The Carl Barks Library in Color

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The Carl Barks Library in Color is a series of 141 Disney comics albums reprinting most of the Duck comics written and/or drawn by Carl Barks. The set was published by Gladstone Comics from 1992 to 1998.

The series is a full-color reprinting of The Carl Barks Library, a black-and-white collection published by Another Rainbow Publishing from 1983 to 1990.{{cite web |last1=Syllwasschy |first1=Gerd |title=The Carl Barks Library in Color |url=http://www.barksbase.de/english/bbload.htm?bbid=i&bbmain=http%3A//www.barksbase.de/english/bbi.htm&bbselect=bbisel.htm |website=Barksbase |accessdate=3 August 2019}} Each album also contains a two to six page essay on an aspect of Barks' life and work, a literary analysis of the stories in that album, or other related historical material.

Some stories with Grandma Duck, Daisy Duck, and Junior Woodchucks are not included in the series. However, they are included in the similar German series, Die Barks Library.[https://inducks.org/publication.php?c=de%2FBLOMA&pg=img&num=1 Barks Library Special Oma Duck] on INDUCKS[https://inducks.org/publication.php?c=de%2FBLDA&pg=img&num=1 Barks Library Special Daisy Duck] on INDUCKS[https://inducks.org/publication.php?c=de%2FBLFF&pg=img&num=1 Barks Library Special Fähnlein Fieselschweif] on INDUCKS

The series is divided in 6 subseries:

• Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Jan 1992-March 1996, 51 issues)[https://inducks.org/publication.php?c=us/LICW The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color 1-51] on INDUCKS
• Uncle Scrooge One Pagers (Aug 1992, 2 issues)[https://inducks.org/publication.php?c=us/LICUG The Carl Barks Library of Uncle Scrooge One Pagers in Color 1-2] on INDUCKS
• 1940s Donald Duck Christmas Giveaways (Dec 1992, 1 issue)[https://inducks.org/issue.php?c=us%2FLICXG+1 The Carl Barks Library of 1940's Donald Duck Christmas Giveaways in Color 1] on INDUCKS
• Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers (Jan 1993-June 1993, 6 issues)[https://inducks.org/publication.php?c=us/LICGY The Carl Barks Library of Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers in Color 1-6] on INDUCKS
• Donald Duck Adventures (Jan 1994-Jan 1996, 25 issues)[https://inducks.org/publication.php?c=us/LICD The Carl Barks Library of Donald Duck Adventures in Color 1-25] on INDUCKS
• Uncle Scrooge Adventures (Feb 1996-Dec 1998, 56 issues)[https://inducks.org/publication.php?c=us/LICU The Carl Barks Library of Uncle Scrooge Adventures in Color 1-56] on INDUCKS