scrooge mcduck or uncle scrooge is a fictional character first appearing in the disney comic book "christmas on bear mountain". the character was created by carl barks and has appeared in many comic books, television shows (most notably in his own animated television series "ducktales") movies, and video games. since 1952 scrooge mcduck has appeared in his own comic book series, called "uncle scrooge". he is partially based on the fictional character ebenezer scrooge, from charles dickens' novel, "a christmas carol" and on the real scottish-born american businessman andrew carnegie, whose life story resembles that of scrooge mcduck.