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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is called in french 'Le mystère des écrevises
en civet' 'Paperino e i gamberi in salmi' (mickey parade 1 january 1980,
Topolino 132 year 1956 (first italian publication); The first story of Donald by
Romano Scarpa is a complex and humorous one which mixes elements of film 'noir'
and tell the mysterious case of the abduction of a supposed famous east
scientist; the story seems to be in background a critic about the east of Europe
totalitarism of the time but more than that introduces some singularities in the
world of Duckburg; in this fifties story, the landscape of Duckburg is still
marked by the Barks imaginary of the town, this latter seems to be here a
typical american city with big skyscrapers whereas a decade later Duckburg has
in the italian stories a more mediterranean feeling; an another singularity is
in the character of the journalist which make an important apparition in the
story and in the intrigue and the plot; i may be wrong but i don't know
if this character has ever been used for some others plots since this
story; Donald has also an important part in the story whereas Scrooge play only
a second part to be used for the plot and particularly for unravelling the
mystery; the action is fast for this story which bizzarely has a
Gottfredson-esque feeling of film noir better adapted to the Mickey Mouse's
stories.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>