Although
Barks gathered ideas for his stories from a variety of sources,
such as friends and family, myths and tales, his publisher and
the news, the stories are still mainly his own creations. As soon
as a plot was decided upon, the hard work began. When Barks wrote
a story he became a veritable fountain of ideas. He always
dreamed up more gags than could be crammed into the story. He
seldom had to find more things for the ducks to do.
Once the idea stage was finished and the ducks' adventure was to
take place abroad, Barks would usually consult his large
collection of magazines from the National Geographic and the
Encyclopedia Britannica. However if the ducks were to stay in the
vicinity of Duckburg he had no need for any research since he
himself lived in the very surroundings where his stories were take
place.
NB.: Titles shown in parentheses were not given by Barks - they have been added in order to make it easier to identify the stories.
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