<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Thanks Timo for the link to Comics Journal. It was very interesting to listen to(not to mention knowing what Gottfredson's voice sounded like).<BR>
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To Gary: Thanks for answering my questions about the Barks story. And for explaining why WDC 634 wasn't in my area(plus the DDA info).<BR>
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Speaking of Vic Lockman, for years, I had gone to the restaurant Shoney's. And they have these cartoon characters on their kids meals like Shoney Bear, a raccoon, etc. And it was only recently that I learned that Lockman drew those characters. When I compared the art to his Duck stories, it was obvious. It's amazing that I grew up with those Shoney's characters for so long, not knowing that one of the Duck artists I knew of, had drew them.<BR>
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As for Barks being partly inspired by Zorro(if he was), perhaps it was a comic book adaptation of the TV episode, because I don't think Barks even owned a TV until the 1970's or so(thus cutting down on his chances of having seen the episode).<BR>
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Derek Smith</FONT></HTML>