Uncle Scrooge #61 (Gold Key, 1966) CGC NM+ 9.6 White pages. This is one of the few Carl Barks stories to feature the memorab...

Auction amount: $956.00

Sold: Aug 12, 2006

Uncle Scrooge #61 Values

Publisher: Western, 1966

About Uncle Scrooge #61

Carl Barks story, cover, and art. Flintheart Glomgold appearance. Gyro Gearloose story.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: So Far and No Safari

Characters: Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Uncle Scrooge

Pencils: Carl Barks

Inks: Carl Barks

Colors: ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letters: typeset

Notes: Art submitted on May 15, 1965.

Reprints: Uncle Scrooge (Western, 1963 series) #127 (April 1976)

STORY DETAILS

(7 Stories)

Title: Wasted Words

Characters: Uncle Scrooge

Synopsis: Scrooge teaches a parrot to say that Scrooge is a fine fellow.

Pages: 1.000

Pencils: Carl Barks

Inks: Carl Barks

Letters: Garé Barks

Notes: In black and white on inside front cover. Art submitted on February 8, 1965. Synopsis from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" by Michael Barrier (M. Lilien, 1981).

Title: So Far and No Safari

Characters: Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Flintheart Glomgold; Clerkly

Synopsis: Scrooge is going to fly to Africa to bid on a gold mine, and takes Donald and the nephews along. His plane is shot down by Flintheart Glomgold's plane and Flintheart continues to harass the ducks as they try to reach the mine overland, riding on animals summoned by the nephews' Junior Woodchuck whistles.

Pages: 24.000

Script: Carl Barks

Pencils: Carl Barks

Inks: Carl Barks

Letters: Garé Barks

Reprints: Uncle Scrooge (Western, 1963 series) #127 (April 1976)

Notes: Art submitted on April 1, 1965. Synopsis from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" by Michael Barrier (M. Lilien, 1981).

Title: Down for the Count

Characters: Uncle Scrooge

Synopsis: Scrooge winces as large figures are recited nearby.

Pages: 1.000

Pencils: Carl Barks

Inks: Carl Barks

Letters: Garé Barks

Notes: Art submitted on February 1, 1965. Story has three tiers of panels. Synopsis from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" by Michael Barrier (M. Lilien, 1981).

Title: Top Wages

Characters: Uncle Scrooge

Synopsis: An office boy accepts Scrooge's offer of "top wages."

Pages: 1.000

Pencils: Carl Barks

Inks: Carl Barks

Letters: Garé Barks

Reprints: Uncle Scrooge (Western, 1963 series) #127 (April 1976)

Notes: Art submitted on December 21, 1964. Story has three tiers of panels. Synopsis from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" by Michael Barrier (M. Lilien, 1981).

Title: It Happened One Winter

Characters: Uncle Scrooge

Synopsis: Scrooge offers a fur coat to a ragged man.

Pages: 1.000

Script: Carl Barks

Pencils: Carl Barks

Inks: Carl Barks

Letters: Garé Barks

Notes: In black and white on inside back cover. Idea submitted on December 20, 1962, and art submitted on August 19, 1963. Synopsis from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" by Michael Barrier (M. Lilien, 1981).

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	3	2	3	2	5	8	5	1	0	0	34
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	3	2	3	2	5	8	5	1	0	0	34

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