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<DIV>>Barks used Grandpa Beagle (186-802) only ONCE, in "The Money >Well"
(US 21).<BR>>The river race story (USGD 1) contains Blackheart Beagle.</DIV>
<DIV>>Melting these two characters into one character, is a Rosa
creation.</DIV>
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<P>Daniel van Eijmeren is right; nothing in FANTASTIC RIVER RACE ever says that
Blackheart Beagle is the grandfather of the "current" B Boys. However, since
Ratchet Gearloose is in the story and is identified as the grandfather of Gyro,
I've always felt it was a logical assumption (and I guess Rosa did too) that
Blackheart was the Beagle Boys' grandfather, since Blackheart and Ratchet seem
of the same "generation" so to speak. But I guess there's no way to verify
it--unless someone checks out the archives of Beagle Boys Inc. In any case, does
anyone know if Grandpa was featured in Barks' original story line for the Dime
story?</P></DIV></DIV>
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