The man behind the Ducks

[Harry Fluks]

Yesterday I bought German pocket book ("Lustiges Taschenbuch") #196. It
contains a very odd story called "The man behind the Ducks". It stars
Carl Barks, an artist who lives in Grant Pass, Oregon with his wife Gare'.
Both have dog-noses, and Carl has no hearing aid.

Barks is interviewed. He tells about how he met Scrooge, and agreed to
draw him in comic stories [!]. The story shows a lot of Barks panels:
first appearances of Scrooge, the Beagle Boys, Gladstone, Magica etc.
In the story, all these characters really exist, and they pose for Barks
when he makes a story.

Gyro even invented something to hang still in the air, so that Barks
could draw him on a jumping stick (trying to make butter).
As I said: very odd.

The story also refers to a movie premiere of Scrooge in Venice, where a
Barks painting is exhibited as well. The code "I 1919" suggests this
happened about two years ago.

Maybe you know more about this, Fabio? (or Luigi, if you're still there 8-)

--Harry.