Barks' Best

[James Williams]

As much as I enjoy Barks' longer adventure stories, I don't think they
are amoung his best work.  I have always prefered his shorter stories.
My four favorite Barks' stories are: (I don't remember the titles, so
I'm giving brief summaries).

*  The story where Donald attends the costume party as a knight
   in armor.  It is probably Donald's finest moment.  Plus the
   story has great depth to it.

*  'A Financial Fable'.  This was the 2nd Barks story I ever read.  
   I love the fact that Scrooge keeps his head after loosing
   all of his fortune.  Plus, it tought me more about economics
   than 16 years of school

*  The story where they spend Christmas on a submarine.  This was the
   very first Barks' story I ever read.  I loved the story as a kid
   and it wasn't until years later that I learned who had done it.

*  The story where Donald forces HD&L to partice music until they
   get one particular song right.  Barks' is one of the few 
   people who used music in his comic books.