Editing Scrooge McDuck (section)

=== Age ===
According to Carl Barks' 1955 one-pager "Watt an Occasion" (''Uncle Scrooge'' #12), Scrooge is 75 years of age. According to Don Rosa, Scrooge was born in Scotland in 1867, and earned his Number One Dime (or First Coin) exactly ten years later.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rosa |first1=Don |title=The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck |page=7}}</ref> The ''DuckTales'' episodes (and many European comics) show a Scrooge who hailed from Scotland in the 19th century, yet was clearly familiar with all the technology and amenities of the 1980s. Despite this extremely advanced age, Scrooge does not appear to be on the verge of dotage, and is vigorous enough to keep up with his nephews in adventures. With rare exceptions, there appears to be no sign of him slowing down.

Barks responded to some fan letters asking about Scrooge's Adamic age, that in the story "That's No Fable!", when Scrooge drank water from a [[Fountain of Youth]] for several days, rather than making him young again (bodily contact with the water was required for that), ingesting the water rejuvenated his body and cured him of his [[rheumatism]], which arguably allowed Scrooge to live beyond his expected years with no sign of slowdown or senility. Don Rosa's solution to the issue of Scrooge's age is that he set all of his stories in the 1950s or earlier, which was when he himself discovered and reveled in Barks' stories as a kid, and in his unofficial timelines, he had Scrooge die in 1967, at the age of 100 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cl.lingfil.uu.se/~starback/dcml/creators/rosa-on-himself.html#dates|title = Don Rosa on himself}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inducks.org/s.php?c=GC+HD++77B|title=Gc Hd 77B &#124; I.n.d.u.c.k.s.}}</ref>

In ''DuckTales'' (2017), Scrooge was trapped in ice for five years and "stuck in a timeless demon dimension" called Demogorgana for an unknown amount of time, which is used to explain his longevity.<ref>"The Golden Lagoon of White Agony Plains!"</ref> In the episode "The Other Bin of Scrooge McDuck!", [[Webby Vanderquack]]'s research on Scrooge reveals that he was born in 1867, as previously established by Rosa. This would make Scrooge 158 years old as of 2024.<ref>"The Other Bin of Scrooge McDuck!"</ref>