The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library #[19]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis volume from Fantagraphics' Complete Carl Barks Disney Library collects classic Donald Duck adventures by the legendary cartoonist, including the title story where Donald and his nephews seek treasure in the Himalayas. The collection also features tales with Uncle Scrooge, Gladstone Gander, Gyro Gearloose, and Daisy Duck, showcasing Barks' signature blend of humor and adventure from the 1940s and 1950s.
In "The Black Pearls of Tabu Yama," Scrooge, Donald, and the nephews face a perilous island curse in their quest for legendary black pearls, only to find their ship mysteriously pulled into a hidden underwater cavern. With the odds stacked against them, they devise a daring plan to harness volcanic pressure to blast their way out—before the depths claim them. A masterful tale from Carl Barks, with every page drawn, inked, and lettered by the legendary creator himself, and colored by Rich Tommaso, this issue is a standout in The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library. The cover, also by Barks, captures the adventure’s high-stakes tension in bold, timeless lines.
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Scrooge, Donald, and the nephews risk an island's tabu for its black pearls, but almost immediately their ship is sucked from a lagoon into an underwater cavern. They plug a volcano to build up pressure to blow the boat out of the cavern.
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