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
Donald Duck universe who were squatting in the site and using the old fort as their headquarters, even though they did not have legal title to it. The dispute led to a small war in 1902, involving the United States marines and navy, led by then President Theodore Roosevelt. Eventually however, the construction of the Money Bin, and Scrooge's establishment of various businesses in and around Duckburg, caused Duckburg's population to swell, and turned the small town into a bustling city and a global financial centre within a few decades. Calisota is a fictional U.S. state, created by Carl Barks in his story