1970's Disney books
I just got a request for a few pics of these 1970's Disney books, wich are currently beeing talked about on the Swedish Disney comics mailing list. (At least I think these are the books...)

Great stuff!
Hedvig is on the town with a friend this afternoon, so I'm having a lazy saturday in my apartment. Listening to the radio and enjoying the latest packages from the US and Netherlands. Got the "Giga-Havank" book I mentioned a while ago and it's just as stunning as I had expected. Besides lots of character studies etc it got the entire 44 page album in rough pencil form. And the colored album itself has been re-formatted so that the panels are large and close to the format they were originally drawn. And I was happy to see this drawing when I opened the book! Thanks Daan!

More Wilda
Remember the song "Wilda" by Mel Graff I posted last week? I checked my set of 1947-48 X-9 strips, and whadda ya know... There it was! Graff used it in the strip as a part of the plot. I guess this was a smart way to market a song. Or not. I dunno how many copies it sold. Below are a few sample strips where the song is sung or mentioned.

A sneak peek
A sneak peek of what can be seen on my laptop right now. This is what I'm doing on a sunday evening...In case you wonder: it's Gus and Gussie by Paul Fung edited into comic book format. The strips seen here are from November 1929. The last strip I have in my collection is from February 22, 1930.

De Spell for Peggy
Time for a few more pieces of rare Barks artwork. This time a letter to Peggy Hardison written in 1963. She wrote the Disney company who in turn forwarded her letter to Carl Barks. As can be seen in the photos below she was a fan of Magica De Spell and Barks did a few drawings for her. Naturally, this was before he really got swamped with fan mail. [Click on images to enlarge.]