HIGHDUCKS

StoryD 2003-081

A Letter From Home

Scrooge and the nephews go back to McDuck Castle after the Knights Templar's secret... and Scrooge finds something better - closure.

First published
20 February 2004
Length
36 pages (4 tiers)
Parts
3
Printed
107 times, in 18 countries
Also coded
d2003-081

Credits

Plot
Don Rosa
Script
Don Rosa
Pencils
Don Rosa
Ink
Don Rosa

Characters

In bold: the story's lead.

Notes

a.k.a. "The Old Castle's OTHER Secret" (DR had two working titles) Logo on page 4; first three pages are prologue This story includes two recap pages.

Where it was printed

DateCountryIssueTitle
20 February 2004SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2004-09Brev hemifrån eller Den gamla borgens nya hemlighet (part 1)
23 February 2004IcelandAndrés Önd 2004-09Bréf að heiman (part 1)
23 February 2004NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2004-09Jakten på tempelridderskatten (part 1)
25 February 2004FinlandAku Ankka 2004-09Kirje kotoa (part 1)
26 February 2004DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2004-09Tempelriddernes skat (part 1)
27 February 2004SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2004-10Brev hemifrån eller Den gamla borgens nya hemlighet (part 2)
1 March 2004IcelandAndrés Önd 2004-10Bréf að heiman (part 2)
1 March 2004NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2004-10Jakten på tempelridderskatten (part 2)
3 March 2004FinlandAku Ankka 2004-10Kirje kotoa (part 2)
4 March 2004DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2004-10Tempelriddernes skat (part 2)
5 March 2004SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2004-11Brev hemifrån eller Den gamla borgens nya hemlighet (part 3)
8 March 2004IcelandAndrés Önd 2004-11Bréf að heiman (part 3)
8 March 2004NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2004-11Jakten på tempelridderskatten (part 3)
10 March 2004FinlandAku Ankka 2004-11Kirje kotoa (part 3)
11 March 2004DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2004-11Tempelriddernes skat (part 3)
20 April 2004GermanyMicky Maus 2004-17Ein Brief von daheim (part 1)
27 April 2004GermanyMicky Maus 2004-18Ein Brief von daheim (part 2)
4 May 2004GermanyMicky Maus 2004-19Ein Brief von daheim (part 3)
15 May 2004LithuaniaDonaldas ir kiti 2004-10Laiškas iš gimtinės
August 2004GermanyOnkel Dagobert von Don Rosa 30Ein Brief von daheim
6 October 2004FrancePicsou Magazine 393Une lettre de la maison
October 2004ItalyZio Paperone 181Zio Paperone - Una lettera da casa
November 2004BrazilTio Patinhas (Abril) 472Uma Carta de Casa
21 February 2005NorwayEn kvart årgang Donald Duck & Co 17Jakten på tempelridderskatten (part 1)
21 February 2005NorwayEn kvart årgang Donald Duck & Co 17Jakten på tempelridderskatten (part 2)
21 February 2005NorwayEn kvart årgang Donald Duck & Co 17Jakten på tempelridderskatten (part 3)
March 2005PortugalTio Patinhas 231Uma Carta de Casa
April 2005FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 2004-1Kirje kotoa (part 1)
April 2005FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 2004-1Kirje kotoa (part 2)
April 2005FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 2004-1Kirje kotoa (part 3)
18 May 2005United StatesUncle Scrooge 342The Old Castle's Other Secret or A Letter From Home
12 July 2005NetherlandsExtra Donald Duck Extra 2005-07Een brief van thuis
July 2005PolandKaczor Donald - Wydanie specjalne 2005-06List z domu
22 October 2005FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 46Une lettre de la maison
July 2007BrazilA Saga do Tio Patinhas 3Uma Carta de Casa
August 2007GreeceΚόμιξ 230Γράμμα από το σπίτι
2007BulgariaМики Маус 2007-08Мистерията на замъка (part 1)
2007BulgariaМики Маус 2007-09Мистерията на замъка (part 2)
2007BulgariaМики Маус 2007-10Мистерията на замъка (part 3)
December 2008FranceLes trésors de Picsou 7Une lettre à la maison
30 September 2009IndonesiaKisah Hidup Paman Gober - The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck 7Surat dari Rumah - A Letter from Home (part 3)
30 September 2009IndonesiaKisah Hidup Paman Gober - The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck 7Surat dari Rumah - A Letter from Home (part 1)
30 September 2009IndonesiaKisah Hidup Paman Gober - The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck 7Surat dari Rumah - A Letter from Home (part 2)
October 2009DenmarkHall of Fame 26Tempelriddernes skat
2009, fourth quarterSwedenHall of Fame: De stora serieskaparna 27Brev hemifrån eller Den gamla borgens nya hemlighet
16 March 2010United StatesThe Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck (Boom) 1A Letter From Home
9 September 2010FinlandDon Rosan parhaita 2010Kirje kotoa
December 2010NorwayHall of Fame - De store serieskaperne 36Et brev hjemmefra
February 2011GermanyDisneys Hall of Fame 20Ein Brief von daheim
1 February 2012FrancePicsou Magazine 478Une lettre de la maison !
May 2012BrazilMega Disney 1Uma Carta de Casa
17 July 2012FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 66Une lettre de la maison !
16 October 2012GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Spezial 20Ein Brief von daheim
November 2012GreeceΒιβλιοθήκη Κόμιξ 6Γράμμα από το σπίτι
30 January 2013FinlandDon Rosan kootut 9A Letter from Home
February 2013NorwayDon Rosa samlede verk 9A Letter from Home
March 2013GermanyDon Rosa Collection 9A Letter From Home
27 May 2013DenmarkAnders And Ekstra 2013-05Tempelriddernes skat
22 July 2013NorwayDonald Ekstra 2013-04Et brev hjemmefra
July 2013FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 68DUne lettre de la maison !
12 September 2013GermanyLänder - Enten - Abenteuer: Familie Duck auf Schatzsuche 1Ein Brief von daheim
2013SwedenDon Rosa samlade verk 9A Letter from Home
2013SwedenKalle Anka extra 2013-04Brev hemifrån eller Den gamla borgens nye hemlighet
20 October 2014China米老鼠特刊 2014-11一封家书
December 2014FranceLes trésors de Picsou 29Une lettre de la maison
3 December 2015NetherlandsDe spannendste avonturen van Donald Duck 6Een brief van thuis
2015DenmarkDon Rosas samlede værker 9Tempelriddernes skat
6 January 2016FranceLa Grande épopée de Picsou - Intégrale Don Rosa 7Une Lettre de la maison
23 September 2016FinlandAnkkalegendat 3A Letter from Home
November 2016China史高治的光辉岁月 The Life and Times of $CROOGE McDUCK 2一封家书 A LETTER FROM HOME
3 July 2017NorwayCarl Barks og Don Rosa - Originalene og oppfølgerne 7Et brev hjemmefra
July 2017China史高治的光辉岁月 The Life and Times of $CROOGE McDUCK C一封家书
18 June 2018FranceLes trésors de Picsou 43L'autre secret du vieux château - Une lettre de la maison
14 November 2018United StatesDon Rosa Library 10A Letter From Home, or The Old Castle's Other Secret
7 March 2019GermanyDer Stammbaum der Ducks 1Ein Brief von daheim
10 May 2019ItalyThe Don Rosa library - Zio Paperone & Paperino 19A Letter From Home
4 June 2019DenmarkFamilien Ands historie 1Tempelriddernes skat
23 October 2019NetherlandsHet levensverhaal / De reisavonturen van Dagobert Duck 6Een brief van thuis
29 October 2019United StatesThe Complete Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck 2A Letter from Home or The Old Castle's Other Secret
4 November 2019DenmarkJoakim von And – Her er dit liv 3Tempelriddernes skat
5 November 2019FinlandDon Rosan parhaita J2019A Letter from Home
2019SwedenFamiljen Ankas släktkrönika 2019Brev hemifrån eller Den gamla borgens nya hemlighet
2019SwedenJoakim von Anka: Farbror Joakims Liv 2019A Letter from Home
June 2020China迪士尼大师系列 2一封家书 A LETTER FROM HOME
30 September 2020GreeceΚόμιξ (Περίοδος Β') 75Γράμμα από το σπίτι
September 2020BrazilBiblioteca Don Rosa (Panini) 10Uma Carta de Casa ou O Outro Segredo do Castelo
30 March 2021DenmarkCarl Barks & Don Rosa - Originalerne og fortsættelserne 3Tempelriddernes skat
8 December 2021PolandWujek Sknerus i Kaczor Donald. Don Rosa 10Druga tajemnica starego zamczyska, czyli list z domu
June 2022ItalyDon Rosa Library De Luxe 10A Letter From Home, or The Old Castle's Other Secret
9 September 2022GermanyDon Rosa Library 10A Letter From Home, or The Old Castle's Other Secret
27 October 2022SwedenJoakim von Anka: Farbror Joakims Liv 2022Uncle Scrooge A Letter From Home
2022SwedenDon Rosa-biblioteket 10Uncle Scrooge in "A Letter From Home" or "The Old Castle's Other Secret"
8 March 2023FinlandAku Ankka 2023-K1AKirje kotoa
24 July 2023NetherlandsDonald Duck app 2023-30Een brief van thuis (part 1)
31 July 2023NetherlandsDonald Duck app 2023-31Een brief van thuis (part 2)
22 September 2023ItalyDisney Special Books Panini 18A Letter from Home or The Old castle's Other Secret
2023SwedenCarl Barks och Don Rosa: Originalen och uppföljarna 4A letter from home
12 July 2024NorwayMestertegnerne 5“A Letter from Home” or “The Old Castle's Other Secret”
17 July 2024SwedenKalle Anka: Mästertecknarna 2Uncle $crooge in “A Letter from Home” or “The Old Castle's Other Secret”
4 November 2024NorwaySkrue McDuck - Historien om verdens rikeste and 1Et brev hjemmefra
9 September 2025GermanyDagobert Duck - Chronik der reichsten Ente der Welt 1Ein Brief von daheim
1 October 2025FinlandDon Rosa -kirjasto 10A Letter from Home
November 2025China当·罗萨作品集 10一封家书
November 2025China当·罗萨作品集 P 10一封家书
10 December 2025PolandWielcy bohaterowie Disneya S 1Druga tajemnica starego zamczyska, czyli list z domu
18 May 2026DenmarkAnders And Classic 2026-69"A Letter from Home" or "The Old Castle's Other Secret"
2026ItalyThe Greatest Comics Collection Z 1A Letter From Home or The Old Castle's Other Secret

Other versions

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

  • bg/MM2007-08e Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • bg/MM2007-09c Story, 13 p., 4 tiers
  • br/BDRP 10ah Story, 34 p., 4 tiers
  • de/DRL 10p025 Story, 36 p., 4 tiers
  • dk/AA2004-09i Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • dk/AA2004-10h Story, 13 p., 4 tiers
  • id/KHPG 7i Story, 12 p., 4 tiers
  • id/KHPG 7l Story, 11 p., 4 tiers
  • it/ZP 181e Story, 34 p., 4 tiers
  • nl/DDA2023-30j Story, 20 p., 4 tiers
  • nl/DDA2023-31j Story, 14 p., 4 tiers
  • se/DRB 10ah Centrefold or poster, 34 p., 1 tiers
  • se/KA2004-09n Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • se/KA2004-11n Story, 13 p., 4 tiers
  • us/LTSMB 1p111 Illustration, ¼ p., 1 tiers

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