''The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Companion'' is a 2006 trade paperback by

Don Rosa Keno Don Hugo Rosa (), known simply as Don Rosa (born June 29, 1951), is an American comic book writer and illustrator known for his Disney comics stories about Scrooge McDuck, Donald Duck, and other characters which Carl Barks created fo ...

published by

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for

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. It is a companion to ''

The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck ''The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck'' (''Lo'') is a serial of 12 comic book stories written and drawn by Don Rosa, lettered by Todd Klein (American editions), first published by the Danish publisher Egmont in the magazine ''Anders And & Co.'' ...

'' volume that was made in 2005. A lot of the characters in the companion were used in the original volume. Characters:

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 ...

Donald Duck Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor shirt and cap with a bow tie. Donald is known fo ...

, Huey, Dewey and Louie, Magica De Spell, Fergus McDuck, Matilda McDuck, Hortense McDuck, Howard Rockerduck, Rachet Gearloose, Angus "Pothole" McDuck, Glittering Goldie O'Gilt, Soapy Slick, The Beagle Boys, Gyro Gearloose, Downy O'Drake.

Publication history

Most of the chapters were done in the second

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era (1993-1998; except for '' Last Sled to Dawson'', which was first published in 1988, during Gladstone's original 1986–1990 run), and published in Gladstone's ''

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 ...

'' (except for '' Hearts of the Yukon'', which was printed by Gladstone in ''Walt Disney Giant'' #1) up until ''

The Cowboy Captain of the Cutty Sark "The Cowboy Captain of the Cutty Sark" is a 1998 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 ...

''. Three stories were done later, during the

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era (2003-2008), which are ''

The Sharpie of the Culebra Cut "The Sharpie of the Culebra Cut" is a 2001 Disney comics story by Don Rosa. Rosa intended it as an "in-between" story to accompany his anthology ''The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck'', happening chronologically between chapter 10: "The Invader o ...

'', ''

The Prisoner of White Agony Creek "The Prisoner of White Agony Creek" is a 2006 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 show ...

'' and '' The Dream of a Lifetime''. ''

'', at the time of its release of the Companion, was the only story not previously printed in an American comic book and had only appeared in European prints by then. Even though '' The Dream of a Lifetime'' and '' Last Sled to Dawson'' are not really parts of ''

'', they fit into the compilation because they deal with Scrooge when he was younger.

Stories

* Of Ducks Dimes and Destinies (Part 0 of

) -

Magica De Spell Magica De Spell (''magica'' being the feminine of ''magico'', ) is a cartoon character created in 1961 by Carl Barks for the Duck universe. An Italian sorceress, she constantly attempts to steal Scrooge McDuck's Number One Dime, which she bel ...

goes back in time to steal Scrooge's Number One Dime before he gets the chance to earn it. * The Cowboy Captain of the Cutty Sark (Part 3B of The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck) - Scrooge goes to

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where he tries to sell a bunch of bulls to a sultan but a rival sultan steals them and he has to get them back with help from his old friend Rachet Gearloose. * The Vigilante of Pizen Bluff (Part 6B of The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck) - Scrooge goes to the west and shares an adventure with his uncle Angus Pothole McDuck and a bunch of western heroes who include

Buffalo Bill William Frederick Cody (February 26, 1846January 10, 1917), known as "Buffalo Bill", was an American soldier, Bison hunting, bison hunter, and showman. He was born in Le Claire, Iowa, Le Claire, Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa), but ...

Annie Oakley Annie Oakley (born Phoebe Ann Mosey; August 13, 1860 – November 3, 1926) was an American sharpshooter who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. Oakley developed hunting skills as a child to provide for her impoverished family in western ...

Geronimo Geronimo ( apm, Goyaałé, , ; June 16, 1829 – February 17, 1909) was a prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Ndendahe Apache people. From 1850 to 1886, Geronimo joined with members of three other Central Apache ba ...

, and

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. * The Prisoner of White Agony Creek (Part 8B of The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck) - This story tells what happened after Scrooge took

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to his claim in White Agony Creek and he is encountered by

Wyatt Earp Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (March 19, 1848 – January 13, 1929) was an American lawman and gambler in the American West, including Dodge City, Deadwood, and Tombstone. Earp took part in the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral, during which law ...

Bat Masterson Bartholemew William Barclay "Bat" Masterson (November 26, 1853 – October 25, 1921) was a U.S. Army scout, lawman, professional gambler, and journalist known for his exploits in the 19th and early 20th-century American Old West. He was born to ...

, and

Judge Roy Bean Phantly Roy Bean Jr. (c. 1825 – March 16, 1903) was an American saloon-keeper and Justice of the Peace in Val Verde County, Texas, who called himself "The Only Law West of the Pecos". According to legend, he held court in his saloon along the ...

as well as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. * Hearts of the Yukon (Chapter 8C of The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck) -Scrooge is falsely accused of tracking mud and he gets his claim rescinded by

Sam Steele Major General Sir Samuel Benfield Steele (5 January 1848 – 30 January 1919) was a distinguished Canadian soldier and police official. He was an officer of the North-West Mounted Police, most famously as head of the Yukon detachment during th ...

and he has to confront

about it. * The Sharpie of The Culebra Cut (Chapter 10B of The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck) - Scrooge and his sisters are in Panama and they meet

Teddy Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( ; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26t ...

and have an adventure with him. * The Last Sled to Dawson (excerpt only, featuring a flashback sequence) - Scrooge loses a dogsled. * The Dream of a Lifetime- The Beagle Boys steal a dream making invention from

Gyro Gearloose Gyro Gearloose is a cartoon character created in 1952 by Carl Barks for Disney comics. An anthropomorphic chicken, he is part of the Donald Duck universe, appearing in comic book stories as a friend of Donald Duck, Scrooge McDuck, and anyone w ...

and use it to invade Scrooge's dreams. Donald has to go into Scrooge's dreams to get them out of there and they chase each other through different chapters of ''

''.

References

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