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1992?1994 Disney comics series
"The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck"
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Publisher
| First:
Egmont Publishing
- First US:
Gladstone Publishing
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Publication date
| First: 1992?1994 (Egmont) - First US: 1994?1996 (Gladstone Publishing)
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Genre
| Adventure
Funny animals
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Title(s)
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First:
Anders And
& Co.
(Egmont)
#33 B-1992
#45-1992
#2-1993
#11-1993
#18-1993
#24-1993
#29-1993
#30-1993
#31-1993
#45-1993
#10-1994
#15-1994
#16-1994
#17-1994
#22-1994
First US:
Uncle Scrooge
(Gladstone Publishing)
#285?296
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Main character(s)
| Scrooge McDuck
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Writer(s)
| Don Rosa
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Artist(s)
| Don Rosa
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Letterer(s)
| Todd Klein
(US edition)
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The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck
(
Lo$
)
[1]
is a serial of 12
comic book
stories written and drawn by
Don Rosa
, lettered by
Todd Klein
(American editions),
[2]
first published by the Danish publisher
Egmont
in the magazine
Anders And
& Co.
from 1992?94 and later in English in
Uncle Scrooge
#285 through #296 (1994?96). The stories chronicle the in-universe biography of
Scrooge McDuck
before his introduction in 1947. The stories were later collected and published together in a single volume. Rosa later published additional stories which expanded on Scrooge's biography. These were released as
The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Companion
.
The story follows the main events of Scrooge's life between 1877 and 1947, including almost all references found in
Carl Barks
stories about Scrooge's life until 1947 but leaving some room for Rosa and other creators to add more details later. The comic also provides information on the backgrounds and origins of many characters related to Scrooge.
Don Rosa earned the
Will Eisner Award
for Best Serialized Story in 1995 for this work.
[3]
The trade paperback collection was also a top vote-getter for the
Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award
for Favorite Reprint Graphic Novel/Album for 1997.
After being out of print for several years with high demand, the book was reprinted under the
BOOM! Studios
label in two deluxe hardcover volumes.
The
Finnish
composer
Tuomas Holopainen
released a concept album based on the book, titled
Music Inspired by the Life and Times of Scrooge
. Don Rosa illustrated the cover artwork for the album.
[4]
Chapter list
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Note: Chapters Zero, and all "in-between" chapters with
B
or
C
added to the numbers are not included in the softcover collection in North America. These chapters were later reprinted in a separate book published by
Gemstone
, titled
The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Companion
.
The 12 original chapters
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Part #
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Chapter Title
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Pages
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Story code
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First publication in United States
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1
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The Last of the Clan McDuck
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15
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D 91308
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Inducks
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Uncle Scrooge #285
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1877
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1880
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As a child, Scrooge comes in conflict with the Whiskervilles, earns his
Number One Dime
and heads for the United States on a cattle boat.
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2
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The Master of the Mississippi
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28
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D 91411
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Inducks
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Uncle Scrooge #286
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1880
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1882
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The story takes place between 1880 and 1882. Scrooge works for his Uncle
Angus "Pothole" McDuck
and has his first encounter with Blackheart Beagle and his sons, the
Beagle Boys
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3
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The Buckaroo of the Badlands
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15
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D 92008
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Inducks
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Uncle Scrooge #287
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1882-
1883
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Scrooge becomes a cowboy and winds up having to recover a prize bull for his boss
Murdo MacKenzie
, then meeting future President
Theodore Roosevelt
while doing so.
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4
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The Raider of the Copper Hill
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15
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D 92083
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Inducks
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Uncle Scrooge #288
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1883-
1885
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Scrooge takes some prospecting lessons from
Howard Rockerduck
and almost takes over the
Anaconda Copper Mine
of
Butte, Montana
from
Marcus Daly
.
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5
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The New Laird of Castle McDuck
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15
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D 92191
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Inducks
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Uncle Scrooge #289
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1885
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The story takes place in 1885. Scrooge returns to Scotland to save Castle McDuck from being bought by the Whiskervilles.
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6
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The Terror of the Transvaal
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12
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D 92273
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Inducks
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Uncle Scrooge #290
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1886
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1889
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Scrooge goes to the
South African Republic
, where he first encounters
Flintheart Glomgold
.
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7
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The Dreamtime Duck of the Never-Never
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15
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D 92314
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Inducks
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Uncle Scrooge #291
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1893
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1896
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Scrooge goes to Australia and learns about the
Dreamtime
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8
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The King of the Klondike
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24
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D 92514
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Inducks
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Uncle Scrooge #292
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1896-
1897
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Scrooge finally goes to The
Yukon
, participating in the
Klondike Gold Rush
, and strikes some
gold
, but not before being kidnapped by crooked gambler
Soapy Slick
.
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9
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The Billionaire of Dismal Downs
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15
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D 93121
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Inducks
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Uncle Scrooge #293
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1898
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1902
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After becoming a billionaire, Scrooge goes back to Scotland only to realize that he doesn't really belong there anymore, and so returns to the United States, accompanied by his sisters
Matilda
and
Hortense
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10
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The Invader of Fort Duckburg
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15
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D 93227
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Inducks
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Uncle Scrooge #294
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1902
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Scrooge and his sisters move to
Duckburg
,
Calisota
, United States and meet the
Duck family
and the founding three members of
The Junior Woodchucks
. Scrooge has his first run in with the Beagle Boys since his riverboat days and is reacquainted with President Theodore Roosevelt.
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11
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The Empire-Builder from Calisota
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24
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D 93288
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Inducks
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Uncle Scrooge #295
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1909
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1930
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Scrooge goes around the world building his financial empire, notably including forcing the Voodoo tribe of sorcerer Foola Zoola off their land. In revenge, the sorcerer curses him to be constantly haunted by
Bombie the Zombie
. He returns to Duckburg and first meets his ten-year-old nephew and niece, twins
Donald
and
Della Duck
. On the same day, he loses contact with his family and becomes the richest duck in the world.
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12
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The Richest Duck in the World
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16
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D 93488
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Inducks
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Uncle Scrooge #296
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1947
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The story takes place in 1947 on Christmas Day. After 17 years of having lost contact with his family, Scrooge invites Donald and
his grandnephews
to Christmas dinner. He introduces them to his old Money Bin, and the new generation of Beagle Boys also introduce themselves.
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The additional "in-between" stories
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Censoring of chapters introduced
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In February 2023 the news broke that the
intellectual property
owner of the character Scrooge McDuck,
The Walt Disney Company
was instating a world wide ban from reprinting two of Don Rosa's duck stories; one part of, and the other related to the story arc,
The Life of Times of Scrooge McDuck
. The first story being "
The Empire-Builder from Calisota
" (chapter 11 of the arc) and the other was "
The Dream of a Lifetime
" (a story related to the same arc but not a part of it).
[5]
[6]
Scrooge McDuck timeline according to Rosa
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- 1867: Scrooge was born in
Glasgow
, Scotland to
Fergus McDuck
and
Downy O'Drake
. He would have two younger sisters, namely
Matilda McDuck
(born in 1871) and
Hortense McDuck
(born in 1876).
- 1877: Scrooge, age 10, goes into business with a
shoeshine kit
that Fergus built for him, but his first customer fools him and pays him with an American
dime
(which was actually a plan of his father's). He keeps the
dime
he cannot spend as his symbol of success.
- 1880: Scrooge, age 13, emigrates to the United States. He first meets his uncle,
Mississippi
riverboater
Angus "Pothole" McDuck
, and the
Beagle Boys
, a family of outlaws that remain his enemies for the rest of his life.
- 1882: His uncle retires and leaves his riverboat, named
Dilly Dollar
, to Scrooge, now 15 years old. The Beagle Boys destroy the
riverboat
in an act of revenge. Scrooge decides to try his luck in the American West and later in the year gets hired as a cowboy by cattle baron
Murdo MacKenzie
(an actual historical figure, one of the many that Scrooge met).
- 1883: Scrooge, age 16, becomes a miner searching for silver and copper.
- 1885: Scrooge's father calls his son back to Scotland on an important family matter. Just a week before he leaves he meets and befriends the millionaire
Howard Rockerduck
, who had become rich in the
California gold rush
of 1849. He also meets Howard's seven-year-old spoiled son
John D. Rockerduck
, who will grow up to become one of Scrooge's main rivals.
- 1886?1889: Scrooge, age 19?22, searches for gold in
South Africa
(during the
Witwatersrand Gold Rush
). During his first year there he saves the life of a duck about his age named
Flintheart Glomgold
, though Scrooge learns his name more than half a century later. A little later they become bitter enemies, and remain as such for the rest of their lives. Glomgold later became the second richest duck in the world.
- 1889?1893: Scrooge, age 22?26, returns to the United States to search for gold, most notably near Pizen Bluff,
Arizona
. He meets many famous historical figures but his search fails.
- 1893?1896: Scrooge, age 26?29, goes to
Coolgardie, Western Australia
to search for gold but his search again fails.
- 1896?1899: Scrooge, age 29?32, searches for gold in the
Klondike
. During his years there he meets the saloon owner, singer and occasional thief
"Glittering" Goldie O'Gilt
. He carries a love/hate relationship with her for the rest of his life. His search for gold succeeds.
- 1897: Scrooge's mother
Downy O'Drake
dies, aged 57, in Dismal Downs. Scrooge is now 30.
- 1899?1902: Scrooge, at 32, becomes a millionaire and buys a bank in
Whitehorse, Yukon
. He starts building a small financial empire; by 1902, at 35, he has become a billionaire.
- 1902: Scrooge, age 35, returns to Scotland intending to make Castle McDuck at Dismal Downs the heart of his empire, but he soon finds local culture too stagnant and decides to return to America. His sisters Matilda McDuck and Hortense McDuck go to America with him. Also in 1902, Scrooge's father
Fergus McDuck
dies, aged 67, in Dismal Downs. Scrooge, Matilda and Hortense are the last of the
McDuck clan
. Scrooge settles in the small village of
Duckburg
,
Calisota
, United States, which he chose as his home base.
- 1909?1930: While his sisters remain in Duckburg and run his empire, Scrooge, age 42?63, travels the world expanding his empire in every continent.
- 1930: Scrooge, at 63, becomes the richest duck in the world, but a fight with his family leaves him with no contact with them for the next seventeen years. Note that during this year he met his ten-year-old nephew Donald Duck and his nephew's twin sister
Della Duck
for the first time. (It was possibly the
only
time Scrooge met his niece Della, ignoring the girl completely.)
- 1942: Scrooge, age 75, feels depressed and tired and decides to retire.
- 1947: Scrooge, age 80, meets his nephew Donald Duck, now age 27, as well as his grandnephews, Della's children,
Huey, Dewey, and Louie
Duck, who are under Donald's care. He decides to become active again and soon a circle of activities whirl around him as he attracts the attention of relatives, old and new enemies and friends.
- 1955: Scrooge, age 88, is reunited and reconciled with his sister Matilda, thanks to Donald (in the story "
A Letter From Home
").
- 1967: According to Don Rosa's unofficial timeline, Scrooge McDuck died at the age of 100 years after a life of adventure.
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Historical figures appearing in the work
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Several notable historical figures appear in the series:
Other notable historical figures mentioned include:
Collected editions
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Collections
Publication date
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Title
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Publisher
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Format
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Number of volumes
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Included content
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Reproduction
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ISBN
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INDUCKS link
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1996
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The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck
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Gladstone Publishing
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Deluxe hardcover album
8.75 × 11.25 inches
223 × 286 mm
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1
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Chapter 1 - 12
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Color
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[1]
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July 2005 - September 2006
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The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck
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[10]
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Gemstone Publishing
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Softcover
6.5 × 10.1 inches
165 × 257 mm
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2
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Vol .1 - Chapter 1 - 12
Vol. 2 - Companion chapters
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Color
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Vol. 1
0-911903-96-8
Vol. 2
1-888472-40-5
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Vol. 1
Vol. 2
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March 2010 - December 2010
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The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck
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[12]
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BOOM! Studios
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Hardcover
7 × 10.5 inches
178 × 267 mm
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3
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Vol. 1 - Chapter 1 - 6
Vol. 2 - Chapter 7 - 12
Vol. 3 - Companion chapters
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Color
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Vol. 1
978-1-60886-538-3
Vol. 2
978-1-60886-542-0
Vol. 3
978-1-60886-653-3
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Vol. 1
Vol. 2
Vol. 3
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June 24, 2015
[13]
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The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck
Artist's Edition
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IDW Publishing
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Hardcover
14 × 22 inches
356 × 559 mm
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1
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Vol. 1 - Chapter 1 - 6
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Full color scans of original
Black-and-white
artwork
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Vol. 1
978-1-63140-301-9
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Vol. 1
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April 9, 2019 - October 29, 2019
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The Complete Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck
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[16]
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Fantagraphics Books
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Hardcover
8.5 × 11 inches
216 × 279 mm
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2
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Vol. 1 - Chapter 1 - 12
Vol. 2 - Companion chapters
+
Last Sled to Dawson
,
The Dream of a Lifetime
,
Of Ducks and Dimes and Destinies
,
A Letter From Home
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Color
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Vol. 1
978-1-68396-174-1
Vol. 2
978-1-68396-253-3
Set (Vol. 1+2)
978-1-68396-254-0
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Vol. 1
Vol. 2
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November 16, 2021
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The Complete Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Deluxe Edition
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Fantagraphics
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Hardcover
(with slipcase)
10.75 x 14.5 inches
273 × 368 mm
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1
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Chapter 1 - 12
+
Companion chapters+
Last Sled to Dawson
,
The Dream of a Lifetime
,
Of Ducks and Dimes and Destinies
,
A Letter From Home
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Color
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978-1-68396-465-0
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References
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- ^
a
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"Don Rosa on himself"
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nafsk.se
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Todd Klein 'Don Rosa and Uncle Scrooge'
, Retrieved 2019-06-04.
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"Eisner Awards: Past Recipients: 1990s"
. Comic-Con. 2 December 2012
. Retrieved
2020-08-10
.
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"Lords of Metal interview with Tuomas Holopainen"
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lordsofmetal.nl
. Retrieved
5 November
2013
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Schreur, Brandon (February 14, 2023).
"Disney Reportedly Permanently Bans Two Don Rosa Uncle Scrooge Stories"
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CBR
.
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Schreur, Brandon (February 28, 2023).
"Don Rosa's Banned Uncle Scrooge Comics Prices Spike in Price"
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CBR
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Don Rosa's drawing of Scrooge's grave
at the
INDUCKS
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a
b
"The Times of Scrooge McDuck: The Cowboy Captain of the Cutty Sark"
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Never Was Magazine
. 13 December 2020
. Retrieved
2022-05-19
.
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The Comics Journal review: The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck
, Retrieved 2019-07-09.
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Chapman reviews The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck
Retrieved 2019-06-03
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CBR Comic Book Previews - The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Companion
, Retrieved 2019-06-03.
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Publishers Weekly, fiction book Review: The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck, Vol. 1
, Retrieved 2019-06-03.
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"Don Rosa's the Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Artist's Edition, Volume One | Artist's Edition Index"
. 30 May 2016.
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Artist’s Edition Index review: Don Rosa’s The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Artist’s Edition, Volume One
, Retrieved 2019-06-03.
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You Don't Read Comics review The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Volume 1
, Retrieved 2019-06-03.
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The Comics Journal review: The Complete Life and Times of $crooge McDuck
, Retrieved 2019-07-09.
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