he [oj “ ; SRoe 275 Gimes eae taectaee AS a? Og ND of ANSWERED! TAKING A JOB AS A CABIN —— Pat E BOY ON A CATTLE BOAT, HE REACHED THE STYLISH STREETS OF NEWORLEANS 11, +1, AND FROM THERE WORKED His WAY UP THE MISSISSIPPI ON A PACKET RIVERBOAT, VENTURING DEEP INTO THE WILDAND WOOLLY AMERICAN HEARTLAND IN SEARCH OF HIS LONG LOST UNCLE, ANGUS M=DUCK. WHAT A COUNTRY! THE VERY AR. TASTES OF FORTUNES BEING MADE AND Lost! MITE A SIGHT FOR A PENNILESS LAD CELEBRATING ITS. CENTENNIAL AND GANBLERS FROM WONDER IF UNCLE ANGUS HAS MADE HIS FORTUNE! ‘SCUSE ME, SIR 1 90 YOU kNow WHERE CAN FIND ANGUS MeCUCK? YOU MEAN OL HES WHERE He ALWAYS ISON DERBY EVE! IF HEHAS, SURELY SOMEONE WILL KNOW Me‘TRY THE SALOON IN THE GALT HOUSE AT FIRST $0 MANY PEOPLE! AND SUCH A AND MAIN! BUT DON'TSET YouR PockeT PICKED SPIRITOF NEW IDEAS TO MAKE: IN THE CROWDS. MONEY! THIS 16 THE LAND FoR Dx, ONEOFMY PILLS WILL TURN ¢ THE FOULEST GLASS. OF WATER CRYSTAL CLEAR! OS UT IT “A of AMERICA, WHERE EVEN TASTES LIKE SKUNK : ACRACKPOT MIGHT one f . 2 GET RICH! WOW! THIS SALOON IS EVEN \——E ne TIT PORKER HOGS! YOU DEAL WILDER. THAN THE 3 CARDS DIRTIER THAN THE RIVERFRONT! MISSISSIPPI RIVER! TELL US AGAIN, DARLIN’, I WOULON'T. ANG THENTO 'SHADDUP AND cHowmupby )$ TRY DRINKIN’ ANY Lessn ) | STILL NEEDTO PLAY Poker / I IRINSED IT FIRST WITH WANNA ENG (6 MississiPPt ‘ORINK IT WITH WATER? SOME OTHER WATER! A FORK! THiscAMe! &JHE TITLE TOONEOF my STEAMBOATS --THE "DILLY DOLLAR"! MATCH THAT OR FOLD! OKAY, THEN I'LL BET ALVAGE RIGHTS. TOACERTAIN RIVERBOAT AND THE LOCA- TION OF WHERE IT SANK / ‘SMART, AIN'TCHA? YOU KNOW My ONLY BOAT Was ‘SUNK INOUR DAGBLASTED ‘RACE TEN YEARS AGO! STANDING ON THE TABLE IS DISALLOWED... EVEN FOR RUNT DUCKS! POTTY! YOU KNOW THE LOCATION OF THE "2RENNAN WHYTE"2/ ‘A LEGENDARY RIVERBOAT THATSANK THIRTY YEARS. AGO WHILE CARRYING $100,000 IN GOVERNMENT OLD! I WAS THE CABIN BOY AND SOLE survivor! HAVE A FULL HOUSE... ILL ACCEPT THAT THREE ACES AND TWO! ‘AS YOUR BET, Uc Not So Fast, HOGG! LHave T @#%*! My ACE AFULLHOUSE, 1002 THREE ) BIECTOR MUST HAVE ACES AND TWO ACES! ‘STUCK OPEN! TO Oi)BUT THE MISSISSIPPI IS TOO MUDDY FOR HUNTING SUNKEN TREASURE! WHY, IT'S SO DIRTY, I'Ve SEEN DU6T BLOWOFF THE SURFACE ‘AND CATFISH COME UP TO SNEEZE! I SAW A FELLOW IN TOWN WHO HAS PELLETS YOU DON'T GAY! MAYBE THATS THE ANSWER, I'VE BEEN WAITIN’ FOR! THAT CLARIFY WATER! TILL BUY SOME O! THAT STUFF AND DUMP IT INTHE MissisSIPPI WHERE THE "WHYTE" SANK 1 RIGHT OFF- SHORE FROM MONKEY'S EYEBROM, KENTUCKY’ AND BEIn <— JUST PACKING MY BELONGINGS, MEQUCK! ICANT LEAVE BEHIND MY COLLECTION OF LOADED TILL LOAD Your DICE WITH BUCKSHOT IF YOU DON'TGET ‘OFF MY BOAT! BUT I'LL NEED HELP! GOO? THING EVERY CROOK INTHE OHIO VALLEY Is IN LOUISVILLE THIS WEEK! JILL BE ABLE TOFIND A PROPER BANDOF MISCREANTS! J $0, THE WRECK IS AT MONKEY'S EYEBROW! ANDO THERE'S A NEW-FANGLED WAY 10 SEE BA “THe RIVERBOTIOM! VALUABLE KNOWLETEE! Het Bur. mi THIS LOOKS PROMISING! ISING! — IT MY GUESS IE THIGGUY VANIZE/ MtNOT BE OVERLY f ‘BRIGHT! fp) Saxeir Hipgowr ‘OF BLACKHZART¢SHORTY | wHysHouLpTHeLP \ gecauseIn Dousle-cross \ RETURN TLLGWE Youmy FASTEST RIVERBOAT-- THE "RIVER THAT WOULD COME \ YEAH, BUT WE GOTTA Lay IN HANDY IN THE a SAY, THESE MASKS LOOK SLICKER THAN SLIME ON A DOORKNOB! WE'LL CALL ourseLveS THE MARDI GRAS GANS! TWAS IN NEWORLEANG FOR THE MARDI GRAS TWO MONTHS AGO, AND T STILL HAVE THESE! WEAR THEM IF YOU'RE YELLow! WHaTever/ BUT LeTs GET GomNe!| // WELL, NEPHEW, WHERE'S THIS SNAKE-OIL SALESMAN WITH HiS CLEARITATIN’ PILLS? ZOUNDS! THAT GOOFY DUFFER WILL CATCH PNEWMOWIA SLEEP- ING INTHE STREET LIKE THAT! SOME RVERBOAT GAMBLER WANTED TO CUT CARDS FOR MY ENTIRE Stock! WHEN REFUSED, HE HAD His THUGS STEAL EVERYTHING!YU oxay, coys/ HIRE me, Y Wl TLL PAY You ANOME! I NEVER MADE A CENT WITHMY CLEARIFYING PILLS HM A MAN PAYING HIS OWN NEPHEW ONLY 30 CENTS A DAY 70 HELP HIM. (HUNT TREASURE! e oo | ee Py =F a HURRY! THE i ya ea BOILERS ARE ALREADY r _ rset FIRED UPL ‘GREAT SNAPPIN' TURTLES! THERE GOES HOGG NOW! WE'LL HAVE TO “TRY 10 BEAT HIM INTO THE CANAL AROUND THE FALLS OF THE OHIO! BuT SLUGOIN’ CRACKPOTS WORKS UPA POWERFUL APPETITE! RAM HIM! SHOVE HIM AWAY FROM THE LOCKS 60 HE'LL GO OVER THE FALLS AND WRECKS c / ia Ay Ro Py x DRAT! THIS RIVER-_> [fT BOAT CieNT LAsTaE | |] LONG! Ei Ly || I fa) Ti \ GIVE ME ABREAK! TVEONLY BEEN A RIVERBOAT PILOT FoR THREE MINUTESL\ it was easy’ BENG ARIVER PILOT WOULDN'T BEA BAD JOB, EXCEPT THAT IT'S (OUR JOB 1S REMOVING RIVER 6NASS, NOT FLIPPING RIVERBOATS /FIRE THE BOILERS, MEN! WE HAVE THAT LAD, START TAKING DEPTH READINGS: Lowa Time To Make UP! EVENING | ( LIKE T SHOWED YOU! WE NEED TO STAY INTHE CENTER OF THE CHANNEL. INTHE DARK! Yeseir, uNcLe => CAPTAINL SS WHERE! I ‘GET BACK TO WORK, 7 WANT HIS YOU LUNKHEAD! AUTOGRAPH! | [coe Wy HOMINA YES, I SAW It) LAD! THAT WAS. HOMINA... Anew -R"-- A RIVERBOATS. WORST ENEMY! Wien a FLOATING TREE GETS STUCK UPSIDE DOWN INTHE RIVERGED, THE CURRENT WILL BEND ITS BRANCHES DOWN UNTIL THE TRUNK SUDDENLY SPRINGS BACK UP LIKE THAT! SCARY, EH? TILL MARK ITS LOCATION AND \ AND LET ME KNOW NOTIFY THE SNAG BoAT TO) IF You see LILY. REMOVE IT! LANSTRY! I WANT HER AUTOGRAPH,WARLY THE NEXT MORNING, SHORTLY AFTER THE “DILLY DOLLAR” ENTERS THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI RIVER.» WE'RE IN LUCK, LAD! THERE'S MONKEY'S EYEBROW, AND STILL NO SIGN OF THE "RIVER WITCH’! HOGS MUSTA GOT HISSELF LOSTL RATCHET! COME TORSIDE! T NEED TO TALKTO YOU! NO, HE WENT RIGHT PAST! FULL STEAM AHEAD! WE'LL RAM HIM INTO THE OPPOSITE BANK WHERE HE CAN'T PESTERUS! TO} MeCUCK BY SIMPLY TURNING > BOATUPSIDE DOWN! {rs 1 WHILE BACKONTHE | // RarcHET, We'LL NEED YOU For ouMPING Y YEP! THATMISSISSIPPI IS SO. "DILLY DOLLAR... / (10 WHIP UP ANOTHER BATCH INTO THE) MUDDY THAT FARMERS COMPLAIN OE THOSE CLEARITATIN’ Pil IT'S TOO THICK 10 DRINK, BUT ILLS ‘DRENNAN TOO THIN TO PLOW! WHY, ONE TIME I SAW A FELLA DIVE INTO THE MISSISSIPPI AND BUST HIS HIP ON THE SURFACE! AND-+ GOOD MORNING, POTHOLE! ALL ASHOREWE'RE DONE FOR! WE WON'T BE BACK AFLOAT UNTIL THE SPRING FLOODS! HERES THE TITLE TOTHIS BOAT! NOW TILL PAY EXTRA IF YOU'LL HELP ME FIND THE TREASURE! INFACT, THERE'S ONLY OWE WHAT WOULD THING We HAVE THAT WE DON'T NEEO! THERE, HOGG! OUR AGREEMENT WAS TOGET MEDUCK OUTTA YOUR HAIR, ANC WE'VE DONE IT! WE HAVE EVERYTHING WE NEEO--A BOAT, DIVING GEAR, AND THE LOCATION (OF THE TREASURE! WE'LL USE THE DIVING. GEAR GENERALLY USED FOR RUDUER REPAIRS! BS ea SMA ON MAYBE WE SHOULD CALL OURSELVES "THE DIRTY DOUBLE-CROSENG D065!"HA, HA, HA! THATS HONOR AMONG THIEVES! " RIVERBOAT CAPTAIN RULES", EH, PORKER? NOW I'VE LOST BOTH ny BOATS VU HA,HA, HA! BECAUSE OF YOU, MEDUCK! TIM WHAT'S THAT? RUINED! BUT I'M GONNA DO SOMETHING ‘TIVE WANTED 10 DOFOR TEN YEARS! 2COQUGH COUGH! € I'M LOWERING THE IM OKAY, LAD! BUCKET! CLIMB IP ‘THE ROPE! NO, LADOYBUCK! YOU CLIMB DOWN THE ROPE! ‘AND BRING A TORCH /THERE ! THAT'S THE WHOLE LOAD 1 JUMP IN FAST, SON, AFORE LERGRTUNE EMCEE JA | Loony eareremenwes, \ uunbncagt eau ator HAPPENIN! YET? AGA SISCYS CONSCIENCE! < ALL MUDDY AGAIN! Al MAU N H ements ugTHAT/S NO SHIPWRECK! IT-I1'6 A Ee TOWN! AN UNDERWATER TOWN! s THIS IS TOO CREEPY FoR ME! LEMME OUTTA THAT RIVER! THERES ACITYOF CATFISH PEOPLE GOWN THERE! He'S RIGHT! IT EVEN HASAN UNDERWATER f Boek! THis 1S r CR) F MONKEY'S EYEBROW! THE RIVER CHANGED COURSE OVER ZO YEARS AGO AND FLOODED IT! We BUILT THE NEW TOWN YONDER! BOUT WHERE OL! MAN IF THIS 1S WHERE THE ERICKSON'S FARM IS NOWADAYS! TOWN USED 70 BE, WHERE WAS THE MIDDLE OF THE ‘AHALF A’ MILE 10 THE WEST.»WHATS GONG AND THIS I THE BOILER ROOM! WE'RE IN THE ‘ON, UNCLE ‘BELLY OF A STEAMBOAT THAT SANK WHEN THIS. POTHOLE?/ ' ‘AREA WAS PARTOF THE RIVERBED: > ~ Ec a Val ; Ni aes s ¥ ey i? Dy SEE THAT DOOR THI6 1S NO WELL, IT'S THE SMOKESTACK OF ARIVERBOAT Li) THERE Y'GO, LADDYBUcK! THE PROOF IS INTHE PUDDING! THIS WILL BEASIGHT! il “ YOU AIN'T JUST WHISTLIN' DIXIE! LETS CLIMBUP TOTHE Next DECK-- MAYBE IT'S ORIER! THIS WAS ONCE THE ;RANDEST SHIPON THE Z| MissiEsiPPI! NOW IT LOOKS EA LIKE PART OF MAMMOTH CAVE!ALLTHIS MUD! THIS REY TM TELLIN’ YA LAD, THIS RIVER COMPLETELY River 18 SO DiRty, T ONCE COVERED THIS WHOLE BIN caw IT CRACK GON! 22 ‘AROUND A BEND! THERE MUST BE TONS OF SILTON fe TOP OF US! YANO THERES HERE ITI6! ON Oe le my Memory eaves, YE THE PURGERS OFFICE 1S ALONG THIS COMPANION WAY ! BUT... I FIGUREDGETTING RICH SHOULD TAKE ALOT MORE WORK THAN THIS! HOW MUCH SATISFACTION CAN THERE BE IN HAVING. SOWECAN HOIST THié BEAUTY TOPGIDE ANDOPEN HER! (WELL, ACTUALLY, WE'RE NOT@UITE SURE YET! HOW ABOUT "THE py D\ MASKED MARAUDERS" 2I THINK HE A SOTSTUCK IN PA “THE WELL! i, 4 YECHH! HE GOT NOW WAS THAT NICE? You RY weer ever Hin wero \ welt, Never MY NEWMASK ALL SHOULDN'T TREAT CUTTHROAT KE HAVE TROUBLE STEALIN’ AGAIN! SLIMY! RIVER PIRATES LIKE THAT! \ FROM THAT RUNT! : 2° a, i) OF LB 5 - ~ RY PI BC (eS > a Sins Oy ; Le ow FA (Pe a oy) STAND STILL S0'S T CAN N BASH YA, YATWERP! WHERES ALLTHIS ‘MUD COMING FRONT Tt NOW YOU'VE DONE IT, you YT] KNUCKLEKNOBS! THE PLACE & ]] be IS CAVING IN? WHUT IN TARNATION,.»/2 WHERE'D MUH CHICKEN Ji COOP GITIO?‘L DREAMED OF GETTING THATGOLD FOR ZO YEARS! 3 Sob! = AND IT WAS MINE FOR ONLY ‘ABOUT FIVE MINUTES! DON'T WORRY, UNCLE POTHOLE! WE a ANOTHER TREASURE? VT.,,.1 DON'T KNOW WHAT OTHER TREASURE? ) WHAT THE BOY IS NO# WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT! GRAB THIS Fuzzy- CHEEKED SQUIRT! KEEP RUNNING, TWERP, OR YOU'LL BE CRUSHED LIKE AGOOBER PEA! EVEN I AM IMPRESSED! OF COURSE, Y Oui yea! He Y GIVEN SUCH ACHOICE, 1/0 0. SURE. Ue THE SAME THING AND LET MY WAITAMINIT: KIN DROWN! He Mi 1EANS. Us:2pUFF! PANT NEVER KNEW THERE WAS INSANITY INIMY FAMILY! TWO TREASURES IN ONE DAY! HAR, HAR! YOU'LL SEE THE LocaTio’ ‘SURE ENOUGH! "x" MARKEDON THE CHART-- MARKS THE SPOT! NEAR POSSUM POINT! ~ THERE'S POSSUM POINT, Pappy! BUT THERE'S A Guv/MINT PATROL, BOAT COMIN’! RELAX! THEY WON'T Pay USNOMINDL THEY'LL PASS By! BOTTOM, ANCHOR 10 FIND THE TREASURE! T.GETCHA! Cmere, X YOU TROUBLEMAKERS! ) FINGERS, UNCLE POTHOLE! WHAT THE SNAFFLE- BANGIN, BAZZAFRATZIN, HOPNOODLIN',,,THIS IS THEDADBLAMEDEST THING TEVER HEARDOF..., ANDIGOTA FULL SET OF "DEADWOOD DICK" DIME NOVELS! WAIT! LOOK! WESE ‘ARE THE AWFUL, BEAGLE Boys! STHE BEAGLE BOVS"! CATCHY! SIMPLE, YET ELEGANT! DON'T MOVE OR WE'LL F/RE! YOU "BEAGLE BOYS" HAVE A YEAR AT HARD LABOR WAITING FOR YOU!YY WELL, THE GOVERNMENT KEPT THEIR GOLD, BUT WE'LLGETANICE LITTLE ‘REWARD FORTURNING IN THOSE BEAGLE BOrS! 7 YOU DESERVE A SHARE OF IT, ScROOSE, BUT NEED ITALL 10 ReFLOAT THE “DILLY COLLAR’! > TELL YOU WHAT, THOUGH, STAYON AS MYAPPRENTICE, AND I'LL YOU THE "COLLAR" CHEAP WHEN TRETIRE INA FEW YEARS! HERE'S PARTOF YOUR PAY SO FAR.» A YEAH, THAT'LL SILVER DOLLAR! WHAT SAY WE ALL SEAL BE GREAT! THE BARGAIN WITH A SARS'PARILLA? ——- TELL HIM WHAT YOU WANT, Sc) YOU'RE A MAN OF MEANS NOW! YOU KNOW, UNCLE POTHOLE .,, SEEMS TO ME THE (MEMORY OF THAT ADVENTURE IS WORTH MORE THAN ‘ANYTHING THIS ONE DOLLAR COULD EVER Buy! T THINK T'LL KEEP IT! VLXE ALL Mepucks, roTHoLe was AMAN OF His WORD! AFTER TUTORING SCROOGE FOR TWO YEARS, HE SOLD THE “DILLY DOLLAR” 70 THE LAD. ATA BARGAIN PRICE THANKS! BUTARE You SURE YOURE A MEDUCKE Las““ ~ FOR POTHOLE, HE RETIRED 10 NEWORLEANS WHERE HE ENDEDHIS DAYS WRITING DIME NOVELS OF His ADVENTURES, ROOGE BECAME THE NEW MASTEROF THE MISSISSIPPI, ALTHOUGH BUYING THE "DOLLAR" TOOK ALMOST EVERY CENT HE' EARNED ON THE RIVER! BUT BUSINESS WAS BAD, FOR THE RIVERBOATS COULDNO LONGER COMPETE WITH THE RAILROADS. ,., NO WONDER THIS BOAT ‘GOOQOL' UNCLE POTHOLE WAS SOCHEAP! IS ATRUE MEDUCK ! S ° 2 eae z ee SERIES SES T enone ony we TRANSPORTING A ‘GOLD SHIPMENT FROM THE WEEVIL CITY JAKE A BREAK, RATCHET! T/M PUTTING ASHORE! SOME NUT IS GIVING AWAY FREE FIREWOOD! HAM THE MISSISSIPPI 6 At FULL FLOW! THE WATER COMES CLEAR TOTHE TOP OF THE LEVEE! GREAT FLAMING. CATFISHWHISKERS! THE BEAGLE BOYS!THISGOLD WILL MAKE UP FORTHAT VY We'ge otneRLoAoYoucosTUsTWO =) & RicH! : YEARS AGO! WHATILL WE DOWITH THOSE TWO? THEY'LL SICK THE LAW onus! FINDAN NOT anctor! \ AGAINS NAH, IGOTA BETTER IDEA! STOKE THAT BOILER FULL WITH PINE KNOTS AND PITCH! Now T/LL BusT THE SAFETY VALVE ! EVERYBODY 'LL THINK THE GOLD WAS BLOWED To BITS WITH THIS BOAT! Hey! T gust FIXED THAT! HAR! TL KNOW You'LL missus, scroogey YS WAR! BUT TRY NOT 10 GO ALL TO Pieces! Jy HAR! tHerBarer Yi eiooet I WE DON'T GETOUTOF HERE, WE'LL BE BLOWN 70 KINGDOM COME // PUSH MeDUCK's BOAT OFF! THE BUILDING STEAM WILL TAKE HER MILES FROM HERE BEFORE SHE BLOWS! BY THEN WE'LL BE SAFEINOUR HIDEOUT, \ AND THERE WON'T BE A CLUE LEFT TO TRACE US!JHE PRESSURE IS SOGREAT I CAN'T EVEN GET THE BOILER DOOROPEN! THINK OF SOMETHING, OR WE'RE DOOMED! RIVERBOAT, RVERBOAT, BLOWN TO. PERDITION! ONE BOILER IS DOOM: THE OTHER SALVATION! STUFF THE SECOND BOILER, FULLOF COTTON WHILE TUNBOLT IT! UH... MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE ANOTHERGO WITH NO! SUSTGETINAND W Hey: wnat DID SIT NZ Y0u | HOLD ONTO YOUR BEEN USING THE BOILERS TO BACKTEETH! BAKE CUSTARDPIESPAPPY WILL BESO PROUD OF US FOR, THIS LITTLE JOB! LOOK, PAPPY! We GoT SCROOGE'S GOLD ‘SHIPMENT! IT WENT SLICKER A | N SKUNK GREASE, A | toow WHY CAN'T YOU HAVE ome FAITH IN US ONCET IN A WHILE? ACK LY § Soe ee:YOu NITWITE! You WAS 2 S X GIT DOWN, Pappy! you & OH? WHATCOULD BE FOULEREO RY AWHOLE — de { FONT SNOW THE, WORSE THAN THIS?! RST OF IT!3 DEE-CLARE! J BIN TA THREE STATE FAIRS, TWO RODEOS, AN'A PICNIC, BUT THAT WAS THEDANGDEST THANG I EVER SEED! You Bin Ta A PICNIC? I ALLUS DIP WANNA Move CLOSER TA TOWN! YIPE! WE WENT AGROUND RIGHT IN FRONTOF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE! Soe = = YOU'LL HAFTA 00 MORE THAN JUST SHERIFF! ARREST BLOW A RIVERBOAT 70 SPLINTERS THE BEAGLE BOYS! AROUND ME TO MAKE A GHOST OF SCROOGE MEDUCK! LLOCK ‘EM UP! THOSE PIRATES ARE GUILTYOF STEALINSGOLD, DEMOLIGHING A RIVERBOAT WITH- OUTA PERMIT, AND DRESSING LP WOMEN'S CLOTHING. YEAH! HAH... HE'S SO BROKE, WE BEAGLE BOYG WILL NEVER HAVE TO BOTHER ROBBING HUM AGAIN! HAVE I LOST My JOB ONTHE "DILLY DOLLAR’, M2. MEDUCK? YES, UNLESS YOU WANT TOGETINTOTHE MATCH STICK BUSINESS! HORACE GREELEY SAID, “GO WEST, YoU! OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT! mayaE ‘A ROOTIN;, TOOTIN’ COWBOY! FIVE ONLY GOT A FEW DOLLARS To My NAME, BUT ATLEAST I STILL HAVE THE HEIRLOOMS I LEFT SCOTLAND WITH! T'LL JUST START OVER FROM SCRATCH AGAIN? Ge eS YOUNG SCROOGE TOOK A JOB AS A FIREMAN ON THE WABASH CANNONGALL, HEADING WEST. BUT THATS z ? “GO MADDY THAT Z SOLO My RIVERBOATANDLAID RAILROAD, ‘TRACK ON THE RIVER SURFACE!”