| Issue | #17 |
| Published | May-June 1945 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 52 |
| Editing | ? |
| Characters | Our Gang |
| Genre | children |
| Pencils | Walt Kelly |
| Inks | Walt Kelly |
| Characters | Barney Bear; Benny Burro |
| Synopsis | Barney inherits ten thousand acres of desert land and a divining rod, which leads him not to water but to oil, then gold, and finally diamonds--all of which he trades away for something to drink. |
| Genre | funny animal |
| Script | Carl Barks |
| Pencils | Carl Barks |
| Inks | Carl Barks |
| Letters | Carl Barks |
| Notes | Art submitted on January 6, 1945. Synopsis by Michael Barrier from "Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book" (M. Lilien, 1982). |