Barks, Carl

1901 - Carl Barks was born in Oregon.

1918 - He worked for a while in a small publishing house while attempting to sell his drawings to newspapers and other printed material with little success.

1921 -  Carl Barks married Pearle Turner.

1930 - He moved to Minneapolis and worked as a staff artist and eventually the de facto editor of the Eye-Opener.

1935 - Carl Barks applied for a job at the Walt Disney animation studio. He was hired as an in-betweener.

1936 - Barks was transferred to the story department.

1942 - Published the Donald Duck Finds Pirates' Gold in Four Color Comics.

1947 - Carl Barks invented Duckburg and Scrooge McDuck.

1948 - He finished the Gladstone Gander.

1951 - Carl Barks made the Beagle Boys.

1952 - Barks invented the Gyro Gearloose.

1961 - Carl Barks worked for Magica De Spell.

1966 - Carl Barks retired but was persuaded by editor Chase Craig to script stories for Western.

1970 - He was awarded by Shazam Award for Best Writer (Humor Division).

1970-174 - He wrote one Uncle Scrooge story, three Donald Duck stories.

1971 - The Walt Disney Company bestowed a duckster statute.

1973 - Carl Barks awarded as the Academy of Comic Book Arts Hall of Fame Award.

1976 - Carl and Gare attended their first comic book convention, New Con in Boston.

1987 - He was inducted into the Eisner Awards Hall of Fame.

1991 - Carl Barks was given the Disney Legends award.

1996 - San Diego Comic Con and the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Writer.

1996 - The series Carl Barks Library received the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Reprint Graphic Novel/Album.

2000 - Carl Barks died in August and he was 99.