Only A Poor Old Man is a comic story written by Carl Barks for the first issue of Uncle Scrooge. It was the first story with Scrooge McDuck as its main character (he had already made his debut as a supporting character in "Christmas on Bear Mountain"). The story was published in 1952 and is one of the most reprinted Uncle Scrooge comics. Gemstone selected it as the Free Comic Book of 2005. Barks expert Michael Barrier has dubbed the story a masterpiece.
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—Oliver Goldsmith (1728–1774)
“Out, out, brief candle!
Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player
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