Hey, Scrooge is worthy to wield Jarnbjorn!

Uncle Scrooge is having a bit of a resurgence on the comic shelves, with new issues from Marvel and modern reprints from Fantagraphics. But like Scrooge, I enjoy getting issues on the cheap, like this one! From 1992, Uncle Scrooge #272, "Canute the Brute's Battle Axe" Plot by Jørgen Fogedby and Lars Bergström, original script by Tom Anderson, US script by Gary Gabner, art by Vicar.

Centuries ago, Scrooge's ancestor Fayodor led the battle to drive the titular Canute and his Vikings from Scotland, taking Canute's axe in the fight. In the present, Scrooge enjoys chairmanship of Duckburg's Old Tartan Club; but is routinely challenged by Chisel McSue. This year, McSue claims his family had the axe, and had for centuries: Scrooge tries to prove him wrong, but finds he didn't have the axe himself. Instead, his nephews find an old diary: in 1314, to prevent the English from looting their treasures, Scrooge's multiple-great-granduncle had buried them: they were all later recovered, except the axe. Figuring it would still be in the bog, Scrooge, Donald, and the boys race to Scotland to try and find it; with McSue sabotaging them repeatedly. (The explanation being, that McSue wanted to gain the chair of the club and loot the treasury.)

Here's one you won't believe: despite having read Uncle Scrooge here and there from when I first learned how to read; I'm not sure I've ever watched any version of Duck Tales! I'm sure I'd love them, I just haven't taken the time; and it was probably aired opposite Batman or something back in the day and I missed it. And we mentioned the mystic axe Gnip Gnop--er, Jarnbjorn like ten years back.