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Issue Details

Issue #342
Published June 2005
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 6.95 USD
Pages 68
Editing Leonard (John) Clark; Sue Kolberg

Cover Details

Characters Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Great-Aunt Matilda; Monsieur Molay; Crusader
Genre Funny Animal
Pencils Don Rosa
Inks Don Rosa
Colors Susan Daigle-Leach

1 page text article "The Old Castle's Other Secret"

Synopsis Article giving background information on Don Rosa's story this issue.
Script Don Rosa
Letters Typeset
Notes The article continues on the inside back cover.

36 page Uncle Scrooge story "The Old Castle's Other Secret or A Letter From Home"

Characters Uncle Scrooge; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Matilda Duck; Monsieur Molay; Maurice Mattressface
Synopsis Having located the Crusader Crown, Scrooge discovers it's a clue to a greater treasure, but his sister will have nothing to do with him.
Genre Funny Animal
Script Don Rosa
Pencils Don Rosa
Inks Don Rosa
Colors Susan Daigle-Leach
Letters Todd Klein
Notes The story is a sequel to Rosa's The Crown Of The Crusader Kings in Uncle Scrooge (Gemstone, 2003 series) #339 (March 2005). It's split into three chapters, each of which is separated by another story for printing in this issue.
Reprinted From ?

7 page The Beagle Boys story "The Door Trap"

Characters The Beagle Boys; Uncle Scrooge; Memphis Marv; Postman; Clerk; Tramp
Synopsis The Beagle Boys discover a magic door that transports people to the Gobi desert.
Genre Funny Animal
Script Lars Jensen (plot); Jack Sutter; David Gerstein (English script)
Pencils Maria José Sánchez Núñez
Inks Maria José Sánchez Núñez
Colors Egmont; Marie Javins
Letters Susie Lee
Notes The Egmont credited for colors is the European publishing firm, not an individual.
Reprinted From ?

8 page Gyro Gearloose story "The Customer Is Always Wrong"

Characters Gyro Gearloose; Gyro's helper; Donald Duck; Mr Fletcher
Synopsis Gyro gets sick of Donald's mistakes.
Genre Funny Animal
Script Byron Erickson
Pencils Wanda Gattino
Inks Wanda Gattino
Colors Egmont; Scott Rockwell
Letters Jon Babcock
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10 page Uncle Scrooge story "Raven Mad"

Characters Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Magica DeSpell
Synopsis Uncle Scrooge's number one dime is on public display, and he's nervous.
Genre Funny Animal
Script Carl Barks
Pencils Carl Barks
Inks Carl Barks
Colors Susan Daigle-Leach
Reprinted From Walt Disney Comics & Stories (Gold Key, 1962 series) #265 (October 1962).