The Fabulous Philosopher's Stone

"The Fabulous Philosopher's Stone" is an Uncle Scrooge comics story written and drawn by Carl Barks in October 1954. The story was first published in Uncle Scrooge #10 (June 1955).

"The Fabulous Philosopher's Stone"
Story codeW US 10-02
StoryCarl Barks
InkCarl Barks
DateOctober 28, 1954
HeroScrooge McDuck
Pages24
Layout4 rows per page
AppearancesScrooge McDuck
Donald Duck
Huey, Dewey and Louie
Monsieur Mattressface (debut)
First publicationUncle Scrooge #10
June 1955

Plot

Scrooge McDuck takes Donald Duck and his three grandnephews on an expedition to find the Philosopher's Stone, a mythical artifact that would turn common metals into gold. The stone is eventually found, and works.[1] But it has some rather unpleasant side effects.[1]

Scrooge is eventually forced to give up the stone and gives it to Monsieur Mattressface[1] of the International Money Council.

Changes made in reprints

In this story, Scrooge refers to the year 1110 as "845 years ago". When the story was reprinted in Uncle Scrooge #253 (April 1991), the reference was changed to "881 years ago".

Sequels

The International Money Council and Monsieur Mattressface later appeared in The Crown of the Crusader Kings (2001) and The Old Castle's Other Secret (2004) by Don Rosa.

See also

References

  1. Kilpeläinen, Juuso (May 11, 2018). "Teachings of Packaged Drinking Water: How To Be A Footballing Fraud". Football Paradise. Retrieved December 15, 2020. As seen above, Scrooge McDuck eventually discovers the stone of the philosophers. The gizmo's life-threatening side effects, however, force him to hand it over to Maurice Mattressface, thus missing out on boundless profits.


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