The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Companion [Paperback]

Don Rosa (Author, Artist)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 19, 2006

You asked for them, and here they are... the pre-chapters, the post-chapters and the in-between chapters of Don Rosa's Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck! Included in this companion are the stories "The Cowboy Captain of the Cutty Sark," "The Vigilante of Pizen Bluff," "The Prisoner of White Agony Creek," "Hearts of the Yukon" and "Sharpie of the Culebra Cut." Finally rounding out the collection are two slightly unusual takes on Scrooge's life: "Of Ducks and Dimes and Destinies" and "Dream of a Lifetime" in which the Beagle Boys invade Scrooge's subconscious mind (!) and wreak havoc during dream-versions of the various "Life of Scrooge" chapters.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Want more of Don Rosa's monumental The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck? The Life of Scrooge McDuck Companion is it, six new chapters that weave through the original 12 that have the pre-miser Scrooge encountering Magica De Spell, the Beagle Boys, Annie Oakley and other Western icons, and Teddy Roosevelt at the Panama Canal. Even better, "The Prisoner of White Agony Creek" and "Hearts of the Yukon" reveal Scrooge's (gasp) romantic side in his brief but intense relationship with Glittering Goldie. Filling out the volume are an excerpt from another Rosa tale of the early Scrooge, "Last Sled to Dawson," and "The Dream of a Lifetime," which puts an amusing time-travel spin on a number of the Life and Times chapters. If you haven't already read the complete "Last Sled to Dawson," however, you'll have to pick it up elsewhere, like in the Uncle Scrooge & Donald Duck: Don Rosa Special or Uncle Scrooge #350. --David Horiuchi

About the Author

Eisner Award winning artist Don Rosa is one of the most popular Disney creators ever. As a writer and artist , his work on THE LIFE & TIMES OF SCROOGE MCDUCK is critically acclaimed across the globe. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Gemstone Publishing (September 19, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1888472405
• ISBN-13: 978-1888472400
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #477,145 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Actually quite good..., June 1, 2007

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isala "Isabel and Lars" (London, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Companion (Paperback)

Here Rosa presents stories hat did not fit into the original Scrooge Life and Times storyline. The stories here focus on the Yukon and Scrooges troubled relationship with Glittering Goldie. Again, Rosa departs from Barks and creates realistic three-dimensional characters, wtih real feelings and motivations. Some of these stories I cannot believe why they were not included in the original collection! Here, even Donald Duck gets an opportunity to show his (well-hidden) compassion and Scrooge finally finds redemption with Goldie. Magica de Spell is caught in a trap worthy of Barks himself.
Rosa prides himsalf with his historical accuracy, but I did find an error - Isaac Parker was the Hanging Judge, not Roy Bean.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a Perfect Companion, November 10, 2006

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Barry N. Sitompul (Brisbane, QLD Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Companion (Paperback)

This book provides stories of Scrooge's life adventures which were not included in the original "Life and Times" book. If you think the stories in the original book were already good, in this one they just got better! Wait till you read "the Prisoner of White Agony Creek" chapter. In addition, I was truly amazed by the chapter "the Cowboy Captain of Cutty Sark". The historical facts and names about the island that Scrooge visited were correctly written even though in my opinion, they would give problems to most native english speakers. (I was born on that island, and I have lived there for more than half of my life). This book contains some of the best of Don Rosa's work. A Masterpiece.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A suitable companion, June 28, 2007

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Mou "It ain't no sin to be glad you're alive!" (Rural Kentucky) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Companion (Paperback)

This trade paperback collects the pre-, post-, and in-between chapters of gifted storyteller Don Rosa's The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck, and it's excellent fun. Essentially Rosa uses every bit of Carl Barks-created Scrooge obscura to create a gripping adventure that is both entertaining and nuanced. All-ages material at its finest.