From: "oliver" <(Email removed)>
Mister Don Rosa.... you claimed that Scrooge
didn't believe that this dime is the pilar of his
fortune - you were wrong and this is Unca Carl
that says that.
Huh? I have *always* had $crooge claim that his #1 Dime is the foundation of
his entire fortune! I make a very definite point of that so often that I'm
sure some readers are weary of it. But I mean it on the basis of
inspiration... you must be referring to the notion that it is a "lucky
charm" and has been responsible for blessing him with his fortune above and
beyond his talents or abilities -- THAT is the wrongheaded notion that I
fervently try to disspell. Actually, you'd still be correct -- in his final
few stories, Barks was calling it the "lucky Dime"... but I discussed this
matter with Mr. Barks some years ago and he agreed that the idea that
$crooge owes a cent of his fortune to luck is a mistaken notion that he's
sorry he suggested.
Anyway... that will be it for me for a while. If anyone asks me some
questions here, I won't be ignoring you... I'll just be cut off from the
Internet for about the next 12 days. Be back later. Merry Christmas! And
Dan, you have a nice December 25, and also 24th and 26th and so forth... (My
pal Dan is a JW, and I don't mean a Junior Woodchuck.)
Author
Topic: 199812
(157 messages)
Don Rosa
DIGEST #296
Message 106 -
1998-12-18 at 09:49:52
Halsten Aastebøl
Disney comics Digest V98 #295
Message 107 -
1998-12-18 at 10:44:08
At 15:38 16.12.98 -0700, (Email removed) wrote:
>The following is an editorial by Bruce Hamilton appearing in WDC&S 633 (a
>similar editorial appears in US 318):
>
>"Most readers will not yet have heard that the February issues of Walt
>Disney's Comics and Stories and Uncle Scrooge (shipping in late December)
>will be the last comic books I will ever do.
>"As of press time, however, things do not appear quite as dismal as some
>may think. There will be no comics in January, but there is a possibility
>that the runs will pick up - albeit with another publisher at the helm - in
>February or March.
So then it's finally over. This is sad. Very sad.
Halsten
>The following is an editorial by Bruce Hamilton appearing in WDC&S 633 (a
>similar editorial appears in US 318):
>
>"Most readers will not yet have heard that the February issues of Walt
>Disney's Comics and Stories and Uncle Scrooge (shipping in late December)
>will be the last comic books I will ever do.
>"As of press time, however, things do not appear quite as dismal as some
>may think. There will be no comics in January, but there is a possibility
>that the runs will pick up - albeit with another publisher at the helm - in
>February or March.
So then it's finally over. This is sad. Very sad.
Halsten
Kriton Kyrimis
Disney comics Digest V98 #296
Message 108 -
1998-12-18 at 12:33:49
DON:
> Yeah, some sort of Scotch this also only-wine-with-dinner-drinker thinks.
> Named after the world famous clipper, probably not after a receptacle for
> deceased felines.
Thus, one would think that readers should be familiar with this odd-sounding
name, and would appreciate learning the story behind it.
Re: Komix #126:
I've put a scan of the cover in http://dias.cti.gr/~kyrimis/pics/Komix126.jpg
I'll leave it there for a few days. Please try to limit accesses
outside office hours (we're at the GMT+2 time zone), as our internet
line is *very* slow.
> I thought we already discussed that. The "D.U.C.K." is hidden by the
> lettering they added to the art in the lower left, in the grain on a timber
> there.
I saw a scan of the original Picsou cover, and it is, indeed there.
GARY/GLADSTONE:
Bruce Hamilton's editorial reminded me too much of the "Gladstone: six
years later" editorial at the end of Gladstone's first run. It makes me
feel like I've lost a good friend--twice--and this time, hopes for
resurrection seem a lot dimmer than last time.
> "As of press time, however, things do not appear quite as dismal as some
> may think. There will be no comics in January, but there is a possibility
> that the runs will pick up - albeit with another publisher at the helm - =
> in
> February or March.
Does this mean that there is some kind of negotiation going on with an
undisclosed (for obvious reasons) prospective new publisher, or should
we start learning Danish/Italian/French/Greek?
BROR:
> We know the computers of the fifties and we know Uncle $crooge.
> If there is money to make in using this new technology, I'm sure
> $crooge would have used it...
That's the premise of Scarpa's "The Man from Oola-Oola".
> On the other hand... A computer in the fifties... A really expensive
> thing,
According to the American translation, it cost "its weight in Deutchmarks"!
> I can almost see it.. 16 Kb RAM, Core Memories, Programs: 100 kg
> of Punch-cards, weight: 18 tons....
I'm not sure they used the term RAM in the days of core memory. (Or
even worse, *drum* memory!) As for 16K, it probably would have been an
impossible luxury. I remember using a Burroughs machine, made in the
*70s*, that had a total memory of 64K *bits*, i.e., 16K bytes!
Kriton (e-mail: (Email removed))
(WWW: http://dias.cti.gr/~kyrimis
-----
"There's coffee in that nebula!"
-----
> Yeah, some sort of Scotch this also only-wine-with-dinner-drinker thinks.
> Named after the world famous clipper, probably not after a receptacle for
> deceased felines.
Thus, one would think that readers should be familiar with this odd-sounding
name, and would appreciate learning the story behind it.
Re: Komix #126:
I've put a scan of the cover in http://dias.cti.gr/~kyrimis/pics/Komix126.jpg
I'll leave it there for a few days. Please try to limit accesses
outside office hours (we're at the GMT+2 time zone), as our internet
line is *very* slow.
> I thought we already discussed that. The "D.U.C.K." is hidden by the
> lettering they added to the art in the lower left, in the grain on a timber
> there.
I saw a scan of the original Picsou cover, and it is, indeed there.
GARY/GLADSTONE:
Bruce Hamilton's editorial reminded me too much of the "Gladstone: six
years later" editorial at the end of Gladstone's first run. It makes me
feel like I've lost a good friend--twice--and this time, hopes for
resurrection seem a lot dimmer than last time.
> "As of press time, however, things do not appear quite as dismal as some
> may think. There will be no comics in January, but there is a possibility
> that the runs will pick up - albeit with another publisher at the helm - =
> in
> February or March.
Does this mean that there is some kind of negotiation going on with an
undisclosed (for obvious reasons) prospective new publisher, or should
we start learning Danish/Italian/French/Greek?
BROR:
> We know the computers of the fifties and we know Uncle $crooge.
> If there is money to make in using this new technology, I'm sure
> $crooge would have used it...
That's the premise of Scarpa's "The Man from Oola-Oola".
> On the other hand... A computer in the fifties... A really expensive
> thing,
According to the American translation, it cost "its weight in Deutchmarks"!
> I can almost see it.. 16 Kb RAM, Core Memories, Programs: 100 kg
> of Punch-cards, weight: 18 tons....
I'm not sure they used the term RAM in the days of core memory. (Or
even worse, *drum* memory!) As for 16K, it probably would have been an
impossible luxury. I remember using a Burroughs machine, made in the
*70s*, that had a total memory of 64K *bits*, i.e., 16K bytes!
Kriton (e-mail: (Email removed))
(WWW: http://dias.cti.gr/~kyrimis
-----
"There's coffee in that nebula!"
-----
HoyMurphy
Gladstone
Message 109 -
1998-12-19 at 00:32:03
To follow up on Gary's bad news about Gladstone and Disney, this from today's
Newsarama:
From Michael Doran's Newsarama
http://www.mania.com/newsarama/newsarama1218981.html
SCROOGED
Gladstone Comics, twice home of the highly acclaimed Uncle Scrooge and Walt
Disney's Comics and Stories, will publish their last issues of those series
this month, this according to Gladstone's president and publisher Bruce
Hamilton. In an editorial in the next issue of the venerable WDC&S (#633),
Hamilton will announce the immediate suspension of publication and end to
Gladstone's second reign as holder of the classic Disney Comics license.
Uncle Scrooge will cease publication with issue #318. "There will be no
comics in January," writes Hamilton in his farewell letter to the readers.
"But there is a possibility that the runs will pick up - albeit with
another publisher at the helm - in February or March."
According to Art Director Gary Leach, in that event WDC&S #634 and US #319
(and very likely their respective following issues, #635 and #320) will be
resolicited.
There's no word yet on who the new publisher might be, though Hamilton
hints that the core nucleus of Gladstone's production staff would likely
return. Internet rumors have suggested either Diamond's Steve Geppi or
Europe's publishing powerhouse, Egmont, as possible future publishers.
Neither of those rumors can be verified at this time, however.
Subscribers to the series have been promised that their subscriptions will
be fulfilled, or their money returned should the line not continue shortly
after Gladstone's end. Gladstone's parent company, The Bruce Hamilton
Company, is not dissolving, but will be scaled down. "Our lithograph
program is still plugging away and maybe we'll come up with a magic trick
or two," Hamilton promised.
Gladstone's 5 year tenure has not been without controversy. In attempts to
maintain the line, they've tried publishing comics without covers or
letters columns; they've tried .99 cent format, a double-sized title, a
bi-monthly schedule; and finally their latest effort, the condensation of
their entire output to just Uncle Scrooge and WDC&S. These two titles have
been published for collectors at a $6.95 price point on glossy paper with
cardboard-stock covers. But in the end, the low circulation figures,
coupled with other pressing issues (such as burdensome editorial dictates
from the Disney licensers) made the line nearly unprofitable."
We thank Newsarama reporter in the field Augie De Blieck Jr. for this
report...<<
There's still some hope for Disney Comics in America, I guess, from Gladstone
or not. But added to everything else going on right now, this makes the end
of the year a little bit sadder.
--your pal, Hoy
Newsarama:
From Michael Doran's Newsarama
http://www.mania.com/newsarama/newsarama1218981.html
SCROOGED
Gladstone Comics, twice home of the highly acclaimed Uncle Scrooge and Walt
Disney's Comics and Stories, will publish their last issues of those series
this month, this according to Gladstone's president and publisher Bruce
Hamilton. In an editorial in the next issue of the venerable WDC&S (#633),
Hamilton will announce the immediate suspension of publication and end to
Gladstone's second reign as holder of the classic Disney Comics license.
Uncle Scrooge will cease publication with issue #318. "There will be no
comics in January," writes Hamilton in his farewell letter to the readers.
"But there is a possibility that the runs will pick up - albeit with
another publisher at the helm - in February or March."
According to Art Director Gary Leach, in that event WDC&S #634 and US #319
(and very likely their respective following issues, #635 and #320) will be
resolicited.
There's no word yet on who the new publisher might be, though Hamilton
hints that the core nucleus of Gladstone's production staff would likely
return. Internet rumors have suggested either Diamond's Steve Geppi or
Europe's publishing powerhouse, Egmont, as possible future publishers.
Neither of those rumors can be verified at this time, however.
Subscribers to the series have been promised that their subscriptions will
be fulfilled, or their money returned should the line not continue shortly
after Gladstone's end. Gladstone's parent company, The Bruce Hamilton
Company, is not dissolving, but will be scaled down. "Our lithograph
program is still plugging away and maybe we'll come up with a magic trick
or two," Hamilton promised.
Gladstone's 5 year tenure has not been without controversy. In attempts to
maintain the line, they've tried publishing comics without covers or
letters columns; they've tried .99 cent format, a double-sized title, a
bi-monthly schedule; and finally their latest effort, the condensation of
their entire output to just Uncle Scrooge and WDC&S. These two titles have
been published for collectors at a $6.95 price point on glossy paper with
cardboard-stock covers. But in the end, the low circulation figures,
coupled with other pressing issues (such as burdensome editorial dictates
from the Disney licensers) made the line nearly unprofitable."
We thank Newsarama reporter in the field Augie De Blieck Jr. for this
report...<<
There's still some hope for Disney Comics in America, I guess, from Gladstone
or not. But added to everything else going on right now, this makes the end
of the year a little bit sadder.
--your pal, Hoy
Tarjei Kidd Olsen
Disney comics Digest V98 #296
Message 110 -
1998-12-19 at 18:24:38
ANDERS/DON R.:
>
>Just cannot resist this:
>The first part of Rosa cowboy-captain of Cutty Sark, is in the comic right
>on my table... It was supposed to be published on monday, but as a
>subscriber I already got it today (One could tell the mailman to put it
>there a day later, but that would be stupid...)
>I have not read it yet, though...
>Anders Christian Sivebaek
>(Email removed);
>(Email removed)
>
Yup, I got it two days ago, and today I got the second episode! I haven't
read that episode, but the first one is really excellent with lots of funny
moments and characters (like the captain of Cutty Sark). There is some
particularly good artwork here some places, particularly on the large Cutty
Sark picture. Looking at part 2, I see that the first frame (the large
intro-frame) contains that same picture, and two other frames, one
containing another picture from the last page of episode 1, and one new
picture. Don, is there a different one-part version?
--------------------------------
End of Disney comics Digest V98 Issue #297
******************************************
>
>Just cannot resist this:
>The first part of Rosa cowboy-captain of Cutty Sark, is in the comic right
>on my table... It was supposed to be published on monday, but as a
>subscriber I already got it today (One could tell the mailman to put it
>there a day later, but that would be stupid...)
>I have not read it yet, though...
>Anders Christian Sivebaek
>(Email removed);
>(Email removed)
>
Yup, I got it two days ago, and today I got the second episode! I haven't
read that episode, but the first one is really excellent with lots of funny
moments and characters (like the captain of Cutty Sark). There is some
particularly good artwork here some places, particularly on the large Cutty
Sark picture. Looking at part 2, I see that the first frame (the large
intro-frame) contains that same picture, and two other frames, one
containing another picture from the last page of episode 1, and one new
picture. Don, is there a different one-part version?
--------------------------------
End of Disney comics Digest V98 Issue #297
******************************************
BFOSTERLA
Mulan
Message 111 -
1998-12-19 at 21:41:44
So, the Mulan graphic novel has been released in Europe? I'd sure like to see
one.
one.
Augie De Blieck Jr.
Gladstone
Message 112 -
1998-12-20 at 00:43:22
Hi Hoy,
> To follow up on Gary's bad news about Gladstone and Disney, this from today's
> Newsarama:
This story comes straight from Gary's post, nothing much else added. I forwarded
the story to Michael Doran, with Gary's permission. Michael didn't feel comfortable
writing up the story given his lack of knowledge in the area, so he asked me if I'd
like to write something up. After some quick edits to fit into his style of writing
(which I thought worked rather well), you have the story you see before you.
I wonder if this makes me an official Newsarama Deputy. =)
-Augie
-------------------------------------------------
Augie De Blieck Jr. * (Email removed) <*>
Pipeline Commentary and Review: New Every Sunday:
http://www.nic.com/~augie/pipeline
> To follow up on Gary's bad news about Gladstone and Disney, this from today's
> Newsarama:
This story comes straight from Gary's post, nothing much else added. I forwarded
the story to Michael Doran, with Gary's permission. Michael didn't feel comfortable
writing up the story given his lack of knowledge in the area, so he asked me if I'd
like to write something up. After some quick edits to fit into his style of writing
(which I thought worked rather well), you have the story you see before you.
I wonder if this makes me an official Newsarama Deputy. =)
-Augie
-------------------------------------------------
Augie De Blieck Jr. * (Email removed) <*>
Pipeline Commentary and Review: New Every Sunday:
http://www.nic.com/~augie/pipeline
Teme (www.Conk.Com/world/teme)
#297
Message 113 -
1998-12-20 at 04:34:00
Kriton and all
> I've put a scan of the cover in http://dias.cti.gr/~kyrimis/pics/Komix126.jpg
> I'll leave it there for a few days. Please try to limit accesses
> outside office hours (we're at the GMT+2 time zone), as our internet
> line is *very* slow.
I took a look at it and it must said its great! I uploaded cover
published here in Finland by mr. Rosa to the net just for comparison. It
must noted that this *isn't* from the finnish weekly Aku Ankka (because
I couldn't think off hand any AA cover by Rosa) but from a Rosa-story
collection so quality is bit better than average AA cover (I think)...
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Chamber/7838/rosa.JPG
Merry Christmas,
Teme
> I've put a scan of the cover in http://dias.cti.gr/~kyrimis/pics/Komix126.jpg
> I'll leave it there for a few days. Please try to limit accesses
> outside office hours (we're at the GMT+2 time zone), as our internet
> line is *very* slow.
I took a look at it and it must said its great! I uploaded cover
published here in Finland by mr. Rosa to the net just for comparison. It
must noted that this *isn't* from the finnish weekly Aku Ankka (because
I couldn't think off hand any AA cover by Rosa) but from a Rosa-story
collection so quality is bit better than average AA cover (I think)...
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Chamber/7838/rosa.JPG
Merry Christmas,
Teme
SRoweCanoe
Disney comics Digest V98 #297
Message 114 -
1998-12-20 at 05:55:06
In a message dated 12/19/98 11:40:43 AM EST, dcomics-
(Email removed) writes:
> There's no word yet on who the new publisher might be, though Hamilton
> hints that the core nucleus of Gladstone's production staff would likely
> return. Internet rumors have suggested either Diamond's Steve Geppi or
> Europe's publishing powerhouse, Egmont, as possible future publishers.
> Neither of those rumors can be verified at this time, however.
Rumor I hear is Gemstone is trying for it.
Steven Rowe
(Email removed) writes:
> There's no word yet on who the new publisher might be, though Hamilton
> hints that the core nucleus of Gladstone's production staff would likely
> return. Internet rumors have suggested either Diamond's Steve Geppi or
> Europe's publishing powerhouse, Egmont, as possible future publishers.
> Neither of those rumors can be verified at this time, however.
Rumor I hear is Gemstone is trying for it.
Steven Rowe
Anders Sivebaek
Italian comics
Message 115 -
1998-12-20 at 18:27:16
Hello friends
Especially italians look here.
I would like to have an issue of Topolino and Zio Paperone, which I will
trade for something of the same value.
Please write to me privately, if you can help me.
Thanks in advance, and merry Christmas!
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Especially italians look here.
I would like to have an issue of Topolino and Zio Paperone, which I will
trade for something of the same value.
Please write to me privately, if you can help me.
Thanks in advance, and merry Christmas!
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Francois Willot
Paperino e i computer giocatori
Message 116 -
1998-12-21 at 02:25:38
> >Paperino e i computer giocatori
> >/Cimino/Abella/
> >29//?
> >{l'attribuzione ad Abella =E8 da LGPD 34}
> >
> >Strange however that Donald is in the title but doesn't appear in
> >Mickey-Parade...
>
> Do you have the 29-page version or an abridged one?
> I have checked, and the story in fact centers on $crooge. But Donald does
> appear in a few panels.
DD is in the story, which is 29 pages long in France too. So that's the
right one.
Francois
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End of Disney comics Digest V98 Issue #298
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> >/Cimino/Abella/
> >29//?
> >{l'attribuzione ad Abella =E8 da LGPD 34}
> >
> >Strange however that Donald is in the title but doesn't appear in
> >Mickey-Parade...
>
> Do you have the 29-page version or an abridged one?
> I have checked, and the story in fact centers on $crooge. But Donald does
> appear in a few panels.
DD is in the story, which is 29 pages long in France too. So that's the
right one.
Francois
--------------------------------
End of Disney comics Digest V98 Issue #298
******************************************
Juha Viikki
Disney comics Digest V98 #298
Message 117 -
1998-12-21 at 10:12:58
TEME:
>I uploaded cover published here in Finland by mr. Rosa to the net >just
for comparison. It must noted that this *isn't* from the >finnish weekly
Aku Ankka (because I couldn't think off hand any AA >cover by Rosa) but
from a Rosa-story collection so quality is bit >better than average AA
cover (I think)...
Yeah, the list isn't too long when it comes to AA covers by Don Rosa...
The only AA issue with a Rosa cover I can remember was #28/1997. That's
what I'd vote the best AA cover of the last few years - although I have
to admit that the Komix issue beats it
6-0 in terms of image quality... I don't have a scanner so I can't
upload the AA cover anywhere, but don't you worry! The Norvegian(?)
version, which looks almost exactly the same, can be found at:
http://members.tripod.com/~TheDonRosaWorld/rd9726.jpg
Juha
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>I uploaded cover published here in Finland by mr. Rosa to the net >just
for comparison. It must noted that this *isn't* from the >finnish weekly
Aku Ankka (because I couldn't think off hand any AA >cover by Rosa) but
from a Rosa-story collection so quality is bit >better than average AA
cover (I think)...
Yeah, the list isn't too long when it comes to AA covers by Don Rosa...
The only AA issue with a Rosa cover I can remember was #28/1997. That's
what I'd vote the best AA cover of the last few years - although I have
to admit that the Komix issue beats it
6-0 in terms of image quality... I don't have a scanner so I can't
upload the AA cover anywhere, but don't you worry! The Norvegian(?)
version, which looks almost exactly the same, can be found at:
http://members.tripod.com/~TheDonRosaWorld/rd9726.jpg
Juha
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Fluks, H.W.
Cutty Sark
Message 118 -
1998-12-21 at 11:48:54
>> The first part of Rosa cowboy-captain of Cutty Sark, is in the comic
right
>> on my table...
> Yup, I got it two days ago, and today I got the second episode!
I'd like to have this story in every available publication. I will already
have the Danish version. Can other people help me obtain the other
countries' versions? Please reply in private mail.
Thanks,
--Harry.
right
>> on my table...
> Yup, I got it two days ago, and today I got the second episode!
I'd like to have this story in every available publication. I will already
have the Danish version. Can other people help me obtain the other
countries' versions? Please reply in private mail.
Thanks,
--Harry.
Gianfranco Goria
Apre il Creators Forum con Figus e Sarda
Message 119 -
1998-12-21 at 23:22:11
22 dic 98
http://www.fumetti.org/afnews/
Creators Forum: Figus & Sarda
Gli autori Giorgio Figus e Bruno Sarda, sceneggiatori noti per la loro
ricca produzione Disneyana, si sono resi disponibili a aprire un dialog=
o con
i lettori attraverso il nostro sito. Abbiamo quindi aperto un Creators =
Forum
dove tutti voi potrete inviare le vostre domande, opinioni, curiosit=E0=
,
lamentele e complimenti. Figus e Sarda vi risponderanno pubblicamente n=
elle
pagine del Forum, sottoponendosi di buon grado alle vostre spietate cri=
tiche
e svelandovi i segreti della loro arte letteraria! Sfogatevi e fate
circolare la notizia!
Giorgio Figus and Bruno Sarda, well known Italian Disney script writer=
s,
will answer to all your questions in the Creators Forum!
http://www.fumetti.org/forumc/
http://www.fumetti.org/afnews/
Creators Forum: Figus & Sarda
Gli autori Giorgio Figus e Bruno Sarda, sceneggiatori noti per la loro
ricca produzione Disneyana, si sono resi disponibili a aprire un dialog=
o con
i lettori attraverso il nostro sito. Abbiamo quindi aperto un Creators =
Forum
dove tutti voi potrete inviare le vostre domande, opinioni, curiosit=E0=
,
lamentele e complimenti. Figus e Sarda vi risponderanno pubblicamente n=
elle
pagine del Forum, sottoponendosi di buon grado alle vostre spietate cri=
tiche
e svelandovi i segreti della loro arte letteraria! Sfogatevi e fate
circolare la notizia!
Giorgio Figus and Bruno Sarda, well known Italian Disney script writer=
s,
will answer to all your questions in the Creators Forum!
http://www.fumetti.org/forumc/
Marco Barlotti
Christmas Gift
Message 120 -
1998-12-22 at 00:11:37
Can you imagine $crooge making love with Magica De Spell on top of the
coins inside the Money Bin?
And... what will be of $crooge when he has finally defeated the Beagle Boys?
Franco Bellazzi (Eta Beta) pointed out to me a short (13 pages) comic story
on issue #49 (10th December 1998) of the Italian Comics Magazine "Skorpio".
This story depicts a witch (helped by a crow...) trying to get ahold of the
"lucky charm" of a very old and rich man. There are no ducks here, but the
flavour is that of our well-known Barks characters (see e. g. the money bin
on page 4); until...
You can find the story (albeit in Italian!) as my Christmas gift to
everybody, on
http://marcobar.cce.unifi.it/Fumetti/GroundZero/
Best wishes to everybody! ;-)
Marco
coins inside the Money Bin?
And... what will be of $crooge when he has finally defeated the Beagle Boys?
Franco Bellazzi (Eta Beta) pointed out to me a short (13 pages) comic story
on issue #49 (10th December 1998) of the Italian Comics Magazine "Skorpio".
This story depicts a witch (helped by a crow...) trying to get ahold of the
"lucky charm" of a very old and rich man. There are no ducks here, but the
flavour is that of our well-known Barks characters (see e. g. the money bin
on page 4); until...
You can find the story (albeit in Italian!) as my Christmas gift to
everybody, on
http://marcobar.cce.unifi.it/Fumetti/GroundZero/
Best wishes to everybody! ;-)
Marco