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"Inventor of Anything" and "The Cat Box"
 I think it makes sense to talk about these two stories--Barks' second and third Gyro four-pagers--in tandem. Actually, it might've made sense to include the first one as well, but that ship has...
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"The Chickadee Challenge"
 Hey, whaddaya know? I was on a podcast! Two, actually, with more to come. It's Mark Severino's Barks Remarks, and also his spin-off Rosa Remarks, and if you want to know why it took so long for me...
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"A Spicy Tale"
 Hey, if you want, you can listen to me'n'Mark blathering about "The Twenty-Four Carat Moon." To commemorate this occasion, I have chosen to write about a wholly unrelated story. It's been a long...
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Can your heart withstand the excitement of the Duck Comics Revue Christmas...
Seriously, can it? 'Cause if not, I'll call this whole thing off; the last thing I want is to be responsible for your untimely demise. But if you're good to go, then look forward to it. The most...
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"Beach Party"
Our first story, from the first Beach Party in 1954, is the only one that I actually read as a child: it was the only Disney Giant that was part of my dad's old collection. Go figure. You know, I...
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"Sea Breeze Sailors"
 Here's a "fun" fact: this story has been reprinted twice in the US, more than any of the others we're covering. Is that justified? We will see, possibly.Before we start, take a look at this...
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"The Giant Pearl"
 Hope ya like Tony Strobl, or at least tolerate him, 'cause he's gonna be bringing you the art for all subsequent stories in the DCRCIJS (as I like to call it). I feel like I shouldn't have complained...
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"The Secret of Saltwater Cove"
You know, the openings of these stories often have these glimpses of a kind of utopian blissfulness that evaporates like the morning mist when the actual plot kicks in, which is always very quickly....
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"The Gem Jam"
 "The Gem Jam," eh? As soon as I saw that title, my Fallberg detector started going like crazy. What, you've never heard of a Fallberg detector? Every home should have one. At any rate, in spite of...
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"Mission to Mangomoa"
 And now, the grand finale of the DCRCIJS! Well, you can judge for yourself how "grand" it is. But it's DEFINITELY the finale.The good news, maybe-kinda, is that this is a Bob-Gregory-penned story....
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"The Fabulous Fiddlesticks"
 Is this appropriate for Halloween? Well...Venice is commonly associated with Carnival, and with disguise more generally. There are lots of operas in Venice that take that as a theme: Ponchielli's La...
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"The Snow Princess"
Ah yes, the holiday season! And if you thought I wasn't going to have some Christmas gifts, then you, sir or madame, are a first-class chump. Assuming I'm able to get my shit together, I should have...
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"Spaced-Out Christmas"
Here's a story that I found whilst rummaging around looking for something good to write about! It was published as part of IDW's much-lamented run. I'd only read it once before, and hadn't been...
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"Christmas Down the Centuries"
It sounds unbelievable when I say it like this, but it's true: in the history of this blog, I have written about a grand total of one Brazilian story (this weirdo). What can I say? They just aren't...
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"The Case of the Sticky Money"
 Man, I always feel SO accused when we get into spring--MID spring!--and my last post was in December. Oh well! Let's try to make something happen. And to start, because when else will we get the...
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"Uncle Scrooge and The Infinity Dime"
Should I say something about this "Infinity Dime" thing? I probably should, shouldn't I? I mean, if I'm pretending that this blog still exists to any extent. My recent silence is only partly my...
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"Family Fun"
 Well, okay, as long as I'm here, I might as well retreat to my usual remit: weird, bad-ish old Western stories. Hey, it's SUMMER FUN; you can hardly object. And having written that, I then realize...
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"What if...? Donald Duck Became Wolverine"
Another entry so quickly? Well, this is an emergency, obviously. Indeed...what if? I'm aware that that's a long-time Marvel conceit, but that's about it. I suppose I should stay current with these...
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"The Vat Man"
Ha! Bet you didn't expect to see me talking about THIS, did you? Good lord it would be weird if you did. Well, what happened is that, in the entry on "Family Fun," I made a casual disparaging...
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"What if...? Donald Duck Became the Mighty Thor"
 Gotta be honest: I'm not a big fan of that punctuation system where the question mark isn't at the end. But it's what we've been given.Well, I guess we're doing this. Must we? Yes, we must. But...
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"A Bucket of Scones"
 Look, I know you wanted something for Halloween, but all I have is this half-started entry I'd had sitting around for a while. Gasp at its spookiness:Is this blog going to consist exclusively from...
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"The Christmas Contest"
 Hey! Let's get some Christmas going 'round here, shall we? This year...well, I'm not quite sure. If you suggest something to me, there's actually at least a semi-decent chance I'll cover it,...
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Dollicious
This blog is for Disney comics, but we may also use it to celebrate the accomplishments of its readers, yeah? It's what Christmas is all about.Well, yes. So, as you may know, and if you didn't you do...
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"The Beast of Bear Mountain"
 Okay, okay, Achille, I yield. It's time to make some Christmas dreams come true. Or something.You know, the reason I was so reluctant to cover this material is because the equation seems to change...
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 Yes, I know it looks as if I've abandoned this blog. I know there's normally a lull after Christmas, but this seems excessive. Well what can I say? I DO intend to go back to posting, but when your...
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