The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck
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story by Don Rosa
Don Rosa
Keno Don Hugo Rosa, known simply as Don Rosa, is an American comic book writer and illustrator known for his stories about Scrooge McDuck, Donald Duck and other characters created by Carl Barks for Disney comics, such as The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck.-Early life:Don Rosa's grandfather,...
about Scrooge McDuck
Scrooge McDuck
Scrooge McDuck is a cartoon character created in 1947 by Carl Barks and licensed by The Walt Disney Company. Scrooge is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a red or blue frock coat, top hat, pince-nez glasses, and spats...
. Originally, the story had twelve chapters totalling 212 pages. Since then, there have been additional chapters, and the original stories have also been slightly expanded and tweaked in later releases.
The story follows the main events of Scrooge's life between 1877 and 1947, including almost all references found in Carl Barks
Carl Barks
Carl Barks was an American Disney Studio illustrator and comic book creator, who invented Duckburg and many of its inhabitants, such as Scrooge McDuck , Gladstone Gander , the Beagle Boys , The Junior Woodchucks , Gyro Gearloose , Cornelius Coot , Flintheart Glomgold , John D...
stories about Scrooge's life until 1947 but leaving some room for Rosa and other creators to add more details later. The comic also provides information on the backgrounds and origins of many characters related to Scrooge.
Most of the chapters were released in the United States
United States
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in issues of Uncle Scrooge
Uncle Scrooge
Uncle Scrooge is a comic book with the stingy Scrooge McDuck "the richest duck in the world" as the main character. The series also featured Donald Duck and his nephews as supporting characters. The first 70 issues mostly consisted of stories written and drawn by Carl Barks, the creator of Scrooge...
, and in many Disney publications in Europe.
Don Rosa earned the Will Eisner Award
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in 1995 for this work. The trade paperback collection was also a top vote-getter for the Comics Buyer's Guide
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Fan Award for Favorite Reprint Graphic Novel/Album for 1997.
After being out of print for several years with high demand, the book was reprinted under the BOOM! Studios
Boom! Studios
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label in two deluxe hardcover volumes.
Chapter list
Note: Chapters Zero, and all "in-between" chapters with halves in the numbers are not included in the softcover collection in North America. These chapters were later reprinted in a separate book published by GemstoneGemstone Publishing
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, titled The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Companion
The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Companion
The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Companion is a 2006 trade paperback by Don Rosa published by Gemstone Publishing for The Walt Disney Company.It is a companion to The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck volume that was made in 2005...
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| 0 | Of Ducks, Dimes and Destinies Of Ducks, Dimes and Destinies Of Ducks Dimes and Destinies, or Of Ducks and Dimes and Destinies, even though it was not originally a part of The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck, it became Part 0.-Plot:... |
15 | D 91249 | Uncle Scrooge #297 |
| Magica De Spell Magica De Spell Magica De Spell is a fictional character of the Scrooge McDuck universe, a sorceress created by Carl Barks. She constantly steals or attempts to steal Scrooge McDuck's Number One Dime, which she believes will play a vital role in magically obtaining the same fabulous wealth of its... travels back in time to 1877 to steal Scrooge's Number One Dime before he earns it. |
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| 1 | The Last of the Clan McDuck The Last of the Clan McDuck The Last of the Clan McDuck is a Scrooge McDuck comic by Don Rosa. It is the first of the original 12 chapters in the series The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck. The story takes place from 1877 to 1880 when Scrooge is a child... |
15 | D 91308 | Uncle Scrooge #285 |
| The story takes place between 1877-1880. As a child, Scrooge comes in conflict with The Whiskervilles, earns his Number One Dime and heads for the United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... on a cattle Cattle Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius... boat Boat A boat is a watercraft of any size designed to float or plane, to provide passage across water. Usually this water will be inland or in protected coastal areas. However, boats such as the whaleboat were designed to be operated from a ship in an offshore environment. In naval terms, a boat is a... . |
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| 2 | The Master of the Mississippi The Master of the Mississippi The Master of the Mississippi is a Scrooge McDuck comic by Don Rosa. It is the second of the original 12 chapters in the series The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck. The story takes place from 1880 to 1882.- Storyline :... |
28 | D 91411 | Uncle Scrooge #286 |
| The story takes place between 1880-1882. Scrooge works for his Uncle Angus "Pothole" McDuck and has his first encounter with Blackheart Beagle and his sons, the Beagle Boys Beagle Boys The Beagle Boys are a group of fictional characters from the Scrooge McDuck universe. Created by Carl Barks, they are a gang of criminals who constantly try to rob Scrooge McDuck. Their introduction and first appearance was in Terror of the Beagle Boys, in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #134,... . |
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| 3 | The Buckaroo of the Badlands The Buckaroo of the Badlands The Buckaroo of the Badlands is a Scrooge McDuck comic by Don Rosa. It is the third of the original 12 chapters in the series The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck. The story takes place in 1882. 15 year old Scrooge is traveling to the west by train. During a conversation with a man who owns some... |
15 | D 92008 | Uncle Scrooge #287 |
| The story takes place between 1882-1883. Scrooge becomes a cowboy Cowboy A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose from the vaquero traditions of northern Mexico and became a figure of... and winds up having to recover a prize bull for his boss Murdo MacKenzie Murdo MacKenzie Murdo Mackenzie was twice manager of the Scots-owned Matador Land and Cattle Company, and founding president of the American Stock Growers Association, for whom he testified before congress and the Interstate Commerce Commission... and meets future President President of the United States The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.... Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity... while doing so. Scrooge suggests that Roosevelt take up politics. |
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| 3B | The Cowboy Captain of the Cutty Sark The Cowboy Captain of the Cutty Sark The Cowboy Captain of the Cutty Sark is a Scrooge McDuck comic by Don Rosa. The story takes place between The Buckaroo of the Badlands and Raider of the Copper Hill in the series The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck making it part 3B... |
24 | D 98045 | Uncle Scrooge #318 |
| The story takes place in 1883. Scrooge imports some cattle to Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an... but encounters a thief and meets his old friend Ratchet Gearloose from his Riverboat Riverboat A riverboat is a ship built boat designed for inland navigation on lakes, rivers, and artificial waterways. They are generally equipped and outfitted as work boats in one of the carrying trades, for freight or people transport, including luxury units constructed for entertainment enterprises, such... days. |
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| 4 | Raider of the Copper Hill Raider of the Copper Hill Raider of the Copper Hill or The King of the Copper Hill is a Scrooge McDuck comic by Don Rosa. It is the fourth of the original 12 chapters in the series The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck. The story takes place from 1884 to 1885.-Storyline:... |
15 | D 92083 | Uncle Scrooge #288 |
| The story takes place between 1883-1885. Scrooge takes some prospecting lessons from Howard Rockerduck and almost takes over The Anaconda Copper Mine of Butte, Montana Butte, Montana Butte is a city in Montana and the county seat of Silver Bow County, United States. In 1977, the city and county governments consolidated to form the sole entity of Butte-Silver Bow. As of the 2010 census, Butte's population was 34,200... from Marcus Daly Marcus Daly Marcus Daly redirects here, see also Marcus Daly Marcus Daly was an Irish-born American businessman known as one of the three "Copper Kings" of Butte, Montana, United States.- Early life:... . |
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| 5 | The New Laird of Castle McDuck The New Laird of Castle McDuck The New Laird of Castle Mcduck is a Scrooge McDuck comic by Don Rosa. It is the fifth of the original 12 chapters in the series The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck. The story takes place in 1885.-Plot:... |
15 | D 92191 | Uncle Scrooge #289 |
| The story takes place in 1885. Scrooge returns to Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... to save Castle McDuck from being bought by The Whiskervilles. |
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| 6 | The Terror of the Transvaal The Terror of the Transvaal The Terror of the Transvaal is a Scrooge McDuck comic by Don Rosa. It is the sixth of the original 12 chapters in the series The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck. The story takes place from 1887 to 1889.-Plot:... |
12 | D 92273 | Uncle Scrooge #290 |
| The story takes place between 1886-1889. Scrooge goes to the South African Republic South African Republic The South African Republic , often informally known as the Transvaal Republic, was an independent Boer-ruled country in Southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century. Not to be confused with the present-day Republic of South Africa, it occupied the area later known as the South African... where he first encounters Flintheart Glomgold Flintheart Glomgold Flintheart Glomgold is a fictional character in Disney comic books. Glomgold is one of Scrooge McDuck's main rivals, and also holds the title of being The Second Richest Duck in the World... . |
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| 6B | The Vigilante of Pizen Bluff | 24 | D 96089 | Uncle Scrooge #306 |
| The story takes place in 1890. Scrooge returns to the United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... and joins with Phineas Taylor Barnum P. T. Barnum Phineas Taylor Barnum was an American showman, businessman, scam artist and entertainer, remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding the circus that became the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.... , Angus McDuck, Geronimo Geronimo Geronimo was a prominent Native American leader of the Chiricahua Apache who fought against Mexico and the United States for their expansion into Apache tribal lands for several decades during the Apache Wars. Allegedly, "Geronimo" was the name given to him during a Mexican incident... , Buffalo Bill Buffalo Bill William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody was a United States soldier, bison hunter and showman. He was born in the Iowa Territory , in LeClaire but lived several years in Canada before his family moved to the Kansas Territory. Buffalo Bill received the Medal of Honor in 1872 for service to the US... and Annie Oakley Annie Oakley Annie Oakley , born Phoebe Ann Mosey, was an American sharpshooter and exhibition shooter. Oakley's amazing talent and timely rise to fame led to a starring role in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, which propelled her to become the first American female superstar.Oakley's most famous trick is perhaps... in a mission of recovering money stolen from the Dalton Gang Dalton Gang The Dalton Gang, also known as The Dalton Brothers, was a family of both lawmen and outlaws in the American Old West during 1890-1892. They specialized in bank and train robberies. They were related to the Younger brothers, who rode with Jesse James, though they acted later and independently of... . |
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| 7 | Dreamtime Duck of the Never-Never Dreamtime Duck of the Never-Never Dreamtime Duck of the Never Never is a Scrooge McDuck comic by Don Rosa. It is the seventh of the original 12 chapters in the series The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck. The story takes place from 1893 to 1896.-Storyline:... |
15 | D 92314 | Uncle Scrooge #291 |
| The story takes place between 1893-1896. Scrooge goes to Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... and learns about the Dreamtime Dreamtime In the animist framework of Australian Aboriginal mythology, The Dreaming is a sacred era in which ancestral Totemic Spirit Beings formed The Creation.-The Dreaming of the Aboriginal times:... . |
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| 8 | King of the Klondike King of the Klondike King of the Klondike or The Argonaut of White Agony Creek is a Scrooge McDuck comic by Don Rosa. It is the eighth of the original 12 chapters in the series The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck. The story takes place from 1896 to 1897 and deals with Scrooge McDuck who participates in the Klondike... |
24 | D 92514 | Uncle Scrooge #292 |
| The story takes place between 1896-1897. Scrooge finally goes to The Yukon Yukon Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in.... , participating in the Klondike Gold Rush Klondike Gold Rush The Klondike Gold Rush, also called the Yukon Gold Rush, the Alaska Gold Rush and the Last Great Gold Rush, was an attempt by an estimated 100,000 people to travel to the Klondike region the Yukon in north-western Canada between 1897 and 1899 in the hope of successfully prospecting for gold... , and strikes some gold Gold Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a... , but not before being kidnapped by crooked profiteer Soapy Slick. |
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| 8B | The Prisoner of White Agony Creek The Prisoner of White Agony Creek The Prisoner of White Agony Creek is a Scrooge McDuck comic by Don Rosa. The story takes place between King of the Klondike and Hearts of the Yukon in the series The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck making it part 8B. The story shows how Goldie O'Gilt was taken to White Agony Creek... |
33 | D 2005-061 | The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Companion |
| The story takes place in 1897. Scrooge takes Goldie O'Gilt to his property and makes her dig for gold. This was shown in the uncensored Barks-classic "Back to the Klondike Back to the Klondike Back to the Klondike is a Donald Duck comic strip story written by Carl Barks in March 1953. Scrooge McDuck returns to Klondike where he has made his fortune, bringing Donald and the three nephews along, to find back gold he has left there.... ". |
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| 8C | Hearts of the Yukon | 24 | D 95044 | Walt Disney Giant #1 |
| The story takes place in 1898. Scrooge is falsely accused of tracking mud in Dawson Dawson City, Yukon The Town of the City of Dawson or Dawson City is a town in the Yukon, Canada.The population was 1,327 at the 2006 census. The area draws some 60,000 visitors each year... . He plans to clear his name by any means and thinks that Glittering Goldie O'Gilt is the one that framed him. |
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| 9 | The Billionaire of Dismal Downs The Billionaire of Dismal Downs The Billionaire of Dismal Downs is a Scrooge McDuck comic by Don Rosa. It is the ninth of the original 12 chapters in the series The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck... |
15 | D 93121 | Uncle Scrooge #293 |
| The story takes place between 1898-1902. After becoming a billionaire Billionaire A billionaire, in countries that use the short scale number naming system, is a person who has a net worth of at least one billion units of a given currency, usually the United States dollar, Euro, or Pound sterling. Forbes magazine updates a complete list of U.S. dollar billionaires around the... , Scrooge goes back to Scotland only to realize that he doesn't really belong there anymore. |
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| 10 | The Invader of Fort Duckburg The Invader of Fort Duckburg The Invader of Fort Duckburg is a Scrooge McDuck comic by Don Rosa. It is the tenth of the original 12 chapters in the series The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck. The story takes place in 1902.-Plot:... |
15 | D 93227 | Uncle Scrooge #294 |
| The story takes place in 1902. Scrooge and his sisters move to Duckburg, Calisota, USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... and meet The Duck family and the founding three members of The Junior Woodchucks. Scrooge has his first run in with The Beagle Boys since his riverboat days and is reacquainted to President Theodore Roosevelt. |
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| 10B | The Sharpie of the Culebra Cut | 26 | F PM 01201 | Uncle Scrooge #332 |
| The story takes place in 1906. Scrooge and his sisters Matilda McDuck and Hortense McDuck are prospecting for gold in Panama Panama Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The... . Their search inadvertently interferes with the construction of the Panama Canal Panama Canal The Panama Canal is a ship canal in Panama that joins the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and is a key conduit for international maritime trade. Built from 1904 to 1914, the canal has seen annual traffic rise from about 1,000 ships early on to 14,702 vessels measuring a total of 309.6... and President Roosevelt is on a mission to resolve this problem. |
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| 11 | The Empire-Builder from Calisota The Empire-Builder from Calisota The Empire-Builder from Calisota or The Richest Duck in the World is a Scrooge McDuck comic by Don Rosa. It is the eleventh of the original 12 chapters in the series The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck... |
24 | D 93288 | Uncle Scrooge #295 |
| The story takes place between 1909-1930. Scrooge goes around the world making all kinds of business deals, notably including forcing the Voodoo tribe of sorcerer Magician (fantasy) A magician, mage, sorcerer, sorceress, wizard, enchanter, enchantress, thaumaturge or a person known under one of many other possible terms is someone who uses or practices magic that derives from supernatural or occult sources... Foola Zoola off their land. In revenge, the sorcerer curses him to be constantly haunted by Bombie the Zombie. He returns to Duckburg and first meets his ten-year-old nephew Donald Duck Donald Duck Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created in 1934 at Walt Disney Productions and licensed by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor suit with a cap and a black or red bow tie. Donald is most... , along with his twin sister Della Duck. On the same day, he loses contact with his family and becomes the richest duck in the world. |
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| 12 | The Richest Duck in the World The Richest Duck in the World The Richest Duck in the World or The Recluse of McDuck Manor is a Scrooge McDuck comic by Don Rosa. It is the twelfth of the original 12 chapters in the series The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck... |
16 | D 93488 | Uncle Scrooge #296 |
| The story takes place in 1947 on Christmas Day. After 17 years of having lost contact with his family, Scrooge invites Donald and Huey, Dewey, and Louie to Christmas dinner Christmas dinner Christmas dinner is the primary meal traditionally eaten on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. In many ways the meal is similar to a standard Sunday dinner. Christmas feasts have traditionally been luxurious and abundant... . He introduces them to his old Money Bin, and the new generation of Beagle Boys also introduce themselves. |
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Scrooge McDuck Timeline according to Rosa
- 1867: Scrooge was born in GlasgowGlasgowGlasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, to Fergus McDuck and Downy O'Drake. He would have two younger sisters, namely Matilda McDuck (born in 1871) and Hortense McDuck (born in 1876). - 1877: Scrooge goes into business with a shoeshine kitShoeshineShoeshine is a 1946 film and the first major work directed by Vittorio De Sica. In it, two shoeshine boys get into trouble with the police after trying to find the money to buy a horse.-Plot:...
that Fergus got for him, but his first customer fools him and pays him with an American dimeDime (United States coin)The dime is a coin 10 cents, one tenth of a United States dollar, labeled formally as "one dime". The denomination was first authorized by the Coinage Act of 1792. The dime is the smallest in diameter and is the thinnest of all U.S...
(which was actually a plan of his father's). He keeps the dime he cannot spend as his symbol of success. - 1880: Scrooge emigrates to the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He first meets his uncle, MississippiMississippiMississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
riverboater Angus "Pothole" McDuck, and the Beagle BoysBeagle BoysThe Beagle Boys are a group of fictional characters from the Scrooge McDuck universe. Created by Carl Barks, they are a gang of criminals who constantly try to rob Scrooge McDuck. Their introduction and first appearance was in Terror of the Beagle Boys, in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #134,...
, a family of outlaws that remain his enemies for the rest of his life. - 1882: His uncle retires and leaves his riverboat, named Dilly Dollar, to Scrooge. The Beagle Boys destroy the riverboatRiverboatA riverboat is a ship built boat designed for inland navigation on lakes, rivers, and artificial waterways. They are generally equipped and outfitted as work boats in one of the carrying trades, for freight or people transport, including luxury units constructed for entertainment enterprises, such...
in an act of revenge. Scrooge decides to try his luck in the AmericanUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
West and later in the year gets hired as a cowboyCowboyA cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose from the vaquero traditions of northern Mexico and became a figure of...
by cattle baron Murdo MacKenzieMurdo MacKenzieMurdo Mackenzie was twice manager of the Scots-owned Matador Land and Cattle Company, and founding president of the American Stock Growers Association, for whom he testified before congress and the Interstate Commerce Commission...
(an actual historical figure, one of the many that Scrooge met). - 1883: Scrooge becomes a miner searching for silverSilverSilver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal...
and copperCopperCopper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29. It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper is soft and malleable; an exposed surface has a reddish-orange tarnish...
. - 1885: Scrooge's father calls his son back to Scotland on an important family matter. Just a week before he leaves he meets and befriends the millionaireMillionaireA millionaire is an individual whose net worth or wealth is equal to or exceeds one million units of currency. It can also be a person who owns one million units of currency in a bank account or savings account...
Howard Rockerduck, who had become rich in the California gold rushCalifornia Gold RushThe California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The first to hear confirmed information of the gold rush were the people in Oregon, the Sandwich Islands , and Latin America, who were the first to start flocking to...
of 1849. He also meets Howard's seven-year-old spoiled son John D. RockerduckJohn D. RockerduckJohn D. Rockerduck is a fictional character from the Duck universe. He is one of Scrooge McDuck's main rivals. His name is a play on that of John D. Rockefeller, the American capitalist and philanthropist...
, who will grow up to become one of Scrooge's main rivals. - 1886–1889: Scrooge searches for gold in South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. During his first year there he saves the life of a duck about his age named Flintheart GlomgoldFlintheart GlomgoldFlintheart Glomgold is a fictional character in Disney comic books. Glomgold is one of Scrooge McDuck's main rivals, and also holds the title of being The Second Richest Duck in the World...
, though Scrooge learns his name more than half a century later. A little later they become bitter enemies, and remain as such for the rest of their lives. Glomgold later became the second richest duck in the world. - 1889–1893: Scrooge returns to the United States to search for goldGoldGold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
, most notably near Pizen Bluff, ArizonaArizonaArizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
. He meets many famous historical figures but his search fails. - 1893–1896: Scrooge goes to AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
to search for gold but his search again fails. - 1896–1899: Scrooge searches for gold in the KlondikeKlondike, YukonThe Klondike is a region of the Yukon in northwest Canada, east of the Alaska border. It lies around the Klondike River, a small river that enters the Yukon from the east at Dawson....
. During his years there he meets the saloon owner, singer and occasional thief "Glittering" Goldie O'Gilt. He carries a love/hate relationship with her for the rest of his life. His search for gold succeeds. - 1897: Scrooge's mother Downy O'Drake dies, aged 57, in Dismal Downs.
- 1899–1902: Scrooge becomes a millionaire and buys a bankBankA bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities:...
in Whitehorse, YukonWhitehorse, YukonWhitehorse is Yukon's capital and largest city . It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1476 on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas occupy both shores of the Yukon River, which originates in British Columbia and meets the Bering Sea in...
. He starts building a small financial empire; by 1902 he has become a billionaireBillionaireA billionaire, in countries that use the short scale number naming system, is a person who has a net worth of at least one billion units of a given currency, usually the United States dollar, Euro, or Pound sterling. Forbes magazine updates a complete list of U.S. dollar billionaires around the...
. - 1902: Scrooge returns to Scotland to get his sisters Matilda McDuck and Hortense McDuck to come to America with him. Also in 1902, Scrooge's father Fergus McDuck dies, aged 67, in Dismal Downs. Scrooge, Matilda and Hortense are the last of the McDuck clanClan McDuckThe Clan McDuck is a fictional family in the style of a Scottish clan, from which a great number of Walt Disney Company's comic book characters held their origin....
. Scrooge settles in the small village of Duckburg, Calisota, USAUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, which he chose as his home base. - 1909–1930: While his sisters remain in Duckburg and run his empire, Scrooge travels the world expanding his empire in every continent.
- 1930: Scrooge becomes the richest duck in the world, but a fight with his family leaves him with no contact with them for the next seventeen years. Note that during this year he met his ten-year-old nephew Donald DuckDonald DuckDonald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created in 1934 at Walt Disney Productions and licensed by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor suit with a cap and a black or red bow tie. Donald is most...
and his nephew's twin sister Della Duck for the first time. - 1942: Scrooge feels depressed and tired and decides to retire.
- 1947: Scrooge meets his nephew Donald Duck again and his grandnephews, Della's children, Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck. He decides to become active again and soon a circle of activities whirl around him as he attracts the attention of relatives, old and new enemies and friends.
- 1955: Scrooge is reunited and reconciled with his sister Matilda, thanks to Donald (In the story A Letter From Home).
- 1967: According to Don Rosa's unofficial timeline, Scrooge McDuck died at the age of 100 years old after a life of adventure.
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- The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck, Gemstone PublishingGemstone PublishingGemstone Publishing is a U.S. company that publishes comic books and collectors' guides. The company was formed by Diamond Comic Distributors President and Chief Executive Officer Stephen A. Geppi. Gemstone published licensed Disney comic books from June 2003 until November 2008. The company has...
, ISBN 0-911903-96-8 (only includes parts #1-12). - The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck CompanionThe Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck CompanionThe Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Companion is a 2006 trade paperback by Don Rosa published by Gemstone Publishing for The Walt Disney Company.It is a companion to The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck volume that was made in 2005...
, Gemstone PublishingGemstone PublishingGemstone Publishing is a U.S. company that publishes comic books and collectors' guides. The company was formed by Diamond Comic Distributors President and Chief Executive Officer Stephen A. Geppi. Gemstone published licensed Disney comic books from June 2003 until November 2008. The company has...
, ISBN 1-888472-40-5 (has parts #0, 3B, 6B, 8B, 8C, 10B, "Dreams of a Lifetime" and part of "Last Sled to Dawson"). - The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck, BOOM! StudiosBoom! StudiosBOOM! Studios is an American comic book company headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States. The "BOOM!" in BOOM! Studios is always capitalized by the company.-History:BOOM! was founded June 22, 2005 with Zombie Tales #1....
, ISBN 978-1608865383 (volume 1) and ISBN 978-1608865420 (volume 2) have been released in 2010.