The Complete Carl Barks #29

In "Amelia Maga del Cangiante," Magica de Spell concocts a bizarre potion that alters a person’s face to mirror the last face they looked at—setting off a wild chase when she learns of it. Scrooge McDuck, desperate to escape her schemes, flees Duckburg with his prized Old Number One Dime and takes refuge in a remote jungle valley inhabited by a mysterious race of faceless people. But Magica tracks him down, and with a single spray, transforms Scrooge’s face—leaving him trapped in a new, unfamiliar visage.

In "Archimede Giona del XX Secolo," Gyro Gearloose’s clever mechanical fish, meant to help with fishing, draws the ire of local fishermen—until the device, discarded in the water, accidentally summons a massive school of salmon and even a whale toward the shore.

In "Zio Paperone e la corsa all’oro," Scrooge McDuck delivers a lecture to the Junior Woodchucks about the dangers of gold fever—just as the first astronauts return with news that gold is abundant on the Moon. Inspired, the ducks build a makeshift rocket and race to the Moon, where Scrooge sets up a high-priced store in his usual flamboyant style. But when a cunning villain named Dan McShrew tricks them into leaving their rocket behind, the ducks find themselves stranded, setting off a wild, humorous twist on a classic tale.

In "Zio Paperone e la lattuga mimetica," Scrooge McDuck faces a cunning scheme when gophers secretly undermine the foundation of his Money Bin. With the bin’s weight now a liability, Scrooge swaps his gold coins for paper bills to lighten the load—only to discover the gophers are part of a larger plan by the Beagle Boys, who intend to slide the bin into a hidden pit on their land. To outwit them, Scrooge and Donald don disguises as lettuce farmers, loading a truck full of greenery to conceal their real cargo and drive out of town under the radar.

When Scrooge McDuck crashes his plane while transporting a shipment of wigs from Europe, a cunning pig named Scalpnick seizes the moment—claiming he was trapped beneath the wigs and now suffers from a rare wig allergy. With a courtroom drama unfolding, the jury, swayed by Scalpnick’s performance, awards him a sum so astronomically high it defies reality.

In "Zio Paperone postino dello spazio," Scrooge McDuck's frustration with slow mail leads him to take on a wild new role: postmaster of Duckburg. Determined to deliver any letter anywhere, he builds a rocket to send a message all the way to Venus, proving his commitment with a journey beyond the stars.

In "Zio Paperone e l’elefante picchiettato," Scrooge McDuck launches a wild contest to boost his zoo’s attendance, offering a billion dollars for a speckled elephant with a square trunk. Through a mix of sheer luck and a twist of fate, Gladstone Gander ends up in the exotic land of Jumbostan, where he stumbles upon a herd of speckled elephants—only to discover that the spots are painted. But deep in the jungle, he finally finds a real one with a square trunk, setting off a chain of events that could change everything.

In "Zio Paperone e il salvataggio rapido," Uncle Scrooge finds himself stranded on a raft in the open sea, forced to think fast when rescue seems unlikely. With ingenuity and a dash of his trademark flair, he hides inside a massive money bag crafted from his own sail, hoping to catch the eye of passing ships and planes.