
All of the primary characters in Carl Barks' funny animal comic book stories have had their ups and downs through the years. When they failed, they always had a price to pay in the end whether it be loss of prestige, credibility, reputation, or money. This page gives a few examples of some of Barney Bear's and Benny Burro's most regrettable moments.
![]() OG13 - 1944 Barney wants to be a real cowboy in order to impress Benny, and he starts off by trying to catch the first wild horse of his life. It does not take long for the horse to catch Barney, though! |
OG12 - 1944 Barney takes Benny out in the woods for a moose hunt but tracking and subduing one is not all that easy. In fact, the animal ends up disposing of the hunters and commandeering their car! |
OG23 - 1946 Barney wakes up with a terrible headache and Benny tries his best to be quiet around him. Unfortunately, his many unsuccessful attempts result in Barney getting much worse! |
OG15 - 1945 Barney yearns to be a bullfighting matador and he goes out into the country to find a complying bull. But he soon realizes that an angry bull is not a thing to be toying with! |
OG35 - 1947 Mooseface McElk is jealous of Barney's neat garden so he tricks him into wrecking it. Then Benny tricks the bad neighbour into wrecking his own garden. Result: Two properties completely destroyed. |
![]() OG14 - 1944 Shepherd Barney is missing a sheep and he decides to set a trap for suspect number one, a ferocious wolf. Benny acts as bait in sheep's clothing, but he is soon trapped and captured! |
OG25 - 1946 Barney goes hunting with his old gun but Benny persuades him to use a bow and arrow instead as it will be much safer. Trouble is that Barney is not exactly an archery marksman... |
OG20 - 1945 Barney reads a medical book and he instantly feels deadly ill. Benny acts as the good Samaritan until he sees through the hypochondriac's charade. Then Benny becomes sick - for real... |
OG27 - 1946 Barney is hungry so he has to get a job. Benny suggests that he tries the dog catching business. How difficult can it be? Well, Barney quickly realizes that he is not cut out for this kind of business... |
OG26 - 1946 Barney takes Benny fishing in the lake. Benny catches fish but Barney only catches a lot of bad luck involving a hungry pelican, an uncooperative fish, a big firecracker, an unwelcome game warden - and an utterly uncooperative fish... |
OG33 - 1947 Uncle Grizzly is rich so Barney decides to butter up the grumpy relative and invites him to stay at his house for a while. During the stay Barney tries to rescue his uncle from several dangers, but he fails every time... |
OG16 - 1945 Barney likes honey from the wild bees but they live in cougar country. So he gets Benny to help him in getting rid of the bloodthirsty beasts. But the two friends wind up in a cage with two ferocious cougars - and about a million stinging bees! |
| See also the natural counterpart page HERE. |
| http://www.cbarks.dk/THEB&BFAILURES.htm | Date 2011-05-22 |