Issue Details

Issue	#242
Published	April 1990
Cover Price	1.95 USD; 2.50 CAD
Pages	68
Editing	Byron Erickson (editor-in-Chief); Leonard Clark [John Clark] (assistant editor); Geoffrey Blum (associate editor); Gary Leach (art director)

Cover Details - "The last Balaboo"

Characters	Uncle Scrooge; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Brigitta MacBridge
Genre	funny animals
Pencils	Romano Scarpa
Inks	Rodolfo Cimino; Romano Scarpa

Half page text article "Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation"

Script	Steven C. Calrow (business manager)
Letters	typeset

35 page Uncle Scrooge story "The Last Balaboo"

Characters	Uncle Scrooge; Brigitta MacBridge; Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Trapper Ted Thomas
Genre	funny animals
Script	Romano Scarpa; Alberto Becattini (translation); Byron Erickson (Americanized dialogue)
Pencils	Romano Scarpa
Inks	Luciano Gatto
Colors	Susan Daigle
Letters	Bill Spicer
Reprinted	from Topolino (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1949 series) #243

Half page text article "McDuck, MacBridge, and the Last Balaboo"

Script	Leonardo Gori; Alberto Becattini
Letters	typeset

Half page Uncle Scrooge illustration "Money Perfume"

Characters	Uncle Scrooge; Brigitta MacBridge
Genre	funny animals
Script	Carl Barks (original sketch)
Pencils	Romano Scarpa
Inks	Romano Scarpa
Letters	typeset
Notes	Romano Scarpa's redrawn version of a sketch/gag given to him by Carl Barks at the Disney Studio in 1975.

1 page Uncle Scrooge story "Duck of the Irish"

Characters	Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck
Genre	funny animals
Script	Russ Miller
Pencils	Russ Miller
Inks	Russ Miller
Colors	Russ Miller
Letters	John Clark

Half page Uncle Scrooge; The Gladstone That Never Was cover reprint (on interior page) "Scrooge soaks feet in hot money"

Characters	Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck
Genre	funny animals
Pencils	Daan Jippes
Inks	Daan Jippes
Notes	Artwork which did not end up as the front of a Gladstone comic book.

Half page Uncle Scrooge; The Gladstone That Never Was cover reprint (on interior page) "Vintage money"

Characters	Uncle Scrooge
Genre	funny animals
Pencils	Daan Jippes
Inks	Daan Jippes
Notes	Artwork which did not end up as the front of a Gladstone comic book. Same gag as Donald Duck (Oberon, 1972 series) #18/1975 (NL)

Half page Uncle Scrooge; The Gladstone That Never Was cover reprint (on interior page) "Christmas tree out of money"

Characters	Uncle Scrooge
Genre	funny animals
Pencils	Daan Jippes
Inks	Daan Jippes
Notes	rough sketch. Artwork which did not end up as the front of a Gladstone comic book.

17 page Uncle Scrooge story "The Loony Lunar Gold Rush"

Characters	Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Junior Woodchucks [Huey, Dewey and Louie; Mr. Noble]; Daisy Duck (cameo); Dan McShrew
Genre	funny animals
Script	Carl Barks
Pencils	Carl Barks
Inks	Carl Barks
Colors	Summer Hamilton
Letters	Garé Barks
Reprinted	from Uncle Scrooge (Gold Key, 1962 series) #49 (May 1964)

1 page Uncle Scrooge story "Leaky Luck"

Characters	Uncle Scrooge; Gladstone Gander
Genre	funny animals
Script	Evert Geradts; Byron Erickson (US script)
Pencils	Don Rosa
Inks	Don Rosa
Colors	Susan Daigle
Reprinted	from Oberon (NL)

1 page Cross Talk promo (ad from the publisher) "William Van Horn, who has ..."

Script	Geoffrey Blum
Letters	typeset

Half page Donald Duck story "Nobody's Home"

Characters	Donald Duck; Ludwig Von Drake
Genre	funny animals
Script	Bob Foster
Pencils	Frank Smith
Inks	Frank Smith
Reprinted	from Donald Duck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1986.11.03