To Zeldas:
I'm glad you liked "Family of Fore."(And thanks to Barry as well for a
positive reaction to this story in a previous DCML posting.) I haven't played gold
in about 30 years, but I had a lot of exposure to it when I was young. My
father was (and still is) an avid golfer. It was no accident that my parents built
a home across the street from a golf course.
By the way, Zeldas (and many other folks on this mailing list), I share your
concern about the price of these first Disney comics from Gemstone. Beautiful
product, but mighty pricey. I suspect they'll just go to collectors. On the
other hand, Gemstone will be coming out with additional formats later this year.
So there's reason to be optimistic that these stories will find their way
into the hands of young readers and folks who traditionally don't read comics. In
my opinion, that's crucial for the survivial of both U.S. Disney comics and
the U.S. comic book industry in general.
Best Wishes,
John Lustig
7218 27th Ave. N.E.
Seattle, WA 98115
www.lastkisscomics.com
(206) 525-6257
Fax 206 525-2386
Author
Topic: 200307
(351 messages)
JALustig
DCML Digest, Vol 5, Issue 3
Message 31 -
2003-07-02 at 22:31:31
Cebarat
DCML Digest, Vol 5, Issue 3
Message 32 -
2003-07-03 at 00:55:05
Putting in my 2 shekels' worth on the Gemstone availability issue... WDC 634
didn't appear at my comics shop in Richmond, VA until today. US 319 was
released last week. Strange... a number of folks reported getting BOTH titles last
week.
Chris Barat
didn't appear at my comics shop in Richmond, VA until today. US 319 was
released last week. Strange... a number of folks reported getting BOTH titles last
week.
Chris Barat
Daniel Van Eijmeren
Off-topic (Bad timed campaign)
Message 33 -
2003-07-03 at 02:01:43
SIGVALD GROSFJELD to ALAN BOE, 02-07-2003:
>> Help make the French pay [...]
> First: this is really off-topic!
This is the *only* comment to make after such an email, *if* any comment
should be made at all.
> Second:
It is off-topic.
> Third:
It is off-topic.
> Finally:
It is off-topic.
Sigvald and everyone else, please don't feed such a subject with your own
opinion if you see that it has nothing to do with the interest of this
mailing list.
--- Dani?l
>> Help make the French pay [...]
> First: this is really off-topic!
This is the *only* comment to make after such an email, *if* any comment
should be made at all.
> Second:
It is off-topic.
> Third:
It is off-topic.
> Finally:
It is off-topic.
Sigvald and everyone else, please don't feed such a subject with your own
opinion if you see that it has nothing to do with the interest of this
mailing list.
--- Dani?l
ZeldasTriforce
More Comments On US 319, etc.
Message 34 -
2003-07-03 at 10:10:25
Hi all!
I was wondering about Carl Barks' 'Terror Of The Beagle Boys' in US 319. Did
anything strike you as different about its presentation compared to the rest
of the stories in the book? To me, the line art, colors, seemed sort of
pixeliated, 'fuzzy' compared to the other stories. Is this just me? I have the same
story in CBL Set 8, and the line art certainly doesn't look that way. I wonder
if for some reason, Gemstone couldn't grab ahold of a good print of the story
or if something went wrong on the computer end of the process.
Another thing I must mention about Carl Barks/Gemstone. I'm a big Barks fan,
he's a true inspiration to me. That being said, I'm glad Gemstone doesn't seem
to be doing what I at first feared it would do, which is basically fill up
big portions of the books with Barks reprints. They're great stories, but unless
they're a Barks story that I (or some other Barks fans) haven't read already,
they can be 'boring'. In the sense you've read them before, why pay a portion
of the book price to read them again, etc.
I certainly understand the need to introduce Barks to a new generation of
fans, but I also appreciate Gemstone's somewhat measured approach to it. Now
other writers/artists will have a better chance to gain exposure(or more exposure)
among readers and gain some new fans as well.
Also, does anyone here (I'm sure Gary will know, but perhaps others as well)
what stories will be appearing in the first issue of the travel-size Donald
Duck Adventures? Any previews of what stories will be in there is appreciated.
:)
And I'll have to call the comics shop to see if they've got in a new(or
first?) shipment of WDC 634. Mustn't let a William Van Horn story be released
without my reading it. Or Pat Block for that matter. :)
Derek Smith
I was wondering about Carl Barks' 'Terror Of The Beagle Boys' in US 319. Did
anything strike you as different about its presentation compared to the rest
of the stories in the book? To me, the line art, colors, seemed sort of
pixeliated, 'fuzzy' compared to the other stories. Is this just me? I have the same
story in CBL Set 8, and the line art certainly doesn't look that way. I wonder
if for some reason, Gemstone couldn't grab ahold of a good print of the story
or if something went wrong on the computer end of the process.
Another thing I must mention about Carl Barks/Gemstone. I'm a big Barks fan,
he's a true inspiration to me. That being said, I'm glad Gemstone doesn't seem
to be doing what I at first feared it would do, which is basically fill up
big portions of the books with Barks reprints. They're great stories, but unless
they're a Barks story that I (or some other Barks fans) haven't read already,
they can be 'boring'. In the sense you've read them before, why pay a portion
of the book price to read them again, etc.
I certainly understand the need to introduce Barks to a new generation of
fans, but I also appreciate Gemstone's somewhat measured approach to it. Now
other writers/artists will have a better chance to gain exposure(or more exposure)
among readers and gain some new fans as well.
Also, does anyone here (I'm sure Gary will know, but perhaps others as well)
what stories will be appearing in the first issue of the travel-size Donald
Duck Adventures? Any previews of what stories will be in there is appreciated.
:)
And I'll have to call the comics shop to see if they've got in a new(or
first?) shipment of WDC 634. Mustn't let a William Van Horn story be released
without my reading it. Or Pat Block for that matter. :)
Derek Smith
Xephyr
Br'er Rabbit's nephews? (and other stuff, too)
Message 35 -
2003-07-04 at 08:28:02
I recently learned that Molly Cottontail has two nieces named Annie &
Fannie, and that Br'er Rabbit has two nephews. I could find no sources for
the nephews. Does anyone know their names?
Also, have names ever been assigned to the Three Little Wolves (the orginal
sons of the Big Bad Wolf)?
I also have a bit of obscure information for the INDUCKS database:
Did you know that the Beagle Brats have names (aside from their assigned
numbers 1, 2 & 3)? According to their appearance in HDL: JUNIOR WOODCHUCKS
#3 (JW-0003-04) their given names are Snitty, Bitty & Fitty (which I guess
acknowledge their personality traits).
In the first appearance of the Beagle Babes (WDC #345) at least one of the
girls is named Beatrice.
As an aside, having finally had the opportunity to read (sort of) about six
issues of Disney's series "W.I.T.C.H." I was more than happy to honor that
book by making a banner for my message board as a tribute.
http://members3.boardhost.com/DisneyComics/
I think the series would go over quite well in the USA (except that it
would give the Religious Right more fuel for their fires).
Thanks,
Rich Bellacera
--------------------------------------------------------------------
mail2web - Check your email from the web at
http://mail2web.com/ .
Fannie, and that Br'er Rabbit has two nephews. I could find no sources for
the nephews. Does anyone know their names?
Also, have names ever been assigned to the Three Little Wolves (the orginal
sons of the Big Bad Wolf)?
I also have a bit of obscure information for the INDUCKS database:
Did you know that the Beagle Brats have names (aside from their assigned
numbers 1, 2 & 3)? According to their appearance in HDL: JUNIOR WOODCHUCKS
#3 (JW-0003-04) their given names are Snitty, Bitty & Fitty (which I guess
acknowledge their personality traits).
In the first appearance of the Beagle Babes (WDC #345) at least one of the
girls is named Beatrice.
As an aside, having finally had the opportunity to read (sort of) about six
issues of Disney's series "W.I.T.C.H." I was more than happy to honor that
book by making a banner for my message board as a tribute.
http://members3.boardhost.com/DisneyComics/
I think the series would go over quite well in the USA (except that it
would give the Religious Right more fuel for their fires).
Thanks,
Rich Bellacera
--------------------------------------------------------------------
mail2web - Check your email from the web at
http://mail2web.com/ .
ZeldasTriforce
Donald Ault's CB Book/DCML Archives Question
Message 36 -
2003-07-04 at 10:43:33
A while ago Donald Ault had made a reply on the DCML. I wasn't a member then,
but I wish I had become one at that time, because I had recently read his
book "Carl Barks Conversations". It was one of the most interesting books I've
read in a while. It really gave me something of a look at Barks' life,
attitudes, etc. I really learned a lot from it. The last article, 'Spools of Memory',
something about that one struck me. Reading about a person's thoughts and
concerns when they're in the last months of their life. I just wanted to
congratulate Donald on it. It was a book that needed to be made.
Also, I've noticed, for a while I suppose, that most of 1995-97 in the DCML
archives are missing. Any chance these months will be put up?(if they still
survive to be put up that is).
Derek Smith
but I wish I had become one at that time, because I had recently read his
book "Carl Barks Conversations". It was one of the most interesting books I've
read in a while. It really gave me something of a look at Barks' life,
attitudes, etc. I really learned a lot from it. The last article, 'Spools of Memory',
something about that one struck me. Reading about a person's thoughts and
concerns when they're in the last months of their life. I just wanted to
congratulate Donald on it. It was a book that needed to be made.
Also, I've noticed, for a while I suppose, that most of 1995-97 in the DCML
archives are missing. Any chance these months will be put up?(if they still
survive to be put up that is).
Derek Smith
Daniel Van Eijmeren
DCML archives 1995-1999
Message 37 -
2003-07-04 at 11:39:42
DEREK SMITH, 04-07-2003:
> Also, I've noticed, for a while I suppose, that most of 1995-97
> in the DCML archives are missing. Any chance these months will
> be put up?(if they still survive to be put up that is).
At least, the period from February 1995 to November 1999 is missing.
It has survived, but only on the hard-disks of a few members.
I also hope that they will be put online.
--- Dani?l
> Also, I've noticed, for a while I suppose, that most of 1995-97
> in the DCML archives are missing. Any chance these months will
> be put up?(if they still survive to be put up that is).
At least, the period from February 1995 to November 1999 is missing.
It has survived, but only on the hard-disks of a few members.
I also hope that they will be put online.
--- Dani?l
Klartekst
Jack Bradbury
Message 38 -
2003-07-04 at 14:15:06
I hope someone on the list can help me with this:
As far as I know, Jack Bradbury is the only one of the old Disney comic
book masters who is still alive. I would very much like to write to him to
tell him how much I have appriciated his art, and to thank him for all the
happy reading hours he has given me over the years. He could do all the
Disney characters, of course, but to me he will always be THE Li'l Bad Wolf
artist. His soft inking style with a hint of shading gave the panels a
special and charming quality.
Does anyone know how I can get in touch with him by e-mail or regular mail?
Nils from Norway
As far as I know, Jack Bradbury is the only one of the old Disney comic
book masters who is still alive. I would very much like to write to him to
tell him how much I have appriciated his art, and to thank him for all the
happy reading hours he has given me over the years. He could do all the
Disney characters, of course, but to me he will always be THE Li'l Bad Wolf
artist. His soft inking style with a hint of shading gave the panels a
special and charming quality.
Does anyone know how I can get in touch with him by e-mail or regular mail?
Nils from Norway
Lars Jensen
Jack Bradbury
Message 39 -
2003-07-04 at 15:56:16
Nils wrote:
> As far as I know, Jack Bradbury is the only one of the old Disney
> comic book masters who is still alive. [...] Does anyone know how I
> can get in touch with him by e-mail or regular mail?
Check this link:
http://stp.ling.uu.se/pipermail/dcml/2003-May/022707.html .
And Vic Lockman is still alive, too, by the way. I hope he'll show up in
the Gemstone books at some point.
Lars
> As far as I know, Jack Bradbury is the only one of the old Disney
> comic book masters who is still alive. [...] Does anyone know how I
> can get in touch with him by e-mail or regular mail?
Check this link:
http://stp.ling.uu.se/pipermail/dcml/2003-May/022707.html .
And Vic Lockman is still alive, too, by the way. I hope he'll show up in
the Gemstone books at some point.
Lars
Didier Ghez
Disney Publications in Sweden before 1950
Message 40 -
2003-07-04 at 17:25:13
Hi,
While preparing my series of articles about Donald for Picsou Magazine, I stumbled on great information about the history of Disney publications in Finland before 1950 that some members of the list were very kind to send me. This will allow me to create an article for the magazine Tomart's Disneyana about those fantastic books and magazine.
And it got me thinking that I would love to do the same kind of article about Sweden publications before 1950.
Is there a member on the list that would have a complete knowledge of the Disney books (and potentially magazines) that were published in Finland before 1950 ? Is there also someone who might have a large collection of those ?
Thanks a million in advance for your help.
Didier
While preparing my series of articles about Donald for Picsou Magazine, I stumbled on great information about the history of Disney publications in Finland before 1950 that some members of the list were very kind to send me. This will allow me to create an article for the magazine Tomart's Disneyana about those fantastic books and magazine.
And it got me thinking that I would love to do the same kind of article about Sweden publications before 1950.
Is there a member on the list that would have a complete knowledge of the Disney books (and potentially magazines) that were published in Finland before 1950 ? Is there also someone who might have a large collection of those ?
Thanks a million in advance for your help.
Didier
H.W.Fluks
Jack Bradbury
Message 41 -
2003-07-04 at 17:51:08
Lars wrote:
> Check this link:
> http://stp.ling.uu.se/pipermail/dcml/2003-May/022707.html .
For those who don't have the possibility to follow that link directly, here's the text:
<<
Luca Boschi cnotw at zen.it
Mon May 12 15:59:24 CEST 2003
Hello, Olof Siverbo
Jack Bradbury, with her wife Mary Jim Karp, lives in Santa Rosa (but he's
moving in this very period to one Jack's son home in another State) and
feels fine, even if he doesn't draw anymore from years and years. I'm in
touch with them from some twenty years. If you want, I can say hallo to them
by yours.
Frank McSavage is dead. Alberto Becattini called him by phone some years
ago. Check an article on him on ZP, around 2000...
>>
--Harry.
> Check this link:
> http://stp.ling.uu.se/pipermail/dcml/2003-May/022707.html .
For those who don't have the possibility to follow that link directly, here's the text:
<<
Luca Boschi cnotw at zen.it
Mon May 12 15:59:24 CEST 2003
Hello, Olof Siverbo
Jack Bradbury, with her wife Mary Jim Karp, lives in Santa Rosa (but he's
moving in this very period to one Jack's son home in another State) and
feels fine, even if he doesn't draw anymore from years and years. I'm in
touch with them from some twenty years. If you want, I can say hallo to them
by yours.
Frank McSavage is dead. Alberto Becattini called him by phone some years
ago. Check an article on him on ZP, around 2000...
>>
--Harry.
Timo Ronkainen
Floyd Gottfredson audio interview!!
Message 42 -
2003-07-04 at 18:49:09
Floyd Gottfredson Interviewed by Arn Saba in The Comics Journal web site:
http://www.tcj.com/listen/listen.html
"The Comics Journal is proud to present this month's Audio Archive
installment, the first of several excerpts of interviews with some of the
giants of the cartooning world, as interviewed by cartoonist Arn Saba. We
begin with a conversation originally printed in The Comics Journal #120
(March 1988), in which Saba spoke with Disney artist Floyd Gottfredson.
Gottfredson drew the Mickey Mouse newspaper comic strip for more than 45
years, a run fondly remembered by comic-strip afficianados all over the
world. Saba interviewed him at his home in California in 1978, three years
after his retirement from the strip, originally for a series of radio essays
for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. In the excerpts below,
Gottfredson discusses how he came to work for Walt Disney, his thinking
behind the creation of the work, and much more. Enjoy."
Two Mp3 -files.
Timo
^^''*''^^
Cartoonist - writer - donaldist -
Timo Ronkainen ---------------- -
YO-kyl? 52 A 26 --------------- -
20540 Turku ------------------- -
Finland ----------------------- -
timoro at hotmail.com
timoro at sunpoint.net
?? Personal:
http://www.geocities.com/timoro2/
?? Ankkalinnan Pamaus:
http://www.perunamaa.net/ankistit/
.................................
"Rumble on, buxom bumble bee!
Go sit on cowslip - far from me!"
_________________________________________________________________
Tilaa nyt Hotmail postit k?nnykk??si! http://www.msn.fi/mobiili/
http://www.tcj.com/listen/listen.html
"The Comics Journal is proud to present this month's Audio Archive
installment, the first of several excerpts of interviews with some of the
giants of the cartooning world, as interviewed by cartoonist Arn Saba. We
begin with a conversation originally printed in The Comics Journal #120
(March 1988), in which Saba spoke with Disney artist Floyd Gottfredson.
Gottfredson drew the Mickey Mouse newspaper comic strip for more than 45
years, a run fondly remembered by comic-strip afficianados all over the
world. Saba interviewed him at his home in California in 1978, three years
after his retirement from the strip, originally for a series of radio essays
for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. In the excerpts below,
Gottfredson discusses how he came to work for Walt Disney, his thinking
behind the creation of the work, and much more. Enjoy."
Two Mp3 -files.
Timo
^^''*''^^
Cartoonist - writer - donaldist -
Timo Ronkainen ---------------- -
YO-kyl? 52 A 26 --------------- -
20540 Turku ------------------- -
Finland ----------------------- -
timoro at hotmail.com
timoro at sunpoint.net
?? Personal:
http://www.geocities.com/timoro2/
?? Ankkalinnan Pamaus:
http://www.perunamaa.net/ankistit/
.................................
"Rumble on, buxom bumble bee!
Go sit on cowslip - far from me!"
_________________________________________________________________
Tilaa nyt Hotmail postit k?nnykk??si! http://www.msn.fi/mobiili/
Sigvald Grøsfjeld Jr.
German publishig av Lo$ (for Don Rosa)
Message 43 -
2003-07-04 at 19:44:04
Hi all, and especially to Don Rosa!
Some time ago Don posted a message to DCML in where he asks for help with
the new German edition of Lo$. I can't help him by checking the old German
edition for errors, but there is another point where I may have a helpful
tip. It's about the coloring of the McDuck coat of arms and banners shown in
part Lo$, part I - "The Last of The Clan McDuck".
As we know Don likes everything in his stories to be correct. It seems
however that the colorists at both Gladstone and Egmont didn't know or
didn't care about heraldic rules when they colored the McDuck coat of arms
and the McDuck banners. As Don now seems to be allowed to give some comments
about how his work should be printed I hope we will finally se those arms in
their correct heraldic coloring - as it's reasonable to think that a noble
family like the McDucks wouldn't allow heraldic errors to appear in their
weapon.
I have written about the McDuck heraldry here:
http://duckman.pettho.com/mcduck/heraldry.html
Recently an expert on heraldry told me that in a heraldic coat of arms there
must be colors (red, blue, green, purple or black) and metals (silver or
gold). There cannot be colors next to each other and not metals next to each
other. Based on this he told me that a possible correct coloring of the
McDuck Coat of arms would be to use the blue or the red background with the
golden coins as shown in the Scandinavian scans presented in my page, and
the silver (white) bend (the ribbon) with the black McDucks heads as shown
in the US-version of the scans. The border shown around the shields could be
in silver or in gold, but *not* in a combination of those as shown in one of
the Scandinavian scans.
Unless there's a special reason for it, all coat of arms and the banner
should be colored equally.
Hope this is helpful!
Some time ago Don posted a message to DCML in where he asks for help with
the new German edition of Lo$. I can't help him by checking the old German
edition for errors, but there is another point where I may have a helpful
tip. It's about the coloring of the McDuck coat of arms and banners shown in
part Lo$, part I - "The Last of The Clan McDuck".
As we know Don likes everything in his stories to be correct. It seems
however that the colorists at both Gladstone and Egmont didn't know or
didn't care about heraldic rules when they colored the McDuck coat of arms
and the McDuck banners. As Don now seems to be allowed to give some comments
about how his work should be printed I hope we will finally se those arms in
their correct heraldic coloring - as it's reasonable to think that a noble
family like the McDucks wouldn't allow heraldic errors to appear in their
weapon.
I have written about the McDuck heraldry here:
http://duckman.pettho.com/mcduck/heraldry.html
Recently an expert on heraldry told me that in a heraldic coat of arms there
must be colors (red, blue, green, purple or black) and metals (silver or
gold). There cannot be colors next to each other and not metals next to each
other. Based on this he told me that a possible correct coloring of the
McDuck Coat of arms would be to use the blue or the red background with the
golden coins as shown in the Scandinavian scans presented in my page, and
the silver (white) bend (the ribbon) with the black McDucks heads as shown
in the US-version of the scans. The border shown around the shields could be
in silver or in gold, but *not* in a combination of those as shown in one of
the Scandinavian scans.
Unless there's a special reason for it, all coat of arms and the banner
should be colored equally.
Hope this is helpful!
Arie Fachrisal
Gottfredson's Interview
Message 44 -
2003-07-04 at 20:38:48
Hi,
Just want to say thanks to Timo Ronkainen for posting the url here in DCML.
Just downloaded the smaller one and havin' a great time listening to the
conversations.
Keep On Quacking,
Arie Fachrisal who dont know the answer to the quiz question about MM's
social card number, anybody know? ;-)
Just want to say thanks to Timo Ronkainen for posting the url here in DCML.
Just downloaded the smaller one and havin' a great time listening to the
conversations.
Keep On Quacking,
Arie Fachrisal who dont know the answer to the quiz question about MM's
social card number, anybody know? ;-)
Olaf Solstrand
Born on the 4th of July (about alcohol in Disney-stories)
Message 45 -
2003-07-04 at 20:48:07
Monsieur Gr?sfjeld wrote a little something like this:
> Hi all!
>
> Happy 4th of July for all Americans here! As you will see it has been a
> happy day here in Stavanger too!
>
> [yabb yabb yabb]
>
> But to make this slightly on-topic - are there many stories in where there
> are shown or mentioned the use of alcohol? I can think of Don Rosa's "The
> Sharpie of the Culebra Cut" in where Teddy's Cognac is mentioned, but are
> there more? Haven't we seen scenes from pubs where the Beagle Boys or
others
> are drinking beer?
>
I really SHOULDN'T answer this here and now, as I don't have my sources
here, but I figured it would be nice to actually answer it on July 4th (or,
at least it's still July 4th west of India...)
I remember lots of references to alcohol in my old Donald Pockets. Mainly
old Italian stories...
One I remember specially is one where Scrooge and Rockerduck compete on
having the biggest collection of rare wine bottles. One of the things
happening in this story is that Rockerduck gets fooled into trying to bribe
a man with a barrel of beer. Turns out this man really HATES beer, so
Rockerduck gets thrown right out of his castle IN the barrel, still full of
beer.
I also remember seeing Scrooge drinking a drink in a bar (I _think_ I saw
that one in Donald Pocket #2, but...) The drink had "Klondike" in its name,
and was clearly a drink Scrooge had drinken a lot of in his youth. At least,
it was way too strong for Donald. Scrooge on his hand drank it as if it was
water.
And, even though this is not alcohol-related, I must mention that one of my
favorite comics EVER is the one where Scrooge is opening a tobacco plantage,
and have Donald and Fethry doing research for him by picking up cigarette
ends all over Duckburg to find out what brands are popular. And then, a
maharaja (or was he a prince?) picks up Donald and rents him to be a hitman.
I don't have my sources for hand, but I guess someone else can give it to
you - if they can't, remind me in late August and I can dig it up for you.
___________________
Olaf the Blue
Yvan eht nioj!
> Hi all!
>
> Happy 4th of July for all Americans here! As you will see it has been a
> happy day here in Stavanger too!
>
> [yabb yabb yabb]
>
> But to make this slightly on-topic - are there many stories in where there
> are shown or mentioned the use of alcohol? I can think of Don Rosa's "The
> Sharpie of the Culebra Cut" in where Teddy's Cognac is mentioned, but are
> there more? Haven't we seen scenes from pubs where the Beagle Boys or
others
> are drinking beer?
>
I really SHOULDN'T answer this here and now, as I don't have my sources
here, but I figured it would be nice to actually answer it on July 4th (or,
at least it's still July 4th west of India...)
I remember lots of references to alcohol in my old Donald Pockets. Mainly
old Italian stories...
One I remember specially is one where Scrooge and Rockerduck compete on
having the biggest collection of rare wine bottles. One of the things
happening in this story is that Rockerduck gets fooled into trying to bribe
a man with a barrel of beer. Turns out this man really HATES beer, so
Rockerduck gets thrown right out of his castle IN the barrel, still full of
beer.
I also remember seeing Scrooge drinking a drink in a bar (I _think_ I saw
that one in Donald Pocket #2, but...) The drink had "Klondike" in its name,
and was clearly a drink Scrooge had drinken a lot of in his youth. At least,
it was way too strong for Donald. Scrooge on his hand drank it as if it was
water.
And, even though this is not alcohol-related, I must mention that one of my
favorite comics EVER is the one where Scrooge is opening a tobacco plantage,
and have Donald and Fethry doing research for him by picking up cigarette
ends all over Duckburg to find out what brands are popular. And then, a
maharaja (or was he a prince?) picks up Donald and rents him to be a hitman.
I don't have my sources for hand, but I guess someone else can give it to
you - if they can't, remind me in late August and I can dig it up for you.
___________________
Olaf the Blue
Yvan eht nioj!