The True Test
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| "The True Test" | |
|---|---|
| Story code | W OS 203-04 |
| Story | Carl Barks |
| Ink | Carl Barks |
| Date | December 1948 |
| Hero | Donald Duck |
| Pages | 1 |
| Layout | 4 rows per page |
| First publication | Four Color #203 |
"The True Test" is a one-page funny animal comic book gag story written, drawn, and lettered by Carl Barks. The story features Donald Duck and a Toy Shop Salesman. It was first published in black, red, and white on the inside back cover of Four Color #203 (December 1948). It has been colored and reprinted many times.[1]
Plot
Donald enters a toy shop at Christmas to buy gifts for his nephews. He tries out several toys and breaks them all. For example, the head of a croquet mallet flies off the handle and hits the salesman in the nose. A boomerang hits the salesman in the back of the head. The salesman offers Donald a baseball bat. Donald asks if it is unbreakable. "Let's find out," the salesman suggests. He hits Donald over the head with it.[2]
References
- ^ "Four Color #203 (December 1948)". Grand Comics Database. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
- ^ Barks, Carl (2011). Walt Disney's Donald Duck "Lost in the Andes". Fantagraphic Books. pp. 199, also unpaged 'Story Notes'. ISBN 978-1-60699-474-0.
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