The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library
#[16] - Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge: The Lost Crown of Genghis Khan
(July 2017)
Fantagraphics,
2011 Series
- Price
- 29.99 USD
- Pages
- 240
- On-sale Date
- 2017-07-12
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fantagraphics Books Inc.
- Brand
-
FB
- ISBN
-
978-1-68396-013-3
- Barcode
- 9781683960133
- Editing
- Gary Groth (publisher and executive editor); Mike Catron (senior editor)
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The Lost Crown of Genghis Khan!
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 19 pages
- Script
- Carl Barks
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Garé Barks
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Gu, the Abominable Snowman
- Synopsis
- Uncle Scrooge and the boys travel to Asia in search of a fantastic treasure lost in the Hindu Kush mountains.
- Reprints
-
from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #14 (June-August 1956)
-
[The Art of Security]
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge
- Synopsis
- Uncle Scrooge paints an angry policeman on his bedroom window to deter burglars.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #13 (March-May 1956)
-
Land Beneath the Ground!
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 27 pages
- Script
- Carl Barks
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Garé Barks
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Uncle Scrooge
- Synopsis
- Uncle Scrooge, Donald and his nephews explore under Duckburg and meet the earthquake makers.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #13 (March-May 1956)
-
- Keywords
- earthquake
[Fashion Forecast]
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge
- Synopsis
- Uncle Scrooge checks with the weather bureau about it being spring to allow him to change his hat.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #13 (March-May 1956)
-
[Mush]
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 0.88 page
- Script
- Carl Barks
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Garé Barks
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge
- Synopsis
- Uncle Scrooge rushes his dog sled through ice and snow to a restaurant that serves mush.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #13 (March-May 1956)
-
[Gold Rush]
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck
- Synopsis
- Armed with a fake gold nugget, Scrooge dupes unwitting beachgoers into buying out his hardware store's prospecting gear.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #14 (June-August 1956)
-
[Faulty Fortune]
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 7.75 pages
- Script
- Carl Barks
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Garé Barks
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Uncle Scrooge
- Synopsis
- Convinced that he's struck oil on a square inch of land deeded to him in a cereal box, Scrooge enlists his nephews' help to buy up enough cereal-box deeds to build an oil well.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #14 (June-August 1956)
-
[Fireflies are free]
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 0.88 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge
- Synopsis
- To beat the rising electric rates for his reading lamp, Scrooge collects a jar full of luminescent insects.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #14 (June-August 1956)
-
[Early to Build]
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge
- Synopsis
- Uncle Scrooge wants to build an office on a plot of land and asks an urban planner for the style of the building.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #17 (March-May 1957)
-
The Second-Richest Duck
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Carl Barks
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Garé Barks
- Genre
- adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Flintheart Glomgold (intro)
- Synopsis
- Scrooge goes to South Africa to match his wealth against that of Flintheart Glomgold, proclaimed to be the richest duck in the world. After comparing their wealth, Scrooge and Flintheart find that the title of richest duck hangs on who has saved the largest ball of string. They roll their string across open African country to determine whose roll is the longest.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #15 (September-November 1956)
-
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on February 2, 1956. First appearance of Flintheart Glomgold. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
[Buffo or Bust]
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Uncle Scrooge
- Synopsis
- Scrooge is "sculpted" in mud by the great Buffo.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #15 (September-November 1956)
-
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on February 23, 1956. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
[Pound for Sound]
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Uncle Scrooge
- Synopsis
- Scrooge and Donald sneak into a concert.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #15 (September-November 1956)
-
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on February 23, 1956. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
[Migrating Millions]
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 6.75 pages
- Script
- Carl Barks
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Garé Barks
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Uncle Scrooge
- Synopsis
- Scrooge, told his money bin is in the way of a new turnpike, moves it first to a valley and then to a hilltop, but can't escape "progress."
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #15 (September-November 1956)
-
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on February 9, 1956. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
[China Shop Shakeup]
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 0.88 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge
- Synopsis
- Scrooge accidentally breaks a teacup in the china shop, then makes matters worse when he loses his temper after being hit with a bill for $5.00.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #17 (March-May 1957)
-
Back to Long Ago!
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 21 pages
- Script
- Carl Barks
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Garé Barks
- Genre
- adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Mesmer J. Spellcaster
- Synopsis
- A hypnotist, behind on his rent, trades Scrooge nine minutes of hypnotism for his arrears. While under the spell, Scrooge learns that he was Matey McDuck of the British navy in an earlier life, and helped to bury a treasure on an island in the Caribbean. He heads for the island, but Donald has been hypnotized, too, and he and nephews have the same destination.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #16 (December 1956-February 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on April 26, 1956. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
[Fertile Assets]
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge
- Synopsis
- Scrooge's choice of minerals to fertilize his garden yields most unusual fruit.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #16 (December 1956-February 1957)
-
[Backyard Bonanza]
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge
- Synopsis
- Uncle Scrooge taps the rich natural resources of his backyard to beat the high cost of fuel oil.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #16 (December 1956-February 1957)
-
[The Eyes Have It]
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge
- Synopsis
- Visiting a scenic overlook, eagle-eyed Scrooge spots a single coin on the mountainside from three miles away.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #17 (March-May 1957)
-
[The Colossalest Surprize Quiz Show]
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 5.75 pages
- Script
- Carl Barks
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Garé Barks
- Job Number
- [W US 16-05]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Uncle Scrooge
- Synopsis
- Scrooge must feign ignorance on a TV quiz show to avoid winning the grand prize that will land him in a higher tax bracket.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #16 (December 1956-February 1957)
-
A Cold Bargain
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 26.75 pages
- Script
- Carl Barks
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Garé Barks
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Brutopian ambassador
- Synopsis
- Scrooge wins a priceless ball of "bombastium" at auction, then goes to great lengths to keep it from thawing, evaporating, and falling into the hands of a ruthless foreign ambassador.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #17 (March-May 1957)
-
Tree Trick
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge; Beagle Boys
- Synopsis
- In order to move his money past the Beagle Boys, Uncle Scrooge puts a small tree over his money in a money bag.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #33 (March-May 1961)
-
The Secret Book
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 0.9 page
- Script
- Carl Barks
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Garé Barks
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge
- Synopsis
- Uncle Scrooge buys a book on how to make money.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #31 (September-November 1960)
-
[Relative Reaction]
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 0.88 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge
- Synopsis
- Scrooge dresses shabbily when a relative comes to ask for a loan.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #18 (June-August 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on May 24, 1956. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
Land of the Pygmy Indians
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 27 pages
- Script
- Carl Barks
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Garé Barks
- Genre
- adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
- Synopsis
- Scrooge buys a huge tract of land in the Canadian wilds so that the can get away from Duckburg's crowds and smoke and noise, but finds that the "unpopulated" land he has bought is actually the home of the Peeweegahs, tiny Indians who speak in the rhythms like those of Longfellow's "Song of Hiawatha." The ducks are captured by the Peeweegahs, and to prove that they mean no harm, Donald must land an enormous sturgeon.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #18 (June-August 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on November 15, 1956. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
[Net Worth]
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Carl Barks
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Garé Barks
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge
- Synopsis
- Scrooge hesitates at jumping from a burning building into a net.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #18 (June-August 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on November 15, 1956. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
[Fantastic River Race]
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Carl Barks
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Garé Barks
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge; Rachet Gearloose (Gyro's grandfather); Beagle Boys (Blackheart Beagle); Grandma Duck
- Synopsis
- Scrooge tells Grandma Duck of his days as the skipper of a steamboat, when he and Rachet Gearloose, Gyro's grandfather, raced the Beagle family's steamboat to pick up a cargo of gold bound for New Orleans.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge Goes to Disneyland (Dell, 1957 series) #1 (August 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on January 10, 1957. Pages are three panels deep. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
[All Season Hat]
Donald Duck / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Carl Barks
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Garé Barks
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Uncle Scrooge
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Donald Duck (Dell, 1952 series) #51 (January-February 1957)
-
Happy New Year
Uncle Scrooge / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #16 (December 1956-February 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on May 24, 1956. Dell "Pledge to Parents" removed and full artwork restored at bottom 0.12 page.
Story Notes
text article / 12 pages
- Script
- Joseph Cowles; Robert Fiore; Craig Fischer; Jared Gardner; Leonardo Gori; Thad Komorowski; Rich Kreiner; Stefano Priarone; Francesco Stajano; Matthias Wivel; Daniel F. Yezbick; Alberto Becattini
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Synopsis
- Brief commentary on each story (see notes). Also included are the cover reprints listed below.
Indexer Notes
* Priarone ("The Lost Crown of Genghis Khan")
* Yezbick ("Land Beneath the Ground")
* Fischer ("Faulty Fortune")
* Beccatini ("The Second-Richest Duck")
* Fiore ("Migrating Millions")
* Gardner ("Back to Long Ago")
* Kreiner ("The Colassalest Surprise Quiz Show")
* Gori/Stajano ("A Cold Bargain")
* Wivel ("Land of the Pygmy Indians")
* Komorowsi ("Fantastic River Race")
* Cowles (one-pagers)
[Coin Castle]
Uncle Scrooge / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge; Huey; Dewey; Louie
- Synopsis
- Huey, Dewey and Louie build a castle using Uncle Scrooge's coins.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #13 (March-May 1956)
-
Indexer Notes
Between pages 1 and 2 of Story Notes.
[Dollar Shaped Cookies]
Uncle Scrooge / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #14 (June-August 1956)
-
Indexer Notes
Between pages 4 and 5 of Story Notes.
[Tips on Preserving]
Uncle Scrooge / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #15 (September-November 1956)
-
Indexer Notes
Between pages 7 and 8 of Story Notes. Art submitted on September 15, 1955.
[Dollar Bill Wreath]
Uncle Scrooge / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #16 (December 1956-February 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
Between pages 8 and 9 of Story Notes.
[Daisy Fortune Teller]
Uncle Scrooge / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge; Daisy Duck
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #17 (March-May 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
Between pages 9 and 10 of Story Notes. Art submitted on August 16, 1956.
[Watering Money Tree]
Uncle Scrooge / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #18 (June-August 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
Art submitted August 6, 1956.
Back to What Should Have Been
text article / 2 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Synopsis
- Commentary on restoration work done for "Back to Long Ago," "Land Beneath the Ground," and "A Cold Bargain."
Carl Barks: Life Among the Ducks
text article / 2 pages
- Script
- Donald Ault
- Pencils
- Alan Light (photo)
- Inks
- Alan Light (photo)
- Colors
- Alan Light (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
Contributors
text article / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Synopsis
- Biographies of all contributors to Story Notes article.
Where Did These Stories First Appear?
text article / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Synopsis
- Bibliography of all stories and covers reprinted in the volume.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
1.
The Lost Crown of Genghis Khan!
Uncle Scrooge -
2.
[The Art of Security]
Uncle Scrooge -
3.
Land Beneath the Ground!
Uncle Scrooge -
4.
[Fashion Forecast]
Uncle Scrooge -
5.
[Mush]
Uncle Scrooge -
6.
[Gold Rush]
Uncle Scrooge -
7.
[Faulty Fortune]
Uncle Scrooge -
8.
[Fireflies are free]
Uncle Scrooge -
9.
[Early to Build]
Uncle Scrooge -
10.
The Second-Richest Duck
Uncle Scrooge -
11.
[Buffo or Bust]
Uncle Scrooge -
12.
[Pound for Sound]
Uncle Scrooge -
13.
[Migrating Millions]
Uncle Scrooge -
14.
[China Shop Shakeup]
Uncle Scrooge -
15.
Back to Long Ago!
Uncle Scrooge -
16.
[Fertile Assets]
Uncle Scrooge -
17.
[Backyard Bonanza]
Uncle Scrooge -
18.
[The Eyes Have It]
Uncle Scrooge -
19.
[The Colossalest Surprize Quiz Show]
Uncle Scrooge -
20.
A Cold Bargain
Uncle Scrooge -
21.
Tree Trick
Uncle Scrooge -
22.
The Secret Book
Uncle Scrooge -
23.
[Relative Reaction]
Uncle Scrooge -
24.
Land of the Pygmy Indians
Uncle Scrooge -
25.
[Net Worth]
Uncle Scrooge -
26.
[Fantastic River Race]
Uncle Scrooge -
27.
[All Season Hat]
Donald Duck -
28.
Happy New Year
Uncle Scrooge -
29.
Story Notes
-
30.
[Coin Castle]
Uncle Scrooge -
31.
[Dollar Shaped Cookies]
Uncle Scrooge -
32.
[Tips on Preserving]
Uncle Scrooge -
33.
[Dollar Bill Wreath]
Uncle Scrooge -
34.
[Daisy Fortune Teller]
Uncle Scrooge -
35.
[Watering Money Tree]
Uncle Scrooge -
36.
Back to What Should Have Been
-
37.
Carl Barks: Life Among the Ducks
-
38.
Contributors
-
39.
Where Did These Stories First Appear?
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