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Forbes Fictional 15

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the fantasticars-and-batmobiles dept.

DevanJedi writes "Forbes has created a list of 15 wealthy fictional characters with hilarious biographies describing the sources of their riches. Lex Luthor, C. Montgomery Burns and Bruce Wayne figure in the list, among others. J.R. Ewing was dropped from the list this year after 'Ewing Oil filed for bankruptcy in the wake of massive accounting scandal.'"

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  1. Scrooge's real fortune by vagabond_gr · · Score: 5, Informative
    From TFA:

    #6 McDuck, Scrooge
    Net Worth: $8.2 billion

    Nonsense, according to Carl Barks himself:
    "Uncle Scrooge's fortune stands at precisely ... Five billion quintiplitilion unptuplatillion multuplatillion impossibidillion fantasticatrillion dollars. This translates into three cubic acres of money housed in the McDuck Money Bin." - Carl Barks 1994

    Source: Uncle Carl - His Life and Times
  2. Re:I'm Happy by cptgrudge · · Score: 2, Informative
    But remember, others tried to swim in it as well, and couldn't do so. They simply bashed themselves on the surface on the attempt. Therefore, Uncle Scrooge must be able to destabilize his molecular structure to be able to pass through it.

    No wonder he's so rich! He can just pass through bank walls to steal money!

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