StoryD 96365
The Saphead Factor
Duckburg suffers a tremendous heat wave, to beat the heat Donald takes employment at Duckburg's ice cube factory, there he is put on the task to source ice from the Arctic to blend into the locally made ice. HDL reckons there is something fishy about the whole operation.
- First published
- 1 August 1997
- Length
- 18 pages (4 tiers)
- Printed
- 33 times, in 17 countries
- Also coded
d96365
Credits
- Plot
- William Van Horn
- Script
- William Van Horn
- Pencils
- William Van Horn
Characters
In bold: the story's lead.
Where it was printed
| Date | Country | Issue | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 1997 |  Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o 1997-32 | Is i lasten |
| 5 August 1997 |  Iceland | Andrés Önd 1997-31 | Háski á heimskautinu |
| 5 August 1997 |  Norway | Donald Duck & Co 1997-32 | Frost og sne, de måtte fly... |
| 6 August 1997 |  Finland | Aku Ankka 1997-32 | Jäitä hattuun |
| 7 August 1997 |  Denmark | Anders And & Co. 1997-32 | En varm forretning |
| 21 August 1997 |  Germany | Micky Maus 1997-35 | Der Ruf des ewigen Eises (part 1) |
| 28 August 1997 | Germany | Micky Maus 1997-36 | Der Ruf des ewigen Eises (part 2) |
| 31 October 1997 |  Indonesia | Walt Disney's Gladstone 56 | Gelombang Panas Terburuk - The Worst Heat Wave |
| 8 December 1997 |  Vietnam | Donald và bạn hữu (Donald and friends) 48 | Kẻ ngớ ngẩn |
| December 1997 |  United States | Donald Duck Adventures (Gladstone) 48 | The Saphead Factor |
| 1 July 1998 |  France | Picsou Magazine 318 | Diamants glacés |
| July 1998 |  Egypt | مجلد ميكى (Mickey Volumes) 77-1 | The Saphead Factor |
| 10 September 1998 | Egypt | ميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 1951 | The Saphead Factor |
| November 1998 |  Brazil | Almanaque Disney (Abril) 328 | A Onda de Calor |
| 1998 |  Switzerland | Micky Maus Sommer-Megamix 1998-06 | Der Ruf des ewigen Eises (part 2) |
| 1998 | Finland | Aku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1997-3 | Jäitä hattuun |
| 1998 |  Netherlands | Donald Duck Extra 1998-08 | Een warm onthaal in de kou! |
| February 1999 | Brazil | Seleção Disney (Encadernada - 2ª Série) 25 | A Onda de Calor |
| 16 August 1999 |  Russia | Микки Маус 1999-16 | Из огня да в полымя... (part 1) |
| 1 September 1999 | Russia | Микки Маус 1999-17 | Из огня да в полымя... (part 2) |
| July 2001 |  Italy | Mega Almanacco 535 | Estate papera - Paperino... polare |
| June 2004 | Germany | Micky Maxx 3 | Der Ruf des ewigen Eises |
| 10 March 2006 | Finland | Ankantekijät 5 | Jäitä hattuun |
| September 2006 | France | Picsou Magazine 416 | Diamants glacés sur canapé |
| 6 April 2007 | France | Picsou Magazine (Albums) B 51 | Diamants glacés sur canapé |
| September 2007 |  Greece | Κόμιξ 231 | Το παπί που γύρισε από το κρύο |
| 3 August 2010 | Germany | Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 279 | Der Ruf des ewigen Eises |
| 21 July 2011 | Netherlands | Big Fun 13 | Een warm onthaal in de kou! |
| 25 May 2012 | Finland | Aku Ankka Jumbo 22 | Jäitä hattuun |
| 19 June 2019 | Netherlands | Vrolijke Stripverhalen 30 | Een warm onthaal in de kou! |
| 18 June 2025 | Finland | Aku Ankka Ekstra / Aku Ankka Klassikko 2025-06 | Jäitä myssyyn |
| France | Picsou Magazine (Albums) B 26 | Diamants glacés | |
| France | Picsou Magazine (Albums) B 27 | Diamants glacés |
Other versions
Redrawn, cut, recoloured or relettered for a later printing.
de/MM1997-35jStory, 9 p., 4 tiersit/MG 535dStory, 24 p., 3 tiers
Referred to by
- Arvosteluja (article)
- Jäitä hattuun (article)
- Strijd tegen de hittegolf (cover)
- The Saphead Factor (cover)
- Kẻ ngớ ngẩn (panel 12.7)