Characters |
Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Uncle Scrooge |
Synopsis |
Scrooge celebrates his 75th birthday with a 75-watt bulb on the cake. |
Genre |
funny animals |
Script |
Carl Barks |
Pencils |
Carl Barks |
Inks |
Carl Barks |
Letters |
Garé Barks |
Notes |
Inside front cover. Art submitted on June 2, 1955. 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 Uncle Scrooge One Pagers in Color, The (Gladstone, 1992 series) #1 (July 1992); in Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Disney, 1990 series) #275 (February 1993) |
Characters |
Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Uncle Scrooge |
Synopsis |
Scrooge, who wants a coat woven of gold, is shown some of the legendary "golden fleece" by Arab-like traders who prove to be Harpies in disguise. The Harpies take Scrooge and Donald to Colchis, where Scrooge is to judge their cooking ability. The nephews come to the rescue; but Scrooge is swallowed by the Sleepless Dragon. |
Genre |
funny animals; adventure |
Script |
Carl Barks |
Pencils |
Carl Barks |
Inks |
Carl Barks |
Colors |
? (Western Publishing Production Shop) |
Letters |
Garé Barks |
Notes |
The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Art submitted on June 2, 1955. Barks was forced by his editor to change all references to "Harpies" to "Larkies." Some panels also had to be redrawn. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982). |
Reprinted |
in Uncle Scrooge the Golden Fleecing [Dynabrite Comics] (Whitman, 1978 series) #11355 (December 1978); in Uncle Scrooge (Whitman, 1980 series) #203 (April 1983); in Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow, 1983 series) #3 (December 1984); in Gladstone Comics Album (Gladstone, 1987 series) #19 (October 1989); in Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge Adventures in Color (Gladstone, 1996 series) #12 (January 1997); in Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge Adventures (Gladstone, 1993 series) #30 (January 1995) |
Characters |
Uncle Scrooge |
Synopsis |
Scrooge passes up a cafe in the desert in favor of lower prices at another, a mile away. |
Genre |
funny animals |
Script |
Carl Barks |
Pencils |
Carl Barks |
Inks |
Carl Barks |
Colors |
? (Western Publishing Production Shop) |
Notes |
Back cover. Art submitted on June 2, 1955. 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 Disney's DuckTales (Gladstone, 1988 series) #6 (May 1989); in Carl Barks Library of Uncle Scrooge One Pagers in Color, The (Gladstone, 1992 series) #1 (July 1992) |