His name is derived from the English village of Loxley, the traditional birthplace of Robin Hood. === Hugh McDuck === Captain Hugh "Seafoam" McDuck (1710-1776) was a McDuck relative who settled in Glasgow in 1727, as the clan had been driven from their ancestral home of Dismal Downs in 1675.
He obtained his own ship, the Golden Goose, and became known by the nickname "Seafoam". In 1753, Seafoam McDuck signed a contract with Swindle McSue to deliver a cargo of [to
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.
Quackly and his treasure became a McDuck legend, and it is believed that his ghost continues to protect the treasure and the castle. In 1877, Quackly's ghost saves a young Scrooge McDuck from the Whiskervilles of Dismal Downs.
By 1885, only Fergus and Jake McDuck remain to pay the taxes, but their combined income is not enough, causing the Crown to auction it off.
In 1885, Quackly again tries to save Scrooge, but his action unintentionally brings about Scrooge's temporary death.
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.
Other authors built on Barks' work, most notably Don Rosa in his 12-part comic saga The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck (1992–94) which introduced Scrooge's immediate family. == Literary origins == In the early 1950s, Carl Barks was in his second decade of creating comic book stories starring Donald Duck and his various relatives.
The chart is based on a 1950s sketch made by Barks for personal use, which was later illustrated by artist Mark Worden in 1981.
In the 2017 DuckTales series, the castle is the setting of the episodes "The Secret(s) of Castle McDuck!" and "The Fight for Castle McDuck!". == Tartan of Clan McDuck == The fictional McDuck tartan first appears in 1960 in Hound of the Whiskervilles.
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.
The chart is based on a 1950s sketch made by Barks for personal use, which was later illustrated by artist Mark Worden in 1981.
Worden's tree was first published in several fanzines, and later in the Disney-licensed Carl Barks Library, a ten-volume hardcover collection of Barks' stories in black-and-white. In 1987, Don Rosa, a long-time fan of Carl Barks and a personal friend of Mark Worden, started creating his own stories featuring Scrooge McDuck.
In the 1987 TV series DuckTales, McDuck Castle appears in the episode "The Curse of Castle McDuck".
In the early 1990s, the Egmont Group, the publishing house employing Rosa, offered him an ambitious assignment: he was to create the definitive version of Scrooge's biography and a family tree to accompany it.
in 1992 by Don Rosa, but not released until December 2011), which was meant to serve as a prologue to "The Last of the Clan McDuck" before it was scrapped. In the 2017 DuckTales series episode, "The Secret(s) of Castle McDuck!", Downy McDuck relates Murdoch's history (which remains intact) to Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck, and Webby Vanderquack.
The family tree accompanying it was first published in Norway on July 3, 1993. In the process of working on Scrooge's biography, Rosa studied Barks' old stories in detail.
in 1992 by Don Rosa, but not released until December 2011), which was meant to serve as a prologue to "The Last of the Clan McDuck" before it was scrapped. In the 2017 DuckTales series episode, "The Secret(s) of Castle McDuck!", Downy McDuck relates Murdoch's history (which remains intact) to Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck, and Webby Vanderquack.
In the 2017 DuckTales series, the castle is Clan McDuck's ancestral home, as in the comics, and is protected by the spirits of the McDuck ancestors buried there.
In the 2017 DuckTales series, the castle is the setting of the episodes "The Secret(s) of Castle McDuck!" and "The Fight for Castle McDuck!". == Tartan of Clan McDuck == The fictional McDuck tartan first appears in 1960 in Hound of the Whiskervilles.
931) are buried in the McDuck cemetery as seen in the Carl Barks painting Dubious Doings at Dismal Downs. He makes a cameo appearance in the 2017 DuckTales series episode, "The Secret(s) of Castle McDuck!", both as a statue in front of the titular Castle McDuck and as a ghost. === Quackly McDuck === Sir Quackly McDuck (1010-1057; from earlier Quackly MacDuich) was clan chief when King Macbeth was killed in 1057.
in 1992 by Don Rosa, but not released until December 2011), which was meant to serve as a prologue to "The Last of the Clan McDuck" before it was scrapped. In the 2017 DuckTales series episode, "The Secret(s) of Castle McDuck!", Downy McDuck relates Murdoch's history (which remains intact) to Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck, and Webby Vanderquack.
He has a small speaking role in The Last of the Clan McDuck (1994), but makes his first appearance in The New Laird of Castle McDuck. His ghost makes a cameo appearance in the 2017 DuckTales series episode, "The Secret(s) of Castle McDuck!" === Swamphole McDuck === Sir Swamphole McDuck (1190-1260) succeeded his father, Roast McDuck, as clan chief and inherited its financial problems.
In The Old Castle's Other Secret or A Letter from Home (2004) by Don Rosa, it is revealed that Swamphole sealed the dungeons not to reduce maintenance costs, but to conceal a treasure. In the 2017 DuckTales series episode, "The Secret(s) of Castle McDuck!", he is stated to be a treasure hunter (like Scrooge) who constructed secret passageways underneath Castle McDuck and let loose a demon dog to protect his treasure.
Black Donald is mentioned in "The History of the Clan McDuck" by Don Rosa. In the 2017 DuckTales series episode "The Missing Links of Moorshire!", 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. === Simon McDuck === Sir Simon McDuck (1437-1509) was the treasurer of the Knights Templar and hid their treasure beneath McDuck Castle.
He is mentioned in The Old Castle's Other Secret or A Letter from Home (2004) by Don Rosa. In the 2017 DuckTales series episode, "The Secret(s) of Castle McDuck", Scrooge McDuck states Simon was the "accountant" to the Knights Templar who had stolen and hidden their treasure somewhere underneath Castle McDuck, and he had returned to his father Fergus to reluctantly ask for his help in finding it since he knows where it is.
Malcolm first appears in "Back to Long Ago!" (1956) by Carl Barks. He is mentioned on Webby Vanderquack's family chart in the 2017 DuckTales series. ==== Locksley McDuck ==== Locksley McDuck was an 18th-century McDuck relative.
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