Ever since Carl Barks' name became known to his fans for his comic book stories - and even before - his fans have discussed which of his stories were the best. Countless suggestions have been aired in countless fora, and it is probably fair to say that if any number of fans were to name their 10 favourite stories in ascending order the lists would be all different! This is not surprising, really, because how do you define the term Best in this connection? Is the best story one with a brilliant plotline, intelligent dialogue, interesting locales, social angles, sparkling names, gripping atmosphere, good technical qualities? YES, all of the above and more!
During most of the interviews he gave and in many of the letters he answered, Barks would be confronted with the more or less intelligent question of which of his stories he regarded as his best. Considering that any story contain a broad variety of ingredients Barks would name different stories as he saw fit at the particular time, thus making it fairly impossible for us to zero in on the one story he really considered the best. The truth would be that Barks had a number of favourite stories depending on many aspects, but the ones mentioned in the sub-pages - in strict chronological order after date of first publishing - are the ones, that he would mention most often. You might say that they were his Best Stories.