Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge: The Twenty-Four Carat Moon
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- Author：Carl Barks
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Adam Graham
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This book collects a large helping of Uncle Scrooge stories by Carl Barks。 While not as good as some of his earlier works in terms of the writing， they still are quite enjoyable with a mix of full length stories， six-page shorts， and half-to-one page jokes， bolstered by superb art。 This book features Scrooge's rematch with Flintheart Glomgold and the Twenty-Four Carat moon story is great。 My favorite is， "The Magic Ink" which is just a delicious bit of comedy。Included in the collection are some This book collects a large helping of Uncle Scrooge stories by Carl Barks。 While not as good as some of his earlier works in terms of the writing， they still are quite enjoyable with a mix of full length stories， six-page shorts， and half-to-one page jokes， bolstered by superb art。 This book features Scrooge's rematch with Flintheart Glomgold and the Twenty-Four Carat moon story is great。 My favorite is， "The Magic Ink" which is just a delicious bit of comedy。Included in the collection are some Gyro Gearloose-led stories which are decent， though not as good as the Uncle Scrooge tales。 The book also features some well-done and insightful commentary on each story in the collection。 A very solid and engaing read。 。。。more
Chris Aylott
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Carl Barks' genius and charm shines through in this collection of Uncle Scrooge stories appearing between 1958 and 1962。 There aren't a lot of surprises in here， since almost all of the stories are elaborate answers to the question， "Just how greedy and cheap IS Uncle Scrooge， anyway？" but it's all about the visual gags and reactions。 Plus you just can't help liking Uncle Scrooge， even when he's doing his worst。 Extra points for the duck tails sticking out of the space suits， which outraged my p Carl Barks' genius and charm shines through in this collection of Uncle Scrooge stories appearing between 1958 and 1962。 There aren't a lot of surprises in here， since almost all of the stories are elaborate answers to the question， "Just how greedy and cheap IS Uncle Scrooge， anyway？" but it's all about the visual gags and reactions。 Plus you just can't help liking Uncle Scrooge， even when he's doing his worst。 Extra points for the duck tails sticking out of the space suits， which outraged my practical-minded daughter and just makes me smile whenever I see them。 。。。more
Nathan Dehoff
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The title story here has a rather wacky plot， Astronomers discover another moon behind the regular one that's made entirely out of gold。 Scrooge， the Rajah of Eyesore， a cattle king in Texas， and the Beagle Boys all have their own rockets constructed to try to reach it first。 Scrooge and his family manage to trick their competitors， but it turns out that the golden moon is already owned by the King of Venus。 He's willing to trade it for a bit of dirt， which sounds unfair， but he's able to use th The title story here has a rather wacky plot， Astronomers discover another moon behind the regular one that's made entirely out of gold。 Scrooge， the Rajah of Eyesore， a cattle king in Texas， and the Beagle Boys all have their own rockets constructed to try to reach it first。 Scrooge and his family manage to trick their competitors， but it turns out that the golden moon is already owned by the King of Venus。 He's willing to trade it for a bit of dirt， which sounds unfair， but he's able to use the elements in it to create a tiny planet。 There's another space story that teams up Scrooge with Gyro Gearloose， who builds him a money bin that can't be penetrated by any substance on Earth。 But Scrooge locks himself out， so he and Gyro have to go to the Moon to find a harder mineral。 Gyro's insect-shaped rocket is an interesting creation。 Flintheart Glomgold， in his second-ever appearance， challenges Scrooge to another wealth contest in "The Money Champ，" this time converting as many of their assets as possible into silver dollars in order to compare them。 There was an arc on the original DuckTales with a similar premise （I probably should watch the new version of that， but I already have a few shows on my plate， so to speak）， but there it made even less sense。 There's some poetic justice for Glomgold when his pile of coins turns out to be smaller by just the amount he paid to cheat。 "Uncle Scrooge and His Handy Andy" has the tycoon enter a yacht race just to sell things to the other participants。 And in another hunt for a legendary treasure， Scrooge and company find the Flying Dutchman and discover why it appears to be sailing against the wind。 。。。more
Gijs Grob
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'The Twenty-Four Carat Moon' collects Uncle Scrooge stories and one-pagers， as well as five Gyro Gearloose stories from 1958 to 1961。 While Barks's inspiration reached its low at contemporary Donald Duck comics （see 'Walt Disney's Donald Duck: Christmas in Duckburg'）， he's in a really fine shape here。 The title story is one of his all-time best parables， comparable with 'A Financial Fable' from 1950 （see 'Walt Disney's Donald Duck Vol。 10: Terror of the Beagle Boys'） as one that even rings truer 'The Twenty-Four Carat Moon' collects Uncle Scrooge stories and one-pagers， as well as five Gyro Gearloose stories from 1958 to 1961。 While Barks's inspiration reached its low at contemporary Donald Duck comics （see 'Walt Disney's Donald Duck: Christmas in Duckburg'）， he's in a really fine shape here。 The title story is one of his all-time best parables， comparable with 'A Financial Fable' from 1950 （see 'Walt Disney's Donald Duck Vol。 10: Terror of the Beagle Boys'） as one that even rings truer today。 'The Strange Shipwrecks' and 'The Flying Dutchman' are a fine adventures。 'The Forbidium Money Bin'， 'Pyramid Scheme' and 'The Prize of Pizarro'are considerably sillier。 The last one is of considerable interest to film buffs， as it provides the inspiration for the Steven Spielberg film 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' （1984）。 Simply hilarious is 'The Money Champ'， which sees the return of Flintheart Glomgold from 'The Second-Richest Duck' （see 'Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge: The Lost Crown of Genghis Khan）。 This is probably the only Barks adventure referring to another one。 'The Magic Ink'， meanwhile， is one of Barks's all time best gag comics， delivered in just six pages。 The five Gyro Gearloose stories are also fine， if pretty nonsensical。 The first， 'Gyro Goes for a Dip' nevertheless has an important end message to its readers。 。。。more
Luke
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I like the Scrooge McDuck’s solution to any problem is either: a） get on a ship， or b） go to the moon。
Emily
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Just classic Scrooge everywhere。 The Prize of Pizarro is in this！ One of my favorites: booby traps， adventure， a llama， a ship， and sensible employees of the Incan government waiting for further instruction。 It is a delight to have that in collected form now。 I hadn't read Twenty-four Carat Moon before。 I was kind of hoping for a different Barks space story that I remember， but this one was nice。 Earth vs。 gold: that is topical。 There is also a follow-up to Second Richest Duck where Glomgold att Just classic Scrooge everywhere。 The Prize of Pizarro is in this！ One of my favorites: booby traps， adventure， a llama， a ship， and sensible employees of the Incan government waiting for further instruction。 It is a delight to have that in collected form now。 I hadn't read Twenty-four Carat Moon before。 I was kind of hoping for a different Barks space story that I remember， but this one was nice。 Earth vs。 gold: that is topical。 There is also a follow-up to Second Richest Duck where Glomgold attempts to cheat Scrooge again， and fails。 The fight scenes and skullduggery are great， the witch doctor fellow is problematic。 Fifty stars。 Must read。 。。。more
Shadowdenizen
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After way too long a gap， I was thrilled to finally get and read the latest volume of the Carl Barks library。And even more thrilled that it was an Uncle Scrooge volume。 （Love Donald， but Scrooge is king for me！） And that it contained arguably of the finest Scrooge stories in the Flying Dutchman！There's a reason that Barks' work has endured for so long and there's been so many imitators: there's so much love for these characters that it practically oozes from the pages。 And no matter how far-fetc After way too long a gap， I was thrilled to finally get and read the latest volume of the Carl Barks library。And even more thrilled that it was an Uncle Scrooge volume。 （Love Donald， but Scrooge is king for me！） And that it contained arguably of the finest Scrooge stories in the Flying Dutchman！There's a reason that Barks' work has endured for so long and there's been so many imitators: there's so much love for these characters that it practically oozes from the pages。 And no matter how far-fetched the scenario， the characters are always respected and relatable。Looking forward to the next volume。 。。。more
Jeff Lewonczyk
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Another excellent installment of the most indispensable comics reprint series out there， featuring some of my favorite Scrooge epics， including several with a sci-fi flavor。
Michael Emond
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Another great collection of Uncle Scrooge by Carl Barks。 The stand outs are the eponymous story （I just wanted to use the word "eponymous"） and the Flying Dutchman which is a story that epitomizes the best of Uncle Scrooge stories。 An interesting adventure that starts with a search for lost treasure， some comic thing that goes wrong （in this case the running gag of Donald wanting to fish throws them off course）， the ingenuity of the three nephews helping to save the day and a clever twist with a Another great collection of Uncle Scrooge by Carl Barks。 The stand outs are the eponymous story （I just wanted to use the word "eponymous"） and the Flying Dutchman which is a story that epitomizes the best of Uncle Scrooge stories。 An interesting adventure that starts with a search for lost treasure， some comic thing that goes wrong （in this case the running gag of Donald wanting to fish throws them off course）， the ingenuity of the three nephews helping to save the day and a clever twist with a happy ending （or sometimes a comic ending）。 A solid book from start to finish。 We Carl Barks lovers are very lucky to have this fantastic collection by Fantigraphics。 。。。more
Nicholas Driscoll
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Lots of really memorable and fantastic adventures in this volume！ I didn’t want it to end。 The first story about the gold moon is a rip roaring adventure with great twists and turns！ I loved the crazy humor of Scrooge going head to head with a rich cowboy。 The Flying Dutchman has s a wonderful story too， and the running gag about fishing is a gas。 One of my favorite volumes yet！
Mark Schlatter
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A very nice volume。。。 Highlights were two long Scrooge stories （"Uncle Scrooge and the Flying Dutchman" and "Uncle Scrooge and the Prize of Pizarro"） and five very inventive Gyro Gearloose shorts。 A very nice volume。。。 Highlights were two long Scrooge stories （"Uncle Scrooge and the Flying Dutchman" and "Uncle Scrooge and the Prize of Pizarro"） and five very inventive Gyro Gearloose shorts。 。。。more
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