| Publisher: | First: Egmont Publishing - First US: Gladstone Publishing |
| Date: | First: 1992–1994 (Egmont) - First US: 1994–1996 (Gladstone Publishing) |
| Startmo: | August |
| Startyr: | 1992 |
| Endmo: | June |
| Endyr: | 1994 |
| Genre: | Adventure Funny animals |
| Titles: | First: Anders And & Co. (Egmont) #33 B-1992 #45-1992 #2-1993 #11-1993 #18-1993 #24-1993 #29-1993 #30-1993 #31-1993 #45-1993 #10-1994 #15-1994 #16-1994 #17-1994 #22-1994 First US: Uncle Scrooge (Gladstone Publishing) #285–296 |
| Main Char Team: | Scrooge McDuck |
| Writers: | Don Rosa |
| Artists: | Don Rosa |
| Letterers: | Todd Klein (US edition) |
| Self-Titled: | y |
The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck (Lo)[1] is a serial of 12 comic book stories written and drawn by Don Rosa, lettered by Todd Klein (American editions),[2] first published by the Danish publisher Egmont in the magazine Anders And & Co. from 1992–94 and later in English in Uncle Scrooge #285 through #296 (1994–96). The stories chronicle the in-universe biography of Scrooge McDuck before his introduction in 1947. The stories were later collected and published together in a single volume. Rosa later published additional stories which expanded on Scrooge's biography. These were released as The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Companion.
The story follows the main events of Scrooge's life between 1877 and 1947, including almost all references found in Carl Barks stories about Scrooge's life until 1947 but leaving some room for Rosa and other creators to add more details later. The comic also provides information on the backgrounds and origins of many characters related to Scrooge.
Don Rosa earned the Will Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story in 1995 for this work.[3] The trade paperback collection was also a top vote-getter for the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Reprint Graphic Novel/Album for 1997.After being out of print for several years with high demand, the book was reprinted under the BOOM! Studios label in two deluxe hardcover volumes.
The Finnish composer Tuomas Holopainen released a concept album based on the book, titled Music Inspired by the Life and Times of Scrooge. Don Rosa illustrated the cover artwork for the album.[4]
Note: Chapters Zero, and all "in-between" chapters with B or C added to the numbers are not included in the softcover collection in North America. These chapters were later reprinted in a separate book published by Gemstone, titled The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Companion.
| Part # | Chapter Title | Pages | Story code | First publication in United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Last of the Clan McDuck | 15 | Uncle Scrooge #285 | ||
| 1877-1880 | As a child, Scrooge comes in conflict with the Whiskervilles, earns his Number One Dime and heads for the United States on a cattle boat. | ||||
| 2 | The Master of the Mississippi | 28 | Uncle Scrooge #286 | ||
| 1880-1882 | The story takes place between 1880 and 1882. Scrooge works for his Uncle Angus "Pothole" McDuck and has his first encounter with Blackheart Beagle and his sons, the Beagle Boys. | ||||
| 3 | The Buckaroo of the Badlands | 15 | Uncle Scrooge #287 | ||
| 1882-1883 | Scrooge becomes a cowboy and winds up having to recover a prize bull for his boss Murdo MacKenzie, then meeting future President Theodore Roosevelt while doing so. | ||||
| 4 | The Raider of the Copper Hill | 15 | Uncle Scrooge #288 | ||
| 1883-1885 | Scrooge takes some prospecting lessons from Howard Rockerduck and almost takes over the Anaconda Copper Mine of Butte, Montana from Marcus Daly. | ||||
| 5 | The New Laird of Castle McDuck | 15 | Uncle Scrooge #289 | ||
| 1885 | The story takes place in 1885. Scrooge returns to Scotland to save Castle McDuck from being bought by the Whiskervilles. | ||||
| 6 | The Terror of the Transvaal | 12 | Uncle Scrooge #290 | ||
| 1886-1889 | Scrooge goes to the South African Republic, where he first encounters Flintheart Glomgold. | ||||
| 7 | The Dreamtime Duck of the Never-Never | 15 | Uncle Scrooge #291 | ||
| 1893-1896 | Scrooge goes to Australia and learns about the Dreamtime. | ||||
| 8 | The King of the Klondike | 24 | Uncle Scrooge #292 | ||
| 1896-1897 | Scrooge finally goes to The Yukon, participating in the Klondike Gold Rush, and strikes some gold, but not before being kidnapped by crooked gambler Soapy Slick. | ||||
| 9 | The Billionaire of Dismal Downs | 15 | Uncle Scrooge #293 | ||
| 1898-1902 | After becoming a billionaire, Scrooge goes back to Scotland only to realize that he doesn't really belong there anymore, and so returns to the United States, accompanied by his sisters Matilda and Hortense. | ||||
| 10 | The Invader of Fort Duckburg | 15 | Uncle Scrooge #294 | ||
| 1902 | Scrooge and his sisters move to Duckburg, Calisota, United States and meet the Duck family and the founding three members of The Junior Woodchucks. Scrooge has his first run in with the Beagle Boys since his riverboat days and is reacquainted with President Theodore Roosevelt. | ||||
| 11 | The Empire-Builder from Calisota | 24 | Uncle Scrooge #295 | ||
| 1909-1930 | Scrooge goes around the world building his financial empire, notably including forcing the Voodoo tribe of sorcerer Foola Zoola off their land. In revenge, the sorcerer curses him to be constantly haunted by Bombie the Zombie. He returns to Duckburg and first meets his ten-year-old nephew and niece, twins Donald and Della Duck. On the same day, he loses contact with his family and becomes the richest duck in the world. | ||||
| 12 | The Richest Duck in the World | 16 | Uncle Scrooge #296 | ||
| 1947 | The story takes place in 1947 on Christmas Day. After 17 years of having lost contact with his family, Scrooge invites Donald and his grandnephews to Christmas dinner. He introduces them to his old Money Bin, and the new generation of Beagle Boys also introduce themselves. | ||||
| Part # | Chapter Title | Pages | Story code | First publication in United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Of Ducks, Dimes and Destinies | 15 | Uncle Scrooge #297 | ||
| 1877 | Magica De Spell travels back in time to steal Scrooge's Number One Dime before he earns it. | ||||
| 3B | The Cowboy Captain of the Cutty Sark | 24 | Uncle Scrooge #318 | ||
| 1883 | Scrooge imports cattle to the Dutch East Indies (present Indonesia) aboard the Cutty Sark but encounters a thief and meets his old friend Ratchet Gearloose from his Riverboat days, who helps the Cutty Sark survive the eruption of Krakatoa. | ||||
| 6B | The Vigilante of Pizen Bluff | 24 | Uncle Scrooge #306 | ||
| 1890 | Scrooge returns to the United States and joins with Phineas Taylor Barnum, his Uncle Pothole, Geronimo, Buffalo Bill, and Annie Oakley on a mission to recover stolen money from the Dalton Gang. | ||||
| 8B | The Prisoner of White Agony Creek | 33 | The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Companion | ||
| 1897 | Scrooge takes Goldie O'Gilt to his property and makes her dig for gold. This was shown in the uncensored Barks-classic "Back to the Klondike". | ||||
| 8C | Hearts of the Yukon | 24 | Walt Disney Giant #1 | ||
| 1898 | Scrooge is falsely accused to the Mounties of tracking mud in Dawson. He plans to clear his name by any means and thinks that Glittering Goldie O'Gilt is the one that framed him. | ||||
| 10B | The Sharpie of the Culebra Cut | 26 | Uncle Scrooge #332 | ||
| 1906 | Scrooge and his sisters, Matilda and Hortense McDuck, are prospecting for gold in Panama. Their search inadvertently interferes with the construction of the Panama Canal, at the same time President Roosevelt is visiting the country to oversee the project. | ||||
In February 2023 the news broke that the intellectual property owner of the character Scrooge McDuck, The Walt Disney Company was instating a world wide ban from reprinting two of Don Rosa's duck stories; one part of, and the other related to the story arc, The Life of Times of Scrooge McDuck. The first story being "The Empire-Builder from Calisota" (chapter 11 of the arc) and the other was "The Dream of a Lifetime" (a story related to the same arc but not a part of it).[5] [6]
Several notable historical figures appear in the series:
Other notable historical figures mentioned include:
| Publication date | Title | Publisher | Format | Number of volumes | Included content | Reproduction | ISBN | INDUCKS link | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck | Gladstone Publishing | Deluxe hardcover album 8.75 × 11.25 inches 223 × 286 mm | 1 | Chapter 1 - 12 | Color | https://inducks.org/issue.php?c=us%2FLTSM++1#b | ||
| July 2005 - September 2006 | The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck[9] [10] | Gemstone Publishing | Softcover 6.5 × 10.1 inches 165 × 257 mm | 2 | Vol .1 - Chapter 1 - 12 Vol. 2 - Companion chapters | Color | Vol. 1 Vol. 2 | Vol. 1 Vol. 2 | |
| March 2010 - December 2010 | The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck[11] [12] | BOOM! Studios | Hardcover 7 × 10.5 inches 178 × 267 mm | 3 | Vol. 1 - Chapter 1 - 6 Vol. 2 - Chapter 7 - 12 Vol. 3 - Companion chapters | Color | Vol. 1 Vol. 2 Vol. 3 | Vol. 1 Vol. 2 Vol. 3 | |
| June 24, 2015[13] | The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Artist's Edition[14] | IDW Publishing | Hardcover 14 × 22 inches 356 × 559 mm | 1 | Vol. 1 - Chapter 1 - 6 | Full color scans of original Black-and-white artwork | Vol. 1 | Vol. 1 | |
| April 9, 2019 - October 29, 2019 | The Complete Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck[15] [16] | Fantagraphics Books | Hardcover 8.5 × 11 inches 216 × 279 mm | 2 | Vol. 1 - Chapter 1 - 12 Vol. 2 - Companion chapters + Last Sled to Dawson, The Dream of a Lifetime, Of Ducks and Dimes and Destinies, A Letter From Home | Color | Vol. 1 Vol. 2 Set (Vol. 1+2) | Vol. 1 Vol. 2 | |
| November 16, 2021 | The Complete Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Deluxe Edition | Fantagraphics | Hardcover (with slipcase) 10.75 x 14.5 inches 273 × 368 mm | 1 | Chapter 1 - 12 + Companion chapters+ Last Sled to Dawson, The Dream of a Lifetime, Of Ducks and Dimes and Destinies, A Letter From Home | Color | https://inducks.org/issue.php?c=us%2FCLTSD+1 |