The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library #[12]
In "Only a Poor Old Man," Carl Barks delivers a classic tale of legacy and redemption as Scrooge McDuck faces the unthinkable: losing his fortune due to a centuries-old contract tied to a forgotten case of horseradish. With the help of his nephews, Scrooge sets sail in a modest ship, chasing a lost cargo through the Caribbean’s treacherous waters, all to honor a promise made long before his time. The story, written and illustrated by Carl Barks with colors by Rich Tommaso and lettering by Barks himself, features a cover by Barks that captures the adventure’s whimsical yet determined spirit.
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Scrooge is faced with the loss of his entire fortune to Chisel McSue because, many years before, an ancestor of Scrooge's failed to deliver a case of horseradish to Jamaica, and then failed to give all his property to McSue's ancestor, as provided in a contract. Scrooge can save his fortune only by fulfilling the terms of the original contract, and the ducks set out in a small sailing ship to find the horseradish, which was on a ship that sank in the Caribbean.
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