PaintingCB OIL 135
The Makings of a Fish Story
Upset mermaid with trifork behind the ducks picking up items from a treasure chest
- First published
- May 1990
- Created
- 1988
- Length
- 1 page (1 tiers)
- Printed
- 51 times, in 12 countries
- Also coded
cboil135
Credits
- Plot
- Carl Barks
- Script
- Carl Barks
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Ink
- Carl Barks
Characters
In bold: the story's lead.
Notes
Alternative title "No One Will Ever Believe This"
Where it was printed
| Date | Country | Issue | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1990 |  United States | Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 6 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| June 1992 |  Netherlands | Donald Duck Extra 1992-06 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| August 1994 | Netherlands | Donald Duck Extra Avonturenomnibus 15 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| 1995 |  Germany | Carl Barks Ölgemälde-Kalender 1996 | May in English |
| 1996 | Germany | Carl Barks Ölgemälde-Kalender Sonder-Edition 1996 | May in English |
| 7 March 2001 |  France | Picsou Magazine 350 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| 22 March 2002 | France | Picsou Magazine (Albums) B 34 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| November 2002 |  Italy | Le imperdibili 4 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| November 2002 | Italy | Più Disney 26 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| November 2002 | Italy | Più Disney 26 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| November 2002 | Italy | Paperinik e altri supereroi 110 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| November 2002 | Italy | Paperino Mese 269 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| November 2002 | Italy | Tesori 5 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| November 2002 | Italy | Tesori 5 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| November 2002 | Italy | Zio Paperone 158 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| December 2002 | Italy | Mega Almanacco 552 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| December 2002 | Italy | Paperino Mese 270 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| January 2003 | France | Picsou Magazine 372 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| 19 March 2003 |  Finland | Ankkalinnan Pamaus 12 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| December 2003 | France | Picsou Magazine 383 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| 12 April 2005 | Italy | Raccolta Paperinik e altri supereroi 15 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| 16 April 2005 | France | Picsou Magazine (Albums) B 44 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| 10 July 2005 | Italy | Raccolta Mega 35 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| September 2006 |  Brazil | O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 24 | As Obras Completas de Carl Barks Volume 24 |
| 10 March 2008 | Italy | La grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 7 | The Making of a Fish Story |
| 1 September 2008 | Italy | La grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 32 | Making of a Fish Story |
| 24 November 2008 | Italy | La grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 44 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| 28 April 2009 | Germany | Beilagen zur Micky Maus (MM) für Abonnenten 2008-18 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| April 2011 |  Greece | Η Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη του Καρλ Μπαρκς 7 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| 5 October 2011 | France | La dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 4 | The making of a fish story |
| 2011 |  Sweden | Carl Barks Målningar och teckningar 1 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| 7 January 2012 | Finland | Ankkalinnan Pamaus K-EAP | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| January 2012 |  Norway | Carl Barks malerier og tegninger 1 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| April 2012 | France | Picsou Magazine 480 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| July 2012 | France | Les trésors de Picsou 19 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| 11 October 2012 | Germany | Carl Barks - Die Ölgemälde 1 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| 24 April 2013 | Finland | Carl Barksin maalaukset ja piirrokset 2013 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| May 2014 | Italy | Uack! 2 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| 27 July 2014 | Greece | Η Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 7 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| 25 February 2015 | France | La dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 16 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| 26 September 2015 | Greece | Η Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 32 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| 21 August 2016 | Greece | Η Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 44 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| 14 December 2018 |  Spain | La Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 18 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| 31 August 2021 | Italy | La Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 7 | The Making of a Fish Story |
| 22 February 2022 | Italy | La Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 32 | Making of a Fish Story |
| 17 May 2022 | Italy | La Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 44 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| March 2024 | Italy | Associazione La 9Arte 17 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| 22 January 2026 |  Denmark | Guldbog 21 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| 22 January 2026 | Denmark | Guldbog 21 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
| Italy | Raccolta Paperinik e altri supereroi 14 | The Makings of a Fish Story | |
| Italy | Raccolta Zio Paperone 21 | The Makings of a Fish Story |
Other versions
Redrawn, cut, recoloured or relettered for a later printing.
br/OMD 24aCover, 1 p., 1 tiersdk/GB 21bIllustration, 1 tiersfr/DDD 16p228bIllustration, ¼ p., 1 tiersfr/PM 383qaIllustration, 1 tiersgr/MVD 44p134aIllustration, 1/9 p., 1 tiersit/DPCS 32ebIllustration, ½ p., 1 tiersit/MG 552tIllustration, ⅔ p., 1 tiersit/TES 5aCover, ¼ p., 1 tiers
Refers to
- Hall of the Mermaid Queen (painting)