Uncle Scrooge #375 Solicitation, from the Scoop:
It’s flying faster than a locomotive and more powerful than a tall building…er, or something like that. It’s Scrooge McDuck’s Skyfish Spacewagon, and when this classic rocket gets rolling you know excitement’s in the wings. And so is a thrilling new $7.99, 64-page Disney trade paperback from Geppi’s Entertainment’s Gemstone Publishing! Uncle Scrooge #375 is taking you to “The Twenty-Four Carat Moon!”
That’s right. When a new satellite is discovered in the sky, built of honest-to-goodness lucre in the raw, you know the world’s tycoons are going to show just a little interest. Not only is Scrooge McDuck blasting off; there’s also the rich Rajah of Eyesore, and the fabulous Texan cattle king Longhorn Tallgrass. But the terrible Beagle Boys are going into orbit to beat all three billionaires to the gold, and once arriving on the moon Scrooge meets Muchkale, a Venusian tycoon with a different goal entirely. Join us for this classic Carl Barks adventure, enjoy its new-to-North America Daan Jippes front cover, and then relish a new Don Rosa pin-up page illustrating the story in style.
But hey, that’s not all. Following on our feature story are two delicious shorter yarns. In “Curses!” by Terry LaBan (Edge City) and Cesar Ferioli, Scrooge is jinxed so powerfully by a magic gem that Donald must enlist a famous old foe, Magica De Spell, to set things right. Too bad for Donald, the diamond is destroyed in the process, and Magica De Spell gets temporary ownership of Scrooge’s Number One Dime! “Curses!” also brings us a rare peek at the governing board of Magica’s sorcerers’ union, a grim-faced trio of magic users never seen on Privet Drive.
Another bout with magic comes when Scrooge meets “The Hard-Shelled Sage of Duckburg” in a new tale by Jens Hansegård and Paco Rodriguez. Deep in Chinatown’s House of Hoo antique shop, Scrooge finds a living relic: an ancient tortoise with the power to predict the future! Should Scrooge invest in the Spud Buddy Potato Peeler factory? Turtle says: yes! Will Scrooge clean up selling “Zig-Zag Wiggy-Wag” T-shirts? Turtle says: yes! Are the Beagle Boys going to get away with their latest money bin attack? Turtle says: yes! Eek! Longtime Disney pundit Joe Torcivia contributes his ineffable English dialogue to this originally European story.
Finally comes the issue’s piece de resistance, Jan Kruse and Bas Heymans’ “Laurels of Julius Pecunius!” The action starts at an Italian estate, where the Ducks find the legendary armor of a very odd Roman ruler. Julius Pecunius was king for less than a month, and in that time transformed from a stingy miser into a mad spendthrift! Scrooge thinks the armor may lead him to an even more valuable treasure, Pecunius’ fabled gold laurel wreath. And Scrooge is bringing in the big guns to help him find it: Gladstone Gander, his obnoxiously lucky nephew! Jonathan Gray (Sonic the Hedgehog) provides American duck-speak for a treasure hunt you won’t want to miss!
(And then stick around, will you? Our back cover offers “Scrooge’s Early Life,” the 4th in our 12-pinup Don Rosa series produced for McDuck’s 60th anniversary!)
