Mooseface McElk is Barney Bear's obnoxious neighbor. He serves as both friend and rival at times.
Mooseface McElk first appearance was in Our Gang #31 in 1947.
Mooseface McElk was created by Gil Turner, who wrote and drew the Barney Bear comic stories for several years after Carl Bark's run had ended.
He appears in a large amount of the Barney Bear comic stories published by Dell/Western Publishing, reprinted by many publishers around the world, as well as the original Barney Bear one-page comic stories published in TV Comic magazine, by Polystyle Publications Ltd. in the United Kingdom.
Carl Barks: "I'm pretty sure he was the invention of an MGM writer and artist who was one of Western's most prolific contributors in those days. ... I believe his name was Gil Turner [it was] but I'm very hazy at remembering names. ..." (August 1, 1970 letter to Michael Barrier). Notes and synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
Appearances[]
Our Gang (Dell)[]
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - Ol' McElk He had a Farm - 8 pages - Our Gang #31 Dell Feb 1947
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - [Barney Sells His House] - 8 pages - Our Gang #34 Dell May 1947
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - [Barney's Garden] - 8 pages - Our Gang #35 Dell June 1947
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - [Caught A Magpie] - 8 pages - Our Gang #36 Dell July 1947
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - ["Gimme two bits worth of rock worms, please!"] - 8 pages - Our Gang #39 Dell Oct 1947
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - ["Your place sure looks nice, Barney!"] - 8 pages - Our Gang with Tom & Jerry #40 Dell Nov 1947
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - [Thanksgiving Turkey] - 8 pages - Our Gang with Tom & Jerry #41 Dell Dec 1947
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - ["Gosh! Only two days till christmas"] - 8 pages - Our Gang with Tom & Jerry #42 Dell Jan 1948
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - ["My gosh! D'you see what I see, Barney?"] - 8 pages - Our Gang with Tom & Jerry #43 Dell Feb 1948
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - ["Look, Barney! I mixed up a new spray..."] - 8 pages - Our Gang with Tom & Jerry #44 Dell March 1948
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - [Butterfly Hunting] - 8 pages - Our Gang with Tom & Jerry #45 Dell April 1948
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - [Peace and Quiet] - 8 pages - Our Gang with Tom & Jerry #46 Dell May 1948
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - ["Where'd that rake come from?"] - 8 pages - Our Gang with Tom & Jerry #52 Dell Nov 1948
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - ["Oh, a-hunting we will go ..."] - 8 pages - Our Gang with Tom & Jerry #53 Dell Dec 1948
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - ["Get off my prop'ity and stay off!"] - 8 pages - Our Gang with Tom & Jerry #54 Dell Jan 1949
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - ["Ah-h! Lookit that! It started snowin' in th' night!"] - 8 pages - Our Gang with Tom & Jerry #55 Dell Feb 1949
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - ["Oooh, Barney! What you said! You should be ashamed of yourself!"] - 8 pages - Our Gang with Tom & Jerry #56 Dell March 1949
Tom & Jerry (Dell)[]
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - ["...And now for our next contestant! What is your name, sir?"] - 8 pages - Tom & Jerry #61 Dell Aug 1949
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - [Pumpkins For Sale 50 cents] - 8 pages - Tom & Jerry #64 Dell Nov 1949
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - ["Mooseface McElk helped himself to all our food..."] - 8 pages - Tom & Jerry #67 Dell Feb 1950
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - ["I guess we have everything!"] - 6 pages - Tom & Jerry #91 Dell Feb 1952
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - ["Barney, I'm worried about ol' Mooseface!"] - 6 pages - Tom & Jerry #94 Dell May 1952
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - ["Thanks for the eggs, Barney!"] - 6 pages - Tom & Jerry #97 Dell Aug 1952
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - ["How do you like your new job, Barney?"] - 8 pages - Tom & Jerry #99 Dell Oct 1952
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - ["It's gettin' harder and harder to mooch off Barney!"] - 7 pages - Tom & Jerry #105 Dell April 1953
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - ["Well, I see ol' Mooseface is havin' his between meals nap!"] - 7 pages - Tom & Jerry #106 Dell May 1953
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - ["Barney, since you got those hens] - 7 pages - Tom & Jerry #108 Dell July 1953
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - ["Mooseface sure looks like he's up to no good today, Barney!"] - 7 pages - Tom & Jerry #110 Dell Sep 1953
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - ["Hey, Barney, here comes Mooseface..."] - 8 pages - Tom & Jerry #112 Dell Nov 1953
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - ["Benny, what do you suppose ol' mooseface is hatchin' out today?"] - 7 pages - Tom & Jerry #118 Dell May 1954
Tom & Jerry Specials (Dell)[]
- Barney Bear - Ice-Fishing Fun - 7 pages - Tom & Jerry's Winter Fun #4 Dell Dec 1955
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - Bamboozled - 5 pages - Tom & Jerry's Winter Fun #6 Dell Dec 1957
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - Double Trouble - 7 pages - Tom & Jerry's Summer Fun #4 Dell July 1957
- Barney Bear and Mooseface McElk - Pool Duel - 5 pages - Tom & Jerry Picnic Time #1 Dell July 1958
Tom & Jerry (Gold Key/Whitman)[]
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - In the Swim - 1 page text story - Tom & Jerry #217 Gold Key Nov 1963
Golden Comics Digest (Gold Key/Whitman)[]
- Barney Bear and Mooseface McElk - Pool Duel - 5 pages - Golden Comics Digest #18 Gold Key July 1971
- Barney Bear and Mooseface McElk - Bamboozled - 5 pages - Golden Comics Digest #22 Gold Key March 1972
Tom & Jerry (Harvey)[]
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - Double Trouble - 7 pages - Tom & Jerry #1 Harvey Sep 1991
International[]
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - ["My gosh! D'you see what I see, Barney?"] - 8 pages - Tom & Jerry with Our Gang vol 1 #1 Rosnock 1949 (Australia)
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - ["Barney, since you got those hens] - 7 pages - Tom und Jerry #27 Condor (Germany)
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - Double Trouble - 7 pages - Tom & Jerry #1/1981 Semic (Norway)
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - Ol' McElk He had a Farm - 8 pages - Tom & Jerry #2/1985 Semic (Norway)
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - [Barney Sells His House] - 8 pages - Tom & Jerry #5/1985 Semic (Norway)
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - [Barney's Garden] - 8 pages - Tom & Jerry #6/1985 Semic (Norway)
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - [Caught A Magpie] - 8 pages - Tom & Jerry #7/1985 Semic (Norway)
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - ["How do you like your new job, Barney?"] - 8 pages - Tom & Jerry #10/1986 Semic (Norway)
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - ["Thanks for the eggs, Barney!"] - 6 pages - Tom & Jerry #1/1987 Semic (Norway)
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - [Pumpkins For Sale 50 cents] - 8 pages - Tom & Jerry #2/1987 Semic (Norway)
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - ["I guess we have everything!"] - 6 pages - Tom & Jerry #10/1987 Semic (Norway)
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - [Caught A Magpie] - 8 pages - Tom & Jerry #7/1993 Semic (Norway)
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - [Barney's Garden] - 8 pages - Tom & Jerry #8/1993 Semic (Norway)
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - [Barney Sells His House] - 8 pages - Tom & Jerry #10/1993 Semic (Norway)
- Barney Bear and Benny Burro - Ol' McElk He had a Farm - 8 pages - Tom & Jerry #1/1994 Semic (Norway)