"The Last of the Clan McDuck"is a 1992Scrooge McDuckcomicbyDon Rosa.It is the first of the original 12 chapters in the seriesThe Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck.The story takes place from 1877 to 1880 when Scrooge is a child inGlasgow,Scotland.He comes in conflict with TheWhiskervilles,earns hisNumber One Dimeand heads for theUnited Stateson acattleboat.
| "The Last of the Clan McDuck" | |
|---|---|
 Original cover ofThe Last of the Clan McDuck.Art by Don Rosa. | |
| Story code | D 91308 |
| Story | Don Rosa |
| Ink | Don Rosa |
| Hero | Scrooge McDuck |
| Pages | 15 |
| Layout | 4 rows per page |
| Appearances | Scrooge McDuck Downy O'Drake Fergus McDuck Hortense McDuck Jake McDuck Matilda McDuck Seafoam McDuck Sir Quackly McDuck Swindle McSue Whiskervilles |
| First publication | Uncle Scrooge#285 April, 1994 |
It is the first appearance of Scrooge's motherDowny O'Drake.Scrooge's Uncle Jake McDuck appears for the first time in this story even though he was mentioned inA Christmas for Shacktown.
The story was first published in the DanishAnders And & Co.#1992-33; the first American publication was inUncle Scrooge#285, in April 1994.
Plot
editAs a child, Scrooge grows up in a poor family that has a rivalry with the Whiskervilles clan. When he gets his first job as ashoe shiner,his first customer presents him with extremely filthy work boots, but pays him with an American coin (a dime). Furious at being cheated, Scrooge makes a vow to always be "fair and square" in business and becomes much more cunning and gets more business. He later earns more money first by selling firewood and then by sellingpeat moss.
Family legend, meanwhile, states that the McDuck family was heir toa castleand large fortune.Quackly McDuck,one of their ancestors, determined to hide the treasure from thieves, sealed it away inside the castle (accidentally sealing himself away at the same time). The family was frightened away from the land by a "phantom hound" and, as a result, the treasure was lost while the castle fell to ruin.
While exploring the castle, Scrooge discovers that thehoundonly was a trick by the Whiskervilles, who wanted the McDuck family out of the way so that they could steal the hidden treasure. Encouraged by a strange keeper in the castle, Scrooge gets revenge for his family by filling asuit of armorwith peat and setting it on fire, scaring the Whiskervilles into thinking it was a ghost. Inspired by the keeper, Scrooge decides to go to America to earn his fortune. After Scrooge leaves the castle, the keeper reveals himself as Quackly McDuck, the ghost of the ancestor who was sealed away in the wall. When asked by the ghosts of the other ancestors why he didn't simply just show Scrooge the location of the treasure, he explains that the boy must earn his fortune himself.
See also
edit- "The Last of the Clan McDuck" served as the title story toFantagraphicsUncle Scrooge and Donald Duck: The Don Rosa LibraryVol. 4
External links
edit- The Last of the Clan McDuckatInducks
- "The Last of the Clan McDuck" on DuckmanArchived2012-02-06 at theWayback Machine
- The Life and Times of $crooge McDuck- Episode 1Archived2007-05-20 at theWayback Machine
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