BORROWED TITLES

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

 

 

BORROWED TITLES.   RHYMES   SPECIAL EXPRESSIONS
 
ALLITERATIONS 1   ALLITERATIONS 2   ALLITERATIONS 3

 

 

 

http://www.cbarks.dk/thestorytitlesborrowed.htm   Date 2008-06-21