Even after their departure, the clan still owned the castle and continued to pay the taxes by pooling their incomes. He appeared in Don Rosa's illustrated family tree, but has not appeared in any comic book stories. When they visit the hotel, they immediately note the lack of a television in their room, causing Furgus Fuzz to fetch it from downstairs. Barks' 1948 story "The Old Castle's Secret," in which Scrooge and his nephews search for hidden treasure in McDuck Castle, introduced the backstory of the clan. Don Rosa has suggested that Matilda McDuck could have married the well-known Disney character Ludwig Von Drake.[28]. Matilda is usually drawn with a flower on her hat, which loses a petal in each panel in which she appears. They later reconcile after Fergus reveals he was the one who gave Scrooge his Number One Dime, via Burt the Ditch Digger, in order to give him the gift of "self-reliance" since he was unable to afford a proper gift for him. At the time Hortense was merely an infant sucking on her thumb. To better define these relationships, Barks created a version of the McDuck/Duck/Coot family tree for his own personal benefit, incidentally creating several additional characters. [3] At this time, many of the McDucks moved to the village of MacDuich and to Glasgow. Sir Stuft McDuck (1110-1175) was a successful chief of Clan McDuck who oversaw a period of prosperity.[10]. He worked as a coal miner,[16] married Molly Mallard, and had three sons – Angus, Fergus, and Jake. Seeing that Fergus and Downy are very much alive (as is Della), it's possible Matilda is alive too. Quackmore Duck was born on month day 1889, at birth place. In 1981, Barks described his personal version of Donald's family tree, which was used by amateur artist Mark Worden in drawing the family tree and including portraits of the characters mentioned. Barks gave several interviews during which he answered questions about his stories and the characters he had created.
Hortense was born in 1876 in Glasgow, Scotland as the youngest child of Fergus McDuck and Downy O'Drake. When Scrooge established Duckburg, Calisota as his home base he started journeying the world trying to expand his financial empire.
Douglas is, however, hopeless at finding and identifying gold; he generally lives a rustic life in mining country, locating only fool's gold and earning a modest living. The character Old "Scotty" McDuck does not appear in any stories, but eventually became Fergus McDuck in Don Rosa's stories. Fergus McDuck (1835–1902[20]) is the second child of Dingus and Molly McDuck and the father of Scrooge McDuck. Grandma Duck is the grandmother of Donald Duck and Gladstone Gander. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. ", Scrooge McDuck relates the story of how "Black Donald" McDuck invented golf and subsequently got it banned due to his temper to Dewey, Louie, and Webby before participating in a golf tournament in Scotland. After his death in 1260, Swamphole was not buried in the clan cemetery; rather, his skeleton was placed inside his memorial suit of armor, which was placed in Castle McDuck. Neither of these stories was published in America. After the show's money is stolen by the Dalton Gang, Angus rides out with Bill, Scrooge, P. T. Barnum, Annie Oakley, and Geronimo to stop the bandits.[19]. Downy's image and name are also present in the 2017 incarnation of DuckTales, usually alongside those of her husband.
Sir Swamphole McDuck (1190-1260)[13] succeeded his father, Roast McDuck, as clan chief and inherited its financial problems. Matilda McDuck was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1871 to Fergus McDuck and Downy O'Drake.
Scrooge's obvious intelligence, skill at hard work and ambition made his father believe that Scrooge would be able to restore Clan McDuck to its former glory. But McSue sabotaged the Golden Goose and the ship sank before reaching Jamaica. Hortense Duck (née McDuck; b. She was created by Don Rosa and first appears in The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck. Angus "Pothole" McDuck (born 1829) is the first child of Dingus and Molly McDuck, and is Scrooge's uncle. Hortense is mentioned and pictured in the DuckTales 2017 premier "Woo-oo! In contrast to Scrooge and Hortense's fiery tempers, she usually had a calm demeanor. She has a younger sister named Hortense. He obtained his own ship, the Golden Goose, and became known by the nickname "Seafoam". Quackmore Duck Quackmore Duck è il padre di Paperino e l'ultimo dei tre figli di Humperdink Duck e Nonna Papera. She died in 1897,[20] and was buried in the McDucks' cemetery. However, in 1579, Malcolm was also said to have commanded the newly founded Fort Drakeborough, an establishment that in 1818 was taken over by Cornelius Coot and renamed Fort Duckburg. According to Barks, Matilda McDuck is married to Goosetail Gander, and the couple adopts Donald's cousin Gladstone. https://deweydewnight.fandom.com/wiki/Quackmore_Duck?oldid=2574. She observed from a distance with her father and sister while her brother earned the number one dime. [22] However, it appears that by 1902, Jake was no longer living there. In 1885, Quackly again tries to save Scrooge, but his action unintentionally brings about Scrooge's temporary death. Angus migrated to the United States during the late 1840s. In 1877, Quackly's ghost saves a young Scrooge McDuck from the Whiskervilles of Dismal Downs. Matilda, while trying to leave the castle, mentions Hortense. Scrooge Shah was the last king of Sagbad and the earliest known ancestor of Scrooge McDuck. Most notably in 1066, when the Normans invaded England, he had the latter sign a contract with him so they would have enough longbows to fight off the invaders. As carefully and authentically as I sought to construct it, it was never intended to be anything but my personal telling of the life of Scrooge McDuck."[1]. When Della pranks "him" by scarf slapping "him", "Quackmore" doesn't take it seriously and is unmasked as Magica. Without revealing his true identity, he suggests to Scrooge that he travel to America and work for his Uncle Pothole, thus serving as the catalyst for all of Scrooge's adventures. Gideon also has an antagonistic relationship with his brother Scrooge. He is mentioned in The History of The Clan McDuck by Don Rosa. In the Dutch and Finnish languages, Scrooge personally drops the "Mac/Mc" from his last name while other members of his family retain it. He does not marry and has no offspring of his own, although he does come to maintain close relationships with his nephew Donald Duck and his grandnephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck. However, they did not have enough arrows as Sir Murdoch charged extra for them. The Druids, seeking revenge on the McDucks for taking away their sacred meeting place, scared the clan away using trained phosphorescent hounds. According to Rosa's sketches and timelines, Jake was born in 1832[10] to coal miners Dingus McDuck and Molly Mallard, and grew up to become a stockyard hand in Glasgow. Black Donald is mentioned in "The History of the Clan McDuck" by Don Rosa. In the early 1950s, Carl Barks was in his second decade of creating comic book stories starring Donald Duck and his various relatives. Hortense was born in a working class family living in relative poverty. Her ghost makes a cameo appearance in the 2017 DuckTales series' episode, "The Secret(s) of Castle McDuck! He is so incredibly stingy that he considers Scrooge a spendthrift, often criticizing a frustrated Scrooge for not being "McDuck-like" enough. Eider was killed during the Anglo-Saxons' siege of McDuck Castle after his serfs abandoned him. He is also the last of the Dark Ages McDucks and the one who modernized their family name "MacDuich" to the more familiar "McDuck". The comics continuity does not establish when McDuck Castle was built, but it first appears (on the fictional timeline) in 946 when the Saxons laid siege to it. In 1850 he was working as a cabin boy in the Mississippi riverboat Drennan Whyte when it sank. Sir Quackly McDuck (1010-1057; from earlier Quackly MacDuich) was clan chief when King Macbeth was killed in 1057. Hortense and Matilda changed their names to Duck after marriage, so, technically, Scrooge is the last McDuck. Fergus' name and image are also present in the 2017 DuckTales series, which draws heavily from the comics. Alongside Fergus, she makes a physical appearance in the episode, "The Secret(s) of Castle McDuck! Dewey Duck Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. He was the only survivor. "Dirty" Dingus McDuck, was Scrooge's grandfather. He only appears in the unfinished sketch-only story "The History of the Clan McDuck" (written and drawn approx. [22] While Scrooge was away, Fergus and his family moved back to Castle McDuck, abandoned for centuries in Dismal Downs. His stories contained numerous references to older stories by Barks as well as several original ideas. Dick Kinney wrote the last three comic stories where this character was used, and three famous cartoonists respectively drew those ones. ", having survived to the present day due to Scrooge rebuilding Castle McDuck using magic stones that granted his parents immortality.