The Complete Carl Barks #5

When the ducks set out to gather kelp in the West Indies, they hear tales of an armored man who emerges every half-century to steal a small boy. This time, the legend becomes terrifyingly real when Dewey is taken, leading Donald and his nephews on a daring mission into a hidden grotto beneath a decaying galleon, guarded by a massive octopus, to rescue him.

In "Paperino cacciatore di canguri," Donald Duck, under a spell of hypnosis, becomes convinced he's a kangaroo and sets off to Australia with Huey, Dewey, and Louie, armed with a hunting license and a wild fantasy. Once in the Outback, the ducks' misguided quest to capture Mournful Mary, the so-called "queen of the kangaroos," lands them in trouble—leading Donald straight into the clutches of a tribe of fierce Aboriginal hunters.

In "Il Natale di Paperino sul Monte Orso," Donald Duck and his family spend Christmas at Uncle Scrooge McDuck’s mountain cabin, unaware that Scrooge plans to test Donald’s courage by pretending to be a bear. Soon after their arrival, two real bears—a mother and her cub—show up at the cabin, turning the holiday into an unexpected adventure.

In "Paperino e le tigri reali," a simple pencil stub sets off a chain of absurd mishaps that lands Huey, Dewey, and Louie with a steamship ticket to India—only for Donald to claim it for himself, forcing the boys to stow away. Aboard the ship, Donald’s troubles multiply when he’s confronted by the wealthy Maharajah of Hoopadoola, who offers to settle his debts in exchange for a seemingly harmless favor: guiding a sacred elephant across a narrow river. But even the most innocent-seeming task can spiral into chaos when the ducks are involved.

In "Paperino e la pace infinita," Donald Duck flees the noise of his nephews’ favorite western films—complete with blazing sixguns and thundering hooves—seeking solace in the quiet hills, where only the gentle creatures of nature dwell. But what he thought would be a peaceful escape quickly proves to be a far more overwhelming experience than the clatter of cowboy showdowns.

In "Paperino e la bomba atomica," Donald Duck's latest invention—a so-called atom bomb—fails to explode with a boom, instead producing a harmless "fut" sound, drawing the attention of two visiting professors. When the eccentric Professor Sleezy steals the device, his clumsy handling accidentally sets it off, leading to a chaotic chain of events.

In "Paperino vigile," Donald Duck takes on a night watchman job guarding a fortune in silk, but his natural clumsiness and tendency to doze off put the entire stash at risk—especially when his mischievous nephews decide to keep him awake with a series of escalating pranks.