It is a good idea to plan your comic book purchases a little early for January. You’ve no doubt exhausted your bank account (or maybe credit cards) buying the perfect gifts for your loved ones. It is probably a good idea to consider January’s Disney Duck comics a little early for the sake of your recuperating wallet. Especially since it appears IDW took the month of December off and plans on making it up in January. That’s right, you can expect two issues of DuckTales and Uncle Scrooge Comics.
You can check out the comic’s listings and covers from IDW’s solicitations below.
Disney Comics and Stories #9
Release Date: Jan 15, 2020
Alessandro Mainardi, Enrico Faccini, and Alessio Coppola • Nicola Tosolini, Enrico Faccini, and Alessio Coppola (a) • Marco Mazzarello (c)
Fethry Duck takes center stage this issue in four stories new to the U.S.! In “The Golden Domino,” Fethry plans to enter a competition in Duckburg, but when Uncle Scrooge demands Donald Duck help, things quickly go awry. In “The Uncertain Service,” Fethry’s time at the tennis court is anything but an ideal workout; then, Fethry’s London vacation leads to some… unique photos in “Holiday Snapshots.” Lastly, Fethry enlists Donald’s help with a very mysterious package for Ludwig Von Drake, but can the latter make it through the experience?!
FC • 48 pages • $5.99
DuckTales: Faires and Scares #1 (of 3)
Release Date: Jan 1, 2020
Steve Behling • Various (a) • Various (c)
After successfully charting an uncharted island, Uncle Scrooge, Launchpad, Huey, Dewey, Louie, and Webby head back to McDuck Manor. But the Launchpad that leaves the island with them is different than the one that arrived, and it’s really upsetting Dewey! As Launchpad acts more and more out of character, Dewey is determined to get to the bottom of things before they get too out of hand! Find out if he succeeds in “Will the Real Launchpad Please Stand Up?”
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
DuckTales: Faires and Scares #2 (of 3)
Release Date: Jan 15, 2020
Steve Behling • Various (a) • Various (c)
Zounds! What disaster doth await when the Beagle Boys hatcheth yet another plan to soweth chaos and discord in Uncle Scrooge’s world? When a Renaissance Faire comes to Duckburg, things get positively… well, medieval for Scrooge and his nephews. But is there a knight in shining armor waiting in the wings to save the day? Probably not, but it will be an event to remembereth in “The Renaissance Faire…Affair!”
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Uncle Scrooge #52
Release Date: Jan 8, 2020
It’s story time at Grandma Duck’s farm, and this time Uncle Scrooge tells Donald and the nephews how he made his sixth million dollars in the appropriately titled “My Sixth Million.” Then, what should be a simple business deal for Uncle Scrooge instead becomes “The Dessert Disaster.” So end the year with two stories guaranteed to satisfy your sweet tooth before another year of new-to-the-U.S. stories begins!
FC • 36 pages • $4.99
Uncle Scrooge #53
Release Date: Jan 29, 2020
Fausto Vitaliano, Vito Stabile, and Alessandro Mainardi • Giuseppe Dalla Santa, Francesco Barbieri, and Paolo Campinoti (a) • Marco Mazzarello (c)
An unexpected legal case involving ship cruises leads to Scrooge earning his seventh million in a story titled (very conveniently) “My Seventh Million.” Then, in “The Only Thing I Fear,” Scrooge comes face-to-face with (you guessed it!) his greatest fear! Lastly, in “Generosity,” Scrooge shows the Beagle Boys a token of his (dis)affection.
FC • 36 pages • $4.99