Ten-Page Podcast: Pool Sharks (1951) & Other Summer Stories (Swimming Swindlers (1946) & Houseboat Holiday (1952))

Barks Remarks - a Carl Barks Podcast - A podcast by Mark Severino

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Guest Host: Austin Kelly Happy summer! In this episode we tackle three summer themed stories focused on summer break, swimming, and vacations! "Pool Sharks" from 1951 is the standout story: one of Barks' all-time greatest ten-pagers, in which Donald replaces his backyard garden with a swimming pool, before things go horribly awry. Then, in "Swimming Swindlers," an early Barks story from 1946, the nephews attempt to cheat Donald in a swimming contest, where things go horribly awry. Finally, in "Houseboat Holiday," Donald tries to keep the nephews out of trouble during their houseboat vacation, only to have things...well, you probably guessed it!