HIGHDUCKS

StoryD 2000-047

The Hard-Boiled Duck

DD is a hard-boiled detective investigating mysterious events at the house next door. The trail of clues gets weirder and weirder, leading from GL to US to MDS, but the problem is, they don't make any sense!

First published
2001
Length
10 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
51 times, in 25 countries
Also coded
d2000-047

Credits

Plot
William Van Horn
Script
William Van Horn
Pencils
William Van Horn
Ink
William Van Horn

Characters

In bold: the story's lead.

Where it was printed

DateCountryIssueTitle
7 May 2001IcelandAndrés Önd 2001-19Harðsoðin önd
7 May 2001SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2001-19Hårdkokt anka
8 May 2001NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2001-19Tøff type
9 May 2001DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2001-19Hårdkogt historie
9 May 2001FinlandAku Ankka 2001-19Kovaksi keitetty ankka
9 May 2001PolandKaczor Donald 2001-19Opowieść z małym dreszczykiem
24 May 2001HungaryDonald Kacsa Magazin 2001-11A privátszimat
May 2001CzechiaKačer Donald 2001-10Kačer z drsné školy
1 June 2001LatviaДональд Дак / Donalds Daks 2001-11Pirksta stāsts
November 2001BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 2228O Detetive Durão
2001SlovakiaKáčer Donald 2001-10Tvrdý chlapík
February 2002FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 2001-2Kovaksi keitetty ankka
7 March 2002Egyptميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 2133The Hard-Boiled Duck
15 March 2002China米老鼠 2002-06如此作家
April 2002PortugalPato Donald (2ª Série) 84O Detective Durão
14 May 2002GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 180Der einsame Held
29 May 2002FranceLe Journal de Mickey 2606Les canards ne portent pas de costard
9 August 2002FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 197Les canards ne portent pas de costard
1 October 2002LithuaniaDonaldas ir kiti 2002-19Kietai virtas antinas
November 2002ItalyZio Paperone 158Paperino l'ultimo dei "duri"
2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Extra 2002-04De speurder die de weg kwijt was
2002NorwayEn kvart årgang Donald Duck & Co 06Tøff type
June 2003United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 634The Hard-boiled Duck
2003EstoniaMiki Hiir 2003-03Läbi tule ja vee
April 2004AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (Otter Press) 634The Hard-Boiled Duck
2004United Arab Emiratesبطوط واصدقاؤه- (Donald Duck and Friends) 19البطة المقاتل
February 2006GermanyDisneys Hall of Fame 8Der einsame Held
10 March 2006FinlandAnkantekijät 5Kovaksikeitetty ankka
March 2006NorwayHall of Fame - De store serieskaperne 11Tøff type
March 2006SwedenHall of Fame: De stora serieskaparna 11Hårdkokt anka
3 April 2006DenmarkHall of Fame 11Hårdkogt historie
December 2007GreeceΚόμιξ 234Ντακ Νουάρ
7 October 2009FrancePicsou Magazine 453Les canards ne portent pas de plumard
February 2010BrazilPato Donald Extra! 3O Detetive Durão
15 April 2010DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2010B15Hårdkogt and
17 August 2010SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2010X33Hårdkokt anka
27 August 2010NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2010B35Tøff type
2010FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 61ALes canards ne portent pas de plumard
13 April 2015NorwayDonald Spesial 2015-02Tøff type
4 May 2015IndonesiaDonal Bebek 1750Cerita Detektif
November 2016BrazilDisney Especial (2ª Série) 191O Detetive Durão
20 March 2019FranceLe Journal de Mickey 3483Les canards ne portent pas de costard
31 July 2019NetherlandsDe spannendste avonturen van Donald Duck 21De speurder die de weg kwijt was
27 November 2019FrancePicsou Magazine 546Les canards ne portent pas de costard
28 December 2020NorwayDonald Duck & Co Krimgåter 2020-06Tøff type
2020SwedenMusse Piggs Deckargåtor 2020-06Hårdkokt anka
7 October 2022FranceLe Journal de Mickey La Compil 11Une intrigue en béton
11 June 2024FinlandAku 90 2024Kovaksi keitetty ankka
13 November 2025FinlandTaskarispesiaali 2025AAKovaksi keitetty ankka
15 January 2026FranceLe meilleur du Journal de Mickey Hors-Série E1Une intrigue en béton
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 21Paperino l'ultimo dei "duri"

Other versions

Redrawn, cut, recoloured or relettered for a later printing.

  • de/HOF 8sb Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • dk/AA2001-19c Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • it/ZP 158q Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • nl/DE2002-04d Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • se/HOF 11x Story, 10 p., 4 tiers

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