The Gilded Man (comics) "The Gilded Man" is based on the centuries-old legend of El Dorado. The main characters in the story are Donald Duck, his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie, and his cousin Gladstone Gander. Minor characters include Philo T. Ellic, The Old River Man, and The Gilded Man. Barks created the fictional U.S. state of Calisota as the location of Duckburg in this story. The story obviously references the world’s most valuable stamp, the legendary 1856 British Guiana 1c magenta which in 2014 was auctioned for $9,480,000. The stamp is presently on display at the National Postal Museum of the Smithsonian Institution
The Empire-Builder from Calisota time, he is followed by a zombie named Bombie. In the end he returns home as a hardened duck and as a result his family leaves him, but he finds comfort in now being the richest duck on earth. But this comfort is only temporary; the shame and remorse start to torment Scrooge, and his guilt and sadness grow up to the point where he loses his interest in money and retires. The Empire-Builder from Calisota The Empire-Builder from Calisota or The Richest Duck in the World is a Scrooge McDuck comic by Don Rosa. It is the eleventh of