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by António Martins-Tuválkin, 09 Apr 2006
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Little
Who
I’m an enthusiastic reader of Scrooge McDuck-Comics, and yesterday I
found the flag of Duckburg. In a story about Scrooge at a treasure hunt in a
country named Unstetistan, there’s a picture with the embassy of
Duckburg, and the flag floating above the building. In Unstetistan, there are
civil riots at this moment, and Uncle Scrooge wants to request asylum, just
before a rebel soldier blows up the embassy. The flag shows a golden
duck on a red background.
Michael Metzler, 2 Aug 2003
The story was published in 1966 under the title “Treasure of Marco
Polo” (W US 64-02), drawn by Carl Barks, see
here.
This was a particularly political story, heavily criticizing the Vietnam war,
and therefore not too typical for Disney stories. The embassy of Duckburg in
Unsteadystan (Unstetistan/Chaotistan) flies the Duckburg flag.
Marcus Schmöger, 16 Apr 2006
It would be interesting to check the other versions: According to the quoted
inDucks
site, this story was published in Australia, Brazil, Germany, Danmark,
Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and in the US
(original version). These color variations might mean that
the coloring of the flag was not considered an important detail.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 Apr 2006
In the top of this
website, it is white on teal
(scan).
Guilherme Simões Reis, 13 May 2010
At least in one of my copies of the comic it is tinctured differently:
white on white. See scan.
Marcus Schmöger, 16 Apr 2006
There is different Duckburg flag, possibly a sports flag and/or used only
in translated versions where "Duckburg" starts with a "P" — in this case,
Portuguese, "Patópolis"; usable also in Spanish and Italian (see more
names for this
fictional city). It is a red triangular pennant with a yellow disc charged
with a black (comics typeface) "P".
My souce is a reprint of Portuguese comic magazine Hiper Disney 10
(2004), titled Hiper Disney Reedição; 1st frame of p. 140,
14th plate of story Superpato e o Hóspede (in)desejado (pp.
127-150; Disney code J-2533-6), wich is a Portuguese translation of the Italian
original Paperinik e l’ospite (s)gradito (Disney code I TL 2533-6;
see about it here)
— I could not find the original Italian plate. In this story, Donald
waves this flag at home while watching a television broadcast of a sports
competition, in support of his hometown team.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 06 Jun 2009
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