SCROOGE 3
This concept idea was scheduled for an adventure story starring Scrooge.
In 1961 Barks had intentions of making a U$-story about floods in Egypt inspired by the ongoing Aswan Dam project. However, he scrapped the idea fearing that it might turn out to be too political. In a letter to a friend he wrote:
I'm kind of mulling the idea of having him take a contract to move the ancient Egyptian palaces and statues that are threatened with flooding by the Aswan Dam. Naturally, he finds a hidden shaft leading down into the bowels of history, and therein finds uncountable tons of sparklers. The rains come early to the Ethiopian highlands, the Nile rushes toward the newly completed dam. The shaft and all the toiling ducks in the awesome treasure pits will be submerged as the roiling torrent slams against the unyielding barrier of the towering new dam. Does Uncle Scrooge get the rocks out of the cellar in time? |
http://www.cbarks.dk/theshelvedplotideasscrooge3.htm | Date 2008-06-23 |