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This new Gemstone trade paperback series collects the comics of beloved Dutch Duck-Man Daan Jippes! Alternating volumes will collect Jippes' solo stories and (as in this premiere number) Jippes' "re-creations" of Carl Barks-written tales not originally drawn by Barks.This issue, Huey, Dewey, and Louie try to bump Scrooge's money bin off of Killmotor Hill in "Duckmade Disaster!" The wilderness is the stage for another Scrooge battle in "The Day the Mountain Shook"; then the nephews struggle to rescue a stranded circus in "Bad Day for Troop A!" ... Read more

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Junior Woodchuck Rally
Carl Barks' temporary return from retirement to script the newly launched "Huey, Dewey, and Louie Junior Woodchucks" series of the early '70s was seen as a mixed blessing. Barks provided the scripts and layouts, but left the finished art to others on Western Publishing's staff. Fans were okay with Tony Strobl's inking, but were less enthusiastic about the looser, "droopier" style of Kay Wright. Overall, the couple dozen new stories had more in common with the better slapstick farce stories Barks produced late in his career than with the best stories of his mature period of the late '40s and early '50s, when the Woodchucks had debuted.

The six stories in this album are among the better scripts and were redrawn by Dann Jippes in the early '90s. Jippes is capable of a very "tight" Barks imitation; his redrawn art for "Donald Duck's Atom Bomb" stood in, almost undetectable, for the Barks originals for many years. But Jippes has a "looser" version that recalls Barks without being completely tied to his style, and that is the hand he has applied to these scripts.

These stories are all enjoyable for what they are--light slapstick with inventive flourishes, particularly "Duckmade Disaster" and "Storm Chasers." Jippes even sneaks a Barks caricature into "Duckmade Disaster," possibly reflecting how the old "good artist" felt toward the end of this scripting stint. The first scripts were invigorated with a crankier Scrooge McDuck battling the eco-conscious Junior Woodchucks. By the end of his stint, Barks had clearly milked this conflict as far as his interest could go. But the earlier stories recapture some of the old fun. Jippes' art is a welcome enhancement, and we can hope this reprint will take these stories to a wider audience if not a new generation of readers. ... Read more

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When Scrooge pursues the treasures of Circe, sorceress Magica De Spell pulls him into Carl Barks' "Oddball Odyssey," a classic long adventure! Then Gyro Gearloose finds foul play at "Funworld," Scrooge's not-so-amusing amusement park. Donald and his nephews must keep a suitcase of Scrooge's secrets out of Beagle Boy clutches in John Lustig's "Filthy Rich!" Scrooge battles a phantom snowballer in "The Fowl is Fair," then relives a scary Klondike toboggan race in "The Blazing Trail's Tale!" ... Read more

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so-so
This comic contains a Barks classic where Scrooge and the nephews go in search of the sorceress Circe's treasure but are fooled by Magica. The other stories are mostly forgettable. ... Read more

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When Donald's nephews take advice from a no-good bully in Carl Barks' "Swimming Swindlers," they end up playing dirty against Unca Donald in a sports contest. But the shoe's on the other foot in Mau Heymans' "Mysterious Mustachio," when everyone blames the nephews for a graffiti plague at school! Next, it's high seven seas adventure for Mickey and Professor Dustibones in the all-new "Mummy Dearest," featuring the return of the beautiful - and treacherous - pirate Lotus Blossom! Finally, Gladstone and Donald chase down lost artist Pickeasel in Cesar Ferioli's outrageous "Portrait of a Gander!" ... Read more

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Carl Barks' giveaway stories are a treat for everyone
Unfortunately this title is out of print which is actually a pity because there are some of the finest stories in it which appeal both to young and old! ... Read more

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It's Gemstone's second annual, 80-page anthology of riotous spring romances and wild back-to-nature tales!In Carl Barks' classic "Too Many Pets," Donald won't let his nephews have a monkey - until the jungle critter helps them battle a sinister spy!Sarah Kinney's "Goofy Goes Olympus" when the Goof falls in love with a Greek goddess... Then Mickey and Doc Static head north in "Iceberg Let Us Alone," by Stefan Petrucha and Noel Van Horn!New adventures of Uncle Scrooge and April, May, and June round out the book. ... Read more

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Cute Stories, but
Some of the stories in the Product Description are not in the book."Goofy Goes Olympus""Iceberg Let Us Alone,"are not in this book nether are New adventures of Uncle Scrooge and April, May, and June are not in the book ether, which is a shame because I was really forward reading about April, May, and June. ... Read more

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Presents 10 short novels in comic strip form featuring Donald Duck and examines his development as a character in comic books, strips, and movies over the years. ... Read more

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Chapters: Cancer Deaths in Oregon, Infectious Disease Deaths in Oregon, Ken Kesey, Carl Barks, Tom Mccall, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, Lyle Alzado, Ben Westlund, Justus Henry Nelson, Isaac W. Smith, Fritz Richmond, Elmo Smith, Mel Krause, Milt Davis, Jim Jontz, Jerry Brudos, I. L. Patterson, Len Sutton, Moultrie Patten, Robert Brachtenbach, Frederic Wakeman, Stew Albert, Charles O. Porter, Kevin Hagen, Paul Delay, John R. Dellenback, Edward H. Howell, Joe Sawyer, Steve Mason, Dick James, Irina Gabashvili, Nancy Wyly Ryles, Debbie Goad, Robert Clouse. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 144. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Carl Barks (March 27, 1901 August 25, 2000) was an American Disney Studio illustrator and comic book creator, who invented Duckburg and many of its inhabitants, such as Scrooge McDuck (1947), Gladstone Gander (1948), the Beagle Boys (1951), Gyro Gearloose (1952), Flintheart Glomgold (1956), John D. Rockerduck (1961) and Magica De Spell (1961). The quality of his scripts and drawings earned him the nicknames The Duck Man and The Good Duck Artist. Fellow comic writer Will Eisner called him "the Hans Christian Andersen of comic books." Barks was born in Merrill, Oregon to William Barks and his wife Arminta Johnson. He had an older brother named Clyde. His paternal grandfather was named David Barks and his maternal grandparents were Carl Johnson and his wife Suzanna Massey, but little else is known about his ancestors. According to Barks' description of his childhood, he was a rather lonely child. His parents owned one square mile (2.6 km²) of land that served as their farm. The nearest neighbor lived half a mile (800 m) away, but he was more an acquaintance to Barks' parents than a friend. The closest school was about two miles (3 km) away and Barks had to walk that dista...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=7345 ... Read more

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Who's going to be "The Money Champ"?Scrooge, Flintheart Glomgold, and a witch doctor battle it out in Carl Barks' feature-length classic - and an all-new Don Rosa pin-up!Three wild Christmas tales fill out the issue.In "The Madness of King Scrooge," McDuck must feign generosity for a Billionaires' Club fundraiser.In "The Great Lot Plot," a winter swindler engages Donald to sell his rigged real estate.And in Janet Gilbert's "Scrooge's Workshop," Scrooge brings modern business methods to Santa's toy factory.Ho-ho... uh-ho! ... Read more

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Uncle Scrooge legally loses all of his money to the Beagle Boys. ... Read more

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More good Uncle Scrooge stories
This comic includes two long Uncle Scrooge stories with a one page short at the end and another one page short in the middle.In the first story Uncle Scrooge purchases the world's only supply of bombastium at an auction.While his scientists search for a use for the substance, Scrooge and his nephews rush off to Antarctica to put the Bombastium in guaranteed safe keeping, since the substance will evaporate if not constantly kept frozen. While on their journey, Scrooge and his nephews are pursued by sinister agents from the country of Brutopia, who want the Bombastium too.The second story is about Scrooge and his nephews trying to get a large payment of gold back from Bantu while trying to avoid the pursuing Beagle Boys. If you like any of the Disney ducks or Disney comics, you should enjoy this one.

Excellent
This collection has a variety of Scrooge comics that will entertain you all ... Read more