U$41 The Status Seeker

Synopsis:
Scrooge longs to be part of the posh inner circles but he lacks the position. Then he remembers he owns a prestigious ruby.

Comments:
Sometimes Scrooge has a very relaxed attitude towards his wealth. He knows all the data about his coins and dollar bills, but he cannot always remember the whereabouts of single items. In this story he has forgotten where he put an extremely valuable, striped ruby...

U$64 Treasure of Marco Polo

Synopsis:
Scrooge is at the harbour to collect a jade elephant from Unsteadystan but he only encounters a mysterious stowaway...

Comments:
Jade, as a mineral, is categorized as a hard gemstone, which makes it all the more surprising that the hollow jade elephant seems to have been made from one single piece of jade! At least, Barks' panels never indicate that the animal has been built from sheets of jade...

Synopsis:
Scrooge decides to buy the biggest diamond in the world. What he does not know is that it brings bad luck to its owner...

Comments:
The heartwarming feeling of being the proud owner of a colossal and unique diamond soon wears off concurrently when all sorts of accidents and mishaps begin to rain over Scrooge. So, in the end he is glad to lose it altogether...

U$07 'The Seven Cities of Cibola'

Synopsis:
Scrooge lacks excitement in his life so he follows Donald and the nephews to the desert in order to collect arrowheads. They also find seven golden cities...

Comments:
The ducks' findings constitute one of the greatest feat in the history of archaeology, as they find numerous large stone tubs filled with sorted, priceless gems such as diamonds, opals, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds - but they have to leave in a hurry with nothing!

U$19 The Mines of King Solomon

Synopsis:
While on an inspection tour to 1,200 places in 69 countries Scrooge and his nephews discover the mines of King Solomon...

Comments:
Everybody has heard of King Solomon's immensely rich mines, many have tried to find them, but the ducks succeed! This was also true in U$55 McDuck of Arabia, in which they found the fabulously rich mines of the Queen of Sheba. But the ducks did not get to keep any of the treasures in these stories...

U$37 Cave of Ali Baba

Synopsis:
Scrooge travels with Donald and the nephews to inspect his oil wells. Before long they find themselves in the cave of some giant birds...

Comments:
Things seemingly brightens up a bit, when Scrooge succeeds in bringing out some valuables from the cave of Ali Baba - but, it turns out to be a dream! Still, Barks allows Scrooge to save some valuables from Aladdin's cave in his last treasure hunt story, U$50 Rug Riders in the Sky...

FC0009 Pirate Gold

Synopsis:
The parrot Yellow Beak is hiding from Black Pete in Donald's seashore tavern. Out of gratitude he shows the way to an old buried treasure.

Comments:
After having beaten Black Pete and his pirates Donald and Captain Yellow Beak can split the contents of the treasure chest.

FC0029 The Mummy's Ring

Synopsis:
Donald and the nephews are presented with a ring which interests some shady characters. They travel to Egypt and find living mummies...

Comments:
After having retrieved a priceless ring and captured a criminal Donald is rewarded a chest full of valuables.

Synopsis:
Scrooge's treasure is in peril at the old family castle in Scotland. He takes Donald and the nephews along only to discover that the castle may be haunted...

Comments:
It was not always a treasure chest actually contained what we today see as a treasure; just think of U$16 Back to Long Ago!...

Synopsis:
Donald travels to British Guiana in order to trace down a valuable stamp and he finds it on an undelivered letter. But it has to be delivered first...

Comments:
The 1-cent magenta stamp is from the real world. It came in 1856 and is considered to be the rarest ever. Barks failed to present the stamp correctly; it has an octagonal and not a rectangular shape.

Synopsis:
The Money Bin can only be opened by the notes of a certain melody played on a flute. But the elusive phantom of Duckburg's cathedral gets hold of it...

Comments:
Deep down in the cellars dwells a strange, cloaked man whose only ambition in life is to build a replica of the cathedral from coins. These are all collected from a deep, public wishing well inside the building.

WDCS130 'The Coin Collector'

Synopsis:
A rare old coin in Donald's possession starts him collecting more of the same valuable coins, and Scrooge benevolently helps him...

Comments:
When Scrooge gives Donald a whole sack of the special dimes, he thinks he is 'in the money'. But Scrooge knows what he does; the money will be next to worthless when they are not scarce anymore.

U$10 The Fabulous Philosophers' Stone

Synopsis:
Scrooge has found a lead to the stone that can change everything it touches to gold. But during the search he keeps stumbling over a bearded little man...

Comments:
Sometimes it would seem that Scrooge loves gold more than life itself!!! A surprising statement, but it almost came to be true in this story! During his enthusiastic endeavours to transform everything he passes to gold Scrooge does not realize that he is also - slowly - turning himself to gold...

U$12 The Golden Fleecing

Synopsis:
Scrooge wants gold-wool to make a coat fit for a rich man. But he has to battle larkies and a dragon to get Jason's golden fleece...

Comments:
Barks found the basis for several of his treasure hunt stories in ancient mythology, and this is the first one. In it the ducks manage to find - and keep - the well-guarded golden fleece which the Greek warrior Jason once found - and kept. Barks offers no explanation as to how and why the fleece must have been returned at a later point for Scrooge to find, though...

U$34 Mythtic Mystery

Synopsis:
Scrooge, Donald and the nephews are blown up in the air to a nearby, small planet. It seems to be Valhalla, the home of the ancient gods!

Comments:
Once again we witness Scrooge's blind fascination with gold; this time he has got hold of the Roman God Vulcan's hammer, that can transform any metal to gold! The ability to transform matters also emerged in U$40 Oddball Odyssey, where Magica de Spell got hold of the Greek sorceress Circe's magic wand.

Synopsis:
The nephews are given Scrooge's hourglass which uses special red sand from the Noissa Oasis. Accompanied by Donald they leave to find the sand.

Comments:
Initially, Scrooge uses the very old hourglass every morning in order to time his breakfast eggs, but it becomes useless to him when the sand inside it suddenly ... wears out!?

Synopsis:
Scrooge's old heirloom watch, that has been with the family for 200 years, needs to be repaired in order to receive an inheritance.

Comments:
The old chronograph is quite versatile; it tells time, date, and the phase of the Moon. It is also quite delicate, which is demonstrated when Scrooge tries to show it to Donald; it falls apart...

U$37 Cave of Ali Baba

Synopsis:
Scrooge travels with Donald and the nephews to inspect his oil wells. Before long they find themselves in the cave of some giant birds...

Comments:
Apparently, all the ducks carry pocket watches as demonstrated in several stories. The most sophisticated one is the nephews' specially designed Junior Woodchucks calendar watch in this story.

FC0408 The Golden Helmet

Synopsis:
He who bears The Golden Helmet can call himself King of North America. Many are interested. Including Donald!

Comments:
Several parties are trying to find the old Viking headwear, which is the ultimate symbol in terms of what powers it possesses. But the helmet is hard to find, and it takes the Ducks many strenuous days to locate it and claim their ownership. Fortunately for North America and the rest of the world the helmet is lost to the sea in the end...

U$14 The Lost Crown of Genghis Khan

Synopsis:
Scrooge lures Donald and the nephews to the Himalayas where a precious gold crown has been stolen from him.

Comments:
The hunts for Scrooge's lost items in this story are divided into items lost in the past and in the present. This item - from the past - has the added incentive of being referred to as a historical artifact, namely the crown that the Mongolian emperor Genghis Khan wore. Alas, the crown only existed in Barks' fantasy, although it is a plausible symbol for any emperor.

U$44 Crown of the Mayas

Synopsis:
Scrooge wants to be a member of The Archeologists' Club but he has to make a find first. He does so at the Yucatán peninsula but two crooks intervene...

Comments:
On the surface the treasure hunt in this story may be the one that comes closest to our normal conception of what a treasure hunt should be, namely the search for ancient artifacts. But in essence Scrooge is merely seeking any old treasure in order to be recognized as a prominent member of Duckburg's society...

U$34 Chuckwagon Derby

Synopsis:
Scrooge and Donald participate in the Duckburg Centennial, a race for old cars, and they both try to win. All is fair in love and war...

Comments:
In about 1905 Scrooge bought a Rolls-Regal horseless shay, but he immediately put it in storage, because he realized that it was cheaper to walk! Now the car is antique - and moving like a dream...

Synopsis:
Scrooge buys a flying carpet at a bazaar in Bagdad but only Magica knows how to use it!

Comments:
Flying carpets have been the subject of a great many tales through the ages, and Barks joins in in this story. But he also takes the whole woolly(!) business a step further by 'explaining' precisely how the carpets can actually fly...

WDCS212 'Scavenger Hunt'

Synopsis:
As Donald flies a rocket ship around the globe he has to fill it up with specific things on the way. This is a condition for participating in a contest. His only opponent is Gladstone...

Comments:
Both contestants fill up their rocket ships with collectibles, but Gladstone takes the cake(...) by amassing an ancient statue of a Mayan - in pure gold...