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Che Life and Times Bice aay anDp-a-haLF BUT THERE (5 ANOLO DUTCH NEWSPAPER. CLIPPING FROM JAVA! I WONDER WHAT THE HEADLINE GAYS? Ul. THERE WAS GORT OF A... CAMERA PROBLEM ON THAT TRIP! 100 BAD — THAT VOYAGE OW THE CUTTY SARK WAG QUITE AN ADYENTURE! WOW! THIG SCRAPBOOK ABOUT UNCA 6cROOGE'S DAYS ON THE CATTLE ORIVES OF THE OLD WEST I6 SURE EXCITING! S14 GAY! BUT THIS PAGE 16 LABELLED VAVA! THAT'S AFAR PIECE FROM MONTANA! A GROUNDED STEAMSHIP? HOW COULO EVEN YOu DO THAT UNCA SCROOGE 7 IT GAYE, “6COTTISH COWBOY PLOTS GROUNDED STEAMSHIP INTO PORT. EZ TD LIKE TOSEE A PHOTO OF THAT! BUT THE HEADLINE. THE CUTTY SARK? THE GAYS “STEAMSHIP”! GREATEST GAILING SHIP OF ALL TIME? YOU GAILED ON “THE CUTTY SARK — THE FAMOUS TEA TRADER OF THE CHINA SEAS — WAS THE TALLEST, FASTEST CLIPPER. SHIP OF ALL TIME | “I HAD SIGNED ON AS A RAW DECKHAND TO LEARN YET ANOTHER TRADE! AND, AS USUAL, S TRIED TO PUT MY BEST SIDE FORWARD! “WAG IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING A CARGO FROM MONTANA TO JAVA AND E BOARDED HER IN AUSTRALIA, FOR AVOYAGE UP THE SUNDA STRAIT! TO MEET HIM AT THE MAIN HATCH - RIGHT AWAY! THAT KID IS THE BEST NATURAL SEAMAN 3'VE AND SLICK! WHY, HE BOUGHT SOME | GON, YOUR CARGO HAS BEEN WEEVILLY HARD TACK FROMTHE COOK —) MAKING A FEARFUL RUCKUS BELOW! AND HAS BEEN SELLING IT AS "ADDED SEE TOIT 6MARTLY! PROTEIN TREATS”! Sef AND SEE TO YOUR HORSE AG WELL! WE'RE LISTING QUITE A BIT IN THIS HORTENGE 15 THE guREST- FOOTED CRITTER ON THE SIMMER DOWN, BOYS! THERE'S NOTHING TO GET SPOOKED ABOUT! BESIDES, THERE'S NOT ‘MUCH ROOM FOR A STAMPEDE DOWN HERE! ‘WINO! THE THUNDER 16 JUST MAKING THEM A LITTLE NERVOUS, CAP'N! WHICH (5 O00 BINCE THEY'RE THUNDER, LAD? THERE ARE NO stoRMs! NEVER MIND, LADPIEBLCK! BUT WHERE ARE YOU BOUND WITH THOSE TWO STRANGE BEASTS? iy SG aa UNDERWATER THUNOER? YAVA, CAP‘N! I HEARD THE GULTAN OF DJOKJA (OH AND WHAT WILL THE GULTAN OF BOLO) (6 OFFERING A FORTUNE FOR PRIZE BULLS AND THINK OF THAT, WITH THE ANNUAL KERAPAN THOSE ARE TWO CHAMPION LONGHORNS | SAP BEING JUST NEXT MONTH F BREAKER ASTERN! ‘A BREAKER? IN MiD- S56A? CUT THAT MAN'S GROG RATION! HE'S RIGHT, CAPNL A VERY | me. PENCROFT, = HAVE A STRANGE!) NEW CAMERA STOWED BELOW! FETCH IT SMARTLY! ForsisHer! LET IT ROLL BENEATH OUR eTeRN! ASTOUNDING! THAT HORSE ) ma. PENCROFT! TURNED THE STAMPEDE HURRY WITH THAT SINGLE - HANDEDLY,.. AND CAMERA! ‘ON ONE LEG! THERE ARE CURIOUS SIGHTS ON THE CHINA SEAS, AND L PLAN TO CAPTURE THEM On CAP‘N, LOOK! AN AMAZINGLY SMALL YET FIERCE STAMPEDE IN THE Hou! “THE NEXT MORNING WE DOCKED IN TANQJONG PRIOK, NEAR BATAVIA - NOW CALLED JAKARTA - THE CAPITAL OF DUTCH JAVA! “JAVA IG THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLAND IN INDONESIA, RULED IN THOSE Days BY A CUTCH “RESIDENT’ ANO REGIONAL SULTANS! | YOu'D BEST DELIVER YOUR CARGO, LAD, BEFORE THE SULTAN STARTS LOPPING OFF HEADS OR SOME SUCH BOORIGHNESS! LATER, CAP'N! SHE'S STRETCHING HER LEGS! BLIMEY! THERE'S A BLOOMIN ‘ORSE ON THE Tors’. vaaoaee! "AH! CALL IT AHUNCH, BUT I'LL BET You'RE MANGKUNAGARA TZ, THE SULTAN OF DIOKIA! PLEASE TO HAVE A SEAT! THE MAGNIFICENT GULTAN SAY HE WISHES To SPEAK OF YOUR HORNYLONGS! THE SULTAN SAYS HE INTENDS ABGOLUTELY TO. BEAT THE SULTAN OF SOLO NEXT MONTH IN THE KERAPAN SAPI! THE ANNUAL BULL TEAM RACE IN MADOERA! ITS. THE BIGGEST EVENT IN JAVAN SPORTS! VERY MUCH STATUS FOR THE WINNING OWNER! KNOW THAT THE SULTAN OF 6OLO, 15 THE RIVAL SULTAN WAS J] AMERICAN BOYCOW WHO IN SPITTING BRINGS THE SULTAN OF DISTANCE AT THAT DJOKJA RACING BULLS! MOMENT!” Ls Fetiez | tiexe, on racuounanaik, you KAvE APLAN TO \ yes, 1 ANEW You SEIZE THESE WOULD! COME, Z WILL BEASTE, MY GULTAN? (SUPPORT WHATEVER SULTAN, A TEXAS LONGHORN CAN BEAT A JAVA BULL AT ANYTHING, WHETHER IT'S RACING OR THE OTHER THE SULTAN OF SOLO APPROACHES! ‘WY GULTAN ASKS, MY SULTAN REPLIES, 08, “WHAT 20 YOU JUST HONGLORN BRows- 12" (MY SULTAN GAYS, “THEGE HONGLORNS HMM, ,, HONGLORNG NOT GOOD. FOR RACING? MY SULTAN MIGHT WOT BUY! FUTURE TYCOON, <] not a cowaoy! On, AWELCHER, EH? Tet | HIM TO WAIT HERE WHILE FETCH mY S/X-GLINS! LOOK! I'LL PROVE THESE ARE THE FASTEST BULLS IN JAVA! GIVE ME A COURSE To RUN ‘Em ON ANO TIME ME ON IT! TORUN MY BULLS AROUND BATAVIA'S HUGE CENTRAL PARK, THE KING'S PLAIN! ~ “IN NOTIME, THE TWO GULTANG ARRANGED FOR ME | THIS SULTAN, HE SAv6 “READY!” ») | BOTH SULTANS, THAT SULTAN, KE SAY6 “STEADY!” HA! L’VE CHASED YOU LONG -LEGGED BOYS IN THEN Z'LL USE THE MONEY To BUY A SHIPLOAD ENOUGH ETAMPEDES TO KNOW YOU CAN RUN OF TEAK WOOD TO SELL IN SEATTLE! AND A LIKE TEXAS TWISTERS! WHY, I MIGHT GET FEW LOADS OF BANANAS! THE RICH CATTLE [\_ THOSE SULTANS 70 BID AGAINST EACH OTHER! BARONS IN MONTANA WILL PAY A BUCK APIECE HUH? THAT'S THE SULTAN | | WHAT ARE THEY DOING HERE? HAWS YOULL HAVE TO BE SOLOS “EMITTER“! BUT WHO | | PLANNING ON BUSHWHACKING MIGHTY SLICK TO GET THE ARE THOGE THUGS? ee CAPTURE THOSE BULLS AND HAVE THEM HAULED TO THE SULTAN’S YACHT! T’LL HAVE THIS YANKEE | TAKEN OUT INTO THE MOUNTAINS! HELL. NEVER BE SEEN AGAIN! OTHER THAN AN EXTREME CLOSE-UP OF A | LOVELY WOOD-GRAIN PATTERN, I CONT | RECALL ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT THAT DAY! “ALL X REMEMBER 1 DARKNESS AND A DREAM ABOUT ROWS OF WOODEN POSTS COMING AT ME! THEN THEY GREW TALLER AND BUSHIER AT DAWN!” UH- OH! THIS... THIS IG THE JUNGLE! I’m IN THE WILD INTERIOR OF JAVA! CAPTAIN MOORE SAID ITS I'VE GOT 10 GET BACK TO BATAVIA! THAT DURN SULTAN STOLE MY BULLS! & <3 STILL, THERE ARE A LOT OF VINES IN THESE TREES! KIND OF LIKE THE RIGGING OF A SHIP! FILLED WITH FEROCIOUS BEAST: y RTT SGULPI¢ I'VE NEVER BEEN ANYWHERE BUT A SCOTTIBH MOOR AND AN AMERICAN PRAIRIE! A JUNGLE LOOKS ALOT LESS SArE! UNCLE POTHOLE GHOULD USE THI6 BIT IN ONE OF THOGE SILLY DIME NOVELS HE WRITES! I CAN SEE Al... MOUNTAIN SLOPE! ONCE ON TOP I CAN GET A VIEW OF MY SURROUNDINGS AND SEE WHICH WAY BATAVIA 16! THERE'S A MAN, BUT THE SMOKE I6 FROM ONE OF THE VOLCANOES THAT COVER THE WHOLE SURFACE OF THIS GLAND! WHAT SORT OF SCREWBALL WOULD FOKE AROUND ONE OF THOSE DANGEROUS THINGS? BETTER STILL-SMOKE! MAYBE IT’S AFRIENOLY NATIVE WHO WILL HELP Me! IT WAS RATCHET GEARLODSE, avK0's GRANDFATHER, WHO HAD BEEN THE ENGINEER ON MY OLD RIVERBOAT! ” OH, EXCUSE MES TLL BE RIGHT wiTH you! WELL, EVER SINCE YOUR. STEAMBOAT BLEW ITSELF TO BITS, I'VE BEEN TRAVELING AND STUDYING FORMS OF ENERGY SAFER THAN STEAMPOWER! WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN JAVA YEG, BUT I'LL EXPLAIN... JUST GIVE ME A MOMENT... THING REAL SAFE, LIKE THis, SCROOGE, I THINK I'M ON THE BRINK OF INVENTING A WHOLE NEW FORM OF TRANSPORTATION | SOUNDS SILLY eut PROFITABLE! E TWine THE GEOTHERMAL power of THe weey Bach : Canoe pvimireese sousce fy——27 ——— AY i, yous on FIRE JUST ABIT! I’M TESTING VOLCANIC GASES HERE IN JAVA, WHERE THERE ARE MORE VOLCANOES THAN ANYWHERE ELSE ON EARTH! B/G ONES, LIKE MT. GALAK, AND 7/NY ONES, LIKE MT. KARANG HERE... OR THE LITTLE MT. DANAN OVER THERE IN THE SUNDA STRAIT! GUT OVER THERE IS WHAT INTERESTS (| Me-BATAVIA! S MUBT GET THERE AS ; FAST AB POSSIBLE! WELL, X COULD LEND YOu THAT! WONDERFUL } QUICK! HITCH UP THE HoRGES AND LET'6 GO! JUST LIKE ON THE DILLY DOLLAR, EF OKAY, L HAVE THE HELM NOW GO GET THE HORSES, WILL YAF IT RUNG ON COMBUSTIBLE GASES THAT I’M COLLECTING FROM A FUMAROLE! Just PUSH THar [eNITION BUT ONCE X PUSH THAT CRAZY BUTTON, THEW WILL YOU HITCH UP THE YOU MIGHT CALL THIS VEHICLE A "HORSELESS” CARRIAGE ! THE VOLCANIC GASES GO THROUGH ER... WOULD YOU LIKE TO SELL THIG LITTLE INVENTION OF Yours, RATCHET? SURE! ONCE INVENT SOMETHING, L LIKE TO CLEAR MY MIND FOR THE NEXT PROJECT! WHEN I RECOVER MY BULLS AND) WELL, I COULD EASILY MAKE IT RUN I'LL EXPLAIN LATER! SELL THEM, I'LL FAY YOU TO ON COSTLY WHALE GIL, OR EVEN ON HANG ON— WE'RE MODIFY THIS °C.A.2.” TO NEED PETROLEUM! BUT ISN'T FREE ALREADY IN MORE EXPENSIVE FUEL! GEO- THERMAL ENERGY BETTER? BATAVIA! Z SAY, CEDRICK.,, WAS THERE SOME SORT OF MATIVE PARADE MENTIONED IN TODAY'S SOCIETY GAZETTE? THERE'S THE DOCK AND THE CUTTY SARK! BUT RATCHET, WHERE'D You PUT THE BRAKES ON THIS THINGT CAP'N MOORE, WHAT SHOULD JUST A MOMENT, MR. PENCROFT! HAVE YOU FOUND WE 0O WITH McDUCK'S ORSE \ MR. FREENBEEN.. MY CAMERA YET? een eese | wees ! adit ree, CARELESSLY STOWED! re ao Sik a i PITY! L/M NOT QUITE URE WHATS HAPPENING, GUT I’M CERTAIN IT WOULD HAVE MAZE A RATHER SORRY, SCROOGE, YOUR 2GRUMALESE But E PROTOTYPE C.A.R. DOESN'T DON'T HAVE TIME TO FLOAT VERY WELL! CRY OVER IT NOW... CAP'N, HAVE YOu YES! THEY WERE THAT ROTTEN TOO BAD, SON, BUT WE'RE SEEN ANYONE WICeM ABOARD ‘we curtaw | | SULTAWIS STEALING) PREPARING TO SAIL OuR- imu my Buus? { ov soLo" on my BULLS! 3m SELVES! ALL AHORE WAY BS? oe Te RUINEO IF I DON'T WITH YOU ANE YOUR CATCH HIM! RSE! Now! — zy WAIT, CAP'N MOORE! DION'T YOU TELL ME STEAMSHIPS LIKE THE SULTANS ARE RUINING THE CLIPPER BUSINESS? BUT WHAT LF yOu COULD CATCH A FLEEING STEAM- SHIP? AND RECORD THE ADVENTURE WITH YOUR CAMERAT WHY, THE WORLOWIDE PUBLICITY WOULD SECURE THE CUTTY SARK FUTURE! THE OWNERS WouLD BE Ecstatic! ASAM x} AYE, LAD..5AD BUT TRUE! FEAR THE DAYS OF THE TALL SHIPS ARE ENDING! x oRYEL CRY LIKE A aay! BY NEPTUNE, WELL 00 IT! weLL CATCH THAT CRASS STEAMSHIP. ANO RECLAIM BOTH YOUR BULLS AND THE HONOR OF THE AGE "ZOUNDS, I’M excitep! OVER-HAUL THE BUNTLINES! LAO, I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYONE WITH MORE NATURAL TALENT FoR SAILING ! THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS TALENT, CAP'N! ONLY INSPI- FATION AND AMBITIONS oS WELL, HERE LADDIE! You DESERVE THE SHIP-MASTER’S CROWN FOR THIS RACE! BURNS WHITE SHOULON'T x TAKE BELAY THAT, MR. THiS ‘ORSE BELOW, PENCROFT! HER SEA- LEGS ARE A FINE EXAMPLE TO THE CAP'N? FINDING MY CAMERA! YOU HAVE U6 DOING BIGHT- Listen! He's FEN KNOTS, LAD! we'ee FIRING CANNON GAINING ON THE SULTANS THAT GHIP ON THE HORIZON MAY BE ‘AH, YOU ARE INDEED WISE, O SULTAN! THE YANKEE BOYCOW LOOKING FoR HIS) THE OPEN AIR /S BETTER FOR THE BULLS, MY SULTAN! PERHAPS WE SHOULD HIDE THEM BELOW DECK? YES! WHEN WE REACH MAQOERA ISLAND, WE WILL YOU ARE RIGHT, MY SULTAN — THAT 6HIP ENTER THESE HONGLORNG IN THE NATIONAL BULL (6 FIRING ON UG! IT MUST BE THAT RACE! WHEN THEY WIN, THE SULTAN OP DJOKJA YANKEE DEVIL! WILL TURN JADE WITH ENVY! GUT WHY 16 THE GULTAN'S YACHT SHELLING U6? BEGIDES, THE GOUND IS COMING FROM WE'RE WELL OUT OF RANGE OF ANY SORT OF OVER THERE! STRANGE, THATS JUST MT. ARTILLERY! ANAN, ANDIT LOOKS NORMAL | WAIT! THAT HOT CANNON FIRE! (Wil... MORE MYBTERIOUS THUNDER AND ANOTHER MiD-sEABREAKER! | | YES! 'T B00E5 INTERESTING Events! WHAT SAY You? LooKIne, CAP'N, Lookin! Seeverar {¥ Te ouvvan wines to ait ey \| THE RAILING! SUMMON A CHAIGE LOUNGE! YES, YOU'RE RIGHT! THE WINO HAS DIED! THEIR, SAILS DROOP! HOW THEY WILL NEVER CATCH US! = a ZB as on WHY NOT RELAX... TAKE A SuNBATH! RECLINER! Y x aosust me) EASY LADDIEBUCK! WE'RE BECALMED! THERE'S NOTHING WE'VE LOST THE RACE — BOTH OF us! x WAS SO YEARNING FOR A PHOTO OF THE MOMENT WE SAILED RIGHT OVER THAT FOUL STEAMSHIP! 00 SOMETHING, RATCHET? INVENT POWER TO HELP US CATCH THAT YACHT! GET US SOME OF THOSE NEW ENERGIES YOU'RE STUDYING! ee carer. \ stuart you wien FOR, GCROOGE! PSIGHIE I HAD HOPED THIS RACE WOULD ALLOW THE AGE OF CLIPPERS ‘TO END WITH A PROPER “BANG”! WHAT... WHATS: THAT. MY WORD! NOW THAT'S A RATHER STRIKING SIGHT! ACTUALLY, EVENT AM PRESSED! THE SUN? No... THE GUN (6 OVER THAT wary! LITTLE MT DANAN SEEMS TO HAVE DONE A NASTY TURN TO THE IGLAND IT WAS ON— I WAS AFRAID OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS! THAT'S A 6uB- TERRANEAN PLINIAN ER TION... VOLCANIC EXPLOSION DEEP BELOW THE SURFACE! a as MR. PENCROFT, PLEAGE TELL ME YOU'VE FOUND MY CAMERA! irs meossiee! ) OH, IT MADE A SOUND ALL RIGHT! | | KRAKATOA 15 ABOUT CAP'N! HAVE GOMEONE IT MADE NO A WHOPPER, I'D SAY! BUT BT KILOMETERS AWAY! ') BRING UP ONE OF SOUND! SOUND ONLY TRAVELS 1100 THAT GIVES US ABOUT... THOSE BALES OF KILOMETERS FER HOUR! TWO MINUTES! AUSTRALIAN WOOL FROM BELOW! hs ae Cm HURRY, EVERYONE! ‘STUFF WOOL IN fh YOUR EARS? WAIT, SCROOGE! TELL THEM TO FURL THE SALE First! THE TWO MINUTES ARE UP! BRACE YOURSELVES! IN COWS WOS, THE (LAND OF KRAKATOA EXPLODED WITH A FORCE EQUNALENT TO 10.000 HYDROGEN BOMBS AND DUCED THE LOUDEST WOIBE IN HISTORY, WE DEEMED IT WISE 70 DELETE THE SOUNP EFPELT TO PRESERVE THE SANITY (AND EARS) OF OUR READERS. FACT THAT ON AUGUST 27, /DERATION OF THE EVERY BIT OF GLAGS KEEP FURLING THOGE GAIL THERE'LL BE ANOTHER TWO- MINUTE GAP, THEN — THERE! 17 COMING! WHAT'S NEXT, VOLCANO EXPERT? Y65! A BURNING CLOUD! IT's A FLOW OF HOT PUMICE AKO LAVA CRYSTALS, CARRIED OVER SEA ‘ANO LAND BY A CUSHION HOT GASES! THAT WASN'T TOO BAD! NOT Too BAD? my LOOK! WE HAVE A WE'RE FAR ENOUGH BEARD IS GONE! PROPER GALE FoR AWAY THAT THE TEPHRA 3 FEEL NAKED! SAILING, NOW! HAD COOLED AIT! YEG! HOIST ALL SAILS! I'LL ROLL BENEATH )——~) I THINK NOT! zm WE MUBT USE THE GALE To OUR STERN LIKE : BEGINNING TO THE OTHERS, RIGHT? UNDERSTAND ] REACH MAXIMUM SPEED WHAT'S HAPPENING! THE CUTTY SARK HAG A HULL OF COPPER SHEATHING ! IT MGHT BE SMOOTH ENOUGH TO PULL OFF THIS STUNT... /F WE HAVE THE SPEED! WE'RE MOVING FASTER \ CUT AWAY ALL THAN THE WIND, NOW! SAILS! HURRY! ITS HOLOING US 3 GOT THIS IDEA PROM A NATIVE IN TAHITI! HE WAS RIDING ON A LONG BOARD...IN THE WE'RE RIDING THE CREST NOW! IF WE DON'T] CAPSIZE, WE MIGHT PAGS DOWN THE BACK - BIDE OF THIS TSUNAMI! ‘MR. PENCROFT! ANY SIGN OF THAT BLASTED CAMERA YET? MORAAN! HUH? WHAT DID vou SAY? X” SOMEONE HELP ME EXTINGUIGH THE SULTANS LCAN'T HEAR ANYTHING) TEA SERVIC 'T BEAR HIS SCREAMS SINCE ALLAH YELLED AT ‘ME SEVERAL MINUTES 16 THAT CLIPPER, SHIP STILL IN PuRsuUIT, DESPITE THE 6TRANGE TIMES WE Live in? NO! ITS SAILS ARE BURNED AWAY! QUICK! THE SULTAN Has Just ORPERED US TO STEAM BEHIND THAT SMALL ISLAND BEFORE WE'RE SMASHED BY THAT Wave! BUT WHY 16 (7 60 HIGH IN THE SKY? WE'LL BE SAFE HERE, BUT THE CLIPPER 15 POOMED! BWAK-HA- HA-HAAAA! 2'0 GAY ABOUT THE SAME AS THIG PILE OF WATER WE'RE RIDING! THIS SHOULD BE,,, INTERESTING! OREAMT OF TAKING! LADDIE, WHAT IS YouR ESTIMATE OF THE ELE- VATION OF THAT ISLAND OFF THE BOWSPRITZ, LOOKIN’ CAP'N, Loon’! THE WAVE 16 PAST! WE ARE FREE To GO! BUT THE CLIPPER'S MANY WINGS HAVE BEEN CLIPPED! Yes, MY SULTAN! FULL STEAM AHEAD! DRAT! WE CAUGHT UP TO THE SULTAN, BUT WE CANT CONTINUE! IT WILL TAKE MANY HOURS TO BEN THE SPARE SAILS! NEVER MIND! HERE COMES THE FINAL PERIL FROM KRAKATOA! WHAT 15 ITZ 1 LOOKS Like THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF... SEAGULLS! AND THAT'S MY BEST HAT, LAD! 1D THANK YOU TO STOW IT BELOW DECKS ! NOT SEAGULLS! KRAKATOA ITSELF! THESE ARE YOuKNOw,.. ) wei, ries! THE BITS OF THE ISLAND THAT WEREN'T BLASTED | 11% THAT EXPLAIN THAT, INTO ORBIT, FALLING BACK ON UB! 7 TOWN IN SUMATRA! OF COURSE! MANY ARE GLOBS OF LAVA THAT COOLED IN MIDFLIGHT, TRAPPING ALL THE GAS BUBBLES THe ROCKS ARE FLOATING! THAT'S ALL NEED To Know! 5 ‘ es RELAX, CAP'N! I TOLD YOU.» HORTENSE WAS THE 6UREST- FOOTED HORSE ON THE CHISHOLM 2 > 7? WO. » ay &. HE'S CHASING DOWN A MR.PENCROFT! IF STEAMSHIP ON HORSEBACK! YOU DON'T FIND THIS GETS MORE FANTASTIC 4 THAT CAMERA, T’LL BY THE MINUTE! HAVE You KEELHAULED! TLL sow You WAIT! YOU YANKEE VARMINTS WHAT OEVIL! LISTEN TO THE SULTAN! SULTAN! WORDS RIGHT Out OF MY MOUTH, MY ! fle # ! WAH? HE SAYS, “BY JAVAN LAW, ANY LIVE- YOU “WHACKED” THAT STOCK FOUND WANDERING LOOSE ERRANT FENCEPOST ALL ON THE KING'S PLAIN MAY BE CLAIMED BY THE FINDER AG HIS PROPERTY!” X’M STUCK! AND. RUINED! THOSE BULLS: CO6T ME A WHOLE YEAR'S SALARY! YIKES! THAT MASSIVE CHUNK OF LAVA SMASHED THE STERN CLEAN OFF! THIS TUB WILL GO DOWN LIKE A LEAD Goose! THE SULTAN 16 RIGHT! WHAT ABOUT THE ABANDON 6HIP! BULLS? x RAISED THEM FROM CALVES! YOU CAN'T LEAVE THEM TO DROWN LIKE RATS! BAK! THEY Gon't cane! Y ano THERE’s onty OWE | [THIS GHOULD BE EASIER THAN THE TIME I'S. UP TOME TO GAVE THE RR CHANCE Z PILOTED STEAMBOATS ON THE MI6SIS~ atte! = Z| SIPPIS THE OCEAN 15 MICH WIDER! THE LAVA BOULDER THAT HIT US SHOULP BE BIG THANK YOU, MR. PENCROFT! YOU BROUGHT THE ENOUGH To SEE BELOW THE WATER! YES.,.THERE CAMERA JUST IN TIME! 5 SUSPECT THAT LAG IS ABOUT TO PULL HIS MOST AMAZING STUNT YET! EGOT IT! x GOT IT! WHAT A SHOT! THE OAILY MAIL IN LONDON WILL FAY A THOUSAND GUINEAS FOR THIS PHOTO! MR. PENCROFT, FETCH ME A MARLINEGPIKE! Z’VE AN URGE TO 00 THIS CONTRAPTION A FURTHER MISCHIEF! CAP'N MOORE! MY COMPLIMENTS! AND wiLt You | | AYE, LAD, AND HELL GE BRINGING A USED CAMERA SEND RATCHET OVER? HE NEEDG ARIDE BACK TO | | WITH HIM, DGVIL TAKE IT! I’M DONE WITH PHOTO- AVA AND I COULD SURE USE AN ENGINEER! GRAPHY FOR GOOD AND ALL! FAREWELL, SCROOGE MeDUCK! You've TREATED THIS OLD SALT TO THE GRANDEST VOYAGE OF ALL TIME! AHOY, SULTAN! SINCE I SAVED YouR ABANDONED YACHT, IT LEGALLY BELONGS TO ME BY RIGHT OF SALVAGE! ALONG WITH ITS. ENTIRE CARGO! ) 0 weit. AL's weve THAT Enos weve, But x DON'T THIN Y'LL MIRE RATCHET To VENT NEW FORMS OF ENERGY! I DON’T THINK THE WORLD NEEDS ANYTHING LIKE WHAT I SAW TODAY! Magee Bl, Se), am eae | Se “AND WHEN THE SULTAN OF DJOKJA LEARNED HOW Hie eWAt sutran nao aumooe Tocco wan, Ne GLADLY INCREASED MY FEE TENFOLD... AND WON THE KERAPAN GAPI FOR YEARS AFTERWARD!” ["S0, APTER matcHeT WORKED 6OME ENGINEERING “MAGIC,” WE RETURNED TO BATAVIA TWo DAYS LATER! SINCE IT WAS ON THE NORTH GIDE OF JAVA, KRAKATOA'S EXPLOSION HAD NOT DAMAGED IT! «BNO THATS HOW A SCOTTIGH COWBOY wowwwws STEAMED INTO PORT ON A RUN-AGROUND WHAT AN AQUEN TURE! WHAT A DIFFERENT Guy UNCA SCROOGE USED To BE! TLL BET we wouLoN'T EVEN RECOGNIZE HIM! BUT WE THOUGHT You DION'T GET RICH UNTIL YOUR YUKON DAYS, UNCA SCROOGE! BUT E WAS ONLY RICH IN JAVA FOR ABOUT ONE MINUTE! THEN THE OUTCH “RESIDENT” GAVE Me THESE! BILLS FOR DAMAGE To THE BATAVIA MARKETS AND DOCKS! FINES FoR OPERATING A CIRCUS PARADE WITHOUT A PERMIT! FINES FOR SPEEDING, YES, THE FIRST! NOT TO MENTION A HUGE RECKLESS ORIVING, INVENTEO Just TAX FOR THE NEW “REAL FAILURE TO SIGNAL, FOR ME! REAL ESTATE” I BROUGHT NO LICENGE,,. THESE “COLLECTORS INTO TOWN = MY ARE TRAFFIC TICKETS! LAVA Rock! OHO! RATCHET MUST HAVE REPAIRED THE CAMERA! UNCA SCROOGE FORGOT THERE'S ONE PHOTO FROM JAVA!

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