History Trivia / TheLifeAndTimesOfScroogeMcDuck

** According to a fan interview with Don Rosa, he had intended to make a story where Scrooge faked his death (with Donald and his nephews being the only ones in the know) to return to Goldie and live his remaining years with her, giving the couple their much needed happy ending (which had also been hinted at in several of the stories and Don Rosa's commentary on "A Little Something Special"). But as this would go against the established Duck universe 'canon' of Scrooge permanently living in his money bin, Disney (to the grief of all Scrooge/Goldie fans) refused him to write this.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: This was once one of the most sought after comics in the Disney stable. Collected editions of the graphic novel at one point regularly reached ''multiple'' hundreds of dollars in price, as it was out of print for several years until Fantagraphics re-published the series in Volumes 4 and 5 of ''The Don Rosa Library'' in 2015-16, and as a standalone edition in 2019.

** According to a fan interview with Don Rosa, he had wanted to make a story where Scrooge faked his death (with Donald and his nephews being the only ones in the know) to return to Goldie and live his remaining years with her, giving the couple their much needed happy ending. But as this would go against the established Duck universe 'canon' of Scrooge permanently living in his money bin, Disney (to the grief of all Scrooge/Goldie fans) refused him to write this.

* DoingItForTheArt: Or more specifically doing it for the story. Don Rosa has stated that he's actually not a big fan of drawing long pieces -- it's ''telling a story'' that drives his motivation.

* DoingItForTheArt: Or more specifically doing it for the story. Don Rosa has stated that he's actually not a big fan of drawing long pieces - it's ''telling a story'' that drives his motivation.

* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: An over-sized Deluxe Edition of the Complete Life and Times of Scrooge [=McDuck=] (Collecting both The Original Main Story and All the later Side-adventures) [[https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Times-Scrooge-McDuck-Deluxe/dp/1683964659 came out in October 2021]]. It cost $250 and it came with an commemorative coin and it was left to the reader to choose which side should face forward on the slip-case: A Duckified 1875 Lady Columbia 1875 side or a Number One Dime side.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: This was one of the most sought after comics in the Disney stable. Collected editions of the graphic novel at one point regularly reached ''multiple'' hundreds of dollars in price, as it was out of print for several years until Fantagraphics re-published the series in Volumes 4 and 5 of ''The Don Rosa Library'' in 2015-16, and as a standalone edition in 2019.

* DisownedAdaptation: Disowned is too harsh a word, but when Creator/CarlBarks heard about Don Rosa attempting to write Scrooge's biography using all his references, he reportedly thought it an impossible task and that the idea of him creating an official continuity was [[SlidingScaleOfContinuity him somewhat missing the point]] of Duck-stories.

* ReferencedBy: Tuomas Holopainen, keyboardist and primary songwriter for SymphonicMetal band Music/{{Nightwish}}, made a ConceptAlbum based on the comics.

* UnderminedByReality: As is famously said by the titular duck himself, Scrooge ascends to wealth by being "tougher than the toughies and sharper than the sharpies". The {{Aesop}} entry on the main page states loud and clear that hard work and perseverance do pay off, with Don Rosa feeling touched by the letters he received from readers telling him his book had inspired them to work for their dreams -- which Don himself was certainly a prime example of, DoingItForTheArt. Sadly, this admirable dedication never rewarded him monetarily in the same way it did Scrooge. Because of Disney Comics' method of revenue distribution, the author could only ever make money on the basis of a one-time payment per page, with no rights to any royalties. The depression this caused him, combined with failing eyesight, would lead to Don retiring from the industry in 2009, as explained in the [[http://career-end.donrosa.de/ epilogue to the Don Rosa Collection]]. Just to twist the knife further, Disney refused to print the epilogue in an official edition of the collection. He has since copy-writed his signature that ends up within the more friendly European collections (this literally how he makes any money from said books)

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* UnderminedByReality: As is famously said by the titular duck himself, Scrooge ascends to wealth by being "tougher than the toughies and sharper than the sharpies". The {{Aesop}} entry on the main page states loud and clear that hard work and perseverance do pay off, with Don Rosa feeling touched by the letters he received from readers telling him his book had inspired them to work for their dreams -- which Don himself was certainly a prime example of, DoingItForTheArt. Sadly, this admirable dedication never rewarded him monetarily in the same way it did Scrooge. Because of Disney Comics' method of revenue distribution, the author could only ever make money on the basis of a one-time payment per page, with no rights to any royalties. The depression this caused him, combined with failing eyesight, would lead to Don retiring from the industry in 2009, as explained in the [[http://career-end.donrosa.de/ epilogue to the Don Rosa Collection]]. Just to twist the knife further, Disney refused to print the epilogue in an official edition of the collection.

* UnderminedByReality: As is famously said by the titular duck himself, Scrooge ascends to wealth by being "tougher than the toughies and sharper than the sharpies". The {{Aesop}} entry on the main page states loud and clear that hard work and perseverance do pay off, with Don Rosa feeling touched by the letters he received from readers telling him his book had inspired them to work for their dreams -- which Don himself was certainly a prime example of, DoingItForTheArt. Sadly, this admirable dedication never rewarded him monetarily in the same way it did Scrooge. Because of Disney Comics' method of revenue distribution, the author could only ever make money on the basis of a one-time payment per page, with no rights to any royalties. The depression and loss of passion for the artform this led him into, combined with failing eyesight, would culminate in Don retiring from the industry, as explained in the [[http://career-end.donrosa.de/ epilogue to the Don Rosa Collection]]. Just to twist the knife further, Disney refused to print the epilogue in an official edition of the collection.

* UnderminedByReality: As is famously said by the titular duck himself, Scrooge ascends to wealth by being "tougher than the toughies and sharper than the sharpies", and the {{Aesop}} entry on the main page states loud and clear that hard work and perseverance do pay off, with Don Rosa feeling touched by the letters he received from readers telling him his book had inspired them to work for their dreams -- which Don himself was certainly a prime example of, DoingItForTheArt. Sadly, this admirable dedication never rewarded him monetarily in the same way it did Scrooge. Because of Disney Comics' method of revenue distribution, the author could only ever make money on the basis of a one-time payment per page, with no rights to any royalties. The depression and loss of passion for the artform this led him into, combined with failing eyesight, would culminate in Don retiring from the industry, as explained in the [[http://career-end.donrosa.de/ epilogue to the Don Rosa Collection]]. Just to twist the knife further, Disney refused to print the epilogue in an official edition of the collection.