Outside normal sequencing, this slightly larger album reprints Carl Barks stories from Uncle Scrooge Goes to Disneyland (August 1957), Disneyland Birthday Party (October 1958) and Summer Fun #2 (August 1959), all of which are difficult to obtain in original editions. Barks was assiged to stray from routine as Western Publishing's number one man for Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck adventure stories, which seems inexplicable. The two Disneyland tales attest to Barks' integrity and ultimate professionalism, though. The themed jobs were an open invitation to mediocrity: the books would not be big sellers and who'd know anyway if he just knocked out something for a paycheck? But that was never Carl Barks' mindset. He dug in, stretched his imagination -- and gift for imaginative layouts -- and did "The Fantastic River Race," co-starring Grandma Duck, Gyro Gearloose and the Beagle Boys (but no Donald Duck); and then reteamed Scrooge with Gyro for "The Forbidium Money Bin." Highly recommended!
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