The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck
1992–1994 Disney comics series
The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck (often stylized as The Life and Times of $CROOGE MꟲDUCK; sometimes abbreviated as Life of $crooge or Lo$) is a 12-part comic book storyline written and drawn by Don Rosa, lettered by Todd Klein (American editions), first published by the Danish publisher Egmont in the magazine Anders And & Co. from 1992 to 1994 and later in English in Uncle Scrooge #285 through #296 (1994–96). It follows the life of Scrooge McDuck from 1877 to 1947, the year of his real-life debut, working in almost every event about his past referenced in stories by Carl Barks. Rosa also drew the original cover of each chapter, and every chapter is laid out with four rows of panels per page. He later wrote several companion stories that fit between the original chapters.
Rosa earned the Will Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story in 1995 for this story. The trade paperback collection was also a top vote-getter for the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Reprint Graphic Novel/Album for 1997. After being out of print for several years with high demand, the book was reprinted under the BOOM! Studios label in two deluxe hardcover volumes, and again under Fantagraphics Books. The Finnish composer Tuomas Holopainen released a concept album based on the book, titled Music Inspired by the Life and Times of Scrooge, the cover of which was illustrated by Don Rosa.
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