carl barks fan mail

[Eric Chun]

Lynne,
Malcolm Willets and John Spicer are said to be the firstfans to find Carl Barks.
http://travel.usatoday.com/alliance/destinations/mouseplanet/post/2012/07/How-Disney-Fans-Found-Carl-Barks/811852/1

Best,
Eric
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> Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2013 00:54:45 -0500
> From: "Lynne Burnett" <lynneburnett at charter.net>
> To: <dcml at nafsk.se>
> Subject: carl barks fan mail
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> On this website: http://www.toonopedia.com/barks.htm 
> 
> it states: "Most of Carl Barks's published work was unsigned. During most of
> his working years, he received absolutely no response from his readers, the
> vast majority of whom knew nothing about him except there was something very
> special about his stories. When, in the early 1960s, he got his first fan
> letter, he thought it was a practical joke."
> 
> Does anybody know anything about Barks's first fan letter? My father wrote
> to Barks in the early 60's. I don't have a copy of the letter my father
> sent, but I do have the letter that Barks sent along with a small hand drawn
> picture of Donald. 
> 
> I would love to know if my father was Barks's first fan.
> 
> Lynne Burnett

 		 	   		  
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