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Name:
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The McVipers |
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Origin:
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They lived around in the Western half of the USA. Their origin however seems to be Scottish since Don Rosa describe them as "...the McViper Clan..." |
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Known since:
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In Lo$ part 3 - The Buckaroo of the Badlands, Don Rosa shows that Scrooge first met The McVipers in the Badlands in 1882. |
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First appearance:
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1965 in Mystery of the Ghost Town Railroad. |
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Created by:
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Carl Barks |
The name for The McVipers in some other languages:
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| Danish: |
Sjakal-Slænget |
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| Dutch (in the Netherlands): |
Mcstropers |
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| Finnish: |
Vilppulat |
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| French: |
Le clan de Mac Vipère |
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| German: |
Die Brantewiens |
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| Italian: |
Fratelli Mc Viper |
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| Norwegian: |
Skumlerudbanden |
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| Portuguese: |
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| Spanish (in Spain): |
El clan McVibora |
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| Swedish: |
Lömskelinare |
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Biography:
The McVipers is a family of western outlaws who have given $crooge trouble in various stories by Barks and Rosa. The first time they made trouble for Scrooge was in Montana in 1882, when they stole cattle from Scrooge's (by then) boss Murdo MacKenzie.
Other times they made trouble for Scrooge was in the gold-rush town Goldopolis, Nevada. First when they shot a hole in Scrooge's hat in 1908 and finally when the last of them tried to scare Scrooge and his nephews with false ghosts in 1965.
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