Cover credits

[Per Starback]

Don wrote:
> [Disney] wanted to put my name on the cover of the issue that
> reprinted "Return to Xanadu", but I said that I would decline having
> my name on a cover before Barks had his name on a cover. I think
> Barks and I shared that honor of being the first people to get cover
> credits on a Disney comic on UNCLE $CROOGE #275,  when I wasn't
> looking (unless I'm mistaken). 

Here in Sweden Unca Carl has been credited on the cover of the
so-called "Golden Books" at least (since 1984).  Those are pretty
thick books with hard covers.  I'm not sure Carl would *want* to get
cover credits.  In a way he might feel that the publishers are using
*his* name to increase sells with him getting nothing out of it, or
something like that.  Here is an interesting (although somewhat old)
letter that I somehow have gotten a copy of:

		       Walt Disney Productions
		      CONSUMER PRODUCTS DIVISION
			      P-450 R-1

To ____ALL MARKETING MANAGERS____	Date _____May 13, 1986______
>From __WAYNE MORRIS______________	Subject __Carl Barks________

						CM #27


	This is to make you aware of a situation that has developed
	relative to the use of the name and likeness of Carl Barks.
	As you are all aware, our licensee, Another Rainbow, is
	producing a series of 30 books called THE CARL BARKS LIBRARY.
	This series will contain mostly black and white reprints of
	virtually all the Disney character comics stories created by
	Carl Barks for Western Publishing.  The series also includes a
	great deal of biographical material on Carl as well as a
	number of recent interviews.  Another Rainbow is paying us the
	usual full royalty on this series.  As Carl has contributed a
	great deal of his time and new material to this series,
	Another Rainbow is paying him a royalty as well.

	A recently proposed European reprint of this series proved
	upsetting to Carl.  So much so that he made it clear to us
	that he would seek redress through the courts for any reprints
	of the series done without his approval and, of course,
	revenue participation.

	It is our position that we may use Carl Bark's [sic! /PS] name
	in connection with any of the material he created relating to
	our characters.  Your publishers may, if they wish, use Carl's
	name on the cover of any book or magazine containing a
	collection of stories he produced for Western.  You may not,
	however, use a picture of Carl on the cover of any book or
	magazine without his permission.  It is our position that you
	may use one previously published portrait of Carl, or a
	picture of him at his drawing board creating Disney character
	art, on the inside of the book or magazine.  You may use any
	biographical material on Carl that has already appeared in
	print _other_ than material contained in Another Rainbow's
	CARL BARKS LIBRARY.  Much of that material is from recent
	interviews.  You may use Carl's name on any advertising done
	for a book but you may _not_ use his picture on any
	advertising.

	From this point on, please send us, prior to publication,
	copies of any book or magazine covers or inside pages as well
	as any advertising which will feature Carl's name, likeness or
	biographical material.

WM:gs

cc:	Wendall Mohler
	Greg Crosby
	Robyn Tynan
	David Cleghorn
--(end of quote)--
I bet it mostly was the Another Rainbow people who was upset!
--       "
Per Starback, Uppsala, Sweden.  email: starback at minsk.docs.uu.se
 "Life is but a gamble!  Let flipism chart your ramble!"