The Gilded Man (comics)

"The Gilded Man" is a 32-page Disney comics story written, drawn, and lettered by Carl Barks. The story was first published by Dell in Four Color #422 (September–October 1952) with a cover by Barks, and three Donald Duck gag stories by Barks: "Stable Prices", "Armored Cat Rescue", and "Crafty Corner". "The Gilded Man", the cover, and the gag stories have been reprinted many times.

"The Gilded Man" is one of Barks's ever-popular comic book adventure/treasure hunting stories. In these sorts of stories, Barks sends the ducks off to exotic locations in search of treasure. The Gilded Man is based on the centuries-old legend of El Dorado.

The main characters in the story are Donald Duck, his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie, and his cousin Gladstone Gander. Minor characters include Philo T. Ellic, The Old River Man, and The Gilded Man. Barks created the fictional U.S. state of Calisota as the location of Duckburg in this story.

The story references the world's most valuable stamp, the legendary 1856 British Guiana 1c magenta, which in 2014 was auctioned for $9,480,000. The stamp was on display at the National Postal Museum of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. through November 2017 where a copy of the Barks comic was prominently displayed next to the stamp itself. The stamp was also displayed at the World Stamp Show-NY 2016 in New York City from May 28 to June 3, 2016.