According to the comic Zio Paperone e l'oro del Klondike ("Uncle Scrooge and the Gold of the Klondike"), by noted Disney artist Romano Scarpa, Scrooge was born in 1897, making him 73 years of age when the story was first published in 1970. The only time a specific age was stated was in the 1955 one page comic, Watt An Occasion ( Uncle Scrooge #12), by Scrooge's creator Carl Barks, where Scrooge celebrates his 75th birthday.
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The bulk of Scrooge's wealth (mainly gold coins) resides in his Money Bin when not tending to his business endeavors, Scrooge spends his free time diving into his bin and swimming about its golden depths as if it were a pool. His living conditions vary between stories, but he is most famously depicted as living in McDuck Manor. Despite having earned an honest living, Scrooge's reputation was that of an excessively shrewd and sometimes ruthless businessman who puts money above all else. So much so, that he gradually lost contact with his family and social circle. He would garner numerous rivals during his adventures, including his arch-nemesis Flintheart Glomgold, Glittering Goldie (with whom Scrooge would develop an ambiguously romantic relationship), and a large organization/family of crooks collectively known as the Beagle Boys.Īs the years passed, Scrooge became increasingly obsessed with his wealth. He would eventually find a home in the city of Duckburg.įollowing Scrooge's leave from Scotland, he would embark on numerous adventures across the globe in search of treasure, and other ways to expand his wealth. Scrooge was further inspired to emigrate to the United States in search of his fortune. This birthed Scrooge's business philosophy of working hard and honestly, while the dime itself would become the foundation of Scrooge's wealth and his most cherished possession. After completing his first shine, Scrooge was rewarded with an American dime. As the story goes, Scrooge's first encounter with money came as a young shoeshiner. He was the eldest of four children, consisting of himself, his younger brother, Gideon, and two younger sisters, namely Matilda and Hortense by the latter, Scrooge would have his closest nephew, Donald Duck. Scrooge was born in Glasgow, Scotland, to Fergus McDuck and Downy O'Drake.
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Scrooge would later find success across multiple mediums, most extensively in the critically-acclaimed television series DuckTales, and its extended franchise. In 1967, Scrooge made his animated film debut in the featurette Scrooge McDuck and Money, in which he starred alongside his grandnephews, Huey, Dewey, and Louie. He was eventually given his own comic book series in 1952 titled Uncle $crooge, which chronicles McDuck’s globe-trotting adventures in pursuit of wealth.
A portion of Scrooge’s wealth remains vaulted away in his Money Bin, the amount of which is so great that Scrooge can literally swim in it.Īs the character was further developed, Scrooge would become Barks' most famous creation. As such, he prides his fortune to the point of being an avaricious tightwad, though he is honorable at his core. Scrooge is the richest duck in the world, an achievement he credits to having been "smarter than the smarties, tougher than the toughies, and making it square." Identified by his stately attire (including his frock coat, top hat, pince-nez spectacles, spats, and cane), Scrooge's money is not only a symbol of his frugality, but also his resilience and industriousness. Scrooge first appeared in Four Color Comics #178 in the story Christmas on Bear Mountain, published in December of 1947. Named after Ebenezer Scrooge from Charles Dickens' 1843 novel A Christmas Carol, he is Donald Duck's rich and miserly uncle, whose primary character trait is his extreme thriftiness. Scrooge McDuck (also known as Uncle Scrooge) is a Scottish duck created by Carl Barks. “ After all, adventure is the mother of industry!” ―Scrooge McDuck
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