unikaerne1970erne

1974

Barks tegnede denne skitse visende Joakim i sit pengebad og sig selv ved tegnebordet i et brev til fan Jim Lowe.

Teksten lyder:
Write a letter to Jim Lowe in Tallynassy. Thank him for the nice things he says about me, and tell him that you can't take any more orders for paintings. I'll have worked you to death long before you get your present orders finished. Hurry up!

1974

Barks sendte denne skitse til Kalervo Pulkkinen, en fan og arkitekt fra Finland.

Teksten lyder:
I, too, like to do things with architecture, Kalervo!

1975

Fan Harry Blackstone konsulterede Barks om, hvordan man skriver en tegneseriehistorie. Barks fremsendte denne skitse, hvor han anbefaler ham at præsentere historien i en letlæselig form for at få læserens bevågenhed.

Teksten lyder:
Follow format of title pages for first page of script. Then rough out other pages in 6, 7, or 8 panel breakdowns. - Huey, Dewey, Louie come here quick! A herd of lions are in our poppy patch! - Snarl - Lions! - Unca Donald has been smoking those poppies again! - Never mind, kids! Just run for your lives!

1970erne

Barks sendte denne skitse til en fan i Finland.

Teksten lyder:
Finland, here we come!

1975

Barks sendte denne skitse og idé til den italienske andetegner Romano Scarpa.

Teksten lyder:
Money odor.
Brigitte sprays herself with 'money' perfume.
If this siren idea is any good, you're welcome to it. C.B.
Dear Romano (and Brigitte) - Sorry to be so slow at sending this slide. Have been very busy painting. Garé and I enjoyed meeting you and the other fine artists and writers. We wish you much success. Carl Barks.

Barks kom til at stave den italienske figurs navn forkert. Det er Brigitta

1977

Carl og Garé Barks sendte en lykønskning til det hollandske Anders And-blad med dette postkort. Det bærer motivet fra ét af Garé's malerier ved navn 'Song of the South' fra 1976.

Teksten lyder:
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DUTCH DONALD DUCK WEEKLY FOR 25 YEARS OF SUCCESSFUL PUBLICATION.
CARL & GARÉ BARKS

1974

Barks sendte denne skitse til den italienske fan Piero Zanotto, der havde bedt om et bevis på, at han virkelig eksisterede! Som svar fik han dette familiebillede

1976

Skitse sendt til den danske tegner Freddy Milton.

Teksten lyder:
Plenty of time ... this old hack won't be 75 until March 27th, meanwhile he still feels no older than 74 years, 11 months, and some days. - Why don't you celebrate something worthwhile - like the birth date of beer? - Wheeze - Gasp - Grunt - Chatter - Squeak

1970s

Skitse sendt til Markku Kivekäs, den tidligere finske forlægger på Aku Ankka (Anders And).

Teksten lyder:
Hi, Markku!