King of the Klondike

Infobox Comic
name = King of the Klondike


image_caption =
code = D 92514
title_orig =
title_alt = The Argonaut of White Agony Creek
hero = Scrooge McDuck
appearances = Scrooge McDuck
Goldie O'Gilt
Soapy Slick
Casey Coot
pages = 24
layout = 4 rows per page
story = Don Rosa
ink = Don Rosa
date =
first = Kalle Anka & C:o #1993-29
July 19, 1993
inducks_id = D+92514

"King of the Klondike" or "The Argonaut of White Agony Creek" is a Scrooge McDuck comic by Don Rosa. It is the eighth of the original 12 chapters in the series The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck. The story takes place from 1896 to 1897 and deals with Scrooge McDuck who participates in the Klondike Gold Rush. It takes place before The Prisoner of White Agony Creek and The Hearts of the Yukon.

Production

The original title of the story was "The Phoenix of White Agony Creek" but Rosa changed it before publishing to "The Argonaut of White Agony Creek" which was used in Europe. For the later American publishing he used the new title "King of the Klondike".cite book
last = Rosa
first = Don
authorlink = Don Rosa
title = The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck
publisher = Gemstone Publishing
year = 2005
pages = 169-170
isbn = 978-0-911903-96-6 ]

The story use "facts" from two stories by Carl Barks, Back to the Klondike and North of the Yukon. Otherwise most of the story use real historic facts from the Klondike Gold Rush.

Plot

Scrooge borrows some money from Soapy Slick in order to go to Dawson, Youkon. In Dawson he meets Glittering Goldie O'Gilt for the first time. Later he also meets Casey Coot for the first time. Then he goes to White Agony Creek where he finally discovers the Goose Egg Nugget.

References

External links

*Inducks comic|D+92514
* [http://duckman.pettho.com/sc_story/d92514.html "King of the Klondike" on Duckman]
* [http://personal.sdf.bellsouth.net/d/a/danshane/scroopage/los292_1.htm The Life and Times of $crooge McDuck - Episode 8]