Duckcomicsrevue

 Today, we are returning to the work of Dick Moores.  It's actually sort of surprising that I haven't already covered this. It definitely made an impression on me when I read it as a youngling, and rereading it from my current vantage point...it still kinda does. I think it's worth looking at for more reasons than pure nostalgic self-indulgence. Let's see.

 I kind of think these mid-fifties-early-sixties Strobl joints in Donald Duck may, pound for pound, be the best NBW stories out there. Whaddaya think? "Safari from Komba Tomba," "The Mysterious Crewless Ship," "The Charge at Dawn," "Rattled Railroader," "Adventure at Bomb Bird Island"--what is not to like? Well, obviously, there are SOME things not to like. But I t...

 I was just casting about for a random Barks ten-pager to do and, oh look, I stumbled upon a pivotal story.  So, well, let's do it. Why not?

 Here's this.  Perhaps you have heard of it. It's a fairly atypical Barks story, so let's get to it.