Uncle $crooge: The Universal Solvent
Story code: D 94066 Publisher: Egmont First Published: March 1995 Pages: 24 Versions: Both single-part and serialized versions. Plot and story: Don Rosa Art and ink: Don Rosa Story-type: Adventure Characters: Scrooge McDuck | Donald Duck | HD&L Duck | Gyro Gearloose | Little Helper | Gus Goose Locations: Gyro's workshop | Donald's house | Kill Motor Hill | Center of the Earth | Terry Fermy (the land beneath the ground) | The tunnel under the Tulebug River D.U.C.K.-dedication: The dedication was put on the wall in back of the box. But Don Rosa drew the box in front of it, so now it can't be seen! En eventyrlig ferd DD&Co 13-15/1995 Walt Disney's Hall of Fame, vol 22 (March 2008) Rejsen til jordens indre AA&Co 13-15/1995 Walt Disney's Hall of Fame, vol 21 (March 2008) Allt löser sig KA&Co 13-15+16/1995 Walt Disney's Hall of Fame, vol 22 (March 2008) Comments: Scrooge, HD&L and Donald go to the centre of the Earth to pick up some universal solvent invented by Gyro Gearloose. Interesting facts: Don Rosa says: "This is a story I had in my head ever since 1959 when I first saw "Journey to the Center of the Earth". I've done versions of this adventure with my own characters as long ago as 1960 (with worldwide distribution being somewhat less than I enjoy currently -- in those days it was distributed throughout my bedroom with a total readership of one." This story is actually based on an old Pertwillaby Papers story called "Vortex". Go to AC Sivebæk's The two worlds of Don Rosa to see the difference between the two versions of this story.
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