This story was the first duck story done by Carl Barks, even though Jack Hannah did some of the story too. This story introduced the comic book personalities of Donald Duck and his nephews.
The storyline was originally used as a script for an unreleased Mickey Mouse cartoon where Mickey, Donald, and Goofy meet Yellow Beak and encounter Pete but sadly the cartoon was never released. Barks erased Mickey and Goofy, making Donald the main character and replacing them with his nephews.