No two consecutive Carl Barks Four Color comics have had more impact on the collective consciousness of Disney collectors, fans, and historians than "Christmas on Bear Mountain," (1947's FC 178) and "The Old Castle's Secret" (1948's FC 189), which were published only six months apart In the first, Uncle Scrooge McDuck makes his initial grouchy appearance.

In the second, Barks' mastery of story telling and character development takes giant strides as the duck family starts to coalesce as a family: they journey together to Scotland in search of millions of dollars in treasure, known to the McDuck clan for 900 years, but hidden "somewhere," Scrooge explains, "in the huge old castle of Dismal Downs!" Barks' artistry was truly inspired, from panel layouts to his researched use of shadows and silhouettes. Gladstone is justifiably proud of its efforts producing DDA #8. 
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