''Picsou Magazine'' (french: Picsou magazine, ) is a
French
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* Something of, from, or related to France
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magazine
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featuring characters from the
Scrooge McDuck universe
The Donald Duck universe is a fictional shared universe which is the setting of stories involving Disney cartoon character Donald Duck, as well as Daisy Duck, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, Scrooge McDuck, and many other characters. Life in the Donal ...
, as ''Balthazar Pic
sou'' ("
coin
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pincher") is the French name of
Scrooge McDuck
Scrooge McDuck is a cartoon character created in 1947 by Carl Barks for The Walt Disney Company. Appearing in Disney comics, Scrooge is a Scottish-American anthropomorphic Pekin duck. Like his nephew Donald Duck, he has a yellow-orange bil ...
. The magazine was started in March 1972.
[ It was published on a monthly basis by Disney Hachette Presse,] which has a license from the Walt Disney Company
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for producing and distributing Disney comics
Disney comics are comic books and comic strips featuring characters created by the Walt Disney Company, including Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge.
The first Disney comics were newspaper strips appearing from 1930 on, starting with ...
in France
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. In 2020, Unique Heritage Media bought Disney Hachette Presse.
See also
*''Uncle Scrooge
''Uncle Scrooge'' (stylized as ''Uncle $crooge'') is a Disney comic book series starring Scrooge McDuck ("the richest duck in the world"), his nephew Donald Duck, and grandnephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie, and revolving around their adventures in Du ...
''
References
External links
Official website
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WorldCat record
1972 comics debuts
1972 establishments in France
Children's magazines published in France
Comics magazines published in France
Disney comics titles
French-language magazines
Lagardère Active
Magazines about comics
Magazines established in 1972
Monthly magazines published in France
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