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Issue: Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge #12
Publication Date: December 1955
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Issues: #12 of 36 Issues (42 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDell
Brand: DellView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 5 (4 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
Disclose Reprinted In31
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Original Artwork
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Money Hourglass

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Uncle Scrooge
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagLa Dynastie Donald Duck #1 published December 2010
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #12/1959 published March 1959
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's månedshefte #2/1970 published January 1970
as Onkel Skrues penger i fare [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney Uncle Scrooge #91 published February 1971
as Money Hourglass [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney Uncle Scrooge #171 published December 1979
as Money Hourglass [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagThe Carl Barks Library #3 published December 1984
as Money hourglass [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks #7 published November 2004
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art submitted on May 26, 1955.
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Watt an Occasion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Uncle Scrooge
First Line: How much for seventy-five of these candles?
Synopsis: Scrooge celebrates his 75th birthday with a 75-watt bulb on the cake.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library #[14] published December 2014
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #10/1957 published May 1957
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Carl Barks Library #3 published December 1984
as Watt an Occasion [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Carl Barks Library of Uncle Scrooge One Pagers in Color #1 published July 1992
as [Watt an Occasion ] (Danish title) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Uncle Scrooge #275 [Direct Sales] published February 1993
as Watt an Occasion [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks #7 published November 2004
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Art submitted on June 2, 1955. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
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The Golden Fleecing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Uncle Scrooge; Larkie Ila; Larkie Agnes; Larkie Inez; Larkie Bessie; Larkie Fay
First Line: Strange adventures have befallen Uncle Scrooge in the years that he has been amassing his great wealth, but none has topped his quest for a golden coat!
Synopsis: Scrooge, who wants a coat woven of gold, is shown some of the legendary "golden fleece" by Arab-like traders who prove to be Harpies in disguise. The Harpies take Scrooge and Donald to Colchis, where Scrooge is to judge their cooking ability. The nephews come to the rescue; but Scrooge is swallowed by the Sleepless Dragon.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library #[14] published December 2014
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Uncle Scrooge the Golden Fleecing [Dynabrite Comics] #11355 published December 1978
as The Golden Fleecing [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney Uncle Scrooge #203 published September 1983
as The Golden Fleecing [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Carl Barks Library #3 published December 1984
as The Golden Fleecing [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck bøker [Gullbøker] #[1985] published October 1985
as Det gylne skinn [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGladstone Comic Album #19 published October 1989
as The Golden Fleecing [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks #7 published November 2004
as O Velo de Ouro [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 31.88
Job Number: U.S. #12 - 5512
Disclose Notes: The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Art submitted on June 2, 1955. Barks was forced by his editor to change all references to "Harpies" to "Larkies." Some panels also had to be redrawn. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
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Doughnut Dare

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Uncle Scrooge
First Line: I'd gladly pay you 10 cents for a cup of coffee if your cups weren't so small!
Synopsis: Scrooge gets free coffee at the diner by soaking it up with a "doughnut" cut from a sponge.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library #[14] published December 2014
In Content Item: FlagThe Carl Barks Library #3 published December 1984
as Doughnut Dare [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWalt Disney's Uncle Scrooge #212 [Direct] published December 1986
as Doughnut Dare [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Carl Barks Library of Uncle Scrooge One Pagers in Color #1 published July 1992
as [Doughnut Dare ] (Danish title) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks #8 published December 2004
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Art submitted on June 2, 1953. Part of a "Scrooge at a diner" series of gags. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).
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A Sweat Deal

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Uncle Scrooge
Synopsis: Uncle Scrooge, dying of thirst, passes up Joe's Oasis restaurant in the desert in favour of lower prices at another restaurant, a mile away.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library #[14] published December 2014
In Content Item: FlagDonald Duck & Co #15/1957 published July 1957
as Billigere og billigere [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Carl Barks Library #3 published December 1984
as A Sweat Deal [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDisney's DuckTales #6 [Direct Edition] published May 1989
as A Sweat Deal [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Carl Barks Library of Uncle Scrooge One Pagers in Color #1 published July 1992
as [A Sweat Deal ] (Danish title) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks #8 published December 2004
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Art submitted on June 2, 1955. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982).

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