Yaarrr matey! When super sea expert Ludwig Von Drake gets zapped by pirates with a laser ray it means trouble for Scrooge&s aquatic expedition But he&s still hot on the trail of the world&s first submarine… till a ferocious giant squid evens the score! Then in " The Golden Birds" vicious archaeopteryxes are Scrooge&s treasured quarry… while " The Substitute Santa of Strathbungo" reveals the Mc Ducks& first Christmas in long-ago Scotland! Ho-ho-hoots mon! Collects IDW&s Uncle Scrooge 20-22 Meet the Author The classic "maestro" Romano Scarpa (1927-2005) has historically been the most popular Italian talent with American Disney comics readers As early as his youth in Venice Scarpa had a passion for Disney comics & cartoons with a particular fondness for the work of Floyd Gottfredson plotter & artist of the classic Mickey Mouse newspaper strip In 1955 Gottfredson was forced to transform that strip—hitherto a groundbreaking adventure serial—into a gag-a-day series In 1956 Italian editors asked Scarpa to pick up the adventure serials where Gottfredson left off & continue the narrative for Disney’s European readers Scarpa crafted legendary Italian Mickey epics like " Kali’s Nail" " The Chirikawa Necklace" & " The Delta Dimension" all of which were later reprinted in the USA to great acclaim Apart from his Mickey work Scarpa created two beloved thorns for Uncle Scrooge’s side brassy business-gal Brigitta Mac Bridge & wanna-be tycoon Jubal Pomp! After sustaining a wildly prolific career Scarpa retired in Spain leaving behind a grand legacy for younger Disney writers & artists such as Giorgio Cavazzano