Harry Gladstone's Birthday Bugaboo

[Harry Fluks]

David quoted ME (and not Mark Mayerson, Tryg!):

> 	Harry Fluks described some info from a German fanzine:
> 
> 	"In Whitman's Donald Duck 169 (I think), there was the story (...)
> The story was done by Harry Gladstone [head of Disney merchandise art
> in New York, Mark Mayerson said].

And David asked:
 
> SO WHAT DID BARKS HAVE TO DO WITH IT???  WHAT DOES THE MAGAZINE SAY?

The (German) magazine didn't say anything about that, but I remember reading
something about it in The Carl Barks Library. I don't have the CBL myself
(could you believe that?) but I have a friend who does. If I remember well,
Barks penciled a half-page gag for Harry to use in his story. The half-page
pencils were reproduced in the CBL. I don't know further details, that's
why I brought up the subject.

David again:

> D&M 23 had a superb cover (Hey!  First Mau Heymans work to see print
> here!)

Our gladstone-disney index tells me there was ONE earlier Heymans (or
Heijmans 8-) story reprinted in the USA: in WDC 538, a 10-pager titled
"No Business like Snow Business". I haven't seen that issue though.

> 	Anyone have the Danish reprint series, so that we can know
> what the topic was of the Donald strip for 3-3-38, which was banned
> from reprint?  We'll see what happens...

It was also reprinted in a Dutch book, so I can look it up.

--Harry.

Harry         PTT Research       ()_()     Dutch Disney comics freak
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