COMIC ARTIST

Carl Barks

1901 - 2000

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Carl Barks (March 27, 1901 – August 25, 2000) was an American cartoonist, author, and painter. He is best known for his work in Disney comic books, as the writer and artist of the first Donald Duck stories and as the creator of Scrooge McDuck. He worked anonymously until late in his career; fans dubbed him "The Duck Man" and "The Good Duck Artist". In 1987, Barks was one of the three inaugural inductees of the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Barks is the 11th most popular comic artist (down from 9th in 2019), the 1,027th most popular biography from United States (down from 817th in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Comic Artist.

Carl barks is most famous for his work as an animator and story artist for the Walt Disney Company. He created Scrooge McDuck, Donald Duck, and many other characters.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Carl Barks ranks 11 out of 226. Before him are Akira Toriyama, Charles M. Schulz, Albert Uderzo, Morris, Frank Miller, and Joseph Barbera. After him are Hugo Pratt, Peyo, Zdeněk Miler, Jean Giraud, Jack Kirby, and Matt Groening.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Carl Barks ranks 53. Before him are Jaroslav Seifert, Milton H. Erickson, Henri Lefebvre, Walter Hallstein, Eisaku Satō, and José Nasazzi. After him are Nikolai Vatutin, Lee Strasberg, Louis Kahn, Luis Monti, Pier Giorgio Frassati, and Manly P. Hall. Among people deceased in 2000, Carl Barks ranks 28. Before him are Jason Robards, Abulfaz Elchibey, Giovanna of Italy, Erich Mielke, Gherman Titov, and Walter Matthau. After him are Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Ofra Haza, Gino Bartali, Yasuo Suzuki, and Bettino Craxi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Carl Barks ranks 1,027 out of 20,380. Before him are Karl Malden (1912), Bill Cosby (1937), Wes Craven (1939), Harold Ramis (1944), Sam Peckinpah (1925), and Walter Matthau (1920). After him are Powers Boothe (1948), Sondra Locke (1944), Ernest King (1878), Linda Hamilton (1956), Bradley Cooper (1975), and Melanie Griffith (1957).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In United States

Among comic artists born in United States, Carl Barks ranks 5. Before him are Stan Lee (1922), Charles M. Schulz (1922), Frank Miller (1957), and Joseph Barbera (1911). After him are Jack Kirby (1917), Matt Groening (1954), Bob Kane (1915), Joe Simon (1913), Steve Ditko (1927), John Romita Sr. (1930), and Don Rosa (1951).

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