties" is also in Buettner's 
lettering. (See his Bucky Bug title in WDC 610 for a direct comparison.)
Title "Leon Schlesinger presents PORKY PIG" is Barks!

THE FIREBUG

David said that to him, the last two panels do NOT look like Buettner.


--- Daniël

"Now - when I NEED to be a kangaroo - no hypnotist is around!" (OS 159)