HIGHDUCKS

StoryD 93574

The Duck Who Never Was

HDL forgets DD's birthday, and he wishes that he had never been born. The birthday spirit fulfils the wish!

First published
1994
Length
16 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
101 times, in 25 countries
Also coded
5384, d93574

Credits

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

Characters

In bold: the story's lead.

Where it was printed

DateCountryIssueTitle
May 1994Germany60 Jahre Donald Duck 1Kein Tag wie jeder andere
6 June 1994IcelandAndrés Önd 1994-23Öndin sem aldrei var
8 June 1994FinlandAku Ankka 1994-23Olla kuin ei olisikaan
8 June 1994FranceLe Journal de Mickey 2190"Naître ou ne pas naître"
9 June 1994GermanyMicky Maus 1994-24Kein Tag wie jeder andere
9 June 1994DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1994-23Fødselsdagsånden
9 June 1994NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1994-23Fødselsdagen
17 June 1994United KingdomMickey and Friends (Fleetway) 1994-23The Duck Who Never Was (part 1)
17 June 1994United KingdomMickey and Friends (Fleetway) 1994-23The Duck Who Never Was (part 2)
June 1994ItalyPaperino Mese 168Paperino e il genio del compleanno
June 1994RomaniaMickey Mouse 1994-06Ratoiul care nici nu a existat
June 1994RussiaМикки Маус 1994-06Отверженный
5 July 1994United StatesDonald Duck 286The Duck Who Never Was
1994MalaysiaWalt Disney's Comics 69The Duck Who Never Was
6 June 1995IndonesiaDonal Bebek 711Hadiah Ulang Tahun
15 June 1995Egyptميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 1782The Duck Who Never Was
June 1995NetherlandsDonald Duck Vakantieboek 1995De eend die nooit bestond
1995FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1994-2Olla kuin ei olisikaan
March 1996ItalyTutto Disney 3Paperino e il genio del compleanno
2 June 1999FrancePicsou Magazine 329Si Donald n'était pas né...
23 June 1999YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 1182Рођендан који се памти
December 2001ItalyDisney Libri a fumetti 200112BPaperino e il genio del compleanno
December 2001ItalySpeciale Disney 24Paperino e il genio del compleanno
March 2002GermanyMicky, Donald & Co. - Die drei Jubiläumsbände 1Kein Tag wie jeder andere
26 November 2003FinlandAku Ankka 2003-48Olla kuin ei olisikaan
April 2004FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 2003-4Olla kuin ei olisikaan
May 2004DenmarkAnders And 70 År 1Fødselsdagsånden
1 June 2004NorwayJubileumsbok 2004Fødselsdagen
3 June 2004FrancePicsou Magazine 389Si Donald n'existait pas ?
June 2004ItalyZio Paperone 177Paperino e il genio del compleanno
June 2004SwedenKalle Anka 70 år 2004Ankan som inte fanns
2004LithuaniaAš-Donaldas! 1Gimtadienio džinas
2004LatviaDonalds Ducks - Daudz laimes, Donald! 1Dzimšanas dienas džins
February 2005GermanyOnkel Dagobert von Don Rosa 31Kein Tag wie jeder andere
24 June 2005FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 45Si Donald n'existait pas ?
July 2006GreeceΚόμιξ 217Το παπί που δεν υπήρξε ποτέ!
July 2007FranceLes trésors de Picsou 4Si Donald n'existait pas...
March 2008DenmarkHall of Fame 21Fødselsdagsånden
March 2008NorwayHall of Fame - De store serieskaperne 22Fødselsdagen
March 2008SwedenHall of Fame: De stora serieskaparna 22Ankan som inte fanns
September 2008GermanyDisneys Hall of Fame 14Kein Tag wie jeder andere
October 2009GreeceΒιβλιοθήκη Κόμιξ 3Το παπί που δεν υπήρξε ποτέ!
12 November 2009NetherlandsJubileumalbums 09-1De eend die nooit bestond
November 2009BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 2376O Pato Que Nunca Existiu
December 2009SpainAntología 2El pato que nunca fue
9 September 2010FinlandDon Rosan parhaita 2010Olla kuin ei olisikaan
April 2011FranceLes trésors de Picsou 14Si Donald n'existait pas...
21 June 2011SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2011-25Ankan som inte fanns
23 June 2011DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2011-25Fødselsdagsånden
24 June 2011NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2011-25Fødselsdagen
2 August 2011United StatesWalt Disney Treasury 2The Duck Who Never Was
29 June 2012FinlandDon Rosan kootut 5The Duck Who Never Was
July 2012GermanyDon Rosa Collection 5The Duck Who Never Was
August 2012NorwayDon Rosa samlede verk 5The Duck Who Never Was
2013SwedenDon Rosa samlade verk 5The Duck Who Never Was
23 April 2014PolandKaczor Donald 2014-09Kaczor, którego nie było
1 May 2014SerbiaМики Маус 2014-05Патак који се није родио
15 May 2014China米老鼠 2014-11假如唐纳德不存在
6 June 2014FranceLes trésors de Donald 2Et si Donald n'existait pas ?
30 June 2014DenmarkDon Rosas samlede værker 5Fødselsdagsånden
6 November 2014GermanyEntenhausen - Weltstadt an der Gumpe 1Der Duck, den es nie gab
14 January 2015FranceLa Grande épopée de Picsou - Intégrale Don Rosa 5Et si Donald n'existait pas ?
23 March 2015NorwayDonald Ekstra 2015-02Fødselsdagen
March 2015BrazilDisney de Luxo 3O Pato Que Nunca Existiu
2015SwedenKalle Anka extra 2015-02Ankan som inte fanns
September 2016NetherlandsHet levensverhaal / De reisavonturen van Dagobert Duck 4De eend die nooit bestond
22 October 2016United StatesDon Rosa Library 6The Duck who Never was!
6 June 2017GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 361Der Duck, den es nie gab
10 September 2018ItalyThe Don Rosa library - Zio Paperone & Paperino 11The Duck who Never was!
2018RussiaБиблиотека Дона Росы 6The Duck Who Never Was
21 May 2019FinlandOman elämänsä Aku Ankka 2019Olla kuin ei olisikaan
31 May 2019GreeceΚόμιξ (Περίοδος Β') 59Το παπί που δεν υπήρξε ποτέ
October 2019BrazilBiblioteca Don Rosa (Panini) 6O Pato Que Nunca Existiu
19 December 2019FranceLes trésors de Picsou 49Et si Donald n'existait pas ?
20 January 2021PolandWujek Sknerus i Kaczor Donald. Don Rosa 6Kaczor, którego nie było
15 May 2021China米老鼠 2021-06假如唐纳德不存在
11 June 2021NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2021-23Fødselsdagen
June 2021ItalyDon Rosa Library De Luxe 6The Duck who Never was!
10 July 2021DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2021-23Fødselsdagsånden
1 September 2021GermanyDon Rosa Library 6Der Duck, den es nie gab
2021LithuaniaDonaldas ir kiti (hardcover) 01-2021Antinas, kurio nebuvo
2021SwedenDon Rosa-biblioteket 6The Duck who Never was!
2021SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2021-23-24Ankan som inte fanns
4 May 2023FranceSuper Picsou Géant Hors-série D3Et si Donald n'existait pas...
5 June 2023NetherlandsDonald Duck app 2023-23De eend die nooit bestond
24 April 2024FinlandDon Rosa -kirjasto 6The Duck Who Never Was!
18 May 2024DenmarkAnders And Classic 2024-57Fødselsdagsånden
May 2024ItalyTopolino Gold 14The Duck who Never was!
5 June 2024FinlandAku Ankka 2024-23Olla kuin ei olisikaan
18 September 2024FinlandAku Ankka 90 vuotta 2024Olla kuin ei olisikaan
13 June 2025SwedenWalt Disneys Ankeborg 1Ankan som inte fanns
29 July 2025NorwayDisneys Ikoner 1The Duck Who Never Was!
7 October 2025GermanyEntenhausener Ikonen 1Der Duck, den es nie gab
8 October 2025FinlandAnkkalinna 1Olla kuin ei olisikaan
10 October 2025ItalyI Classici di Walt Disney (seconda serie) 549"The Duck Who Never Was!"
November 2025China当·罗萨作品集 6从未存在的鸭子
November 2025China当·罗萨作品集 P 6从未存在的鸭子
2025DenmarkWalt Disneys Andeby 1Fødselsdagsånden
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 162"Naître ou ne pas naître"
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 28Si Donald n'était pas né...
ItalyRaccolta Paperino Mese / Paperino 17Paperino e il genio del compleanno

Other versions

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

  • de/MM1994-24b Story, 16 p., 4 tiers
  • de/SJDD 1p22 Story, 16 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/PM 329c Story, 16 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/PM 389p117 Story, 16 p., 4 tiers
  • it/PM 168c Story, 22 p., 3 tiers
  • it/TD 3c Story, 22 p., 3 tiers
  • se/KA70 2004w Story, 16 p., 4 tiers
  • uk/MF1994-23c Story, 8 p., 4 tiers

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