| Characters |
Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and 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. |
| Genre |
funny animals; adventure |
| Script |
Carl Barks |
| Pencils |
Carl Barks |
| Inks |
Carl Barks |
| Colors |
? (Western Publishing Production Shop) |
| Letters |
Garé Barks |
| 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). |
| Reprinted |
in Uncle Scrooge (Gold Key, 1962 series) #89 (October 1970); in Uncle Scrooge (Gold Key, 1962 series) #160 (January 1979); in Uncle Scrooge, His Life and Times (Celestial Arts, 1981 series) #1; in Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #3 (December 1984); in Gladstone Comics Album Special Giant (Gladstone, 1989 series) #4 (April 1990); in Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge Adventures in Color (Gladstone, 1996 series) #15 (March 1997); in Uncle Scrooge Comics Digest (Gladstone, 1986 series) #2 (February 1987); in Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse and Uncle Scrooge - Free Comic Book Day (Gemstone, 2004 Series) #[nn] |
| Characters |
Gyro Gearloose; Gyro's Helper (intro) |
| Synopsis |
Gyro invents a machine to translate the howling of the cats on his fence. |
| Genre |
funny animals |
| Script |
Carl Barks |
| Pencils |
Carl Barks |
| Inks |
Carl Barks |
| Colors |
? (Western Publishing Production Shop) |
| Letters |
Garé Barks |
| 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). |
| Reprinted |
in Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #3 (December 1984); in Carl Barks Library of Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers in Color, The (Gladstone, 1993 series) #1 (January 1993); in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gladstone, 1986 series) #517 (April 1987); in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gladstone, 1993 series) #611 (April 1997) |
| Characters |
Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and 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." |
| Genre |
funny animals |
| Script |
Carl Barks |
| Pencils |
Carl Barks |
| Inks |
Carl Barks |
| Colors |
? (Western Publishing Production Shop) |
| Letters |
Garé Barks |
| Notes |
Art submitted on February 9, 1956. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982). |
| Reprinted |
in Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #3 (December 1984); in Gladstone Comics Album (Gladstone, 1987 series) #20 (November 1989); in Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Gladstone, 1986 series) #210 (October 1986); in Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge Adventures in Color (Gladstone, 1996 series) #15 (March 1997) |
| Characters |
Donald Duck; Uncle Scrooge |
| Synopsis |
Scrooge and Donald sneak into a concert. |
| Genre |
funny animals |
| Script |
Carl Barks |
| Pencils |
Carl Barks |
| Inks |
Carl Barks |
| Letters |
Garé Barks |
| Notes |
Inside back cover. Art submitted on February 23, 1956. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982). |
| Reprinted |
in Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #3 (December 1984); in Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures (Disney, 1990 series) #33 (February 1993); in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Gladstone, 1986 series) #512 (November 1986); in Carl Barks Library of Uncle Scrooge One Pagers in Color, The (Gladstone, 1992 series) #1 (July 1992) |