Barks was born in Merrill, Oregon, to William Barks and his wife, Arminta Johnson. He had an older brother named … See more

"(A)n asteroid was named after the Duck Man in 1983 --- 2730 Barks, a carbonaceous C-type asteroid with a diameter of between 10 and 16 kilometers, an ordital period of six years and four months, an… See more

• Coo Coo #1, Hamilton Comics, 1997 (a facsimile of one of the racy magazines Barks did cartoons for in the thirties).
• The Carl Barks' Big Book of Barney Bear (ISBN 978-1-60010-929-4), 2011 collection edited by … See more

Films where Barks served as storyman or story director include:
• Modern Inventions (May 29, 1937). Barks also drew many of the storyboards for the film.
• Donald's Ostrich (December 10, 1937).… See more

• "Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold", Four Color #9, October 1942
• "Donald Duck and the Mummy's Ring", Four Color #29, September 1943
• "Christmas on Bear Mountain", Four Color #178, December 1947, first … See more