Horsing Around with History
| "Horsing Around with History" | |
|---|---|
| Story code | D 94003 |
| Story | Carl Barks |
| Date | October 1994 |
| Hero | Donald Duck |
| Pages | 24 |
| Layout | 4 rows per page |
| Appearances | Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey and Louie, Scrooge McDuck, Beagle Boys |
"Horsing Around with History" is a 32-page comic book story starring Scrooge McDuck, written by Carl Barks and William Van Horn. It was released in Uncle Scrooge Adventures #33 (1995). This was Barks' next-to-last story released in the United States.
It was also later printed in the Carl Barks Library of Uncle Scrooge Adventures in Color #56. Carl Barks wrote the script, but the actual story was drawn and lettered by William Van Horn.
Plot
Scrooge, Donald and the nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie are off to find the legendary Trojan Horse. Little do they know that the Beagle Boys are spying on them. The Ducks encounter an albatross named Alby, who works as a trained pet for the Beagle Boys. It is mentioned twice that the Beagle Boys like prunes. Barks came out of retirement to provide a script for this story and he chose William Van Horn to write this story for him.
This story was originally written to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Carl Barks' retirement.
Trivia
It is mentioned that the Beagle Boys like prunes in this story. A reference mentioned in earlier Barks stories such as "The Mysterious Unfinished Invention" and "The Giant Robot Robbers", and in Don Rosa's "Cash Flow" and other stories.
Scrooge mentions not resisting anything that's free.
Despite the fact that the Beagle Boys are mentioned, they don't appear until the end of the story.