The Complete Carl Barks #9

In "Paperino e la sposa persiana," Donald Duck finds himself swept into a whirlwind of ancient mystery when he and his relatives are kidnapped and taken to the forgotten city of Itsa Faka in Persia. Awakening amid a civilization preserved in stasis, Donald is mistaken for a long-lost prince and thrust into a royal marriage ceremony—much to his dismay—while the city’s dehydrated inhabitants are slowly revived by a mysterious scientist’s experiments.

When Donald gifts Uncle Scrooge a parrot that only counts instead of speaking, Scrooge sees a chance to solve his ever-growing problem with forgetting his safe combination—until the bird accidentally reveals it to two burglars and then flies off, heading for a boat bound for Latin America.

In "Paperino in vacanza," Donald Duck takes his nephews on a camping trip to a remote wilderness, hoping for a peaceful getaway. Things take a dangerous turn when a reckless camper, careless with his cigarettes and fire, accidentally ignites the forest—then flees the scene, stealing Donald’s car to escape. Trapped by the spreading flames, the ducks narrowly survive by digging trenches and burying themselves in the ground. When the forest rangers arrive, the fleeing camper blames the ducks for starting the fire.

In "Paperino consulente sportivo," Donald Duck, frustrated after failing to teach the nephews and other boys proper woodcraft, resorts to a clever ruse—convincing them a bearskin rug is actually a live bear. The story follows his increasingly elaborate deception as he tries to maintain the illusion, all while navigating the boys’ growing curiosity and suspicion.

In "I 3 Paperini e Nonna Papera," the nephews struggle to adapt to the peaceful rhythm of Grandma’s countryside life, especially the silence of night—something she takes in stride. When they stumble upon a letter from one of her creditors, they jump to the conclusion that her farm is in danger, setting off a series of well-intentioned but misguided plans to save it.

When Scrooge discovers that the hourglass he gave his nephews is the true source of his fortune, he sets off to reclaim it—leading a billion-dollar quest across Africa to the oasis of No Issa, where the only sand capable of keeping the magical hourglass running perfectly lies.

In "Paperino re del circo," Donald Duck finds himself in a whirlwind of misfortune when he accidentally loses Daisy’s precious heirloom brooch while trying to pawn it to afford circus tickets for himself and the nephews. The brooch resurfaces in the hands of a mysterious quick-change artist at the very same circus, prompting Donald to take a job as a clown in a desperate bid to reclaim it—unaware that his quest might lead to more than just a lost trinket.

In "Paperino e i doni inattesi," Donald promises his nephews a spectacular building set for Christmas—if they can guess what he wants. As they try to figure it out, his friends and family, each convinced they know his wish, secretly plan to surprise him with a new car, unaware that the nephews are also buying the same gift. With well-intentioned chaos unfolding, the holiday season becomes a whirlwind of overlapping gifts and mistaken assumptions, all leading up to a single, surprising guess.