thestorytitlesborrowed

Several of Barks' comic book titles may seem vaguely familiar to us, and this may be because Barks took some of his titles from current popular culture. Maybe he heard of a new book or saw a film and decided to use its title for his own purpose. If so, he did NOT use any of the plotlines, just the titles. Of course, this is only speculation, but if you take a look at the collected material, you will probably agree, that some of the comic book titles listed on this page are not necessarily Barks' own brainchildren.

TITLES FROM FILMS
DD26 Trick or Treat - 1952 Confirmed source: Cartoon: Trick or Treat - 1952	DD26 Hobblin' Goblins - 1952 Possible source: Hobgoblins - 1921	DD54 Forbidden Valley - 1957 Possible source: Forbidden Valley - 1938
FC0199 Sheriff of Bullet Valley - 1948 Possible source: Sheriff of Redwood Valley - 1946	FC0223 Lost in the Andes - 1949 Possible source: Lost in the Alps - 1907	FC0256 Luck of the North - 1949 Possible source: Law of the North - 1932
FC0456 Back to the Klondike - 1952 Possible source: Call of the Klondike - 1950	FC1161 The Day the Farm Stood Still - 1960 Possible source: The Day the Earth Stood Still - 1951	MOC20 Darkest Africa - 1948 Possible source: Darkest Africa - 1936
U$11 Riches, Riches Everywhere - 1955 Possible source: Water, Water Everywhere - 1920	U$19 The Mines of King Solomon - 1957 Possible source: King Solomon's Mines - 1950	U$27 His Handy Andy - 1959 Possible source: Handy Andy - 1934
U$29 Island in the Sky - 1960 Possible source: Island in the Sky - 1953	U$31 All at Sea - 1960 Possible source: All at Sea - 1957	U$36 The Midas Touch - 1962 Possible source: The Midas Touch - 1940
U$37 The Cave of Ali Baba - 1962 Possible source: The Cave of Ali Baba - 1954	U$46 Lost Beneath the Sea - 1963 Possible source: Secret Beneath the Sea - 1963	U$51 How Green was My Lettuce - 1964 Possible source: How Green was My Valley - 1941
U$55 McDuck of Arabia - 1965 Possible source: Lawrence of Arabia - 1962	U$57 The Swamp of no Return - 1965 Possible source: The River of no Return - 1954	U$59 North of the Yukon - 1965 Possible source: North of the Yukon - 1939
WDCS239 The Village Blacksmith - 1960 Possible source: The Village Blacksmith - 1922	WDCS249 Stranger than Fiction - 1961 Possible source: Film series: Stranger than Fiction 1930-42	WDCS262 Way Out Yonder - 1962 Possible source: Way Down Yonder - 1936
WDCS274 Gall of the Wild - 1963 Possible source: Call of the Wild - 1935	WDCS278 Have Gun - Will Dance - 1963 Possible source: Have Gun - Will Travel - 1957	WDCS297 Monkey Business - 1965 Possible source: Monkey Business - 1952

TITLES FROM OTHER SOURCES
U$43 For Old Dime's Sake - 1963 Possible source: Saying: For Old Time's Sake	U$61 So Far and No Safari - 1966 Possible source: Pun: So Far - Not So Far	WDCS241 Rocks to Riches - 1960 Possible source: Saying: Rags to Riches
WDCS256 Northeaster on Cape Quack - 1962 Source: Painting: Edward Kautzky's 'Northeaster on Cape Ann'	WDCS269 A Matter of Factory - 1963 Possible source: Saying: As a Matter of Fact	WDCS281 Feud and Far Between - 1964 Possible source: Saying: Few and Far Between