Disney Presents Carl Barks' Greatest DuckTales Stories #2
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis volume collects a selection of Carl Barks' classic Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge adventure stories that later inspired episodes of the DuckTales animated series. Featuring Barks' signature blend of humor, globe-trotting escapades, and detailed artwork, the collection highlights the storytelling that defined the golden age of Disney comics. It includes tales originally published in the 1950s and 1960s, showcasing the misadventures of Scrooge McDuck, Huey, Dewey, Louie, and the rest of the Duckburg cast.
In "The Golden Fleecing," Scrooge McDuck’s quest for a coat of gold leads him into a perilous trap set by cunning Harpies posing as traders. Taken to the mythical land of Colchis, he’s forced to judge their cooking—while Donald and the nephews race to save him from a monstrous Sleepless Dragon.
In "The Horseradish Story," Scrooge McDuck faces a dire threat to his fortune when a centuries-old contract resurfaces—his ancestor once failed to deliver a case of horseradish to Jamaica and neglected to pass on his estate to Chisel McSue’s ancestor. With time running out, Scrooge, Huey, Dewey, Louie, and Launchpad set sail in a small ship to recover the lost horseradish from a sunken vessel in the Caribbean, chasing a mystery buried beneath the waves.
In "The Status Seeker," Scrooge McDuck sets his sights on acquiring the world’s most coveted status symbol—the Candy-Striped Ruby—only to recall he once traded it to the king of a remote South Seas island. With the ducks aboard a submarine and Porkman de Lardo hot on their trail, the hunt for the ruby becomes a high-stakes race across the ocean, where greed and adventure collide.
In "The Unsafe Safe," Scrooge McDuck seals his Money Bin behind an indestructible glass, confident it’s finally secure—until he learns a single cry from a rare bird, the Tanganyika Yeeker, might be the one thing that can break it. With the Beagle Boys and Magica de Spell circling like vultures, Scrooge must decide how far he’ll go to protect his fortune when the key to its destruction might be as fragile as a bird’s song.
In "Tralla La," Scrooge McDuck escapes the grind of managing his fortune for a rare vacation, following his doctor’s advice to seek peace in the mysterious, money-free land of Tralla La—where, it’s said, wealth means nothing at all.
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↩ Reprints Four Color #495 (1953), Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge #6 (1954), Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge #12 (1955), Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge #38 (1962), Walt Disney Uncle Scrooge #41 (1963), Walt Disney Uncle Scrooge #58 (1965)
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