Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge: The Many Faces of Magica De Spell (Gladstone Giant Comic Album Series, No. 6) (Comic Album 6) [Paperback]

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• Paperback
• Publisher: Gladstone Pub Ltd (June 1964)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 094459932X
• ISBN-13: 978-0944599327
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,309,532 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Some of the best Uncle Scrooge stories, January 12, 2009

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This review is from: Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge: The Many Faces of Magica De Spell (Gladstone Giant Comic Album Series, No. 6) (Comic Album 6) (Paperback)

"Uncle Scrooge: The Many Faces Of Magica De Spell"
(Gladstone Giant Comic Album #6)
(Gladstone Publishing, 1989)
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This thick volume collects some of the finest Carl Barks Uncle Scrooge stories, with several episodes featuring the zany sorceress, Magica De Spell, who is obsessed with stealing "old number one," the first dime Uncle Scrooge ever earned, which she believes is the magical source of his unmeasurable wealth. Barks created Magica specifically to be an arch-nemesis for the irascible Uncle Scrooge, and she is certainly one of the most entertaining characters in the Duckburg universe. This volume contains six stories featuring Magica, including her first appearance in 1961, "The Midas Touch." All the stories are great fun -- great family entertainment.

The stories gathered here are:
"The Midas Touch" (1961)
"The Unsafe Safe" (1962) - also reprinted in the "Duck Tales" anthologies)
"For Old Dime's Sake" (1963)
"The Many Faces Of Magica De Spell" (1964)
"Rug Riders In The Sky" (1964)
"Raven Mad" (1962)

This is great, classic material, highlighting the talent of cartoonist Carl Barks at his very best. Highly recommended! (Joe Sixpack, ReadThatAgain children's book reviews)

5.0 out of 5 stars 6 Carl Barks stories, February 21, 2011

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This review is from: Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge: The Many Faces of Magica De Spell (Gladstone Giant Comic Album Series, No. 6) (Comic Album 6) (Paperback)

This is a big comic album, Uncle Scrooge #6 from Gladstone Comics Album series in 1989, when they first started reprinting the classic Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge stories by Carl Barks who drew Disney duck stories from the 1940's to 1960's. This over-sized graphic novel series featured high quality reprints, freshly colored from the original art on nice thick paper. This book collects all the stories that Barks wrote about the battles between Uncle Scrooge and evil sorceress Magica De Spell, a character created by Barks. Once again Barks creates a character so unique he can draw on them in future stories, and as a character so many of them were used by later Duck artists. Her obsession with Uncle Scrooge's lucky dime is legend. In this book we have:

1) "The Midas Touch" first published in Dell Comics Uncle Scrooge issue #36 of December 1961. This 17 page story represents the first appearance of uncle Scrooge's nemesis, the female sorceror Magica De Spell. Script & art by Barks.
2) "The Unsafe Safe" first printed Dell Comics Uncle Scrooge issue #38 from June 1962. A 19 page story, Magica Spell returns to find that Scrooge is using an indestructible glass to keep his money bin safe. The Beagle Boys also make an appearance. Art & script by Barks.
3) "For Old Dime's Sake" first printed Gold Key Comics Uncle Scrooge #43 in July 1963. At 18 pages long, Magica De Spell uses her magic wand to show her mastery over comets.
4) "The Many Faces Of Magica De Spell" Gold Key Comics Uncle Scrooge #48 from March 1964. 22 pages long, Magica De Spell has a potion that can change a face, allowing her to impersonate anyone. Art & script by Barks.
5) "Rug Riders In The Sky" first published in Gold Key Comics Uncle Scrooge #50 from July of 1964. 16 page story, includes the return of Magica, a flying carpet and the mythical giant bird the Roc.
6) "Raven Mad" from Gold Key Comics Walt Disney Comics and Stories #265, from October of 1962. 10 page story, script and art by Barks. Magica De Spell puts a hypnotic spell on the nephews pet raven, convincing it to put Uncle Scrooge's lucky dime on the tip of a space rocket.

Great set of stories, nice themed book by Gladstone Comics,