Uncle $crooge: The Quest for Kalevala
Story code: D 99078 Publisher: Egmont First Published: November 1999 Pages: 33 + a one page gag Versions: Both single-part and serialized versions. Plot and story: Don Rosa Art and ink: Don Rosa Story-type: Treasure-hunt, adventure Characters: Scrooge McDuck | Donald Duck | HD&L Duck | Magica De Spell | Gyro Gearloose | Little Helper | Elias Lönnroth (author of the Kalavala epic) | Väinämöinen (character from the Kalavala epic) | Ilmarinen (character from the Kalavala epic) | Louhi (character from the Kalavala epic) | Tuoni (character from the Kalavala epic) | Iko-Turso (character from the Kalavala epic) Locations: The Money Bin | Glasgow (Scotland) | Helsinki (Finland) | Mustasaari (Finland) | Tuonela (a cold death realm) | Magica's house (Vesuvio, Italy) | Gyro's workshop D.U.C.K.-dedication: In the mane of the lower golden horse on the sword. It's upside down. Kampen om Sampo DD&Co 48-50/1999 Jagten på guldmøllen AA&Co 48-50/1999 Jakten efter Kalevala KA&Co 48-50/1999 Comments: Scrooge and his nephews go to Finland in order to search for Sampo, a gold mill which is mentioned in the Finnish Kalavala epic. Interesting facts: This story was done for the 150th anniversary for the Finlands national epic - Kalevala in 1999, after a special request from the Finnish editor. In Finland it first appeared in a hardcover book which become the best selling book in Finland that year. This is Don Rosa's longest Duck-story ever. Don Rosa did an extra epilogue-page for the Finnish hard cover book. This epilogue is not a part of the story and dir not follow directly after the story. Go to AC Sivebæk's The two worlds of Don Rosa to see this extra page. Go to AC Sivebæk's The two worlds of Don Rosa to see the difference between the two versions of this story.
The painting "The Defence of Sampo" by the Finnish painter Akseli Gallen-Kallela. Scene from "The Quest for Kalevala", page 20, panel 1.
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