FRIENDS

Barks mentioned several of his friends in the stories (see examples HERE) and a few of them also contributed to his work:

 


WDCS263


WDCS264

  JOE COWLES

Contributions:
1962 WDCS263 The Candy Kid (idea).
1962 WDCS264 Master Wrecker (idea).

Comments:
WDCS263: Fan Cowles worked at the time at a popcorn stand in Disneyland, California, and he asked Barks if his job could serve as material for a story. Barks made the story and sent Cowles a special drawing (see
HERE (4th section)).

 


U$07
  AL KOCH

Contribution:
1954 U$07 'The Seven Cities of Cibola' (idea).

Comments:
As thanks Barks portrayed, in the story, his good friend Koch who was actually a welfare official in the nearby town of Indio in California.

 


U$33
  RON LEONARD

Contributions:
1961 U$33 Billions in the Hole (idea).

Comments:
Leonard was a friend of Bill Spicer.

 

 

 

http://www.cbarks.dk/thecontributorsfriends.htm   Date 2007-04-12