Million og billion?

Olivier mouse-ducks at wanadoo.fr
Wed Sep 4 16:50:16 CEST 2002


Hi!

Sigvald:

>> In "The Status Seeker" from 1963, Barks mentions a richman's club in
>>Duckburg. Can anyone who has the US-version of this story please tell if Barks
>>names this club "The millionaires club" or "The billionaires club"?

Let' see...
U$A Album # 39: "The Status Seeker", U$ 41, March '63
p 1, panel 1: "The poshest parties in Duckburg are staged in the grand ballroom of  the Swelldorf
Brasstoria Hotel!"
p1, panel 2: "It's only for *important* people"
p 1, panel 3: "Well, important people who *own* things-- the *sort* of  things that gieve them
*status*"
Just thumbing through the story I don't see mention of  an actual name for the club; do you have a
panel reference?

In WDC&S # 269, "A Matter of Factory" (Feb '63), Album 46), Uncle Scrooge is ashamed that Donald
hasn't accomplished anything, whereas his fellow members of the "Billionaires Club" (p 1 pnael 1)
keep bragging about their own nephews; he thus appoints Donald manager of a run-down motel.

There may be another such club in another story, but I don't remember right now.

Best wishes,
Olivier





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