<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">In a message dated 4/10/2003 7:26:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time, DGE@ECN.egmont.com writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">This character's resemblance to the "Bear Mountain" Scrooge is<BR>
indeed quite strong, suggesting that it must have influenced Barks in some<BR>
preliminary way</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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the character is "Bear Mountain" and "Spirit of 43" is a typical of the time, USA Scottish stereotype with a duck instead of a man. If Barks had kept Scrooge like that, we wouldnt be talking about Scrooge ----<BR>
it wouldnt surprise me, if scottish stereotyped ducks wont be found even earlier than 42 - 43 in cartoons or children's books...<BR>
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steven rowe
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