von Carl Barks

herausgegeben: 1985
6. AR lithograph, published : 1985
Auflage weltweit : 345 regulars + 100 Gold Plates
Format : 41 x 51 cm Bild auf 54 x
65 cm Blatt
Preis :
auf Anfrage / on request
Carl Barks' Return to Morgan's Island
is a
continuous-tone lithograph of the Donald Duck family
and Henry Morgan's
crusty old parrot Yellow Beak, unearthing long-buried desert island
treasures.
It has been produced on Opalesque paper, limited to two
editions plus six artist's proofs,
15 publisher's proofs and ten printer's proofs. The first edition is of 345 signed and numbered
copies.
The twin edition
of 100 lithographs is stamped with a gold seal displaying
Carl Barks'
characterization of Yellow Beak and the words "Gold Plate Edition.”
It also has a three dimensionally debossed ¼” gold band surrounding
the 16" x 20" image area.
The paper size is 21" x 25 ½”.
Opalesque is a registered archival-quality paper constructed of 100%
cotton fiber for strength and longevity
and is coated with a
mother-of-pearl silken finish.
It has exceptional ink holdout that gives
it color reproduction of quality and consistency.
It is acid free to
resist aging and has alkaline buffering to counteract the effects of acids
normally present in the environment.
This historic limited edition lithograph has had no previous editions and
there will be none in the future.
There are no unsigned or unnumbered copies. All printing plates have been destroyed to prevent future
use.
Return to Morgan's Island is the sixth Carl
Barks lithograph in a series produced by Another Rainbow Publishing.
It
was printed by The Black Box, continuous-tone lithographers, of Chicago.
Das Bild, laut Barks eines
seiner Lieblingsbilder, basiert auf dem (nicht von Barks stammenden) Cover zu FC
9,
wo es Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold ankündigt, Barks' allererste Donald
Duck-Episode, die er noch zusammen mit Jack Hannah anfertigte.
Dt.: Piratengold
(Tollste Geschichten 73; Ich Dagobert Duck 2; Barks Library-DD 1).
Diese
wiederum beruht auf dem Storyboard zu einem nicht produzierten Trickfilm,
Morgan's Ghost.
Donald Duck und die Neffen suchen unter Führung des Papageis Yellow Beak (dt.: Käpt'n Kakadu) den Schatz des Seeräubers Morgan (Raffaelo
Rapallo),
wobei sie von Black Pete (Kater Karlo) bedroht werden. Offenbar stellt
das Bild eine spätere Rückkehr der Ducks auf die Schatzinsel dar,
so daß die
Anwesenheit Dagobert Ducks erklärlich wird.