| Paperinik contro i re del Rock | 1981 | Giorgio Pezzin, Massimo De Vita | Story | 33 | Italy | 55 |
| July Fourth in Duckburg | 1981 | Carl Barks | Lithograph | 1 | Miscellaneous | 50 |
| Storie stellari: Paperobot contro i Paperoidi | 1981 | Romano Scarpa | Story | 71 | Italy | 45 |
| Snow Fun | 1981 | Carl Barks | Lithograph | 1 | Miscellaneous | 44 |
| Lavender and Old Lace | 1981 | Carl Barks | Painting | 1 | Miscellaneous | 41 |
| Unfortunate Dinner Guest | 1981 | Jack Sutter, Daniel Branca | Story | 6 | Denmark | 35 |
| Zio Paperone e la cassapanca transilvana | 1981 | Giulio Chierchini | Story | 34 | Italy | 35 |
| Buyer Beware | 1981 | Carl Barks | Painting | 1 | Miscellaneous | 34 |
| Bunny Trouble | 1981 | Tom Anderson, Vicar | Story | 9 | Denmark | 32 |
| Paperino e la palla misteriosa | 1981 | Marco Rota | Story | 31 | Italy | 32 |
| Paperino di Bergerac | 1981 | Guido Martina, Giovan Battista Carpi | Story | 18 | Italy | 28 |
| Paperinik superstar | 1981 | Gabriella Damianovich, Navarrini | Story | 27 | Italy | 28 |
| Zio Paperone e l'eleganza obbligatoria | 1981 | Bruno Concina, Francesc Bargadà Studio | Story | 23 | Italy | 28 |
| Paperino e le vacanze in cartolina | 1981 | Massimo De Vita | Story | 25 | Italy | 28 |
| Rumble Seat Roadster | 1981 | Carl Barks | Painting | 1 | Miscellaneous | 27 |
| Paperino e la ricerca del Kikiby | 1981 | Massimo De Vita | Story | 25 | Italy | 27 |
| Surf's Up! | 1981 | Ed Nofziger, Jaime Diaz Studio | Story | 10 | Disney Studio (foreign market stories) | 27 |
| Paperino aspirante supereroe | 1981 | Carlo Chendi, Giorgio Cavazzano | Story | 25 | Italy | 23 |
| Paperino e il genio maldestro | 1981 | Bruno Concina, Giorgio Cavazzano | Story | 27 | Italy | 23 |
| Art Appreciation | 1981 | Greg Crosby, Tony Strobl | Story | 13 | Disney Studio (foreign market stories) | 22 |
| Untitled cover | 1981 | Daniel Branca | Cover | 1 | Denmark | 21 |
| Untitled cover | 1981 | Daniel Branca | Cover | 1 | Denmark | 21 |
| Picnic General | 1981 | Tom Anderson, Vicar | Story | 10 | Denmark | 21 |
| Nieuwe hoed voor Katrien | 1981 | Ruud Straatman, Michel Nadorp | Story | 3 | Holland | 21 |
| Part-Time Policeman | 1981 | Carl Fallberg, Tony Strobl | Story | 11 | Disney Studio (foreign market stories) | 21 |
| Grandma Duck's Self-sufficient Farm | 1981 | Ed Nofziger, Tony Strobl | Story | 11 | Disney Studio (foreign market stories) | 21 |
| Antenna Trouble | 1981 | Greg Crosby, Tony Strobl | Story | 13 | Disney Studio (foreign market stories) | 21 |
| Beginner's Luck | 1981 | Bob Gregory | Story | 6 | Western | 19 |
| Music For Flowers | 1981 | Ed Nofziger, Jaime Diaz Studio | Story | 10 | Disney Studio (foreign market stories) | 18 |
| Mixups | 1981 | Tom Anderson, Daniel Branca | Story | 8 | Denmark | 17 |
| Robbery With Violence | 1981 | Tom Anderson, Daniel Branca | Story | 8 | Denmark | 17 |
| The Tricky Photographer | 1981 | Bob Gregory | Story | 6 | Western | 17 |
| Cheap Birthday Present | 1981 | Jim Kenner, Santiago Scalabroni Ceballos | Story | 2 | Denmark | 16 |
| Untitled cover | 1981 | Daniel Branca | Cover | 1 | Denmark | 16 |
| Home-Made Charity | 1981 | Jack Sutter, Vicar | Story | 7 | Denmark | 16 |
| Napkin story | 1981 | Daan Jippes | Story | 9 | Holland | 16 |
| Hold the Phone | 1981 | Bob Gregory | Story | 5 | Western | 16 |
| The New Bath Attendant | 1981 | Tom Anderson, Vicar | Story | 8 | Denmark | 15 |
| Zio Paperone e il pomo della discordia | 1981 | Guido Martina, Guido Scala | Story | 32 | Italy | 15 |
| Dale Learns To Ice Skate | 1981 | Ed Nofziger, Jaime Diaz Studio | Story | 8 | Disney Studio (foreign market stories) | 15 |
| My Hero | 1981 | Bob Gregory | Story | 8 | Western | 15 |
| Peekaboo-boo | 1981 | Bob Gregory | Story | 5 | Western | 15 |
| The Crock | 1981 | Tom Anderson, Daniel Branca | Story | 8 | Denmark | 14 |
| The Fur Coat | 1981 | Tom Anderson, Vicar | Story | 9 | Denmark | 14 |
| How To Raise Kids | 1981 | Ed Nofziger, Tony Strobl | Story | 10 | Disney Studio (foreign market stories) | 14 |
| Friendship Day Dilemma | 1981 | Bob Gregory | Story | 6 | Western | 14 |
| A Whack In The Back | 1981 | Tom Anderson, Vicar | Story | 1 | Denmark | 13 |
| A Job Well Done | 1981 | Bob Bartholomew, Oscar Fernandez | Story | 6 | Denmark | 13 |
| Untitled cover | 1981 | Daniel Branca | Cover | 1 | Denmark | 13 |
| Untitled cover | 1981 | Santiago Scalabroni Ceballos | Cover | 1 | Denmark | 13 |
| Untitled cover | 1981 | Daniel Branca | Cover | 1 | Denmark | 13 |
| Untitled cover | 1981 | Daniel Branca | Cover | 1 | Denmark | 13 |
| Vicarious Volunteer | 1981 | Les Lilley, Beatriz Bolster | Story | 7 | Denmark | 13 |
| Λαβύρινθος | 1981 | | Game or puzzle | 1 | Germany | 13 |
| Prologo a "Paperone e la caccia ai dollari" | 1981 | Gian Giacomo Dalmasso, Giuseppe Perego | Story | 31 | Italy | 13 |
| Paperino e la grande occasione | 1981 | Erasmo Buzzacchi, Guido Scala | Story | 26 | Italy | 13 |
| High Diving Donald | 1981 | Robert Bailey, Jaime Diaz Studio | Story | 15 | Disney Studio (foreign market stories) | 13 |
| Kite Festival | 1981 | Ed Nofziger, Jaime Diaz Studio | Story | 10 | Disney Studio (foreign market stories) | 13 |
| The Sounds Of Nature | 1981 | Jim Kenner, Oscar Fernandez | Story | 8 | Denmark | 12 |
| Untitled cover | 1981 | Daniel Branca | Cover | 1 | Denmark | 12 |