Carl Barks, American, 1901 to 2000, graphite painting on paper, depicting an illustration of Uncle Scrooge McDuck. Circa: 1960s to 1970s. Signed lower left. Framed. Carl Barks is an American Illustrator cartoonist. Carl Barks established his reputation as a comic book artist, and the work that ultimately won him the most distinction was done anonymously from 1942 to 1966 when he drew and wrote the first original Donald Duck comic book stories. Along the way, he created such characters as Gyro Gearloose, Gladstone Gander, the Beagle Boys, and Uncle Scrooge. One of a kind artwork.