Uncle Scrooge
Only a Poor Old Man

Story code: W OS 386-00
Origin: Western
Hero(es): Uncle Scrooge
Pages: 1
Layout: cover
Appearances: Donald Duck, Huey Dewey and Louie, Uncle Scrooge [show character portraits]
Idea: Carl Barks
Art (pencil and ink): Carl Barks
Date of first publication: February 11, 1952
Date the story was created: September 27, 1951
External link: Carl Barks guidebook
Refers to: W OS 386-02 (Only a Poor Old Man) (cover), W WDC 130-00 (DD's pose)
Referred to in: article: Qdk/DRSV 3A, Qfi/RS1998-01B, Qit/CTS 108B, Qit/DPCS 4B, Qit/DSTO 21C, Qit/ZP 173A, Qus/CBDL 15A
remake: FC PM 37, IC ZPP 53
painting: CB OIL 2, CB OIL 7, CB OIL 11, CB OIL 14, CB OIL 33, CB OIL 47, CB OIL 75, CB OIL 112, CB PRE ML-A
DD's pose: HC DD2004-16, IC TL 2373, Qgr/KX 265F
various: Qgr/MM 500D (ad), D 23327 (not completely unrelated idea), IC ZP 100 (same boat)

en	Only A Poor Old Man
da	Anders ror med Joakim i pengesø
fi	Aku soutaa rahoja laskevan Roope-sedän venettä rahajärvessä
fr	lac d'argent
de	Von DD in Boot geruderter US zählt Geldsee mit Rechenmaschine
no	Donald ror med Skrue i pengesjø
sv	Kalle ror med Joakim i pengasjö

United States, OS 386

Publications

(20 countries, 231 publications)

Argentina
1. El Pato Donald 407
Australia
1. Giant (G Series) 8 - Walt Disney's Giant Comics (1952)
2. Giant (G Series) 98 - Uncle Scrooge (1958)
3. Giant (G Series) 380 - Uncle Scrooge (1966)
Brazil
1. O Pato Donald (Abril) 63 (1953) [Re-Inked?]
2. Tio Patinhas Especial 15 - 50 Anos do Pato Mais Rico do Mundo (1997) 50 Anos do Pato Mais Rico do Mundo
3. O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 5 (2004) [1/4 pg.] [Reduced version for article about W OS 386-01]
4. Coleção Carl Barks Definitiva 12 (2020)
Chile
1. Tío Rico 36 (1966)
Colombia
1. Tío Rico 36 (1967)
Denmark
1. Solo-hæfte 8 - Den snedige Onkel Joakim (1954)
2. Anders And & Co. 1954-01 (1954)
3. Ekstrahæfte 1971-07 - Den snedige Onkel Joakim (1971)
4. Den snedige Onkel Joakim (Walt Disney's Klassikere 1982-04) (1982)
5. Anders And & Co. 1994B42 - En god gammel klassiker! Den snedige Onkel Joakim (1994)
6. Anders And & Co. 2001-12 (2001) [0+ pg.] [??]
7. Anders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1954-1 - 1954 bind 1 (2001)
8. Anders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1954-1 - 1954 bind 1 (2001)
9. Carl Barks' Samlede Værker 28 - XXVIII p. 286c (2007) [1/35 pg.]
10. Carl Barks' Samlede Værker 9 - IX p. 235 (2008) Uncle $crooge in "Only a Poor Old Man"
11. Don Rosas samlede værker 8 - 1999-2002 p. 257c (2015) [0+ pg.]
12. Anders And & Co. 2021B46 - Andeby Posten 05/2021 (2021)
Finland
1. Aku Ankka 1954-09 (1954) (Ovela Roope-setä) [1/2 pg.]
2. Aku Ankka 1954B09 - Ovela Roope-setä (1954) Ovela Roope-setä
3. Aku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1954 (1955) (Ovela Roope-setä) [1/2 pg.]
4. Roope-setä 1982A12 - Lentävä Hollantilainen (1982)
5. Roope-setä 1993-03 - N:o 163 (1993) (cover from Uncle Scrooge OS 386 (CBL)) [0+ pg.] [article illustration]
6. Aku Ankka - Näköispainos 1954 - Aku Ankka ja kumppanit - näköispainos vuosikerrasta 1954 p. 464 (1996) (Ovela Roope-setä) [1/2 pg.]
7. Aku Ankka - Näköispainos 1954 - Aku Ankka ja kumppanit - näköispainos vuosikerrasta 1954 p. 465 (1996) (AA 9B/1954: Ovela Roope-setä)
8. Roope-setä 1998-01 - N:o 221 (1998) [article illustration]
9. Roope-setä -puolivuosikerta 1998-1 (1999) [article illustration]
10. Aku Ankka 2004-35 (2004) (cover from RS 12A/1982) [1/16 pg.] [article illustration]
11. Aku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 2004-3 (2005) idem [1/16 pg.] [article illustration]
12. Roope-sedän aarrearkku 1982 - Lentävä Hollantilainen (2006)
13. Roope-sedän aarrearkku 2006 - Roope-sedän aarrearkku (säilytyslaatikko) (2006) [0+ pg.]
14. Roope-sedän parhaat 2007 p. 006 (2007) [0+ pg.]
15. Roope-setä 2008-02 - N:o 342 (2008) (cover from RS 12A/1982) [0+ pg.] [article illustration]
16. Carl Barksin kootut 28 - XXVIII (1966-1968) p. 286c (2009) [1/35 pg.]
17. Carl Barksin kootut 9 - IX (1951-1952) p. 235 (2009)
18. Carl Barksin parhaat 2011 p. 002a (2011) [0+ pg.] [HDL and details removed]
19. Carl Barksin parhaat 2011 p. 005b (2011) [0+ pg.]
20. Don Rosan kootut 8 - (1999-2002) p. 257c (2012) [0+ pg.]
21. Carl Barksin maalaukset ja piirrokset 2013 p. 042a (2013) [0+ pg.]
22. Carl Barksin maalaukset ja piirrokset 2013 p. 280b (2013) [0+ pg.]
23. Aku Ankka - Näköispainos B1954-2 - Aku Ankka ja kumppanit - näköispainos vuosikerrasta 1954, osa 2 p. 000 (2013)
24. Aku Ankka - Näköispainos B1954-2 - Aku Ankka ja kumppanit - näköispainos vuosikerrasta 1954, osa 2 p. 105j (2013) (Ovela Roope-setä) [1/2 pg.]
25. Aku Ankka - Näköispainos B1954-2 - Aku Ankka ja kumppanit - näköispainos vuosikerrasta 1954, osa 2 p. 137a (2013) Ovela Roope-setä
26. Carl Barks in English 2014 p. 000 (2014)
27. Carl Barksin parhaat sarjat 7 - Ovela Roope-setä p. 000 (2017)
28. Aku Ankka (digipalvelu) 2017-30 - Ovela Roope-setä (2017)
29. Aku Ankka Ekstra / Aku Ankka Klassikko 2019-01 - N:o 281 (2019)
30. Aku Ankan parhaat 1952 - Kultainen kypärä p. 028 (2022) (Kansi: Uncle Scrooge in Only a Poor Old Man)
31. Tiiliskivi 2023 p. 007 (2023)
France
1. Picsou Magazine 338 (2000) "Only A Poor Old Man"
2. Le Journal de Mickey 2519 - Hommage à Carl Barks (2000) "Only a Poor Old Man" [1/2 pg.]
3. Picsou Magazine 350 (2001) [1/4 pg.]
4. Picsou Magazine (Albums) B 34 (2002) [1/4 pg.]
5. Picsou Magazine 368 p. 082 (2002)
6. Picsou Magazine 376 (2003) [0 pg.]
7. Picsou Magazine (Albums) B 40 (2003)
8. Picsou Magazine (Albums) B 42 (2004) [0 pg.]
9. La Jeunesse de Picsou 1 - La jeunesse de Picsou (2004) Only a poor old man [1/4 pg.]
10. Picsou Magazine 421 p. 145a (2007) [1/12 pg.]
11. Picsou Magazine 422 p. 035 (2007)
12. Picsou Magazine (Albums) B 51 (2007) [1/12 pg.]
13. La dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 2 - 1951-1952 - Retour en Californie et autres histoires p. 009a (2011) [1/4 pg.]
14. La dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 2 - 1951-1952 - Retour en Californie et autres histoires p. 010a (2011) [1/4 pg.]
15. Picsou Magazine 480 p. 066b (2012) [1/16 pg.]
16. La dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 17 - 1969-2008 24 heures pour survivre ! et autres histoires (2015)
17. Super Picsou Géant Hors-série Collector 1 - Tout Picsou de A à Z p. 224a (2017)
18. La dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 24 - 1949 - La Lettre au père Noël et autres histoires p. 244 (2017) [1/2 pg.]
19. Balthazar Picsou - L'Encyclopédie 1 p. 230a (2017) [0+ pg.]
20. Donaldville La grande galerie des personnages 2 - Picsou un radin, très malin p. 09a (2017) [1/4 pg.]
21. Les trésors de Picsou 47 - Intégrale Don Rosa - Partie 4 (1990-1991) p. 022c (2019) [1/10 pg.]
22. Mickey Donald & Cie - La Grande Galerie des Personnages 4 - Picsou, un radin très malin p. 09a (2020) [1/4 pg.]
23. Les trésors de Picsou 60 - Intégrale Don Rosa - Partie 17 (2004) p. 158 (2022) [1/4 pg.]
24. Picsou Magazine 574B (2023) [0 pg.]
25. Picsou Magazine 574A p. 054a (2023) [0 pg.]
26. Le Journal de Mickey (Albums) 189 "Only a Poor Old Man" [1/2 pg.]
27. Picsou Magazine (Albums) B 30 "Only A Poor Old Man"
Germany
1. Micky Maus Sonderheft 10 - Dagobert Duck - Der "arme alte Mann" (1954)
2. Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 4 (1966)
3. Micky Maus 1966-13 (1966)
4. Micky Maus 1966-14 (1966)
5. Der Donaldist 6 p. 09b (1977) Donaldisten [1/9 pg.]
6. Der Donaldist 27 p. 27c (1980) Der arme alte Mann [1/9 pg.]
7. Wer ist Carl Barks 1 (1992)
8. OXMOX - Hamburgs StadtMagazin 1994-05 - Happy Birthday Donald! Unser Held wird 60 (1994) [1/16 pg.]
9. 60 Jahre Donald Duck 1 p. 04c (1994) [1/16 pg.]
10. Carl Barks - Die Biographie 1 p. 106b (1994) Only a poor old Man [1/16 pg.]
11. Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) Nachdruck 1 (1995) -- [1/36 pg.]
12. Carl Barks Cover Art Calendar 1996 (1995)
13. Barks Library Special Onkel Dagobert 3 (1997)
14. Micky Maus Reprint Kassette 2 - Sonderhefte 1 (1997)
15. Micky, Donald & Co. - Die drei Jubiläumsbände 1 (2002) [1/16 pg.]
16. Carl Barks - Der Vater der Ducks 1 (2002) [1/8 pg.] [over of German "Der "arme alte Mann"]
17. Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 185 (2002)
18. Barks Comics and Stories - von Carl Barks 7 (2002) [1/58 pg.]
19. Micky Maus - Die frühen Jahre 7 (2002) Only A Poor Old Man [0+ pg.]
20. Micky Maus - Die frühen Jahre 7 (2002) [0+ pg.]
21. Micky Maus - Die frühen Jahre 7 (2002)
22. Beilagen zur Micky Maus (MM) für Abonnenten 2004-34 - Micky Exklusiv Nr. 12 (2004) [8 pg.]
23. Carl Barks Collection 28 - XXVIII p. 286c (2007) [1/35 pg.]
24. Carl Barks Collection 9 - IX p. 235 (2008)
25. Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sonderedition 1 (2008)
26. Nur keine Sentimentalitäten! 1 p. 346 (2010) [3/4 pg.]
27. Carl Barks - Die Ölgemälde 1 p. 042a (2012) [1/9 pg.]
28. Carl Barks - Die Ölgemälde 1 p. 280b (2012) Only a poor old Man [1/12 pg.]
29. Don Rosa Collection 8 p. 257c (2013) [0+ pg.]
30. Anthologie-Reihe 5 - Onkel Dagobert: Die reichste Ente der Welt p. 006 (2018) Only a poor old Man [1/9 pg.]
31. Entenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 78 p. 03 (2023)
Greece
1. Κλασικά Ντίσνεϋ 27 - Ο Σκρουτζ επιτίθεται! (1976) [HDL is missing] [Mirrored]
2. Κόμιξ 104 - Ενα φτωχό γεροντάκι (1997)
3. Η Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη του Καρλ Μπαρκς 4 - 1952 - Η χρυσή περικεφαλαία p. 006a (2010) [1/4 pg.]
4. Η Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη του Καρλ Μπαρκς 4 - 1952 - Η χρυσή περικεφαλαία p. 007a (2010) [1/9 pg.]
5. Η Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 4 - 1952 - Η χρυσή περικεφαλαία p. 006a (2014) [1/4 pg.]
6. Η Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 4 - 1952 - Η χρυσή περικεφαλαία p. 006c (2014) [1/9 pg.]
7. Η Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 32 - 1966-68 - Ο βασιλιάς των γελαδάρηδων (2015)
Italy
1. Albi d'oro 52317 - Paperino e la disfida dei dollari (1952)
2. Topolino (libretto) 1672 (1987) [1/8 pg.]
3. Le grandi storie di Walt Disney (supplementi) 1 - Biancaneve e i Sette Nani (1987) [1/3 pg.]
4. Le grandi storie di Walt Disney 6 - Topolino supershow (1987) [1/3 pg.]
5. Zio Paperone 1 (1987)
6. Zio Paperone 1 (1987) Zio Paperone - Solo un povero vecchio
7. Le grandi storie di Walt Disney 8 - Topolino e il bandito Pipistrello (1988) [1/3 pg.]
8. Le grandi storie di Walt Disney 9 - Topolino e il selvaggio Giovedì (1988) [1/3 pg.]
9. Le grandi storie di Walt Disney 11 - Topolino e la lampada di Aladino (1988) [1/3 pg.]
10. Le grandi storie di Walt Disney 15 - Topolino e il pirata Orango (1988) [1/3 pg.]
11. Le grandi storie di Walt Disney 18 - Topolino e gli zingari (1988) [1/3 pg.]
12. Zio Paperone 71 (1995)
13. Zio Paperone 100 (1998) [0+ pg.]
14. Disney Libri a fumetti 200103 - Carl Barks l'Uomo dei Paperi (2001) [1/8 pg.]
15. Tutto Disney 18 - Carl Barks l'Uomo dei Paperi (2001) [1/8 pg.]
16. Zio Paperone (ristampa) 1 (2001)
17. Zio Paperone (ristampa) 1 (2001) Zio Paperone - Solo un povero vecchio
18. Omaggio Carlo Erba 1 - Carl Barks l'Uomo dei Paperi (2001) [1/8 pg.]
19. Topolino Story (Corriere della Sera) 27 - Topolino Story 1975 (2005) [1/8 pg.]
20. Disney Time 48 - Vita e Dollari di Paperon de' Paperoni - Speciale 60 anni (2007) [1/9 pg.]
21. Disney Time 48 - Vita e Dollari di Paperon de' Paperoni - Speciale 60 anni (2007) [1/3 pg.]
22. Disney Time 48 - Vita e Dollari di Paperon de' Paperoni - Speciale 60 anni (2007) [1/9 pg.]
23. Zio Paperone 212 (2007) [1/6 pg.]
24. La grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 4 - 1952 - Zio Paperone e la disfida dei dollari (2008) [1/2 pg.]
25. La grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 4 - 1952 - Zio Paperone e la disfida dei dollari (2008) [1/2 pg.]
26. La grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 4 - 1952 - Zio Paperone e la disfida dei dollari (2008) [1/2 pg.]
27. La grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 32 - 1966-68 - Zio Paperone monarca del bestiame (2008)
28. La grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 48 - 1932-2008 - Cronologia dell'opera omnia di Carl Barks (2008) [1/2 pg.]
29. Disney Story 21 - 1947 - Fantastiliardario a Paperopoli (2009) [0+ pg.]
30. Carl Barks Rizzoli Lizard 2 - Zio Paperone "La disfida dei dollari" di Carl Barks (2013)
31. Uack! 1 (2014)
32. Uack! 1B (2014)
33. Topolino Story (Corriere della Sera) 108 - Topolino Story 1987 (2015) [0+ pg.]
34. Uack! 23 (2016) [0+ pg.]
35. Uack! 34 - 11- Auguri, Zio Paperone! (2017) [0+ pg.]
36. Paperdinastia 4 - L'impero dell'oro (2018) [1/2 pg.]
37. Paperdinastia 4 - L'impero dell'oro (2018) [1/2 pg.]
38. Zio Paperone (Panini) 58 p. 021c (2023) [0+ pg.]
39. I Grandi Maestri Disney 3 - L'Uomo dei Paperi - Le storie di Carl Barks p. 100a (2024) [0+ pg.]
40. Raccolta Topolino (libretto) 37 [1/8 pg.]
Mexico
1. Cuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 37 - Cuentos de Walt Disney Presenta a Tío Rico Mac Pato (1952)
Netherlands
1. Donald Duck 1955-12 (1955)
2. Barks Boek 1 (1977)
3. Donald Duck 1986-20 (1986) [airbrushed, HDL removed]
4. Alle verhalen van Carl Barks / Alle klassieke verhalen 6 - 1951-1952 (1989) [1/9 pg.]
5. Alle klassieke verhalen 6 (1992) [1/9 pg.]
6. Donald Duck Facsimile-albums 1955 1 (2004)
7. Donald Duck Junior 2017-12 (2016)
8. Donald Duck Junior 2019-12 (2019)
9. Donald Duck Junior 2021-12 (2021)
10. Donald Duck Junior 2023-10 (2023)
Norway
1. Walt Disney's spesialhefte 1954-01 - Den lure onkel Skrue (1954)
2. Walt Disney's månedshefte 1971-07 - Den lure Onkel Skrue (1971)
3. Donaldisten 14 (1977)
4. Walt Disney's Godbiter 39 - Den lure Onkel Skrue (1982)
5. Donald Duck & Co 1994B39 - Den lure onkel Skrue (1994)
6. Donald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 10 - 1954 del I (2001)
7. Carl Barks samlede verk 28 - XXVIII (2007) [1/35 pg.]
8. Carl Barks samlede verk 9 - IX (2008) Uncle $crooge in "Only a Poor Old Man"
9. Carl Barks malerier og tegninger 1 (2012) [1/9 pg.]
10. Carl Barks malerier og tegninger 1 (2012) [1/12 pg.]
11. Don Rosa samlede verk 8 p. 257c (2013) [0+ pg.]
12. Carl Barks' Andeby 28 - Statuekampen - og andre historier fra 1952 p. 069 (2017) Uncle $crooge in "Only a Poor Old Man"
13. Donald Duck av Carl Barks 25 - Pengeproblemer i Andeby (2024)
Poland
1. Kaczogród. Carl Barks 14 - Stawiłem sobie pomnik i inne historie z roku 1952 p. 069 (2021)
Portugal
1. Obras-Primas da BD Disney 9 - Carl Barks 1952-1954 p. 290 (2006)
2. Obras-Primas da BD Disney 9 - Carl Barks 1952-1954 p. 004b (2006) [1/4 pg.]
Russia
1. Библиотека Карла Баркса 12 - Всего лишь бедный старичок p. 224 (2017) Only a Poor Old Man
Spain
1. Dumbo 2ª (ERSA) 87 (1972) [new background]
2. Don Miki 295 (1982)
3. Don Miki 406 (1984)
4. Don Donald 132 (1985)
5. Festival Disney 1 1 (1991) [HDL removed]
6. Inolvidables Disney (Reedición Dumbo 2ª) 18 (2012) [new background]
7. Don Miki Reedición 94 (2015)
8. La Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 15 - Tío Gilito en Sólo un pobre viejo Y Otras Historias (2017) [1/4 pg.]
9. La Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 15 - Tío Gilito en Sólo un pobre viejo Y Otras Historias (2017) [1/8 pg.]
10. La Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 43 - Tío Gilito en El rey de los ganaderos y otras historias (2018)
11. Reimpresión Don Miki 4-A
12. Reimpresión Don Miki 5-J1
Sweden
1. Kalle Anka & C:o (B-nummer) 1954-01 (1954) Den finurlige Farbror Joakim
2. Kalle Anka & C:o 1954-01 (1954) [1/2 pg.]
3. Walt Disney's Serier 1971-07 (1971) Farbror Joakim i Pluring-havet
4. Walt Disney's Godbitar 1982-04 (1982)
5. Kalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1954-01 (2002) Den finurlige Farbror Joakim
6. Kalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1954-01 (2002) [1/2 pg.]
7. Carl Barks samlade verk 28 (2007) Uncle $crooge in “Only a Poor Old Man” [1/10 pg.]
8. Carl Barks samlade verk 9 (2008) idem
9. Carl Barks Målningar och teckningar 1 (2011) [1/9 pg.]
10. Carl Barks Målningar och teckningar 1 (2011) [1/12 pg.]
11. Don Rosa samlade verk 8 p. 257c (2013) [0+ pg.]
12. Kalle Anka Klassiker 2020-01 (2020)
United States
1. One Shots 386 - Uncle Scrooge in "Only a Poor Old Man" (1952)
2. Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck (Gold Key) 1 (1965)
3. The Best of Walt Disney Comics 72 (1974)
4. The Comic Book Price Guide (Overstreet) 7 - The Comic Book Price Guide 1977-1978 (1977) [1/9 pg.] [incomplete]
5. Uncle Scrooge 195 (1982) Only A Poor Old Man
6. Carl Barks Library (hardcover, b/w) 3 p. 017 (1984) idem
7. Carl Barks Library (hardcover, b/w) 3 p. 000a (1984) idem
8. Gladstone Comic Album 20 (1989)
9. Gladstone Leather Bound Hardcover Comic Albums 4 (1989)
10. Walt Disney's Comics in Color 1st album series 4 (1990)
11. Uncle Scrooge Adventures 33 (1995) [0+ pg.]
12. The Adventures of Uncle Scrooge McDuck in Color 1 (1996) [1/36 pg.]
13. Free Comic Book Day (Gemstone) 3 - Uncle Scrooge (2005)
14. Free Comic Book Day (Gemstone) 3 - Uncle Scrooge (2005)
15. Uncle Scrooge 400B (2011)
16. The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 12 - Uncle Scrooge: Only a Poor Old Man p. 216 (2012) Only a Poor Old Man
17. The Carl Barks Fan Club Pictorial 5 - Treasures from the Vault of Kim Weston (2015)
18. Uncle Scrooge 438A (2018) [0+ pg.]
19. Uncle Scrooge 438B (2018) [0+ pg.]
20. Uncle Scrooge 438C (2018) [0+ pg.]
21. Disney Comics Around the World in One Hundred Years (Target Exclusive 3) p. 062a (2023) [1/4 pg.]

Italy, AO 52317

Mexico, CWD 37

Australia, GS 8

Germany, MMSH 10

Norway, WD1954-01

Denmark, SOLO 8

Sweden, B 1954-01

Finland, AA1954B09

Netherlands, DD1955-12

Australia, GS 98

United States, USDD 1

Germany, TGDD 4

Australia, GS 380

Chile, TR 36

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