''The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck'' (''Lo'')
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stories written and drawn by

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, lettered by

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(American editions), first published by the Danish publisher Egmont in the magazine ''Anders And & Co.'' from 1992–94 and later in English in ''

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 ...

'' #285 through #296 (1994–96). The stories chronicle the in-universe biography of

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before his introduction in 1947. The stories were later collected and published together in a single volume. Rosa later published additional stories which expanded on Scrooge's biography. These were released as ''

The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Companion ''The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Companion'' is a 2006 trade paperback by Don Rosa published by Gemstone Publishing for The Walt Disney Company. It is a companion to '' The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck'' volume that was made in 2005. ...

''. The story follows the main events of Scrooge's life between 1877 and 1947, including almost all references found in

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stories about Scrooge's life until 1947 but leaving some room for Rosa and other creators to add more details later. The comic also provides information on the backgrounds and origins of many characters related to Scrooge. Don Rosa earned the

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for Best Serialized Story in 1995 for this work. The trade paperback collection was also a top vote-getter for the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Reprint Graphic Novel/Album for 1997. After being out of print for several years with high demand, the book was reprinted under the

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label in two deluxe hardcover volumes. The Finnish composer

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released a concept album based on the book, titled '' Music Inspired by the Life and Times of Scrooge''. Don Rosa illustrated the cover artwork for the album.

Chapter list

Note: Chapters Zero, and all "in-between" chapters with ''B'' or ''C'' added to the numbers are not included in the softcover collection in North America. These chapters were later reprinted in a separate book published by

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, titled ''

''.

The 12 original chapters

The additional "in-between" stories

Scrooge McDuck timeline according to Rosa

*1867: Scrooge was born in

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, Scotland to Fergus McDuck and Downy O'Drake. He would have two younger sisters, namely Matilda McDuck (born in 1871) and Hortense McDuck (born in 1876). *1877: Scrooge, age 10, goes into business with a shoeshine kit that Fergus built for him, but his first customer fools him and pays him with an American dime (which was actually a plan of his father's). He keeps the dime he cannot spend as his symbol of success. *1880: Scrooge, age 13, emigrates to the United States. He first meets his uncle,

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riverboater

Angus "Pothole" McDuck File:Glasgow 1877 by Don Rosa.jpg, 329px, ''Glasgow 1877'', Clan McDuck portrait by Don Rosa; left to right: Jake, Matilda, Downy, Fergus, Hortense, Scrooge (age 10), and Angus; wall portraits: Malcolm, Eider, Quackly, Roast, and Hugh (Clicking ...

, and the

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, a family of outlaws that remain his enemies for the rest of his life. *1882: His uncle retires and leaves his riverboat, named ''Dilly Dollar'', to Scrooge, now 15 years old. The Beagle Boys destroy the

riverboat A riverboat is a watercraft designed for inland navigation on lakes, rivers, and artificial waterways. They are generally equipped and outfitted as work boats in one of the carrying trades, for freight or people transport, including luxury ...

in an act of revenge. Scrooge decides to try his luck in the American West and later in the year gets hired as a cowboy by cattle baron

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(an actual historical figure, one of the many that Scrooge met). *1883: Scrooge, age 16, becomes a miner searching for silver and copper. *1885: Scrooge's father calls his son back to Scotland on an important family matter. Just a week before he leaves he meets and befriends the millionaire Howard Rockerduck, who had become rich in the

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of 1849. He also meets Howard's seven-year-old spoiled son John D. Rockerduck, who will grow up to become one of Scrooge's main rivals. *1886–1889: Scrooge, age 19–22, searches for gold in

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(during the

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). During his first year there he saves the life of a duck about his age named Flintheart Glomgold, though Scrooge learns his name more than half a century later. A little later they become bitter enemies, and remain as such for the rest of their lives. Glomgold later became the second richest duck in the world. *1889–1893: Scrooge, age 22–26, returns to the United States to search for gold, most notably near Pizen Bluff,

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. He meets many famous historical figures but his search fails. *1893–1896: Scrooge, age 26–29, goes to

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to search for gold but his search again fails. *1896–1899: Scrooge, age 29–32, searches for gold in the Klondike. During his years there he meets the saloon owner, singer and occasional thief "Glittering" Goldie O'Gilt. He carries a love/hate relationship with her for the rest of his life. His search for gold succeeds. *1897: Scrooge's mother Downy O'Drake dies, aged 57, in Dismal Downs. Scrooge is now 30. *1899–1902: Scrooge, at 32, becomes a millionaire and buys a bank in

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. He starts building a small financial empire; by 1902, at 35, he has become a billionaire. *1902: Scrooge, age 35, returns to Scotland intending to make Castle McDuck at Dismal Downs the heart of his empire, but he soon finds local culture too stagnant and decides to return to America. His sisters Matilda McDuck and Hortense McDuck go to America with him. Also in 1902, Scrooge's father Fergus McDuck dies, aged 67, in Dismal Downs. Scrooge, Matilda and Hortense are the last of the McDuck clan. Scrooge settles in the small village of

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, Calisota, United States, which he chose as his home base. *1909–1930: While his sisters remain in Duckburg and run his empire, Scrooge, age 42–63, travels the world expanding his empire in every continent. *1930: Scrooge, at 63, becomes the richest duck in the world, but a fight with his family leaves him with no contact with them for the next seventeen years. Note that during this year he met his ten-year-old nephew Donald Duck and his nephew's twin sister

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for the first time. (It was possibly the ''only'' time Scrooge met his niece Della, ignoring the girl completely.) *1942: Scrooge, age 75, feels depressed and tired and decides to retire. *1947: Scrooge, age 80, meets his nephew Donald Duck, now age 27, as well as his grandnephews, Della's children,

Huey, Dewey, and Louie Huey, Dewey, and Louie are triplet cartoon characters created by storyboard artist (screenwriter) Carl Barks for The Walt Disney Company from an idea proposed by cartoonist Al Taliaferro and are the nephews of Donald Duck and the grand-nephew ...

Duck, who are under Donald's care. He decides to become active again and soon a circle of activities whirl around him as he attracts the attention of relatives, old and new enemies and friends. *1955: Scrooge, age 88, is reunited and reconciled with his sister Matilda, thanks to Donald (In the story " A Letter From Home"). *1967: According to Don Rosa's unofficial timeline, Scrooge McDuck died at the age of 100 years after a life of adventure.Don Rosa's unofficial list of birth and death dates of the Ducks, Coots and McDucks
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Historical figures appearing in the work

Several notable historical figures appear in the series: *

John Jacob Astor IV John Jacob Astor IV (July 13, 1864 – April 15, 1912) was an American business magnate, real estate developer, investor, writer, lieutenant colonel in the Spanish–American War, and a prominent member of the Astor family. He died in the sink ...

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* Roy Bean *

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 ...

Butch Cassidy Robert LeRoy Parker (April 13, 1866 – November 7, 1908), better known as Butch Cassidy, was an American train and bank robber and the leader of a gang of criminal outlaws known as the "Wild Bunch" in the Old West. Parker engaged in criminal ...

and the

Sundance Kid Harry Alonzo Longabaugh (1867 – November 7, 1908), better known as the Sundance Kid, was an outlaw and member of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch in the American Old West. He likely met Butch Cassidy (real name Robert Leroy Parker) during a hunt ...

*The

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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 la ...

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 ...

Hamengkubuwono VII Hamengkubuwono VII (also spelled Hamengkubuwana VII, 4 February 1839 – 30 December 1921) was the seventh sultan of Yogyakarta Hamengkubuwono ( jv, ꦲꦩꦼꦁꦑꦸꦨꦮꦟ) is the current ruling royal house of the Yogyakarta Sultanate i ...

of Yogyakarta and

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of Surakarta * Esteban Huertas * Frank and

Jesse James Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla and leader of the James–Younger Gang. Raised in the " Little Dixie" area of Western Missouri, James and his family maintained stro ...

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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 ...

* William Henry Moody *

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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 ...

* Parita *

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Edith Roosevelt Edith Kermit Roosevelt (née Carow; August 6, 1861 – September 30, 1948) was the second wife of President Theodore Roosevelt and the First Lady of the United States from 1901 to 1909. She also was the Second Lady of the United States in 1901. ...

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*Captain George R. Shanton, Canal Zone Police *

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Colonel

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Other notable historical figures mentioned include: * Manuel Amador Guerrero * Philippe Bunau-Varilla * "Gentleman Jim" Corbett *

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