The villain in "The Loony Lunar Gold Rush" is not Scrooge McDuck, but Dangerous Dan McShrew. The ducks rush skyward, to a kind of Klondike-on-the-moon and a space-age parody of Robert W. Service's "The Shooting of Dan McGrew."
In the days when Babylon was a babe and Sesame was a word that opened caves, one special carpet had the power to fly. In the second tale, Magica de Spell is after that woven wonder, vying with Uncle Scrooge for the prize. "Rug Riders in the Sky," is another parody, the title reminiscent of singer Vaughn Monroe's #1 Hit Parade song, "Ghost Riders in the Sky."
Don't miss the intriguing feature reproducing three of Carl Barks' original cover concepts (from this and the previous album), comparing them to the finished versions, two of which were better in their final form and one that was not! (The Old Duck Man subtly reveals why.) SOLD OUT