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Name:
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The Whiskervilles |
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Origin:
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They came from the lowlands of Scotland. |
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Known since:
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In Chapter I of Lo$, Don Rosa shows that The Whiskervilles are known since 1675. |
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First appearance:
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1960 in Hound of the Whiskervilles. |
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Created by:
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Carl Barks |
The name for The Whiskervilles in some other languages:
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Name: |
| Danish: |
Vaskervillerne |
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| Dutch (in the Netherlands): |
De Whiskervilles (In Don Rosas stories) |
De Ploertenaars (In later reprints of Barks' story) |
De Maskervils (In the first print of the Barks' story) |
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| Finnish: |
McLuihunkorvet |
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| French: |
Les Biskerville |
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| German: |
Die Whiskervilles |
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| Italian: |
Whiskervilles |
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| Norwegian: |
Wiskervillene |
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| Portuguese: |
Os Whiskervilles (in Brazil). |
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| Spanish (in Spain): |
Los Patillaville |
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| Swedish: |
Waskervillarna |
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Biography:
From 1675 until the late 19th century the Scottish lowlander clan the Whiskervilles frightened the McDucks by using a hound costume and some terrible cries. The reason was that the Whiskervilles wanted the McDuck moors as grazing land for their sheep. In Lo$ parts I and V, Scrooge however manages to scare the Wiskervilles a lot.
In 1960 Scrooge finally solved the mystery about the terrible hound. The hound costume was then used by the last of the Whiskervilles, a kind artist. He and Scrooge finally became allies within arts. In that story Barks also showed that the Whiskervilles had saved the old McDuck tartan.
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