Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 20:15:28 -0400
From: JALustig@aol.com
To: dcomics@strindberg.ling.uu.se
Subject: The Duck Hunter Magazine

One of the people I met at Carl Barks' birthday bash was Pat Hanifin who puts
out a fanzine called THE DUCK HUNTER. Pat is such a nice guy and I was so
impressed with his fanzine that I promised him I'd tell everybody on the
mailing list about THE DUCK HUNTER.

First of all, I've got to admit the focus of the magazine isn't entirely to
my taste. I'm primarily interested in Bark's stories--with a secondary
interest in his paintings. Pat is heavily into collecting Scrooge figures and
memorabilia of all types. THE DUCK HUNTER--although it certainly does feature
Barks and his stories--largely reflects Pat's interests, the process of
collecting and the joy of interacting with other collectors.

That given, it's a fun magazine. Pat gave me a copy of the second issue. At
$11 for the U.S. and Canada--$14 anywhere else--the mag isn't cheap. However,
it's well over 100 pages long, done on nice paper and is heavily illustrated
with half-tone photos.

It's packed full of interesting stuff. (I hope Pat includes a table of
contents next issue.) Among the pieces were: 

--an article by this list's Michael Naiman speculating about why the first
Uncle Scrooge comic book can still be bought so relatively cheaply on the
collector's market.
--an article by Tom Barker about the making of THE OVERSTREET WORLD OF COMIC
BOOKS--a 60-minute video tape which, among other things, features an
interview with Barks.
--an article by Geoffrey Blum and Thomas Andrae about Barks' "Go Slowly,
Sands of Time" story.
--a well-illustrated article on Barks' current projects.
--a pages and pages of pictures showing and describing various duck
collectibles--including extensive coverage of Wes Plumbtree's incredible
Scrooge collection. You have to see it to believe it. And I'm still not sure
I believe it. Sheesh!
--an ad for the Klondike tour that is being organized (in part) to celebrate
the 50th anniversary of Scrooge McDuck.
--a wish list of collectibles that fan Herb Moskovitz would like to see on
the market.
--A Carl Barks pog index.
--an article about Bill Grandey and Kathy Morby of the Cark Barks Studio.
--an article compiling some relatively non controversial things Don Rosa has
written in letters and here on the internet. 
--a report on the latest Disneyana Convention.
--a whole lot of other stuff.

All in all, the magazine is packed full of fun stuff. Not all of it may be to
your tastes, but chances are that you'll find several things of interest
here.

The next issue (#3) should be of even more interest since it's going to
feature extensive coverage and photos of Barks' 95th birthday party. If you
want any of the issues--I'm not sure if copies of #1 are still available--you
should write to:

Pat Hanifin
6500 N.W. 112th St.
Oklahoma City, OK 73162
U.S.A.

For $11 he'll airmail a copy to anyone in the U.S. or Canada. It's $14 if you
live elsewhere.

--John Lustig