Fantagraphics Books
This is the second collection of Carl Barks' Disney Ducks tales featuring Donald. In many of the animated shorts starring Donald Duck, the character is known for his quick temper and his often self-defeating mannerisms. The same can be said for many of the one-page gag strips included in this collection. But Donald's personality is more malleable in the longer "book-length" adventures, depending on other characters and the needs of the story. Yet Barks is still able to make this Donald seem just as genuine as the often agitated video version.
The title story in this volume, as many of the stories included herein, centers around the season of Christmas. Huey, Dewey and Louie take a shortcut home from school through the poor neighborhoods of Duckburg and begin to feel sorry for the young inhabitants of Shacktown who have never known the joys of Christmas. The three younger ducks enlist the aid of their Junior Woodchucks friends, as well as Daisy, Donald and even miserly Uncle Scrooge, to help bring presents to the children of Shacktown. Other stories in this volume include the first-ever appearance of Scrooge McDuck's famous Money Bin; several tales centering on the unerring good fortunes of Donald's lucky cousin, Gladstone Gander; Donald trying to teach his young nephews a lesson, often ending up more the pupil than Huey, Dewey and Louie are; and a race to find a golden viking helmet which will leave the bearer wealthy and powerful. All of this and much more can be found in this second Donald Duck treasury.
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