Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge: Hound Of The Whiskervilles (Halloween Theme)

Another Halloween ashcan I got for free- that just happens not to be an ashcan at all. This frightful offering is a reprint of a classic Carl Barks (The definitive Disney duck cartoonist of all-time!) in which Uncle Scrooge goes to Scotland to learn of his family history. In Scotland, Scrooge comes across the Hound of the Whiskervilles, a demon dog that supposedly scared off the McDucks.

 It’s a slightly spooky tale that is very entertaining. It’s very smartly done and while the title of the monster parodies Sherlock Holmes, this isn’t a Holmes themed book by any means. Of course in the end, Scrooge finds a way to profit from the entire deal. But even the way he comes about doing it is very intelligent. How strange that Disney comics tend not to insult the intelligence of the reader! I love that.

Worth Consuming

Rating: 10 out of 10 stars.

Fright Factor: 3 out of 10 stars.