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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>THE LIST:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I ask all list memebers to please do their best to
restore this list to its former quality. It would be just too stupid if one
person should single-handedly ruin what so many have built up over the years. If
you are offended or hurt by postings from this person, simply count to ten and
then don't respond. Any kind of reply will just be like trying to put out a fire
with gasoline. And to those of you who have stayed away recently: Please come
back. I miss your insightful comments and interesting bits of
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>FAVORITE DISNEY COMICS:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If I must choose three, they would have to be
American originals. Nothing gives me the proper Duck feeling like the old pastel
colors and the smell of the pulp paper. My choices may suprise some, since two
of them are usually not counted among Barks' best work. They are:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1) WDC 195 "The Runaway Train". The nephews avert a
train crash by calculating exactly where the trains will meet. The tension of
this story is simply unbearable. Note the sweating TV-announcer and the way
Barks 'plants' the disaster early in the story by having Donald watch a similar
crash in a TV movie. And yet - during the whole action-packed adventure the
ducks never leave their living room. Fantastic!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2) WDC 190 "In the Swim". Donald challenges the
nephews to a swimming contest, then does his best to sabotage their effort. I
have no idea why I love this story so much - maybe it is the feeling of careless
summer holidays when you can walk around in your swimsuit and take a dip in the
river. The story also shows Donald's house located by the riverside, and
although the river was never shown again in a Barks story, it has always
been there in my mind.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The third choice is more obvious:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>3) "The Golden Helmet". No comments necessary here.
Maybe Barks' best work ever. The scope and drama of the tale is simply
unbelievable.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>ROSA ANALYSIS:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Moahmed, I'm not sure if this is the kind of analysis you had in mind, but
I would like to say a few words about "His Majesty McDuck". </DIV>
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<DIV>A short recap: Scrooge discovers that Killmotor Hill is not part of the US
(this is very logically explained in the story). So he sets up his own kingdom.
Not only does this mean he no longer has to pay taxes, but he also wants
the IRS to give him back all the taxes he has paid during the last 50 years.
However, he soon discovers it's not that easy. His empoyees cant't get into the
money bin because they don't have passports. Phone, water and electricity are
cut off because the public utilities are not licenced to operate overseas. When
he sends Donald out to buy a hot dog, the customs charge him $20
export tax. And when the Beagle Boys 'invade' the money bin, the police or
army can't intervene because Scrooge's kingdom does not have diplomatic
relations with the US. </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A great story, very well constructed and brimming
with gags. And it has one of the neatest surprise endings I have ever seen in a
comic book (if you didn't get it, study the last panel very
carefully).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But the reason I single this story out is that it
in addition to being entertaining I think it has a very important message: "YOU
CAN'T RESIGN FROM THE WORLD". It's not possible. No matter WHO you are, no
matter how RICH you are or how much POWER you have, this is the one thing you
can't do. You depend on the world around you for your survival, and the world
depends on you for ITS survival.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Quite a heavy message for a comic book 'just for
kids'.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyway, that's how I read the story. Any other
comments?</FONT></DIV>
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