Four Color #1047
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Gab-Muffer," Carl Barks delivers a delightfully chaotic tale where Gyro Gearloose’s latest invention—a machine designed to silence the nephews—unexpectedly traps Donald Duck and Gyro in its sphere of quiet, just as a backyard fire breaks out. With the entire cast muffled and the situation heating up, the usual mayhem unfolds in classic Barks fashion, all drawn with the precise, expressive flair that defines his work. The cover, also by Barks, captures the moment with playful energy, showcasing the invention’s absurdity and the growing tension.
In "The Gab-Muffer," Gyro invents a machine to silence the nephews, but when a fire breaks out in Donald's backyard, the device accidentally traps Donald and Gyro in the globe of silence too—leaving everyone unable to speak when they need to most.
In "The Stubborn Stork," Gyro and Scrooge enlist Gyro's bike-saucers in a wacky battle of wits and wheels to evict a persistent stork from an air vent above Scrooge's money bin—only to find the feathery tenant has a knack for returning, no matter how many times they try to shoo it away.
In "Milktime Melodies," Gyro's latest invention—a hi-fi system designed to keep Grandma's cows content—unexpectedly sends out piercing sound waves, testing the limits of both technology and bovine patience. With a mix of wobbly science and barnyard charm, the story hums with the kind of offbeat energy only a 1959 Four Color adventure could deliver.
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Reprinted in Le Journal de Mickey #409 (1960), Le Journal de Mickey #410 (1960), Donald Duck & Co #28/1960 (1960), Kalle Anka & C:o #30/1960 (1960), Le Journal de Mickey #431 (1960), Topolino #246 (1960), Donald Duck & Co #40/1960 (1960), Almanacco Topolino #47 (1960), Le Journal de Mickey #442 (1960), Donald Duck & Co #19/1961 (1961), Donald Duck & Co #23/1961 (1961), Donald Duck & Co #25/1961 (1961), Donald Duck & Co #33/1961 (1961), Donald Duck & Co #36/1961 (1961), Donald Duck & Co #49/1961 (1961), Mickyvision #4/1964 (1964), Almanacco Topolino #104 (1965), Walt Disney Comics Digest #9 (1969), Walt Disney Comics Digest #26 (1970), Walt Disney Showcase #18 (1973), Walt Disney's Gyro Gearloose and the Disney Ducks [Dynabrite Comics] #11361 (1979), Kalle Ankas bästisar #21 (1985), The Complete Carl Barks #22 (1985), The Complete Carl Barks #32 (1985) + 17 more
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