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<DIV>>In a later Barks story, "Treasure of Marco Polo (US64)", Barks seems
to<BR>>consider Duckburg an independent country! On Page 6, panel 6,
Scrooge<BR>>says "But I'm a Duckburgian citizen!" And on page 9, panel
2, he says<BR>>"There's the Duckburgian embassy! I'm going in and
demand protection!"<BR>>Indeed, the flag on this building has a duck on an
otherwise blank field; it's<BR>>not a USA flag. Are there other Barks
stories where the ducks are not<BR>>considered USA citizens? I was
quite perturbed to see Scrooge proclaiming<BR>>himself a Duckburgian citizen
in this story.</DIV>
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<DIV>From what I've heard from other list members about the changes that Disney
Studios ordered in TREASURE OF MARCO POLO, I think it possible that "Duckburgian
citizen" and "Duckburgian Embassy" were substituted for "American citizen" and
"American Embassy" as part of the Studios' attempt to remove all similarities
between the story and the Vietnam war. Just a guess, but it seems probable.
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