The Sunken Yacht
| "The Sunken Yacht" | |
|---|---|
| Story code | W WDC 104-02 |
| Story | Huey, Dewey and Louie Uncle Scrooge |
| First publication | Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #104 |
"The Sunken Yacht" is a 10-page
boxer. The story was first published in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #104 (May 1949). The story has been reprinted several times since.[1]
The story is about Donald's attempts to salvage Scrooge's sunken
ping pong balls. Scrooge outwits his nephew at every turn however and Donald is the loser at the end of the story.[2]
In 1964, Danish inventor Karl Kroyer salvaged a shipwreck by pumping expandable polystyrene foam balls into its hull. He was denied a patent for the process because it had already been described in the comic.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #104 (May 1949)". Grand Comics Database. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ISBN 978-1-60699-474-0.
External links
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