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[Transplant]

Well, I hate to follow that stunning book up with this, but hey, why not! It may not be pretty, but it's one of the hardest issues of the run to find, the 2nd to last issue before it became WDC&S. This is one of the comic book sized issues.

 

 

Now you need the 12

That's just mean. Isn't that book harder than hen's teeth?

[Transplant]

Thanks Peter. Now you know why I'm selling books in February.

Give em a shot here. Save the juice.

[ciorac]

Thanks Peter. Now you know why I'm selling books in February.

Give em a shot here. Save the juice.

 

[shiverbones]

Well, I hate to follow that stunning book up with this, but hey, why not! It may not be pretty, but it's one of the hardest issues of the run to find, the 2nd to last issue before it became WDC&S. This is one of the comic book sized issues.

 

 

Now you need the 12

That's just mean. Isn't that book harder than hen's teeth?

 

honestly I think the 11 is harder, the 12 is just WAY more expensive.

[Scrooge]

 

Scrooge, here are the 6 stories that don't match the Gladstone list.

 

Code Title - Hero Published

 

H 85218 Zeiltocht Katrien - Donald Duck Jan-90

D 91192 War Of The Wendigo - Uncle Scrooge Jan-91

D 92083 The King Of The Copper Hill - Uncle Scrooge Jan-93

D 92514 The Argonaut Of White Agony Creek - Uncle Scrooge Jan-93

D 93488 The Recluse Of McDuck Manor - Uncle Scrooge Jan-94

D 93574 The Duck Who Never Was - Donald Duck May-94

 

 

I'm assuming the first story was never released in the U.S. (H 85218 - Zeiltocht Katrien - Donald Duck Jan-90)

 

That's odd since it was in WDCS 547 (1990) and reprinted in 1997 in # 618. A mistake on the Gladstone folks.

 

I think War of the Wendigo was released in the U.S. at some point, but maybe after 1997?

 

D 91192 War Of The Wendigo - Uncle Scrooge Jan-91

 

As Shiv mentioned, it was in the recent Barks / Rosa duo books packaged with Land of the Pygmy Indians but was also printed post-1997 in 1999 in # 633.

 

King of Copper Hill probably was renamed "King of the Klondike". (Uncle Scrooge #292 - Life & Times of Scrooge McDuck Chapter 8)

 

D 92083 The King Of The Copper Hill - Uncle Scrooge Jan-93

 

In fact, King of the Copper Hill is # 288 or episode # 4 and is also known as Raider of the Copper Hill, its original title.

 

The next 2 -

 

D 92514 The Argonaut Of White Agony Creek - Uncle Scrooge Jan-93

D 93488 The Recluse Of McDuck Manor - Uncle Scrooge Jan-94

 

are other chapters in the Life & Time listed under alternative titles in the list.

 

The Argonaut of White Agony Creek IS The King of the Klondike (Ep. # 8)

The Recluse of McDuck Manor is originally The Richest Duck in the World (Ep. # 12)

 

The last one -

D 93574 The Duck Who Never Was - Donald Duck May-94

 

The Duck Who Never Was appeared pre-1997 in Donald Duck # 286 (1994). Another Gladstone miscue.

[Bronty]

Congratulations Tim and Shiver! :applause:

[tb]

Shiverbones: a fun little thing about V5#11 is how the red/white Taliaferro reprints on the inside back cover are hard to read because of the awkward way the panels are broken up. Aside from the great covers, it's all the experiments and workarounds during the transition towards the comic book format that makes this my favorite Disney title. Often while reading these books, you can tell how the editors had to put their square pegs into the round holes of the new medium.

[ciorac]

Okay, I was going to hold off revealing this until Christmas day, but what the hell... This is what Santa brought me this year:

 

 

Ok Tim, this is going to make your day! You can print this picture out and keep it with the comic for provenance.

 

Here is a picture (and then a flipped aspect one) of the Crescent City Collection just before I bought it, back in 1995. Your book is featured prominently on top of one of the stacks.

 

Congrats and enjoy!

 

 

[tth2]

Thanks Bill! That's an awesome pic!

[BangZoom]

 

Those comics look unread.

 

 

[ciorac]

 

Those comics look unread.

 

 

They were.

 

At least until I got my grubby mits on 'em.

[ciorac]

Thanks Bill! That's an awesome pic!

 

You are most welcome Tim

[Moondog]

 

 

 

What? Nobody notices the cool wooden trunk/box/locker?

 

[BangZoom]

 

It's full of D ick Tracy Comics. (thumbs u

[Moondog]

Hmmm...BZ's response leads me to believe that the trunk/box has made an earlier appearance.

 

Tracys - very cool, Bill.

[Bonds25]

 

The last one -

D 93574 The Duck Who Never Was - Donald Duck May-94

 

The Duck Who Never Was appeared pre-1997 in Donald Duck # 286 (1994). Another Gladstone miscue.

 

Perfect - thanks for all the clarifications!

[ciorac]

Hmmm...BZ's response leads me to believe that the trunk/box has made an earlier appearance.

 

Tracys - very cool, Bill.

 

Thanks Gary. Here it is in all its glory

 

[Scrooge]

 

The last one -

D 93574 The Duck Who Never Was - Donald Duck May-94

 

The Duck Who Never Was appeared pre-1997 in Donald Duck # 286 (1994). Another Gladstone miscue.

 

Perfect - thanks for all the clarifications!

 

No problem ... now you owe me some time since I *had* to dig the story up. In fact, I have 4 copies of it: DD 286 (I have 2 copies. You're welcome to the lower grade one, just PM me), Picsou 389 and Picsou Hors-Serie C2 (I don't have Picsou 329 though).

 

The French title (the US version is untitled) translates more or less into" "What if Donald was never born ..." or "To be born or not to be born." The story is part of the celebration of DD's 60th Bday. Since Picsou 389 is a 2004 book, the story was updated to celebrate his 70th Bday. In it we see Daisy has a has-been screen actress, HDL are slobbish couch potatoes, Scrooge is living in the streets, Donaldville is in shambles, ... In essence, you guessed it, it's Don Rosa's riff on It's a Wonderful Life. I put up the last page after the covers. I always "like" to compare the coloring decisions. Picsou 389 is a great issue as it retraces DD's life in print, reprinting stories from its long-storied career, so I'll include his first appearance too -

 

[Bonds25]

Awesome - thanks!

 

Well, I finally finished my Don Rosa checklist, and have added a few that aren't listed on the INDUCKS website. For the 1st Gladstone & Disney titles, I also listed what comics the stories are reprinted in. (I did NOT include any of the albums (just comics)). If anyone knows of Don Rosa's recent covers or back covers, please let me know so I can add them to this list.

 

DON ROSA INDEX (All stories are listed in chronological order of first American publication)

 

 

Gladstone Series 1 (1987 – 1990)

 

Uncle Scrooge #219 – Son of the Sun – 26 pages – (reprinted in Uncle Scrooge #335 – 2004)

Uncle Scrooge #220 – Nobody’s Business – 10 pgs (reprinted in Uncle Scrooge #300 – 1996)

Walt Disney’s Comics & Stories #523 – Mythological Menagerie – 10 pgs (reprinted in WDCS #600 – 1995)

WD Comics & Stories #524 – Recalled Wreck – 10 pgs (reprinted in WDCS #617 – 1997)

Uncle Scrooge #224 – Cash Flow – 26 pgs

WDC & Stories #526 – Fit to be Pied – 10 pgs (reprinted in WDCS #606 – 1996)

Mickey & Donald #1 – Fir Tree Fracas – 10 pgs

Donald Duck Adventures #5 – Rocket Reverie – 2 pgs

WDC & Stories #528 – Oolated Luck – 10 pgs (reprinted in WDCS #620 – 1998)

Uncle Scrooge Adventures #5 – Last Sled to Dawson – 28 pgs (reprinted in Uncle Scrooge #350 – 2006)

Uncle Scrooge #226 – The Paper Chase – 2 pgs (reprinted in Uncle Scrooge #322 – 2003)

Uncle Scrooge #227 – Fiscal Fitness – 2 pgs (reprinted in Uncle Scrooge #326 – 2004)

WDC & Stories #531 – Metaphorically Spanking – 10 pgs (reprinted in WDCS #624 – 1998)

Donald Duck Advs. #8 – Crocodile Collector – 18 pgs (reprinted in Uncle Scrooge & Donald Duck #1 -1998 and WD Vacation Parade #4 – 2007)

Uncle Scrooge Advs. #9 – Fortune on the Rocks – 12 pgs

Donald Duck Advs. #12 – Return to Plain Awful – 28 pgs (reprinted in Uncle Scrooge #362 – 2007)

Donald Duck Adventures #13, 16, 18, 23, & 29 - COVERS ONLY

Uncle Scrooge #235 – Curse of Nostrildamus – 10 pgs (reprinted in Uncle Scrooge #327 – 2004)

Uncle Scrooge Advs. #14 – His Majesty McDuck – 28 pgs (reprinted in Uncle Scrooge #331 – 2004)

Mickey & Donald #17 – Give Unto Others – 7 pgs (reprinted in WDCS #619 – 1997)

Donald Duck #278 – Forget Me Not – 3 pgs

Uncle Scrooge Advs. #20 – On a Silver Platter – 10 pgs (reprinted in WDCS #611 – 1997)

WDC & Stories #547 – Well Educated Duck – 10 pgs (reprinted in WDCS #618 – 1997)

Uncle Scrooge #241 – How Green Was My Lettuce – 2 re-created panels

Uncle Scrooge #242 – Leaky Luck – 1 page

Uncle Scrooge Advs. #21 – Pied Piper of Duckburg – 8 pgs (reprinted in WDCS #621 – 1998 and Free Comic Book Day 2008 comic)

 

Disney Comics (1990 – 1993)

 

Donald Duck Adventures #1 – The Money Pit – 12 pages (reprinted in WDCS #623 – 1998)

Uncle Scrooge #261 and 262 – Return to Xanadu – 31 pgs (reprinted in Uncle Scrooge #357 – 2006)

Uncle Scrooge #263 – Treasure Under Glass – 20 pgs (reprinted in Uncle Scrooge #365 – 2007 and Donald & Scrooge #3 – 1992)

Donald Duck Advs. #22 – The Master Landscapist – 10 pgs (reprinted in Donald & Scrooge #3 – 1992)

Donald Duck Advs. #24 – On Stolen Time – 13 pgs (reprinted in Donald & Scrooge #1 – 1992)

Uncle Scrooge #268 – Incident at McDuck Tower – 10 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #276 – Island at the Edge of Time – 14 pgs (reprinted in Uncle Scrooge #380 – 2008)

Donald Duck Advs. #34 – Super Snooper Strikes Again – 10 pgs (reprinted in Walt Disney Giant #3 – 1996)

Donald Duck Advs. #37 – The Duck Who Fell to Earth – 12 pgs

 

Gladstone Series II (1993 – 1999)

 

Donald Duck #283 – From Duckburg to Lillehammer – 12 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #285 – The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Chapter 1 – 15 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #286 - The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Chapter 2 – 28 pgs

Uncle Scrooge Advs. #27 – Guardians of the Lost Library – 28 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #287 - The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Chapter 3 – 15 pgs

Donald Duck #286 – The Duck Who Never Was – 18 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #288 - The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Chapter 4 – 15 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #289 - The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Chapter 5 – 15 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #290 - The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Chapter 6 – 12 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #291 - The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Chapter 7 – 15 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #292 - The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Chapter 8 – 24 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #293 - The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Chapter 9 – 15 pgs

Walt Disney Giant #1 – Hearts of the Yukon – 24 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #294 - The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Chapter 10 – 15 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #295 - The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Chapter 11 – 24 pgs

WDC & Stories #600 – “Donald Duck Family Tree” centerspread feature – 2 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #296 - The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Chapter 12 – 19 pgs

WDC & Stories #601, 602 & 603 – The Treasury of Croesus – 24 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #297 - The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Chapter 0 – 15 pgs

WDC & Stories #604, 605 & 606 – The Universal Solvent – 24 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #300 – “Anything but Those” centerspread feature – 2 pgs

WDC & Stories #607, 608 & 609 – The Once and Future Duck – 24 pgs

WDC & Stories #610 – A Matter of Some Gravity – 16 pgs

Donald Duck Advs. #43 – The Lost Charts of Columbus – 24 pgs

WDC & Stories #612 & 613 – The Incredible Shrinking Tightwad – 22 pgs

WDC & Stories #614, 615 & 616 – Attack of the Hideous Space Varmints – 24 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #306 - The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Chapter 6 ½ - 24 pgs

Uncle Scrooge Advs. #51 – The Treasure of the Ten Avatars – 28 pgs

Adventurous Uncle Scrooge McDuck #2 – A Little Something Special – 28 pgs

WDC & Stories #622 – An Eye for Detail – 10 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #309 – W.H.A.D.A.L.O.T.T.A.J.A.R.G.O.N. – 16 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #310 – The Sign of the Triple Distelfink – 14 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #311 – The Last Lord of Eldorado – 30 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #314 – The Black Knight – 24 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #318 – The Cowboy Captain of the Cutty Sark – 24 pgs

Uncle Scrooge & Donald Duck #2 – COVER ONLY

WDC & Stories #633 – The War of the Wendigo – 27 pgs

 

Gemstone Series (2003 – present)

 

Uncle Scrooge #319 – The Dutchman’s Secret – 24 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #321 – Attaaack! – 12 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #323 – The Coin – 12 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #324 – Gyro’s First Invention – 20 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #325 – The Beagle Boys vs the Money Bin – 17 pgs

Walt Disney’s Comics & Stories #635, 636, & 637 – The Three Caballeros Ride Again – 28 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #328 – Forget It! – 13 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #329 – The Dream of a Lifetime – 25 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #332 – The Sharpie of the Culebra Cut – 26 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #334 – Quest for Kalevala – 33 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #337 – Trash or Treasure – 13 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #339 – The Crown of the Crusader Kings – 28 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #342 – The Old Castle’s Other Secret or A Letter From Home – 34 pgs

WDC & Stories #663, 664 & 665 – The Magnificent Seven (Minus 4) Caballeros – 32 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #347 – Escape from Forbidden Valley – 24 pgs

Uncle Scrooge #354 – The Black Knight Glorps Again! – 26 pgs

Life & Times of Scrooge McDuck Softcover 2 (2006) – The Prisoner of White Agony Creek – 33 pgs

 

 

[AJD]

Well, the last twelve issues of Uncle Scrooge have had Rosa back covers celebrating the 60th anniversary of FC 178. That would be issues 372-383. Given the great public service you've done with your list (thank you - I've been meaning to do that for ages), I'll volunteer to list the themes. I'll get to it later today.