HIGHDUCKS

StoryD 2013-026

The Orphan's Christmas

US tells DD and the boys about a long-ago Christmas when he was a young man in Glasgow, a time when he got involved with a little orphan girl and saved her and the other orphans in her orphanage from being exploited by a crooked orphanage manager.

First published
18 November 2013
Length
24 pages (4 tiers)
Parts
3
Printed
32 times, in 11 countries
Also coded
d2013-026, jz054-1

Credits

Plot
Knut Nærum, Tormod Løkling
Script
Knut Nærum, Tormod Løkling
Pencils
Arild Midthun
Ink
Arild Midthun

Characters

In bold: the story's lead.

Notes

AMi provided scribbles during the writing process

Where it was printed

DateCountryIssueTitle
18 November 2013NorwayDonald julealbum 2013Kampen om jula
2 December 2014NetherlandsDonald Duck Kerstspecial 2014De warmte van een vrek
8 December 2014NorwayNorsk Donald (pocket) 2Kampen om jula
10 December 2014FinlandAku Ankka 2014-50Orpojen joulu (part 1)
17 December 2014FinlandAku Ankka 2014-51Orpojen joulu (part 2)
23 December 2014FinlandAku Ankka 2014-52Orpojen joulu (part 3)
16 October 2015GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Sonderband: Advent 1Warmherzige Weihnacht
26 October 2015DenmarkJulekalender Jumbobog 2015De forældreløses jul
9 November 2015NorwayDonald Julekalender 2015Kampen om jula
2 December 2015FrancePicsou Magazine 517Le Noël des orphelines
2 November 2016NetherlandsAdventspocket Donald Duck 2016De warmte van een vrek
14 December 2016FranceLes trésors de Picsou 37Le Noël des orphelines
14 December 2016United StatesUncle Scrooge 425AThe Substitute Santa of Strathbungo
14 December 2016United StatesUncle Scrooge 425BThe Substitute Santa of Strathbungo
14 December 2016United StatesUncle Scrooge 425CThe Substitute Santa of Strathbungo
30 May 2017United StatesUncle Scrooge (IDW Trade Paperback) 7The Substitute Santa of Strathbungo
December 2017BrazilTio Patinhas (Abril) 630Natal no Orfanato
19 November 2018NorwayDonald - Tre julehefter i ett 2Kampen om jula
7 October 2020GermanyWalt Disneys Lustiges Weihnachtsfest 1Warmherzige Weihnacht
2020FinlandAku Ankka (digipalvelu) 2020-26Orpojen joulu
3 September 2021GermanyWalt Disneys Lustiges Weihnachtsfest (Weltbild) 1Warmherzige Weihnacht
2021SwedenFarbror Joakims växelrika liv 1De fattigas jul
2021SwedenKalle Ankas bästa 2021-06De fattigas jul
28 June 2023PolandNiezwykłe losy Sknerusa McKwacza 1Dawno temu w Szkocji
10 October 2023GermanyEntenhausener Adventskalender 1Warmherzige Weihnacht
8 December 2023NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2023B49Kampen om jula
10 May 2024NorwayMestertegnerne 4Kampen om jula
10 May 2024NorwayMestertegnerne 4The Orphan's Christmas in English
2024SwedenKalle Anka: Mästertecknarna 1De fattigas jul
2024SwedenKalle Anka: Mästertecknarna 1The Orphan's Christmas in English
5 November 2025FrancePicsou Magazine 590Le Noël des orphelins
1 December 2025ItalyAlmanacco Topolino Panini 25Paperone e il Natale scozzese

Other versions

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

  • fi/AA2014-50g Story, 8 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/PM 590p161 Story, 24 p., 3 tiers
  • no/MES 4kb Illustration, ¼ p., 1 tiers

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