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Uncle Scrooge, His Life and Times #1

Jan 1981 · Celestial Arts
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This oversized hardcover collection from Celestial Arts brings together a selection of Carl Barks' classic Uncle Scrooge adventures, focusing on the character's origins and defining moments. It includes the seminal 'The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck' story, along with other key tales that explore Scrooge's past and personality, presented with restored artwork and extensive background notes. A landmark volume for fans of Barks' work and Duck comics history.

Contains 13 stories
Back to the Klondike
32 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
Uncle ScroogeDonald DuckHuey, Dewey and LouieGlittering Goldie (intro)Blackjack (intro)

In "Back to the Klondike," a memory-boosting pill sparks a long-forgotten adventure as Scrooge ducks back to the Yukon, chasing the trail of a buried treasure from fifty years past. When the gang arrives, they find the claim now claimed by Glittering Goldie, a glamorous former dance hall girl with a surprising debt—and a surprising past—tied to Scrooge.

Horseradish treasure
22 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals

In "Horseradish Treasure," Scrooge McDuck faces a bizarre and urgent challenge: to save his fortune from Chisel McSue by fulfilling a long-forgotten contract from centuries past. The key lies in a lost shipment of horseradish, stashed on a sunken ship in the Caribbean, and now Scrooge and his family set sail in a small sailing ship to recover it before it’s too late.

Tralla La
22 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals

In "Tralla La," Uncle Scrooge takes a rare break from his money-grubbing ways, seeking peace and quiet in the mysterious land of Tralla La—where, legend says, wealth and coin have no meaning. With his usual curiosity and stubborn independence, he sets out to find a place where the very idea of money is unknown, hoping to truly relax for the first time in years.

The Seven Cities of Cibola
28 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
Uncle ScroogeDonald DuckHuey, Dewey and LouieBeagle BoysGyro Gearloose

In "The Seven Cities of Cibola," Uncle Scrooge and the boys set out on a treasure hunt after uncovering ancient arrowheads, leading them deep into the desert in search of the legendary riches said to be hidden in the lost cities. As they follow the trail, the Beagle Boys, eavesdropping on their plans, trail them in hopes of claiming the fortune for themselves.

The Lemming with the Locket
22 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals

When Scrooge hides the safe combination inside a locket that ends up around a lemming’s neck, the tiny creature escapes into the wild—leading Donald and the nephews on a frantic chase across the sea to Norway, where they stumble upon a vast, mysterious procession of lemmings heading toward the shore.

Land Beneath the Ground!
27 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
Land Beneath the Ground
2.375 pp
The Second-richest Duck
20 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
Glomgold

In "The Second-richest Duck," Scrooge McDuck journeys to South Africa to settle a long-standing rivalry with Flintheart Glomgold, the self-proclaimed richest duck in the world. With their fortunes pitted against each other, the two ducks discover that the title hinges on a surprising contest: who has saved the longest ball of string. As they set out across the African plains, the fate of their wealth rests on the roll of a thread.

Land of the Pygmy Indians
27 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals

In "Land of the Pygmy Indians," Scrooge McDuck retreats to a vast, remote stretch of Canadian wilderness to escape the chaos of Duckburg, only to discover it's home to the tiny, poetic Peeweegahs—whose language echoes the cadence of Longfellow’s "Song of Hiawatha." When the ducks are captured, Donald must prove their peaceful intentions by catching a colossal sturgeon, testing his skill and resolve in the heart of an unfamiliar world.

Island in the Sky
18 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals

In "Island in the Sky," Scrooge McDuck sets his sights on an asteroid for his latest money vault—unaware it’s home to a small, primitive tribe whose survival hinges on a dwindling supply of bird eggs. With the nearby lush asteroid offering a stark contrast, the tribe’s future grows uncertain as Scrooge’s arrival disruptes their fragile way of life.

The Many Faces of Magica de Spell
22 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
Magica DeSpell

In "The Many Faces of Magica de Spell," Magica de Spell concocts a bizarre potion that lets her temporarily copy the face of whoever she last looked at. When she learns of the invention, Scrooge McDuck flees Duckburg with his Old Number One Dime, seeking refuge in a remote jungle valley inhabited by a mysterious race of faceless people. Magica tracks him down and sprays the potion on his face, setting off a chain of unexpected transformations.

Micro-ducks from Outer Space
24 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
Pig villain

When a tiny flying saucer crashes into Scrooge’s window, he’s handed a golden opportunity: a billion-dollar prize from the Skeptics Club if he can produce a real flying saucer by nightfall. With help from a pair of microscopic spacemen and a few grains of wheat and corn, Scrooge sets out to pull off the impossible — all while dodging a scheming pig villain with his own plans for the prize.

Go Slowly, Sands of Time
12 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals

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Full credits

writer, artist, inker, letterer Carl Barks
colorist Peter Ledger
cover pencils, inks Carl Barks

Reprints

↩ Reprints Four Color #456 (1953), Four Color #495 (1953), Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge #6 (1954), Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge #7 (1954), Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge #9 (1955), Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge #13 (1956), Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge #15 (1956), Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge #18 (1957), Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge #29 (1960), Walt Disney Uncle Scrooge #48 (1964), Walt Disney Uncle Scrooge #65 (1966)

Reprinted in The Carl Barks Library #3 (1984), The Complete Carl Barks #32 (1985), Uncle Scrooge McDuck His Life and Times #[nn] (1987), Gladstone Comic Album #4 (1988), Gladstone Comic Album #6 (1988), Onkel Skrue i pygmé-indianernes land [Bilag til Donald Duck & Co] #[nn] (1991), Donald Duck & Co Ekstra [Bilag til Donald Duck & Co] #9/1993 (1993), Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge Adventures #26 (1994), Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge Adventures #28 (1994), Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge Adventures in Color #2 (1996), Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge #325 (2004), O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks #24 (2006), Donald Duck & Co #51/2007 (2007), Carl Barks samlede verk #30 (2008), The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library #[12] (2012), Дъкбург - Карл Баркс #[1] (2022)

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