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"'''Coffee for Two'''" is a one-page [[funny animal]] [[comic book]] gag story. The story was first published in [[Four Color]] #386 (March 1952) on the inside back cover |
"'''Coffee for Two'''" is a one-page [[funny animal]] [[comic book]] gag story written, drawn, and lettered by [[Carl Barks]]. The story was first published in [[Four Color]] #386 (March 1952) in black and white on the inside back cover. The issue's contents also include the 32-page Uncle Scrooge story, ''[[Only a Poor Old Man]]'' and two other one-page gag stories: "[[Soupline Eight]]" and "[[Osogood Silver Polish]]". ''Only a Poor Old Man'' and the three gag stories have been reprinted many times. |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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A panhandler idling on a street corner twice asks Uncle Scrooge for a dime to buy a cup of coffee as the old tightwad hurries back and forth about his business. The third time, Scrooge takes the panhandler to a diner. The old miser orders a cup of coffee. He notices a sign on the wall reading, "Second Cup of Coffee FREE!" He tells the waiter to give his free cup of coffee to the panhandler. |
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==Analysis== |
==Analysis== |
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"Coffee for Two" is an atypical Uncle Scrooge story. While he usually appears as a tightwad trying to save a dime in both his full-length and short stories, in this gag story Barks has deepened his character by presenting him as a somewhat charitable hero. |
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Barks's Uncle Scrooge gag stories generally present the tightwad's stinginess as the subject for laffs. While his stinginess is one side of his character, that character was deepened in gags like "Coffee for Two". This gag story is one of the few that presents Scrooge in an atypical generous light. Here, Scrooge is a charitable man concerned about a less fortunate fellow citizen. This picture of Uncle Scrooge taps into [[Charles Dickens]]'s philosophy in ''[[A Christmas Carol]]''. This philosophy asked the fortunate man to offer a less fortunate human being a hand up in the struggle of life.{{sfn|Barks|2010|p=234}} |
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Visually, the panhander is positioned against a brick wall from the same "camera angle" in the first several panels, creating a visual tension for the reader that is resolved as the remainder of the story moves to the diner. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[List of Disney comics by Carl Barks]] |
* [[List of Disney comics by Carl Barks]] |
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==Notes== |
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 "Coffee for Two" first appeared in Four Color #386 in 1952 | |
| Story code | W OS 386-03 |
| Story | Carl Barks |
| Ink | Carl Barks |
| Date | March 1952 |
| Pages | 1 |
| Layout | 4 rows per page |
| Appearances | Uncle Scrooge Hobo Diner waiter |
| First publication | Four Color #386 |
"Coffee for Two" is a one-page funny animal comic book gag story written, drawn, and lettered by Carl Barks. The story was first published in Four Color #386 (March 1952) in black and white on the inside back cover. The issue's contents also include the 32-page Uncle Scrooge story, Only a Poor Old Man and two other one-page gag stories: "Soupline Eight" and "Osogood Silver Polish". Only a Poor Old Man and the three gag stories have been reprinted many times.
Plot
A panhandler idling on a street corner twice asks Uncle Scrooge for a dime to buy a cup of coffee as the old tightwad hurries back and forth about his business. The third time, Scrooge takes the panhandler to a diner. The old miser orders a cup of coffee. He notices a sign on the wall reading, "Second Cup of Coffee FREE!" He tells the waiter to give his free cup of coffee to the panhandler.
Analysis
"Coffee for Two" is an atypical Uncle Scrooge story. While he usually appears as a tightwad trying to save a dime in both his full-length and short stories, in this gag story Barks has deepened his character by presenting him as a somewhat charitable hero.
Visually, the panhander is positioned against a brick wall from the same "camera angle" in the first several panels, creating a visual tension for the reader that is resolved as the remainder of the story moves to the diner.
See also
References
- Grand Comics Database
- Barks, Carl (2012). Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge: "Only a Poor Old Man". Fantagraphic Books, Inc. pp. 34, 231–235.
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