Return to Plain Awful
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| Return to Plain Awful | |
|---|---|
| Story code | AR 130 |
| Hero | Donald Duck |
| Appearances | Donald Duck, Scrooge McDuck, Flintheart Glomgold, Huey, Dewey and Louie, The Junior Woodchucks |
| Pages | 28 |
| Layout | 4 rows per page |
| Story | Don Rosa |
| Ink | Don Rosa |
| First publication | Donald Duck Adventures #12 May, 1989 |
| I.N.D.U.C.K.S. profile | |
Return to Plain Awful is a Donald Duck storyline that was originally printed in Donald Duck Adventures Gladstone Series #12. It was written by Don Rosa as a sequel to Lost in the Andes by Carl Barks.
[edit] Plot
Donald Duck and his nephews journey back to Plain Awful and this time Scrooge McDuck goes with them. Scrooge plans to buy some square eggs from the natives while Donald and the nephews plan to return the roosters they brought back from their first visit. Unfortunately Flintheart Glomgold also wants the square eggs. Scrooge makes the mistake of showing the natives his first dime and is held prisoner in the stone quarries (round objects are forbidden in Plain Awful.)
Donald and the nephews have to team up with Flintheart to deliver an Ice Cream soda to the President of Plain Awful. Donald and the nephews need Flintheart to get the soda and Flintheart needs guidance back to civilization. Flintheart, of course, betrays our heroes after getting the soda, so they have to improvise.
The natives started out acting like Donald but they later start acting more like Scrooge and Flintheart except they are more peaceful. This causes the President, now the chairman of the board, to want money instead of the ice cream soda. Since Flintheart has spent all his cash bringing ice cream for the soda (except for a coin, which he wouldn't show after what happened to Scrooge), Scrooge gives one billion dollars for his freedom.
This story was created to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Lost in the Andes which is regarded as a classic Donald Duck adventure.
[edit] Trivia
- Don Rosa put a lot of work into this story and did a lot of research on things like How to Make an Ice Cream soda.
- Despite the fact that that Donald's name was in the story it seemed to be more focused around Scrooge.
- In some countries this story was released in one part while in other countries it was released in three parts.
- This story was later released in Don Rosa's Library of Uncle Scrooge Adventures in Color #7.
- Some references to The Son of the Sun are mentioned in this story.
- There is a a subtle reference to The Second-Richest Duck when Flintheart spots the Number One Dime in the string and says how much he hates the string.
