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Hi, I am new on this mailing-list. I do not know if a question I have, have
been answered before.
The question I have is to Don:
The comic "Heats of the Youkon" appeared in #1 of Walt Disney Giant,
"Scrooge McDuck in the Yukon".
When the comic were advertised in Another Rainbow's/Gladstone's "winter
product catalog 1995" it showed the cover of "Uncle Walt's Collectory"
presenting "Uncle Scrooge in the Yukon", BUT the cover is another version of
the cover of WDG#1. They are almost identical, but some details are
different. What is the story behind the two covers?
Best Whishes, (J\(BB

DON, you said:
"The new American reprinting of ["Super Snooper Strikes
Again"] wasn't accurate either -- it matched the DISNEY Disney
printing, and I should have sent them corrections knowing that's what
they'd do. They again removed the references HD&L make to their
missing parents (which is okay, I guess), but they open the story with
one nephew saying "This is awesome!" GAH! I would never put such words
in their mouths... [and Gladstone] still left the back cover of that
comic blank..."
You make it sound as if Gladstone started with fresh art to
your story from Egmont, and lettered it from scratch all over again
with both Disney's version and Egmont's script in hand. Actually, I
think that Gladstone just got color separations to Disney's printing,
tweaked a few things (the ducks' blue eyes and red inner mouths) and
ran it through the press again. I don't think Gladstone consciously
removed or left out anything from what they thought to be the
authoritative version. The text as printed by Disney is probably the
only version John Clark has ever seen -- in fact, even I didn't know
that Disney had changed any of your text when they printed the story.
In your original script, what were HDL saying instead of
"awesome"? And where did the reference to their parents appear?

One change which no one seems to have noticed is that between
DDAD 1 and D+$ album/comic 3-set, the location of a coin mint is
changed when the kids rattle off a list of places where coins are
made.

David Gerstein
<96dag at williams.edu>
"Have a chestnut, boys! ... OW!"

VRJAN:
I got your message called 'Hearts of the Yukon' two times. The
first one was send by <ORGBE at Z.LST.SE> and the second one by <ORGBE at PI.NET>.
Does that mean that you live in the Netherlands? The 'PI.NET' stands for
the Dutch Internet Provider 'Planet Internet'. Did you sent the message
through the mail-server of Planet Internet? Can you explain it to me?
I'm confused. :-/
It would be great to have another Dutch member on this mailing list!
___
C:(J\(B>aR|HUr

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will also be made available as part of the Grand Comics Database (GCD).
This GCD uses a different format, so Bob Klein made a conversion program
from DcD to GCD.

One of Bob's comments:

> The most important observation is this last
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WES:
My wife has relatives who are Mormons, and one of them told me that
they cannot eat/take ANY sort of drug, no matter what it is. They told me
that they could not eat nutmeg because it is technically a drug of some
sort, however mild and innocent. So Mormons CAN take or eat drugs?

VRJAN:
I discussed this before you joined our group... Disney told
Gladstone not to use the title UNCLE WALT'S COLLECTORY on their new comic
since "Uncle Walt" is a disparaging term used for the company. And they also
said to change the sub-title to "$crooge McDuck" since when $crooge was in
the Yukon he was no one's uncle as yet... this was a change that delighted
me! I much prefer the name "$crooge McDuck" than "Uncle $crooge" as the logo
for a $crooge story.
And the cover was different because the version you saw in the ad
was from a German "Don Rosa Library" sortuva album. I redid the art for the
Gladstone edition for certain reasons.

TODD:
What today? The fans in Italy -- the Duck Fans!
My biggest problem is that when I go to an American convention, I do
full-color finished illustrations for fans which take 30-40 minutes each; I
can only do about 10 a day, which is fine since I usually only get about 10
requests in a whole day. And sadly, I estimate 75% of those requests come
from people who don't even know Disney comics exist and have no idea who I
am or what I do, but are getting gifts for their Aunt Belle or their 3 day
old baby or just want some Disney art because they figure it's "collectible"
(ugh). When in Europe, EVERYONE is ardent Duck COMICS fans, and I wish I
could do each and every one of them a full-color illustration! But there is
not enough time, so I end up not doing any drawings for the people who
deserve them the most. In Italy, there are so MANY Duck fans clamoring for
me to do them the tiniest sketch that I had no choice but decline even to do
a scribble, as that would have meant the impossibility of doing the same for
everyone there, whereas it was hard enough just to do autographs for
everyone in the long lines. Besides, I detest doing quick drawings since
they are always embarrassingly bad! I see the professional artists who can
whip out beautiful drawings in a moment, but it's very slow for me to do a
half-decent drawing since I don't have it "upstairs" like they do, or
something. And I hate to do my lousy scribbles for such devoted Duck fans. I
did spend a few hours at times doing quick drawings for Lucca convention
personnel or fanzine folks or other people who they allowed back into the
inner offices where I could do some drawings where no one else could see.
Fabio can tell you about the time he ended a panel with me and said
something in Italian (which I couldn't understand) about me doing sketches,
and the entire audience rushed the table, scaring the dickens outta me, as I
wasn't expecting a thing and had no inkling as to what was happening. These
are times when it's a blessing that I can't speak "European" and I can let
my translator be the "stinker" and tell the fans that I can't do this or
that, while I just sit there smiling and looking stupid. I'm sure Fabio can
bear witness to how embarrassed I always looked by all the attention I was
getting. It would take longer to get used to that sort of thing than I ever
can get in my too-short European visits.
Anyway, one day in Italy I did those slow full-color illustrations
for about 4 hours for the crowd (just to prove I wasn't an imposter) and I
had them auctioned off to benefit UNICEF who had a booth there. We raised
one and a half MILLION lire. I was a millioniare and I gave it away! (I
would have liked to have had that lire/$ myself, but I was too embarrassed
to take money from such true Duck fans. Also, people might think I was being
greedy, since I imagine they assume popularity and high sales = wealth, not
knowing that I'm part of a different sort of system.)
I could tell you lots more about visiting places like Siena or
Florence or Pisa or the Italian Riviera, but that's travelogue stuff. I'll
think of something to say about the time in Finland tomorrow.
I'm done for tonight -- take your fingers off the "scroll down" button.

Daniel,

I have read the same information about Nutmeg. This information came out in
the late sixties (figures). It has been a long time since I read it and I
believe it would take a lot of whatever part it of the nutmeg plant to have
such an efffect and that it was not a strong effect, but obviously I should
do further research before recommending nutmeg tea to anyone. The way Barks
spoofed things, I would guess that if he had come across the same
information that something is being spoofed, whether it is compulsiveness,
or even the idea that nutmeg could be addicting. Just guessing however,
(note to Wes - without sentiment in this case).

Kathy

>ALL:
>
>Yesterday a friend was telling me a strange tale about nutmeg. He told
>me that nutmeg can have a sortlike effect as drugs when you take a
>certain portion of it.
>
>I laughed after hearing this story, but then I remembered Barks' story
>"A Spicy Tale" (US 39) where Scrooge McDuck drinks nutmeg-tea. He's
>clearly being shown addicted to it when he hears that the suppliers
>stopped sending the "special nutmegs".
>
>So, is there something special with nutmeg or is this all coincidence?
>The friend told he read about nutmeg-as-drugs in the paper lately, is he
>making a fool out of me?
>
>*If* the story is true, does this mean that Barks' "A Spicy Tale" may
>get banned?
>
>
>Greetings,
>
>--- Daniel
>
>
> "My rare *wild nutmegs* from the upper Amazon!
> I've *got to* have them!"
>
>
>

In a message dated 95-11-21 08:27:44 EST, donrosa at iglou.com (Don Rosa)
writes:

>WES:
> My wife has relatives who are Mormons, and one of them told me that
>they cannot eat/take ANY sort of drug, no matter what it is. They told me
>that they could not eat nutmeg because it is technically a drug of some
>sort, however mild and innocent. So Mormons CAN take or eat drugs?

Don, I'm sending a response to this via private email. Yes, we can eat
"innocent" drugs. Meaning, when was the last time you got stoned on nutmeg?

-- wes