At the back of the book is a letter from “A Very Devoted and Grateful Mom,” who tells of her “disabled” son whose life was turned around the day she gave him a Disney comic with a Carl Barks story when he was four. Parents with kids should get #251 to read this letter. Ending this Xmas issue is a six-pager written by Bob Foster and painted in full-page, three-dimensional panels by Mike Peraza. Unconventional and beautifully conceived, this tale involves the solitary Scrooge McDuck contrasted to a garrulous Donald and nephews who are vigorously caroling. The story ends with a cryptic observation by Don about how Scrooge “doesn’t understand what the spirit of Christmas is all about!” How very wrong Donald was. Don’t miss “Tis the Season.”
The issue’s shining lead story, “Christmas in Duckburg,” is one of Barks’ more famous yuletide yarns, a rousing 20 pages! (Reprinted from 1958’s Christmas Parade #9,) Donald lets the kids pick their own Christmas present and they opt for a Ferris wheel. To get the money to pay for it, the ducks go to Canada and … well, the Beagle Boys get involved and then, you know. Thanks, Mr. Foster, for a great issue.
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