Ink Carl Barks Layout 4 rows per page Date August 1947 First publication Four Color #159 | Pages 26 Page count 26 Story code W OS 159-01 Story Carl Barks | |
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Appearances Donald Duck
Huey, Dewey and Louie Similar Wintertime Wager, Only a Poor Old Man, Lost in the Andes!, Horsing Around with History | ||
"The Ghost of the Grotto" is a 26-page funny animal comic book story written, drawn, and lettered by Carl Barks. It was first published in Four Color #159 (August 1947) with the 25-page Carl Barks comic book story, "Adventure Down Under". The cover and both stories have been reprinted many times.
Plot
Donald Duck and his nephews have rented a boat in order to collect seaweed in the West Indies for money. When they get back on land in order to wait out the low tide so they can collect seaweed inside a grotto, the four hear that "tonight is the night." It turns out that the night is the night the ghost of the grotto kidnaps a little boy. With the ducks luck, Dewey is the one kidnapped. Now the ducks are faced with the task of saving Dewey and not only have to face the kidnapper, but an octopus guarding a giant ship. The ducks manage to get rid of the octopus by using a ton of pepper and collecting a ton of seaweed in the process. Then Donald uses a mouse named Montmorency to disarm the kidnapper. He is revealed to be the latest guardian of the treasure of Sir Francis Drake while Dewey was expected to succeed him. The story ends with the guardian being allowed to keep the treasure and spend it as he sees fit, which to him, is on fancy clothing and hamburgers.