StoryAR 130
Return to Plain Awful
$crooge is financing a second expedition to Plain Awful, and Flintheart Glomgold are following the tracks.
- First published
- 7 February 1989
- Length
- 28 pages (4 tiers)
- Printed
- 113 times, in 19 countries
- Also coded
3653,ar130,k.065
Credits
Characters
In bold: the story's lead.
Where it was printed
| Date | Country | Issue | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 February 1989 |  United States | Donald Duck Adventures (Gladstone) 12 | Return to Plain Awful |
| March 1990 |  France | Picsou Magazine 218 | La quadrature de l'œuf |
| 17 April 1990 |  Norway | Donald Duck & Co 1990-16 | Tilbake til Gufseplassen (part 1) |
| 19 April 1990 |  Germany | Micky Maus 1990-17 | Zurück ins Land der viereckigen Eier (part 1) |
| 23 April 1990 |  Denmark | Anders And & Co. 1990-17 | Tilbage til Usleravnekrog (part 1) |
| 23 April 1990 |  Iceland | Andrés Önd 1990-17 | Í Kubbalandi (part 1) |
| 23 April 1990 |  Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o 1990-17 | Åter till Avskyvärld (part 1) |
| 24 April 1990 | Norway | Donald Duck & Co 1990-17 | Tilbake til Gufseplassen (part 2) |
| 25 April 1990 |  Finland | Aku Ankka 1990-17 | Roope-setä ja Andien kutsu (part 1) |
| 26 April 1990 | Germany | Micky Maus 1990-18 | Zurück ins Land der viereckigen Eier (part 2) |
| 30 April 1990 | Denmark | Anders And & Co. 1990-18 | Tilbage til Usleravnekrog (part 2) |
| 30 April 1990 | Iceland | Andrés Önd 1990-18 | Ferðin til Kubbalands (part 2) |
| 30 April 1990 | Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o 1990-18 | Åter till Avskyvärld (part 2) |
| April 1990 |  Brazil | Almanaque Disney (Abril) 227 | Volta A Quadradópolis |
| 2 May 1990 | Finland | Aku Ankka 1990-18 | Roope-setä ja Andien kutsu (part 2) |
| 2 May 1990 | Norway | Donald Duck & Co 1990-18 | Tilbake til Gufseplassen (part 3) |
| 3 May 1990 | Germany | Micky Maus 1990-19 | Zurück ins Land der viereckigen Eier (part 3) |
| 7 May 1990 | Denmark | Anders And & Co. 1990-19 | Tilbage til Usleravnekrog (part 3) |
| 7 May 1990 | Iceland | Andrés Önd 1990-19 | Í Kubbalandi (part 3) |
| 7 May 1990 | Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o 1990-19 | Åter till Avskyvärld (part 3) |
| 8 May 1990 | Norway | Donald Duck & Co 1990-19 | Tilbake til Gufseplassen (part 4) |
| 9 May 1990 | Finland | Aku Ankka 1990-19 | Roope-setä ja Andien kutsu (part 3) |
| 10 May 1990 | Germany | Micky Maus 1990-20 | Zurück ins Land der viereckigen Eier (part 4) |
| 14 May 1990 | Denmark | Anders And & Co. 1990-20 | Tilbage til Usleravnekrog (part 4) |
| 14 May 1990 | Iceland | Andrés Önd 1990-20 | Í Kubbalandi (part 4) |
| 14 May 1990 | Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o 1990-20 | Åter till Avskyvärld (part 4) |
| 16 May 1990 | Finland | Aku Ankka 1990-20 | Roope-setä ja Andien kutsu (part 4) |
| 31 May 1990 |  United Kingdom | Disney Weekly (London Editions) 3 | Return to Plain Awful (part 1) |
| 7 June 1990 | United Kingdom | Disney Weekly (London Editions) 4 | Return to Plain Awful (part 2) |
| 14 June 1990 | United Kingdom | Disney Weekly (London Editions) 5 | Return to Plain Awful (part 3) |
| 21 June 1990 | United Kingdom | Disney Weekly (London Editions) 6 | Return to Plain Awful (part 4) |
| 16 October 1990 |  Portugal | Disney Aventura 17 | A Volta a Quadradópolis |
| May 1991 |  Greece | Κόμιξ 35 | Επιστροφή στη Μονοτονία |
| September 1991 |  Netherlands | Donald Duck Extra 1991-09 | Terugkeer naar Doffe Ellende |
| 1991 | Finland | Aku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1990-2 | Roope-setä ja Andien kutsu (part 1) |
| 1991 | Finland | Aku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1990-2 | Roope-setä ja Andien kutsu (part 2) |
| 1991 | Finland | Aku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1990-2 | Roope-setä ja Andien kutsu (part 3) |
| 1991 | Finland | Aku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1990-2 | Roope-setä ja Andien kutsu (part 4) |
| July 1993 | Netherlands | Donald Duck Extra Avonturenomnibus 12 | Terugkeer naar Doffe Ellende |
| 24 July 1995 |  Colombia | Tío Rico (Abril Cinco) 141 | Regreso a Cuadrolandia |
| December 1996 | Germany | Onkel Dagobert von Don Rosa 11 | Zurück ins Land der viereckigen Eier |
| January 1997 |  Italy | Zio Paperone 88 | Paperino e il ritorno a Testaquadra |
| 3 June 1997 | United States | Uncle Scrooge Adventures in Color by Don Rosa 7 | Return to Plain Awful |
| November 1998 | Netherlands | Oom Dagobert 60 | Terugkeer naar Doffe Ellende |
| 7 July 1999 | France | Picsou Magazine 330 | Retour à Sétatroce |
| 29 June 2000 | France | Picsou Magazine (Albums) B 29 | Retour à Sétatroce |
| 27 April 2001 | Italy | Super Miti Mondadori 27 | Paperino e il ritorno a Testaquadra |
| 21 November 2001 | Finland | Don Rosan parhaita 2001 | Andien kutsu |
| 2 September 2003 | Germany | Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Spezial 1 | Zurück ins Land der viereckigen Eier |
| August 2004 | Brazil | Almanaque Disney (Abril) 360 | Volta A Quadradópolis |
| December 2004 | Norway | Hall of Fame - De store serieskaperne 5 | Return to Plain Awful |
| December 2004 | Portugal | Tio Patinhas 228 | Regresso a Quadradópolis |
| March 2005 | Sweden | Hall of Fame: De stora serieskaparna 5 | Donald Duck in Return to Plain Awful |
| 25 April 2005 | Denmark | Hall of Fame 5 | Return to Plain Awful |
| July 2005 | Brazil | Mestres Disney 4 | Volta A Quadradópolis |
| August 2005 | Germany | Disneys Hall of Fame 6 | Zurück ins Land der viereckigen Eier |
| June 2006 | France | Les trésors de Picsou 3 | La quadrature de l'oeuf... |
| February 2007 | United States | Uncle Scrooge 362 | Return to Plain Awful |
| 26 May 2009 | Denmark | Anders And Ekstra 2009-06 | Tilbage til Usleravnekrog |
| October 2009 | Greece | Βιβλιοθήκη Κόμιξ 2 | Επιστροφή στην Μονοτονία |
| July 2010 | Brazil | Disney Big 5 | Volta A Quadradópolis |
| 5 October 2010 | Sweden | Kalle Anka extra 2010-05 | Åter till Avskyvärld |
| 30 March 2011 |  Poland | Komiksy z Kaczogrodu 2011-01 | Powrót na Równinę Okropności |
| 7 April 2011 |  Indonesia | Komik Petualangan Paman Gober Karya Don Rosa 3 | KembaliKe Negeri Udik |
| 7 June 2011 | United States | Walt Disney Treasury 1 | Return to Plain Awful |
| 30 September 2011 | France | Les trésors de Picsou 16 | La quadrature de l'œuf... |
| 15 December 2011 | Finland | Don Rosan kootut 2 | Return to Plain Awful |
| December 2011 | Germany | Don Rosa Collection 2 | Zurück ins Land der viereckigen Eier |
| December 2011 | Norway | Don Rosa samlede verk 2 | Return to Plain Awful |
| 27 March 2012 | Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o 2012-13-14 | Åter till Avskyvärld |
| 30 March 2012 | Norway | Donald Duck & Co 2012B13-14 | Tilbake til Gufseplassen |
| 2012 | Sweden | Don Rosa samlade verk 2 | Return to Plain Awful |
| 5 March 2013 | Germany | Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 310 | Zurück ins Land der viereckigen Eier |
| 12 September 2013 | Germany | Länder - Enten - Abenteuer: Familie Duck auf Schatzsuche 1 | Zurück ins Land der viereckigen Eier |
| 4 December 2013 | France | La Grande épopée de Picsou - Intégrale Don Rosa 3 | La Quadrature de l’œuf... |
| 11 April 2014 | Germany | Micky Maus Extrahefte 2014-16-17 | Zurück ins Land der viereckigen Eier |
| August 2014 | Denmark | Don Rosas samlede værker 2 | Tilbage til Usleravnekrog |
| 29 October 2014 | United States | Don Rosa Library 2 | Return to Plain Awful |
| 24 September 2015 | Finland | Ankkalegendat 2 | Return to Plain Awful |
| 26 April 2016 | Greece | Κόμιξ (Περίοδος Β') 22 | Επιστροφή στην Μονοτονία |
| June 2016 | Italy | Uack! 25 | Paperino e il ritorno a Testaquadra |
| 27 July 2016 | France | Picsou Magazine 523 | Retour à Sétatroce |
| September 2016 | Netherlands | Het levensverhaal / De reisavonturen van Dagobert Duck 3 | Terugkeer naar Doffe Ellende |
| 20 February 2017 |  China | 米老鼠特刊 2017-03 | 重返讨厌平原 |
| April 2017 | France | Les trésors de Picsou 38 | Retour à Sétatroce |
| 30 May 2017 |  Russia | Библиотека Дона Росы 2 | Возвращение в Ужасную долину |
| 7 June 2017 | Finland | Aku Ankka 2017X23 | Andien kutsu |
| October 2017 | Brazil | Biblioteca Don Rosa (Abril) 2 | Volta A Quadradópolis |
| 2017 | Finland | Aku Ankka (digipalvelu) 2017-27 | Andien kutsu |
| 10 January 2018 | Italy | The Don Rosa library - Zio Paperone & Paperino 3 | Return to Plain Awful |
| 23 March 2018 | Norway | Carl Barks og Don Rosa - Originalene og oppfølgerne 11 | Return to Plain Awful |
| 2018 | Finland | Vanhan linnan salaisuus / Andien kutsu 2018 | Andien kutsu |
| 28 January 2019 | Denmark | Anders And Classic 2019-25 | Tilbage til Usleravnekrog |
| January 2019 | France | Les trésors de Picsou 45 | Retour à Sétatroce |
| February 2020 | Italy | Don Rosa Library De Luxe 2 | Return to Plain Awful |
| 25 March 2020 | Poland | Wujek Sknerus i Kaczor Donald. Don Rosa 2 | Powrót na Równinę Okropności |
| 3 September 2020 | Germany | Don Rosa Library 2 | Zurück ins Land der viereckigen Eier |
| 2020 | Sweden | Don Rosa-biblioteket 2 | Donald Duck in Return to Plain Awful |
| April 2021 | Brazil | Biblioteca Don Rosa (Panini) 2 | Volta A Quadradópolis |
| 21 September 2021 | Denmark | Carl Barks & Don Rosa - Originalerne og fortsættelserne 4 | Tilbage til Usleravnekrog |
| 7 February 2022 | Netherlands | Donald Duck app 2022-06 | Terugkeer naar Doffe Ellende |
| 1 April 2022 | Norway | Donald Duck & Co 2022B13 | Tilbake til Gufseplassen |
| 13 April 2022 | Finland | Don Rosa -kirjasto 2 | Return to Plain Awful |
| 7 June 2023 | Finland | Aku Ankka 2023-K2A | Andien kutsu |
| 2023 | Sweden | Carl Barks och Don Rosa: Originalen och uppföljarna 3 | Return to Plain Awful |
| 13 August 2024 | United States | Donald Duck: The 90th Anniversary Collection 1 | Return to Plain Awful |
| November 2025 | China | 当·罗萨作品集 2 | 重返硬邦邦方块国 |
| November 2025 | China | 当·罗萨作品集 P 2 | 重返硬邦邦方块国 |
| 2025 | Italy | I Grandi Maestri Disney 8 | Donald Duck in Return to Plain Awful |
| 28 January 2026 | France | La Grande Histoire de Picsou par Don Rosa 2 | La Quadrature de l’œuf... |
| France | Picsou Magazine (Albums) B 3 | La quadrature de l'œuf | |
| Italy | Raccolta Zio Paperone 13 | Paperino e il ritorno a Testaquadra | |
| Portugal | Super Disney Aventura 5 | A Volta a Quadradópolis |
Other versions
Redrawn, cut, recoloured or relettered for a later printing.
de/DR 11bStory, 28 p., 4 tiersde/HOF 6gbStory, 28 p., 4 tiersde/MM1990-17fStory, 7 p., 4 tiersdk/AA1990-17eStory, 7 p., 4 tiersfr/PM 218bStory, 28 p., 4 tiersit/GRMA 8p045Story, 28 p., 4 tiers
Refers to
- Lost In the Andes! (sequel)
Referred to by
- Zio Paperone e la corona dei desideri (page 34)
- DC HOF 5 (cover)
- A Volta A Quadradópolis (cover)
- Zurück ins Land der viereckigen Eier (article)
- GC MM1990-17 (cover)
- Donald Duck-Zeichner, wieder aufgelegt - Don Rosa (article)
- Tilbage til Usleravnekrog (article)
- XFC ANLE 2A (cover)
- Kulmien kundit (article)
- Andien kutsu (Return to Plain Awful) (article)
- XFC DRB2001C09 (illustration)
- XFC DRB2001C19 (illustration)
- 3. Ankkalinna porttina kahden maailman välillä (article)
- 4.2. Kadonneet laaksot (article)
- 4. Treasure hunting and adventures: Indiana Jones meets the Junior Woodchucks (article)
- 5. Don Rosan ankkamaailman hahmogalleria (article)
- 6.1. Maailmat tilassa (article)
- 5. Don Rosan ankkatarinat sisällönanalyysin kohteena (article)
- 6. Suomalais-amerikkalaiset ankat (article)
- FC PM 330D (illustration)
- Le cow-boy capitaine du Cutty Shark (1999) (article)
- Les trésors de Picsou (article)
- Les Trésors de Picsou - Don Rosa - Histoire n°16 - 1989 - Retour à Sétatroce (article)
- Références, repères & arguties à propos de Retour à Sétatroce (article)
- Το πρώτο σίκουελ (article)
- Dal Vesuvio alle Ande (article,image)
- Fuori dal coro! (article)
- Tradurre la Saga di Paperon de' Paperoni (article)
- Louisville: il primo passo in un mondo più grande (article)
- Il sogno di Paperone continua... e anche le citazioni barksiane (article)
- Che viaggi! (article)
- Ova barksiane tra animazione e fumetti (article)
- Sulle orme dei paperi di Barks (article)
- Un avversario per Paperone (article)
- Lontano dal Calisota (article)
- Un sequel… al quadrato (article)
- IC ZP 88 (cover)
- I predatori delle uova perdute (article)
- La moneta nella città perduta (article)
- Terugkeer naar Doffe Ellende (cover)
- XNC CBDR11 (cover)
- Eggemysteriet (article)
- Onkel Skrues dyrebare skatter (article)
- (title) (article)
- Return to Plain Awful (article)
- (title) (article)
- ARC DDA 12 (cover)
- The Painting Behind the Story (article)
- Preface (article)
- Behind the Scenes (article)
- About the Editors (panel)
- Cross Talk (article)
- Return to Plain Awful (article)