When Carl Barks worked for Disney Comics in the 50's and
sixties, he rarely drew more than one version of each of his stories, although there are
exceptions to this, such as "Land Beneath the Ground" and "Back to the Klondike". Most
of these separate versions were forced upon Barks when editors called for shorter stories.
As a result, the longer versions have only seen print in recent years, thanks to albums such as
Uncle Scrooge, his Life and Times and great publishing companies, like
Gladstone.
Although most passing Disney Comics fans, wherever they live,
be it America, Italy, Denmark, Russia or elsewhere, are unaware, many stories written by Don
Rosa (whom many claim to be Barks rightful successor) are seen in two different formats. Readers
of Gladstone comics will usually read a Don Rosa story from cover to cover in a single issue,
whereas fans of European Disney Comics may read the same story in two or three different parts, in
multiple issues!
This may seem irrelevant, but fans who buy both their local
comics and read comics from overseas know that this is not the case. Because a story
would be quite difficult to follow if ended abruptly on one page and started equally
abruptly a week later, Don was asked by the European comics publishers to create
new art and text for each multi-parter to help re-iterate what happened in the
previous issue. What does this mean to you, the Don Rosa Fan? New art! If you typically
read American comics you are missing the great splash panels that accompany each
story continuation. If you live in Europe, you are probably missing the original intended
flow of the story
The purpose of this web-page is to share the art that Don Rosa
drew for each side of world with those that might otherwise miss it. We have provided scans
the changed pages in the Don Rosa stories that have both a three part and single part
version. We have also translated the European versions into English, so that everyone can
follow them. Of course, if you want to enjoy the entire stories, you'll have to go to your
local comic shop and support Don Rosa and Disney Comics by picking and reading up the whole
story, whatever format it my be in.
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