The New Laird of Castle McDuck

The New Laird of Castle McDuck
First page of the story.
INDUCKS	D 92191
Writer(s)	Keno Don Rosa
Artist(s)	Keno Don Rosa
Dates	15th of March, 1993 (release date)

The New Laird of Castle McDuck is a comic story written and drawn by Don Rosa. It features Scrooge McDuck, Matilda McDuck, Hortense McDuck, Fergus McDuck, Downy O'Drake, Jake McDuck, the Whiskervilles, Sir Quackly McDuck, Seafoam McDuck, Sir Stuft McDuck, Sir Swamphole McDuck, Sir Eider McDuck, Malcolm McDuck and several unnamed other McDuck ghosts.

Plot

Scrooge comes back to Scotland at his parents' call for help. The Whiskervilles have found a way to get hold of the McDucks' castle (which they plan to burn to make way for new sheep pastures). Helped by the ghosts of his ancesotrs (including Sir Quackly), he manages to fight them back, but looses all the money he made at Copper Hill in the process.

Behind the scenes

This story is Chapter Five of The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck. It was first printed in March of 1993 in Andrés Önd #1993-11 in Island. It was first published in English in the British Mickey and Friends #1993-12 in 1993, and was then printed in Uncle Scrooge #289 in 1994.

List of episodes of The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck

By Don Rosa Side-Steps and Precursors • Of Ducks, Dimes and Destinies • Last Sled to Dawson • The Dream of a Lifetime • The Original Saga • I: The Last of the Clan McDuck • II: The Master of the Mississippi • III: The Buckaroo of the Badlands • IV: The King of the Copper Hill • • V: The New Laird of Castle McDuck • VI: The Terror of the Transvaal • VII: Dreamtime Duck of the Never Never • VIII: King of the Klondike • • IX: The Billionaire of Dismal Downs • X: The Invader of Fort Duckburg • XI: The Empire-Builder from Calisota • XII: The Richest Duck in the World • Bonus Chapters • III-B: The Cowboy Captain of the Cutty Sark • VI-B: The Vigilante of Pizen Bluff • • VIII-B: The Prisoner Of White Agony Creek • VIII-C: Hearts of the Yukon • Deleted Scenes & Other Bonus Content • 0: The History of the Clan McDuck • III: Cattle Wars • VIII: The Phoenix of White Agony Creek • X: Teddy's Campaign • XI: The Girls Can't Help It • By Others Bonus Chapters • I-XB: The Orphan's Christmas • VIII-XB: Dime Novels • VIII-XC: Clues of the Klondike • VIII-XD: Christmas on Wheels • Side-Steps & Homages • The Time Vortex • Scrooge vs. Scrooge • Precursors & Inspirations • Christmas on Bear Mountain • The Old Castle's Secret • Only a Poor Old Man • Back to the Klondike • The Fantastic River Race • Mush! • • Black Wednesday • North of the Yukon • The Invisible Intruder • The Secret of the Glacier • Chairman of the Bored • • An Informal Biography of Scrooge McDuck • Mark Worden's Duck Family Tree • Once Upon a Dime • Adaptations Music • The Life ands Times of Scrooge McDuck: The Official Score • DuckTales 2017 • The Golden Lagoon of White Agony Plains • The Outlaw Scrooge McDuck • The Richest Duck in the World