Barks early influences

Dan Shane danshane at bellsouth.net
Mon May 14 16:12:58 CEST 2001


ROB KLEIN WROTE:


> Thanks Olivier, for the information on Carl Barks' favourite early
> newspaper strips (1910s and 1920s).  Those that you mentioned (Little
Nemo,
> Barney Google and Happy Hooligan were three of the other strips he
> mentioned to me - whose names I couldn't remember).  Now that you have
> perked up my memory, I remember two more:  Mutt and Jeff , AND another
> Winsor McCay strip with a strange title having to do with eating before
> going to sleep and then having nightmares.  I cannot remember the title;
> but, I believe it could be paraphrased as: "Rarebit Madness"? or "Rarebit
> Nightmares"?  or "Tales of Rarebit Madness"?

AND I REPLY:

If my Swiss cheese memory is serving me well right now, I think the correct
title was TALES OF A RAREBIT FIEND.  McCay actually produced an animated
cartoon of one of those stories.

--
Dan Shane
(danshane at bellsouth.net)






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