Their name derives from the Italian version of the Disney characters The Beagle Boys.
In fact, no digits other than one, six, or seven appeared on their prison ID tags.
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The first story to feature the Beagle Boys in a major role is Only a Poor Old Man from March 1952, which serves as a template for virtually all future Beagle Boys appearances, and establishes them as a serious threat to Scrooge's fortune.
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The Beagle Boys made their animated debut in the 1987 Goofy short Sport Goofy in Soccermania, voiced by Will Ryan.
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The Blackheart character originates from two characters created by Carl Barks: Blackheart Beagle, a riverboat pirate from The Fantastic River Race and Grandpa Beagle, who appeared in The Money Well.
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The colloquial name for the group is Karhukopla, i.e. Beagle Boys, after the Disney comics characters.