A Cold Bargain (W US 17-02)

Story code: W US 17-02
Origin: Western
Title: A Cold Bargain
Hero(es): Uncle Scrooge
Pages: 26 3/4
Layout: 4 rows per page
Appearances: Brutopian representative (1st), Penguin from US 17, Donald Duck, Huey Dewey and Louie, Uncle Scrooge [show character portraits]
Writing: Carl Barks
Art (pencil and ink): Carl Barks
Date of first publication: January 24, 1957
Date the story was created: August 2, 1956
External link: Carl Barks guidebook
Referred to in: cover: ARC GCA 24, ARC LICU 17, ARC US 215, DC AA1998B15, GC LTBN 53, HC RODW 2, IC ZP 86, IC ZP 86B
article: Qde/BXS 3D, Qde/MBIB 25H, Qdk/CBSV 15K, Qdk/GB 4, Qfi/ALP 4J, Qfi/ALP 19C, Qfi/RS2002-10C, Qfi/RS2011-11C, Qfi/SI1976-01B, Qfi/SI1984-03B, Qfi/T2018TRK, Qfi/T2021TRF, Qfr/PM 265A, Qgr/KX 101C, Qgr/KX 296E, Qgr/KX 302F, Qgr/VCB 13A, Qit/CART100A, Qit/CTS 2K, Qit/CTS 9FA, Qit/CTS 17F, Qit/CTS 23C, Qit/DPCS 13A, Qit/DPCS 13B, Qit/DPCS 28D, Qit/GCD 219A, Qit/GRMA 3E, Qit/PAP 8AC, Qit/PM 222d, Qit/UACK 7D, Qit/ZP 7A, Qit/ZP 149C, Qus/CBDL 16A, Qus/CBL 3Y, Qus/LICU 17A, Qus/LICU 17B
illustration: ARC LICU 17C, ARC US 300A, ARC US 300B, D 22796, FC PM 384D, Qdk/DRSV 2J, XFC RS1999-11C, XFC RS2002-10B
various: Qit/ATP 20F (article,image), IC UACK 7 (enlarged panel), Qit/DSBP 37F (article,panel), Qit/IDI 1N (article;panels), D 2022-164 (The Great White Down South) (penguins), D 28302 (bombastium ball), Qgr/KX 192B (article & panel 4.1), Qgr/KX 290B (article & panel 17.3)

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Entry edited by: HF (Jun 22, 2016)

en	Uncle Scrooge goes to an auction where he buys the world's entire supply of bombastium. It has to be kept frozen or it will melt. He goes to the south pole, the only safe place for it, to keep it there until scientists find a use for it. (by 194...67, history)
en	US takes a mysterious frozen ball to the South Pole
da	Ænderne bringer en kugle af et mystisk, frossent grundstof, bombastium, til Antarktis
nl	Dagobert neemt een extreem waardevolle bal meer naar de Zuidpool, omdat dat de enige plek is waar het koud blijft. (by CPnieuws, history)
fr	Lors d'une vente aux enchères, Picsou achète par erreur une boule de Bombastium, un élément dont les propriétés sont inconnues. Tout ce que l'on sait, c'est qu'il fond facilement s'il n'est pas maintenu au froid. Picsou tente de résoudre le problème en emmenant le Bombastium au pôle Sud, mais il doit faire face aux Brutopiens, qui souhaitent également posséder le mystérieux élément. Mais les scientifiques, en l'analysant, vont découvrir quelque chose d'inattendu... (by xShinatox, history)
de	Dagobert ersteigert das Weltvorkommen an Bombastium, das er am Südpol sicher verwahren möchte. (by Furukama, history)
el	Ο Σκρουτζ αγοράζει μια σφαίρα από βομβάστιο το σπανιότερο υλικό στην Γη, που πρέπει να μένει κατεψυγμένο για να μην λιώσει, αλλά το επιθυμεί κι ένας Βρουτοπιανός πράκτορας για την χώρα του
it	Zio Paperone a un'asta acquista per errore una palla di Bombastium, un elemento di cui non se ne conosce le proprietà. Si sa solo che si scioglie facilmente se non è tenuto al freddo. Paperone tenta di risolvere il problema portando il Bombastium al Polo Sud; dovrà però vedersela con i Brutopiani, anche loro interessati a possedere il misterioso elemento. Ma gli scienziati, analizzandolo, scopriranno qualcosa di inaspettato... (by spacequack, history)