The Complete Carl Barks #28

In "Zio Paperone e l’inespugnabile deposito," Magica de Spell unleashes a barrage of chaotic weather on Scrooge's vault, determined to steal his prized Old Number One Dime. When her tricks fail, she slips past Scrooge's defenses, hypnotizes him into revealing the safe’s combination, and then takes on his likeness to get inside.

Scrooge, furious at being denied membership in the Archeologists' Club, takes the ducks on a flight over the Yucatan, hoping to uncover Mayan ruins that’ll earn him the respect he craves. While scouting the jungle, they spot a hidden site—just as two disgruntled scoundrels, recently expelled from the Club, arrive and trap the ducks in a treacherous pool known as the "Well of Sacrifice."

When Scrooge discovers gold dust in a goose egg from Featherbrain Island, he’s quick to charter a trip to uncover the source—only to find Magica de Spell has beaten him there, her ship already sailing with the Beagle Boys in tow. With the island’s secrets still hidden and danger on the horizon, Scrooge and his crew must navigate both the treacherous waters and Magica’s cunning plans.

In "Paperino reporter degli abissi," Donald Duck takes on a dangerous assignment as a headline-chasing reporter, diving deep into the ocean with Scrooge McDuck in a bathysphere to investigate the mysterious sinking of Scrooge's Old Number One Dime. What they uncover beneath the waves is a hidden undersea shipyard run by four-armed Martians, who are harvesting iron from sunken ships to fuel their own planet’s needs—turning the ocean floor into a cosmic salvage operation.

Archimede Pitagorico aiutante dell’aiutante follows Gyro as he races against the clock to paint a massive bridge in Duckburg, armed with a rocket belt and a portable paint sprayer, chasing a lucrative payday—only to face an unexpected obstacle in the form of a determined mother seagull guarding her nest on the final tower, just minutes before sundown.

In "La prova d’onestà," Scrooge McDuck puts his nephews to the test by funding their lemonade stand, then disguising himself to observe how they manage the profits. As the day unfolds, the boys face temptation and responsibility in equal measure, testing their integrity in ways Scrooge never expected.

In "Zio Paperone non si smentisce," Scrooge McDuck faces a blaze at the business school, where every fireman saves a damsel in distress—except him. While others carry lovely women to safety, Scrooge calmly prioritizes the school's safe, leaving one woman to walk out on her own.

In "Zio Paperone spendaccione per ipnosi," Donald Duck accidentally triggers a hypnotic ray meant to make Scrooge McDuck generous—only to project a slide of a dog instead of himself. The result? Scrooge, under the spell, goes on an extravagant shopping spree, buying every gift from the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" for the dog.