Donald Duck & Co #52/1995

As the new year begins, Donald Duck is already making his usual grand promises—complete with reckless bets he’s bound to lose. His nephews Ole, Dole, and Doffen are tasked with avoiding the dreaded rampestreker, with the usual consequence: endless dishes for the entire year.

Mikke Mus and Langbein venture into a hidden underground cave, only to stumble upon a grotesque white elephant sculpture. The moment they find it, they realize too late that the artist’s curse ensures the figure won’t leave their side until someone actually likes it.

When a warlord seizes control of the pearl island of Vandaluka—and takes over Uncle Scrooge’s McDuck pearl import operation—Scrooge, Donald, and the nephews embark on a perilous journey to the East to uncover the truth. Captured and forced into grueling labor as pearl divers, they must survive under the watchful eye of Direktør Wu and the enigmatic Hu Hei, all while searching for a way out.