List of CBL-changes
Daniel van Eijmeren
daniel at maisie.ow.nl
Tue Jul 11 01:27:14 CEST 1995
Hi all!
For those who are interested, here's my list of changes in the Carl
Barks Library. Additions are very welcome, although not very much fun
to hear... :-(
* Land beneath the ground: Changes due to restoration in
CBL. Original panel without added caption is printed
apart from the story.
For those who don't know: A lot of pages were cut before the
was printed for the first time. The CBL succeeded in getting some
of them back, but they had to add a caption to a panel to fill in
the "new" art.
* Island in the Sky: Censored dialogue? The original dialogue
about Columbus is not changed. (David mentioned something about
this loooong ago.)
* How green was my lettuce: Silhouette of Scrooge is
*deleted*. Balloons are added, changed and deleted to fill
in the original art. The "original" pasted art is also shown
in CBL. I think the CBL did the restoration very good.
For those who don't know: Before first publication, two pages
were cut from the story. The CBL got 1 3/4 of the art back, but
they had to change some art of the printed "original" version to
fill it in again.
* Santa's Stormy Visit: Redrawn.
* Donald Tells About Kites: At least some art restored or redrawn.
* Too Many Pets: Restored, you can see the thick black lines.
* <steamboat-race> (USGTD 1): Logo "Uncle Scrooge" added
on first page in CBL.
* A Cold Bargain: CBL has changed heads of Brutopians? I
heard there was something censored.
* Peaceful hills: Original art in CBL?
* Balloonatics (WDC): In CBL page 7 is the only one to be
restored, or are there more?
* Treasure of Marco Polo: Dialogue censored. One panel changed,
Harry knows which one.
* The Golden River: Page deleted by Barks is added in the
story in CBL, the panel he draw to replace the page is
shown somewhere else. No art itself is changed.
* Trick or Treat: In page one a caption is shortened due
to restoration of the original art. (A lot of pages were cut
before the first publication).
* <lost dollar-bill> (WDC 63): The "rings" shown above the
heads of the ducks (last panel) are deleted in CBL. They
were added by the editor before first publication. Did
the CBL have an evidence for that?
* Captain Blights Mystery Ship: Uncensored in CBL?
* Medaling Around (WDC): Splash-panel is bigger in height.
* Voodoo Hoodoo: Faces of natives changed. Zombie's nose is
changed and his ring is gone. It's possible that the dialogue
referring to the ring (quiz-master) is changed. (In the Dutch
version something about the ring is said.)
* Bongo on the Congo: Panels 7.7, 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3 are censored.
Hair of natives is changed and/or removed. The bones through
their "noses" are gone.
* Darkest Africa: Redrawn. Natives changed, a panel removed.
* Atom Bomb: Last panel is censored, bottles instead of a cash and
combs instead of money. The art is redrawn, but it's pasted in
the original lay-out of the story.
* DD and the Boys (WH 845): Restored, see those thick lines.
* Race to the South seas: Redrawn. You can see the Dutch name
"Kwaak" on the boat in one panel.
This is my list of changes I've noticed, either by myself or by
comments of someone. I don't know if it's complete. Maybe we can make
a definitive list together?
I still wonder why "Darkest Africa", "Race to the South Seas" and
"Donald Duck's Atom Bomb" use the original balloons, but not the
original art. The balloons don't look that bad. But it is clear that
the CBL preferred clear lines above original vague lines. :-(
Greetings,
--- Daniel
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