query re: The Wonderful Wishing Crown

[Matilda]

I much enjoyed Stabile's "Wonderful Wishing Crown", printed in U$ 34. Loved Joe Torcivia's dialogue--I expect I'll get to cite specifics when he eventually blogs about the story. This story is entering my headcanon as a story that "really" happened, the second of Stabile's to do so (the first being "l'ultimo scrigno", my favorite Paperetta story). I thought the way the wishes worked out was pretty clever, and I was happy to see Matey McDuck. 

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Plus, Giant Sea Turtle!! The world needs more Giant Sea Turtles!

My question is about the identification of the four treasure-finding scenes in the glorious two-page spread of memories. First is obviously "The Old Castle's Secret." Below that has to be Rosa's "Return to Plain Awful," right? Because Scrooge wasn't there the first time. Similarly, the third has to be the Barosso brothers' "Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold...Again!" because Scrooge wasn't along on the first Pirate Gold trip. Can someone tell me what the fourth is? Don't offhand recall the necklace Scrooge is holding.

[drleevezan]

Apr 24, 2018 2:42:27 GMT Matilda said:

I much enjoyed Stabile's "Wonderful Wishing Crown", printed in U$ 34. Loved Joe Torcivia's dialogue--I expect I'll get to cite specifics when he eventually blogs about the story. This story is entering my headcanon as a story that "really" happened, the second of Stabile's to do so (the first being "l'ultimo scrigno", my favorite Paperetta story). I thought the way the wishes worked out was pretty clever, and I was happy to see Matey McDuck. 

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}
Plus, Giant Sea Turtle!! The world needs more Giant Sea Turtles!

My question is about the identification of the four treasure-finding scenes in the glorious two-page spread of memories. First is obviously "The Old Castle's Secret." Below that has to be Rosa's "Return to Plain Awful," right? Because Scrooge wasn't there the first time. Similarly, the third has to be the Barosso brothers' "Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold...Again!" because Scrooge wasn't along on the first Pirate Gold trip. Can someone tell me what the fourth is? Don't offhand recall the necklace Scrooge is holding.

I wondered about that, too. Perhaps it's a story that hasn't been published in English yet? Although of course I could be entirely wrong about that.

[crazycatlord]

Apr 24, 2018 2:42:27 GMT Matilda said:

My question is about the identification of the four treasure-finding scenes in the glorious two-page spread of memories. First is obviously "The Old Castle's Secret." Below that has to be Rosa's "Return to Plain Awful," right? Because Scrooge wasn't there the first time. Similarly, the third has to be the Barosso brothers' "Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold...Again!" because Scrooge wasn't along on the first Pirate Gold trip. Can someone tell me what the fourth is? Don't offhand recall the necklace Scrooge is holding.

Can you provide an image?

[Matilda]

I can't, without significant hassle, sorry. Can anyone else provide an image of the fourth scene? It's an underwater scene, with the Ducks in diving gear. But not obviously from any of the underwater treasure-hunt stories I know/remember.

If no one else does so, I'll try to get an image uploaded on the weekend.

[crazycatlord]

Classical underwaters "treasure hunts" I remember the "Crown of the Mayas" and "The Secret of Atlantis", but I don't remember of any necklace in these.

[thadwell]

I presume it's a reference to the Italian "Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold Again!" sequel in which Scrooge starred in, or one of Barks' paintings.

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[Zantaf]

Apr 24, 2018 13:24:31 GMT Matilda said:

I can't, without significant hassle, sorry. Can anyone else provide an image of the fourth scene? It's an underwater scene, with the Ducks in diving gear. But not obviously from any of the underwater treasure-hunt stories I know/remember.

If no one else does so, I'll try to get an image uploaded on the weekend.

Here it is:


I also don't have a clue where that scene is from.

[hex]

The underwater part of the illustration refers to Braks' painting "The Makings of a Fish Story" I guess, which again refers to the story "Hall of the Mermaid Queen" (but they don't actully find a treasure like this in the story).  At least there's a similar necklace in this painting, and the diving suits are similar too.

[hex]

They all seem to refer to one of Carl Barks' paintings rather than the stories:

1st part - Dubious Doings at Dismal Downs
2nd part - Return to Plain Awful
3rd part - Return to Morgan's Island
4th part - The Makings of a Fish Story

[Matilda]

Apr 24, 2018 15:45:07 GMT hex said:

They all seem to refer to one of Carl Barks' paintings rather than the stories:

1st part - Dubious Doings at Dismal Downs
2nd part - Return to Plain Awful
3rd part - Return to Morgan's Island
4th part - The Makings of a Fish Story

Ah!! Thank you! Indeed the first three are very close to Barks's paintings. The fourth is not quite so close, but the diving gear and other aspects are similar, and it looks like in Barks's picture Donald is holding a necklace like unto that which Scrooge is holding in the two-page spread.