Only A Poor Old Man

Uncle Scrooge
Only A Poor Old Man

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Story code: W OS  386-02
Title: Only A Poor Old Man
Hero(es): Uncle Scrooge
Pages: 32
Layout: 4 rows per page
Appearances: Donald Duck, Huey Dewey and Louie, The Beagle Boys (7), Uncle Scrooge [show character portraits]
Writing: Carl Barks
Art: Carl Barks
Date of first publication: March 1952
Date the story was created: September 27, 1951

Referred to in
  Les inédits de Don Rosa 23 (FC PM 338D), Ενα πλούσιο φτωχό γεροντάκι (Qgr/KX 104B)
  article: Spotlight: Dagoberts Erinnerungen - Don Rosa auf den Spuren von Carl Barks (Qde/CSL 44B), Den snedige onkel Joakim – 1951 (Qdk/CBB 1G), Naturlige ressourcer (Qdk/CBSV 17C), Muutokset Barks-suomennoksissa (Qfi/ALP 4L), Tarvitaanko Ankkalinnassa barksilaista talousteoriaa? (Qfi/ALP 9B), Visukintun huippuhetkiä 4: Maailman rikkain mies (Qfi/RS2000-04B), Roope Ankan hurjat vuodet (Qfi/RSPA2007C), Carl Barksin tarina (Qfi/SI1979-04C), Luku 4: Suuri laskuvarjohyppääjä (Qfi/ZKAAL 1J), Bon anniversaire Picsou ! (Qfr/PM 422), Barks a fumetti in Italia (Qit/CBCA 14C), La terribile Banda Bassotti (Qit/CTS 5G), Uncle Scrooge in pillole (Qit/CTS 5M), Banda Bassotti (Qit/CTS 20K), Capolavori aurei (Qit/DCOLL 4F), Solo un povero vecchio papero (Qit/DPCS 4A), Un favoloso Four Color (Qit/DPCS 4B), La storia: La disfida dei dollari/Un prodotto straordinario/Offerte speciali (Qit/DPCS 4C), La storia: Zio Paperone e la Stella del Polo (Qit/DPCS 6C), Il personaggio: La Banda Bassotti (Qit/DPCS 6P), Una lezione d'oro (Qit/DPCS 39B), Zio Paperone e i suoi antagonisti (Qit/DT 48C), Il papero dal volto umano (Qit/DT 48G), 1882 Lassù nel Montana, fra mandrie e cowboy... (Qit/TD 9G), 1884 Paperone il cercatore (Qit/TD 9H), 1896 A dorso di cammello (e di emù) nel deserto australiano (Qit/TD 9K), 1902 Addio, Scozia natìa... (Qit/TD 9M), 1903 - 1910 Paperone il magnate (Qit/TD 9O), 1947 Un Natale memorabile (Qit/TD 9P), C'era una volta una pepita... (Qit/TES 4B), Buon compleanno, Zio Paperone! (Qit/ZP 1), Mezzo secolo di Bassotti (Qit/ZP 146d), Quante palandrane per Zio Paperone? (Qit/ZP 210A), Siste slede til Dawson (Qno/DD2001B08), Blakke banditter fyller 50 år (Qno/TP2001-2), Qus/GCA 20A
  cover: ARC LICU 1 , O Mais Incrível Golpe dos Metralhas (BC TP 212), HC OD 5 , IC AR 106
  illustration: ARC LICU 1C
  illustration: Scrooge McDuck's Early Life (D 22794), Scrooge McDuck's Money Bin (D 22795), Scrooge McDuck and the Beagle Boys (D 22797), Paperino e la disfida dei dollari (IC BIG 2AN)
  inspired by: D 11093
  page 1 is a remake: Unexpected Help (D 7710)
  painting: Sport Of Tycoons (CB OIL 77), Nobody's Spending Fool (CB OIL 81), Dam Disaster At Money Lake (CB OIL 131)
  panel 1 page 17: D 19614
  panel 3 page 1: D 19663
  panel 3 page 9: D 19617
  panel 6 page 13: D 19612
  panel 7 page 4: D 19608
  panel 8 on page 7: Klondike (HC DD2004-05J)
  panel 8 page 12: D 19611
  partly feature: Liquid Assets (QMT DT 81)
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	US moves and hides his money in secret dam
In other languages
Finnish by Miksu history	Roope-setä siirtää rahansa järveen Karhukoplalta, mutta kopla varastaa rahat, kunnes Roope käyttää oveluuttaan.
French by duckstories history	Alors que Picsou explique à Donald la façon de s'enrichir, il s'aperçoit que les Rapetou ont acheté le terrain d'à-côté pour dévaliser son coffre, alors il décide de déménager son argent
Norwegian (bokmål) by datagutten history	B-Gjengen planlegger å stjele Skrues penger men Skrue lurer dem ved å flytte pengene. De forsøker på nytt å komme til pengene men Skrue overlister dem gang på gang.
Norwegian (bokmål)	B-Gjengen planlegger å stjele Skrues penger men Skrue lurer dem ved å flytte pengene. De forsøker på nytt å komme til pengene men Skrue overlister dem gang på gang.
Swedish by spe history	[Removed]

Publications

Argentina

Tío Rico 29 (1968) Sólo un pobre anciano

Australia

Giant (G Series) 8 (1952) Only A Poor Old Man [31 pg.] [1 page cut]
Giant (G Series) 98 (1958) idem [31 pg.] [1 page cut]
Giant (G Series) 380 (1966) idem [31 pg.] [1 page cut; the 4th tier of the 2nd page, and panels 1-4 & 6-7 of the 3rd page of the original story have been cut]

Belgium

Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 140 Jeremias weert zich(part 1) 141(part 2) 142(part 3) 143(part 4) 144(part 5) 145(part 6) 146(part 7) 147(part 8) 148(part 9) 149(part 10) 150(part 11) 151(part 12) 152(part 13) 153(part 14) 154(part 15) 155(part 16) 156(part 17)

Brazil

O Pato Donald 78 (1953) Nadando em Dinheiro(part 1) [6 pg.] 78(part 2) [3 pg.] 79(part 3) [7 pg.] 80 Pobre Tio Patinhas(part 4)
Tio Patinhas 212 (1983) idem
Tio Patinhas Especial 15 (1997) Nadando em Dinheiro
O Melhor da Disney 5 (2004) idem

Chile

Tío Rico 32 (1967) Sólo un pobre anciano

Denmark

Solo-hæfte 8 (1954) Den snedige Onkel Joakim
Ekstrahæfte 1971-07 (1971) idem [31 pg.]
Den store … 1974 p. 125 (1974) Den snedige onkel Joakim [14+ pg.]
Walt Disney's Klassikere 1982-04 (1982) Den snedige Onkel Joakim [31 pg.]
Anders And & Co. 1994B42 (1994) idem
Onkel Joakim 50 År Jubilæum 1 (1997) Den snedige onkel Joakim
Carl Barks' bedste 1 p. 133 (2001) idem
Anders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1954-1 (2001) Den snedige Onkel Joakim
Anders And & Co. 2007-51 (2007) Den snedige onkel Joakim
Carl Barks' Samlede Værker 9 p. 237 (2008) Uncle $crooge in "Only a Poor Old Man"

Finland

Aku Ankka 1954B09 (1954) Ovela Roope-setä [30 pg.]
Jättikirjat 1972 p. 191 (1972) Aku Ankka ja ovela Roope-setä [14+ pg.]
Aku Ankka - näköispainos 1954 p. 466 (1996) Ovela Roope-setä [30 pg.]
Roope-setä 1997-VIS (1997) idem
Ankalliskirjasto 9 p. 009 (2009) idem

France

Picsou Magazine (Albums) B 5 Les servitudes d'un "pauvre homme riche"
Picsou Magazine (Albums) B 30 Pauvre vieil homme pauvre...
Grands albums cartonnés Le Livre de Paris/Hachette 4 (1976) Donald nage dans l'or [14+ pg.]
Picsou Magazine 225 (1990) Les servitudes d'un "pauvre homme riche"
Picsou Magazine 338 (2000) Pauvre vieil homme pauvre...
Picsou Magazine 422 p. 037 (2007) Juste un pauvre vieil homme pauvre...

Germany

Micky Maus Sonderheft 10 (1954) Der "arme alte Mann" [30 pg.] [von 32 auf 30 Seiten gekürzt]
Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 4 (1966) Der arme reiche Mann
Ich Donald Duck 2 (1974) Donald Duck und die Dollar-Schlacht [14+ pg.]
Disney Comic Bücher 2 (1985) Der arme reiche Mann [15+ pg.]
Die besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 4 (1985) idem
Donald Duck Klassik Album 1 (1987) idem
Die großen Klassiker 6 (1994) idem [14+ pg.]
Micky Maus Reprint Kassette 2 (1997) Der "arme alte Mann" [30 pg.] [von 32 auf 30 Seiten gekürzt]
Micky Maus präsentiert 22 (1997) Der arme reiche Mann
Barks Library Special Onkel Dagobert 3 (1997) Der arme, alte Mann
Micky Maus - Die frühen Jahre 7 (2002) Der "arme alte Mann" [30 pg.] [von 32 auf 30 Seiten gekürzt]
Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sonderedition 1 (2008) Der arme reiche Mann
Barks Onkel Dagobert 1 p. 007 (2009) idem
Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 1 idem
Die besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck (Klassik-Album) - Sammelband 3 idem
Die besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album - Hardcover 4 idem

Greece

Κόμιξ 104 (1997) Ένα Φτωχό Γεροντάκι

Italy

Albi d'oro 52317 (1952) Paperino e la disfida dei dollari
Albi della rosa / Albi di Topolino 106 (1956) idem
Oscar Mondadori (Oscar Fumetto) 170 (1968) Zio Paperone e la disfida dei dollari
Cartonatoni Disney 2A (1971) Paperino e la disfida dei dollari [14+ pg.]
Cartonatoni Disney 2B (1979) idem [14+ pg.]
Super Almanacco Paperino 9 (1979) idem
Complete Carl Barks 11 (1980)
Club Giovani 12 (1984) Paperino e la disfida dei dollari [14+ pg.]
Paperino di Barks collezione ANAF 14-A (1985) Zio Paperone e la disfida dei dollari
Zio Paperone 1 (1987) Zio Paperone in Solo un povero vecchio
Zio Paperone 71 (1995) Zio Paperone e la disfida dei dollari
Il meglio di... 3 (1999) idem
Zio Paperone (ristampa) 1 (2001) Zio Paperone in Solo un povero vecchio
Disney Time 48 (2007) Zio Paperone e la disfida dei dollari
La grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 4 (2008) idem

Netherlands

Ik - Donald Duck 2 (1976) Een arme oude man [14+ pg.]
Oom Dagobert, avonturen van een Steenrijke Eend 5 (1979) Een meer vol misère
Alle (klassieke) verhalen (van Carl Barks) 6 (1989) idem
Alle klassieke verhalen 6 (1992) idem
Donald Duck 1994-05 (1994) idem(part 1) [20 pg.] 1994-06(part 2) [12 pg.]
De beste verhalen van Donald Duck 102 (2000) idem
Donald Duck Collectie 27 (2003) idem

Norway

Walt Disney's spesialhefte 1954-01 (1954) Den lure onkel Skrue
Walt Disney's månedshefte 1971-07 (1971) Den lure Onkel Skrue [31 pg.] [1 page cut]
Kjempebok 01 (1974) idem [14+ pg.]
Walt Disney's Godbiter 39 (1982) idem [31 pg.]
Donald Duck & Co 1994B39 (1994) Den lure onkel Skrue
Jubileumsbok 1997 (1997) idem
Donald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 10 (2001) idem
Carl Barks 100 år 2 (2001) idem
Donald Duck & Co 2007-51 (2007) idem
En kvart årgang Donald Duck & Co 32 (2008) idem
Carl Barks samlede verk 9 (2008) Uncle $crooge in "Only a Poor Old Man"

Spain

Dumbo 2ª (ERSA) 87 (1972) Un pobre rico
Yo, Pato Donald 1 (1974) Pato Donald y el desafío de los dólares [14+ pg.]
Yo, Pato Donald S 3 (1977) idem [14+ pg.]
Jovial/Películas 65 (1985) Un pobre rico
La Locomotora 37 (1987) Simplemente un pobre viejo
Álbumes Disney 8 (1991) Un lago de miseria

Sweden

Kalle Anka & C:o (B-nummer) 1954-01 (1954) Den finurlige Farbror Joakim
Walt Disney's Serier 1971-07 (1971) i pluring-havet [31 pg.] [1 page missing]
Jag, Kalle Anka 1973 (1973) Den finurlige Farbror Joakim [14+ pg.]
Walt Disneys Godbitar 1982-04 (1982) idem
Farbror Joakim 50 år jubileum 1997 (1997) idem
Carl Barks' bästa 1 (2001) Den finurlige farbror Joakim
Kalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1954-01 (2002) Den finurlige Farbror Joakim
Kalle Anka & C:o 2007-51-52 (2007) Den finurlige farbror Joakim
Carl Barks samlade verk 9 (2008) Uncle $crooge in “Only a Poor Old Man”

USA

One Shots 386 (1952) Only A Poor Old Man
Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck (Gold Key) 1 (1965) idem
The Best of Walt Disney Comics 72 (1974) idem
Best Comic Series (Large hardbound books) 1 (1978) idem [14+ pg.]
Uncle Scrooge 195 (1982) idem
Carl Barks Library (hardcover, b/w) 3 p. 019 (1984) idem
Gladstone Comic Album 20 (1989) idem
Gladstone Leather Bound Hardcover Comic Albums 4 (1989) idem
Uncle Scrooge Adventures 33 (1995) idem
The Adventures of Uncle Scrooge McDuck in Color 1 (1996) idem
Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge - The Best And Firsts 1 (1996) idem
The Biggest Big Walt Disney's Comics 1 (1998) idem
Free Comic Book Day 3 (2005) Only a Poor Old Man
Walt Disney's Comics in Color 1st album series 4 Only A Poor Old Man

Chile, TR 32

Italy, OM 170

Spain, DB2 87

Denmark, DS 1974

France, GB 4

Netherlands, OD 5

USA, US 195

Spain, LOC 37

Spain, AD 8

Netherlands, DD1994-05

Netherlands, DD1994-06

USA, USA 33

Germany, BLOD 3

Germany, MMP 22

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