STORIES

Barks wrote and drew a total of 27 Christmas stories - quite an impressive number for such an isolated event. It is even more impressive when you consider that Barks was never a great fan of this Christian holiday, probably because he was never much of a family man. But every year Barks was asked by Western Publishing to draw a Christmas story for their comic books and he usually obliged.
Here is a short presentation of all Barks' Christmas stories in chronological order with brief synopses attached.

 

 


1945
FG1945 Donald Duck's Best Christmas

Donald and the nephews rent a horse-drawn sleigh to visit Grandma Duck over Christmas. But the trip is not a simple one...


(1945)
FineArt(1981) Silent Night *

Donald is walking around singing carols before Christmas but his voice is not very well liked. Especially not by neighbour Jones...


1946
FG1946 Santa's Stormy Visit

Donald manages a lighthouse that is pestered by an albatross. Furthermore, he has forgotten to buy Christmas presents for his nephews...


1947
FG1947 Three Good Little Ducks

It is Christmas Eve and the nephews fear that Donald has forgotten their presents. They decide to be extremely good...


1947
FC0178 Christmas on Bear Mountain

Donald and the nephews are borrowing Uncle Scrooge's mountain cabin for Christmas. Scrooge's intention is to figure out just how brave Donald really is.


1948
FG1948 Donald in Toyland

Donald and the nephews are invited by Santa himself to come and test his toys. They waste no time...


1948
FC0203 The Golden Christmas Tree

The nephews wish for a golden Christmas tree and Donald sets out to find one. Meanwhile the kids are abducted by a tree-hating witch...


1948
WDCS088 'The Frozenbear Lake'

Donald bets that he can bathe in the lake at Christmas time and Gladstone bets that he can drink two gallons of lemonade in one hour. Will they ever learn?


1949
FG1949 New Toys

The nephews want lots of toys for Christmas but Donald refuses as they already have enough toys. Then they decide to earn some money themselves...


1949
CP1 Letter to Santa

Donald has forgotten to mail the nephews' letter to Santa, and now he must buy the present himself. But they have wished for a steam shovel...


1950
CP2 You Can't Guess

Donald's family tries to discover what he wants for Christmas, because that is the only way for the nephews to get what they want.


1951
WDCS136 'Turkey Raffle'

Donald is haunted by Gladstone's unbelievable luck and he decides to hold a raffle to turn things around. He keeps all the tickets except for one...


1952
FC
0367 A Christmas for Shacktown

Scrooge's money falls down an almost bottomless pit and all seems lost. The nephews think of an idea that might recover the money. But not for free...


1953
WDCS148 'Petrolio de Vaselino'

Donald is paying his Christmas bills and when that has been taken care of he discovers that he has no money left for a turkey. He then tries to lure Scrooge into paying for a meal...


1954
WDCS160 'The Gifted Camel'

The nephews are searching for a Christmas present for Donald. Why not a camel?! But it needs a lot of attention...


1955
WDCS172 'Submarine Christmas'

Scrooge forces Donald and the nephews on a trip in his submarine to find a sunken treasure. On Christmas Eve! That is almost unbearable for the kids...


1955
WDCS184 'The Bath Battle'

The nephews swear that they will never again tarnish their bodies with soap. Donald does not agree. The clash of strong wills is about to begin...


1957
CID 'The Black Pearls'

Scrooge travels with Donald and the nephews to a distant tropical island to fish for black pearls but apparently the island is not about to give them up...


1958
WDCS208 'Roscoe the Reindeer'

The nephews are having fun with their sled in the snowy hills but it is tiresome to drag the sled upwards. Luckily, Gladstone has a reindeer...


1958
LCB Donald and the Christmas Carol

Donald and the nephews are preparing for Christmas but Scrooge hasn't got any time for that nonsense. So they try to get him in the right mood...


1958
CP09 Christmas in Duckburg

Two mistakes: Donald promises the nephews a Ferris wheel for Christmas. Scrooge promises the Duckburgians a huge Christmas tree. What to do?


1959
WDCS220 'Weemite'

On Christmas Day Donald accidentally invents Weemite, a powerful explosive. Maybe the army would be interested?


1959
DG The Christmas Cha-Cha

Donald brushes up on his dancing in order to be able to take Daisy to a cha-cha contest. He is also trying to earn extra money by selling Christmas cards.


1962
WDCS256 Northeaster on Cape Quack

A crooked businessman wants to buy some land at Cape Quack but first he has to get rid of the lighthouse. Donald tries to stop him.


1963
WDCS268 Christmas Cheers

The city of Duckburg needs a new pavement and the only way to raise the money is through Scrooge. So he donates the pavement - in pure gold!


1964
WDCS280 Double Masquerade

Donald dresses up as Scrooge to avoid an appointment. Scrooge dresses up as Donald to avoid a Christmas donation. The game is afoot...


1964
U$47 The Thrifty Spendthrift

Donald has bought a special slide projector which forces people to give presents. He immediately looks up Scrooge...

* Barks drew this 10-page Christmas story intended for WDCS064. In the closing scene Donald is tortured with an electric cattle prod, but the editor found the story far too violent and it was not published until 1981.

 

 

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