Walt Disney Uncle Scrooge #195
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Only a Poor Old Man," Carl Barks delivers a masterclass in inventive storytelling as Scrooge McDuck, ever the shrewd businessman, hides his fortune in the depths of a dredged lake to outwit the relentless Beagle Boys. With the lake itself becoming a battleground, Scrooge and his foes turn nature and science into weapons, from sun-refracting lenses to storm-charged skies and even genetically altered termites. Carl Barks handles every aspect of the story and art, from pencils to inks to letters, crafting a tale that’s as clever as it is thrilling—proof of why his work remains a cornerstone of the Disney comics legacy.
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To keep his money safe from “The Terrible Beagle Boys”, Scrooge moves it to the bottom of a deeply-dredged lake. When the Beagles learn of this by chance, the stage is set for a series of battles fought with “nature”, using environment, topography, and even biology as weapons. The B-Boys use magnified sunlight, bomb-laden fish, trained cormorants, cloud-seeded lightning storms, and genetically-enhanced termites against Scrooge, leading to a memorable climax.
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