The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library
#[20] - Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge: The Mines of King Solomon
(2019-05-14)
Fantagraphics,
2011 Series
- Volume
- 20
- Price
- 29.99 USD
- Pages
- 216
- On-sale Date
- 2019-05-14
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fantagraphics Books Inc.
- Brand
-
FB
- ISBN
-
978-1-68396-187-1
- Barcode
- 9781683961871 52999
- Editing
- Gary Groth (editor)
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The Mines of King Solomon
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 27 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Every once in a while Uncle Scrooge must make a tour of inspection of his many properties!
- Genre
- adventure; humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; El Jackal
- Synopsis
- Scrooge takes Donald and the nephews with him on a trip around the world to inspect his many properties, and the nephews' Junior Woodchuck animal calls get them into trouble constantly. Check on the supply of sand for glass at an Arab village on the Red Sea, the ducks find the fabulous Mines of King Solomon--but the Woodchuck animal calls draw Arab raiders on camels.
- Reprints
-
from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #19 (September-November 1957)
-
- Keywords
- Alaska; Arizona; Bolivia; India; Sweden; treasure
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on February 15, 1957. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
[History Tossed]
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At this point George Washington threw a dollar across the Potomac River
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge
- Synopsis
- Scrooge, like George Washington, hurls a dollar across the Potomac.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #19 (September-November 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on February 28, 1957. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
[A Real Bargain at Last]
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Reprints
- from The Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #3 (December 1984) which is reprinted
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from Indexer Notes
Art submitted on February 28, 1957. Story originally intended for inclusion in Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #19.
The Big Bobber
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 0.75 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
- Synopsis
- Uncle Scrooge disguises as a child and bobs for all the apples.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #33 (March-May 1961)
-
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on June 6, 1957.
September Scrimmage
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; sports; humor
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
- Synopsis
- Scrooge helps the Duckburg football team win against the Dogdale Barkers by using some old-time tricks, such as hiding the football in his top hat.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Almanac (Dell, 1957 series) #1 (December 1957)
-
- Keywords
- football
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on March 21, 1957. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
City of Golden Roofs
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 26 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's lucky for you, Uncle Scrooge, that you cornered this mountain of money in the old days when getting rich was easy!
- Genre
- adventure; humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; King of Tangkor Wat
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #20 (December 1957-February 1958)
-
- Keywords
- Indo-China; Tangkor Wat
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on May 23, 1957.
[Windfall of the Mind]
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A nickel! Tip my hat!
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge
- Synopsis
- Uncle Scrooge dreams about money during a lecture.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #21 (March-May 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on June 6, 1957.
[Forgotten Precaution]
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's wonderful to go home after a hard day in my money bin!
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge
- Synopsis
- Scrooge feels like he has forgotten something, so he returns to his money bin and double checks his vault locks - only to remember that he had a self-locking door installed that morning.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #21 (March-May 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on June 6, 1957.
The Money Well
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 26 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the center of the biggest open space in Duckburg stands Uncle Scrooge McDuck's huge money bin!
- Genre
- adventure; humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Beagle Boys; Grandpa Beagle
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #21 (March-May 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on August 22, 1957.
[Dogged Determination]
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 0.75 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, me! How am I ever going to collect this bill?
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge
- Synopsis
- Uncle Scrooge tries to collect on a loan, but he is chased away by the loan borrower's dog; undeterred, Scrooge finds a way to get past the dog.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #21 (March-May 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on June 6, 1957.
[Rescue Enhancement]
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 0.75 page
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge
- Synopsis
- Uncle Scrooge, stranded on a deserted island, receives no response to his help sign; with no help coming, Scrooge changes tactics by replacing the help sign with dollar bills.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #20 (December 1957-February 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on July 25, 1957. Pantomime story.
Uncle Scrooge and the Golden River
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 27 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Confound it! In dry weather these greenbacks shrink, and my money bin looks as if I'm going broke!
- Genre
- adventure; humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Mr. Clerkmore; Tony
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #22 (June-August 1958) [9 panels restored, 1 panel cut]
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Indexer Notes
Art submitted on November 21, 1957. Nine panels restored on Pages 17 and 18 from the original version (pages 107 and 108 of this issue). They were cut by Barks before submission. One panel cut from original printed version can be found on page 198 of this issue.
[That Sinking Feeling]
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We've struck a reef, Captain McDuck!
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge
- Synopsis
- Scrooge's ship hits a reef, and like a good captain, he decides to go down with the ship; albeit, in a diver's suit.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #22 (June-August 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on October 31, 1957.
The Balmy Swami
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge; Swami
- Synopsis
- Uncle Scrooge goes to a swami to get his future told.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #31 (September-November 1960)
-
- Keywords
- crystal ball; fortune teller; swami
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on October 31, 1957.
[High Rider]
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Okay, mister! Here's a dollar for your rent!
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #22 (June-August 1958) [One panel restored]
-
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on October 31, 1957. Panel 4, originally removed to give way for the Dell Pledge to Parents, restored.
[Going to Pieces]
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, Gladstone! Where are you going?
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge; Gladstone Gander; Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #22 (June-August 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on October 31, 1957.
The Windy Story
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge; Huey; Dewey; Louie
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #37 (March-May 1962)
-
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on October 31, 1957.
Trapped Lightning
Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What a furious stack of black clouds!
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Morty; Ferdie; Grandma Duck; Gyro Gearloose
- Synopsis
- Gyro traps lightning, but finds it too powerful to be used as electric power.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #13 (March-May 1956)
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Indexer Notes
Art submitted on September 1, 1955. Morty and Ferdie were originally drawn as Donald's nephews, but had to be redrawn due to a change in postal regulations regarding characters in back-up stories. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
Inventor of Anything
Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Two bubbles of ethyl melted in a spoonful of brimstone -
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose; Speedy
- Synopsis
- Gyro uses foam wall to get rid of noise and commotion.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #14 (June-August 1956)
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- Keywords
- super speed gasoline
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on October 1, 1955.
[The Cat Box]
Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How can I invent things with that awful yowling going on?
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose; Gyro's Helper (intro)
- Synopsis
- Gyro invents a machine to translate the howling of the cats on his fence.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #15 (September-November 1956)
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Indexer Notes
Art submitted on February 9, 1956. First appearance of Gyro's Helper. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
Grandma's Present
Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose; Grandma Duck; Gus Goose; Helper
- Synopsis
- Gyro, tired of inventing, goes to Grandma's farm to forget about it, but soon finds himself inventing a machine that manufactures all the farm's products out of nothing but dirt, water, and air.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Christmas Parade (Dell, 1949 series) #8 ([December] 1956)
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Indexer Notes
Art submitted on March 1, 1956. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
[Forecasting Follies]
Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm sure that a crystal ball is not always correct when forecasting the future!
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose; Gyro's Helper
- Synopsis
- Gyro develops a device that can predict future events.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #16 (December 1956-February 1957)
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Indexer Notes
Art submitted on May 17, 1956.
[Fishing Mystery]
Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- "Nothing is more interesting to a fisherman than what another fisherman uses to catch fish!" - words of great philosopher
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose; Helper
- Synopsis
- Gyro takes the day off to go fishing and has great success; other fishermen are getting no bites and are curious as to what Gyro is using to catch fish.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #17 (March-May 1957)
-
- Keywords
- remora
Indexer Notes
Art submitted in August, 1956.
Picnic
Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose; Helper
- Synopsis
- Gyro goes picnicking to see what he can do to make open-air picnics more pleasant, but by the time he's done inventing, the picnic is no longer a picnic.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Picnic Party (Dell, 1955 series) #8 ([July] 1957)
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Indexer Notes
Art submitted on July 12, 1956. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
[The Sure-Fire Gold Finder]
Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I believe this little device I have invented is what men have wanted all through history!
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose; Gyro's Helper
- Synopsis
- Gyro invents a machine for finding gold and tests it in the desert.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #18 (June-August 1957)
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Indexer Notes
Art submitted on October 11, 1956. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
[Gyro Builds a Better House]
Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I want you to invent an unusual house for me!
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose; Gyro's Helper
- Synopsis
- Gyro fills an order for a soft, pillowy house, but it accidentally turns out hard.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #19 (September-November 1957)
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- Keywords
- super meson 235
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on February 28, 1957. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
August Accident
Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose; Helper
- Synopsis
- Gyro, seeking fame, invents a steam rocket ship, but it makes a lot of smoke and barely gets off the ground.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Almanac (Dell, 1957 series) #1 (December 1957)
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Indexer Notes
Art submitted on March 21, 1957. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
[Roscoe the Robot]
Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I believe that I've invented something really sharp here...
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose; Gyro's Helper; Roscoe (robot)
- Synopsis
- Gyro invents a robot that follows commands telepathically.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #20 (December 1957-February 1958)
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Indexer Notes
Art submitted on April 25, 1957.
[Getting Thor]
Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 3.75 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Confound those crows!
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro's Helper; Gyro Gearloose; Old Blackie (crow)
- Synopsis
- Gyro invents a scarecrow to chase away crows that are eating his strawberries, but Gyro's Helper, inspired by the mythology of Thor, has already chased away all of the birds.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #21 (March-May 1958)
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Indexer Notes
Art submitted on June 20, 1957.
[The Know-It-All Machine]
Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I've had a big week! Invented a machine that can read thoughts!
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose; Gyro's Helper
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #22 (June-August 1958)
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Indexer Notes
Art submitted on December 12, 1957.
[Money snake charmer]
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) #19 (September-November 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on October 18, 1956. Barks later did this cover as an oil painting (CB OIL #96).
[Weighing money bags]
Uncle Scrooge / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #20 (December 1957-February 1958)
-
- Keywords
- scale
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on May 29, 1957.
Story Notes
text article / 13 pages
- Script
- Alberto Becattini; Matthias Wivel; Thad Komorowski; Stefano Priarone; Francesco Stajano; Leonardo Gori; Rich Kreiner; Mike Catron; Daniel Yezbick
- Pencils
- Carl Barks (spot illustrations)
- Inks
- Carl Barks (spot illustrations)
- Letters
- typeset
[Pig and piggy bank]
Uncle Scrooge / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #21 (March-May 1958)
-
- Keywords
- piggy bank
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on August 15, 1957. Placed between pages 1 and 2 of "Story Notes".
[Cash register bag]
Uncle Scrooge / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Uncle Scrooge
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #22 (June-August 1958)
-
- Keywords
- cash register
Indexer Notes
Art submitted on June 20, 1957. Placed between pages 2 and 3 of "Story Notes".
Restoring "Uncle Scrooge and the Golden River"
text article / 1 page
- Script
- Mike Catron
- Pencils
- Carl Barks (spot illustrations)
- Inks
- Carl Barks (spot illustrations)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Includes panel cut from originally published page 17 of this story.
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
Where Did These Duck Stories First Appear?
text article / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Carl Barks (spot illustration)
- Inks
- Carl Barks (spot illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
Editing
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Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Uncle Scrooge -
1.
[no title indexed]
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2.
Contents
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3.
The Mines of King Solomon
Uncle Scrooge -
4.
[History Tossed]
Uncle Scrooge -
5.
[A Real Bargain at Last]
Uncle Scrooge -
6.
The Big Bobber
Uncle Scrooge -
7.
September Scrimmage
Uncle Scrooge -
8.
City of Golden Roofs
Uncle Scrooge -
9.
[Windfall of the Mind]
Uncle Scrooge -
10.
[Forgotten Precaution]
Uncle Scrooge -
11.
The Money Well
Uncle Scrooge -
12.
[Dogged Determination]
Uncle Scrooge -
13.
[Rescue Enhancement]
Uncle Scrooge -
14.
Uncle Scrooge and the Golden River
Uncle Scrooge -
15.
[That Sinking Feeling]
Uncle Scrooge -
16.
The Balmy Swami
Uncle Scrooge -
17.
[High Rider]
Uncle Scrooge -
18.
[Going to Pieces]
Uncle Scrooge -
19.
The Windy Story
Uncle Scrooge -
20.
Trapped Lightning
Gyro Gearloose -
21.
Inventor of Anything
Gyro Gearloose -
22.
[The Cat Box]
Gyro Gearloose -
23.
Grandma's Present
Gyro Gearloose -
24.
[Forecasting Follies]
Gyro Gearloose -
25.
[Fishing Mystery]
Gyro Gearloose -
26.
Picnic
Gyro Gearloose -
27.
[The Sure-Fire Gold Finder]
Gyro Gearloose -
28.
[Gyro Builds a Better House]
Gyro Gearloose -
29.
August Accident
Gyro Gearloose -
30.
[Roscoe the Robot]
Gyro Gearloose -
31.
[Getting Thor]
Gyro Gearloose -
32.
[The Know-It-All Machine]
Gyro Gearloose -
33.
[Money snake charmer]
Uncle Scrooge -
34.
[Weighing money bags]
Uncle Scrooge -
35.
Story Notes
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36.
[Pig and piggy bank]
Uncle Scrooge -
37.
[Cash register bag]
Uncle Scrooge -
38.
Restoring "Uncle Scrooge and the Golden River"
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39.
Carl Barks. Life Among the Ducks
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40.
Contributors
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41.
Where Did These Duck Stories First Appear?
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42.
A Rip-Roaring Adventure to Uncover the Lost Treasure of King Solomon!
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