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Paperino e le lenticchie di Babilonia

Quelque part en Babylonie, les Rapetou mettent à jour une découverte archéologique: des tonnes de lentilles vieilles de plusieurs milliers d'années qui constituèrent jadis le met préféré du roi Absurdanaphahl. Picsou flaire le bon coup et achète toutes les actions des Rapetou ... sauf une, en même temps il lance une formidable campagne de publicité. Mais les Rapetou font tout leur possible pour la saboter et, surtout, refusent mystérieusement d'augmenter leur production de lentilles. De rage, Picsou cède toute sa fortune contre la dernière action, se rend propriétaire de l'usine à lentille ... et se rend compte de la supercherie: les lentilles sont stériles et ne peuvent germer, voilà pourquoi les Rapetou refusaient de travailler davantage. Picsou n'a alors qu'une issue: conformément à leurs engagements, les Rapetou lui restitueront sa fortune si une seule lentille se mettait à germer...

First published
11 September 1960
Length
71 pages (3 tiers)
Parts
2
Printed
70 times, in 16 countries
Also coded
i/t250a, i/t251a, itl250-a, itl250-a, itl250-ap, itl250-ap, itl251-a, itl251-a

Credits

Plot
Romano Scarpa
Script
Romano Scarpa
Pencils
Romano Scarpa
Ink
Rodolfo Cimino

Characters

In bold: the story's lead.

Where it was printed

DateCountryIssueTitle
11 September 1960ItalyTopolino (libretto) 250Paperino e le lenticchie di Babilonia (part 1)
18 September 1960ItalyTopolino (libretto) 251Paperino e le lenticchie di Babilonia (part 2)
July 1964ItalyI Classici di Walt Disney (prima serie) 15Paperino e le lenticchie di Babilonia (part 1)
July 1964ItalyI Classici di Walt Disney (prima serie) 15Paperino e le lenticchie di Babilonia (part 2)
15 December 1967GreeceΜίκυ Μάους 77Οι φακές της Βαβυλωνίας
April 1978GreeceΚλασικά Ντίσνεϋ 36Οι φακές της Βαβυλωνίας
March 1979ItalyI Classici di Walt Disney (seconda serie) 27Paperino e le lenticchie di Babilonia (part 1)
March 1979ItalyI Classici di Walt Disney (seconda serie) 27Paperino e le lenticchie di Babilonia (part 2)
11 May 1981GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch 74Donald und die Linsen aus Babylonien
October 1982FranceMickey Parade (Géant) 34Donald aime les lentilles de Babylone
1983FinlandAku Ankan taskukirja 71Aku ja Babylonian linssit
3 May 1993ItalyCapolavori Disney 11Paperino e le lenticchie di Babilonia (part 1)
3 May 1993ItalyCapolavori Disney 11Paperino e le lenticchie di Babilonia (part 2)
June 1994ItalyPaperino Mese 168Paperino e le lenticchie di Babilonia (part 1)
June 1994ItalyPaperino Mese 168Paperino e le lenticchie di Babilonia (part 2)
January 1995United StatesUncle Scrooge Adventures 30The Lentils from Babylon (part 1)
March 1995United StatesUncle Scrooge Adventures 31The Lentils from Babylon (part 2)
May 1995United StatesUncle Scrooge Adventures 32The Lentils from Babylon (part 3)
4 November 1998FrancePicsou Magazine 322Donald et les lentilles de Babylone
1998GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch (Neuauflagen mit neuen Titeln und Titelbildern ab 1997) 74Linsen aus Babylonien
January 2000GreeceΚόμιξ 139Οι φακές της Βαβυλώνας
May 2004NorwayHall of Fame - De store serieskaperne 2Onkel Skrue og linsene fra Babylon (part 1)
May 2004NorwayHall of Fame - De store serieskaperne 2Onkel Skrue og linsene fra Babylon (part 2)
May 2004PolandKaczogród 1Afera fasolowa
13 July 2004GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Mini Pocket 1Die Linsen aus Babylonien
25 August 2004DenmarkHall of Fame 2De babyloniske linser
September 2004ItalyZio Paperone 180Paperino e le lenticchie di Babilonia (part 1)
September 2004ItalyZio Paperone 180Paperino e le lenticchie di Babilonia (part 2)
November 2004GermanyDisneys Hall of Fame 3Die Linsen aus Babylon
2004SwedenHall of Fame: De stora serieskaparna 2Babylons bönor (part 1)
2004SwedenHall of Fame: De stora serieskaparna 2Babylons bönor (part 2)
January 2005ItalyBest Sellers Mondadori 1536Paperino e le lenticchie di Babilonia
4 May 2005SwedenMini pocket 1Babylons bönor – Första delen (part 1)
4 May 2005SwedenMini pocket 1Babylons bönor – Andra delen (part 2)
23 June 2005DenmarkMini Pocket – Anders And Pocket 1De babyloniske linser
April 2009NetherlandsMini Pocket 8De Babylon bonen (part 1)
April 2009NetherlandsMini Pocket 8De Babylon bonen (part 2)
27 May 2009SpainHall of Fame 2Tío Gilito y las lentejas de Babilonia
10 November 2011EstoniaKoomiksikogu Extra 2Babüloonia läätsed
24 November 2011PolandGigant Mamut 12Afera fasolowa (part 1)
24 November 2011PolandGigant Mamut 12Afera fasolowa (part 2)
28 November 2011NorwayTema Pocket 2011-8Onkel Skrue og Linsene fra Babylon (part 1)
28 November 2011NorwayTema Pocket 2011-8Onkel Skrue og Linsene fra Babylon (part 2)
November 2011DenmarkJumbo-jubilæumsbog 8De babyloniske linser
2011SwedenKalle Ankas Pocket Special 2011-08Babylons bönor
August 2012ItalyI Grandi Classici Disney 309Paperino e le lenticchie di Babilonia
25 February 2013BrazilO País dos Metralhas 1As Lentilhas da Babilônia (part 1)
25 February 2013BrazilO País dos Metralhas 1As Lentilhas da Babilônia (part 2)
June 2013GermanyDonald Duck Comics 1Die Linsen aus Babylonien
17 February 2014ItalyLe grandi storie Disney - L'opera omnia di Romano Scarpa 5Paperino e le lenticchie di Babilonia (part 1)
17 February 2014ItalyLe grandi storie Disney - L'opera omnia di Romano Scarpa 5Paperino e le lenticchie di Babilonia (part 2)
29 April 2015PortugalDisney Big 8As Lentilhas da Babilónia (part 1)
29 April 2015PortugalDisney Big 8As Lentilhas da Babilónia (part 2)
20 July 2017CzechiaZlatá Klasika 2a babylónská čočka
2 November 2017ItalySpeciale Disney 78Paperino e le lenticchie di Babilonia
15 July 2018GreeceΜεγάλες Ιστορίες Disney: Τα Άπαντα του Ρομάνο Σκάρπα 8Οι φακές της Βαβυλώνας (part 1)
15 July 2018GreeceΜεγάλες Ιστορίες Disney: Τα Άπαντα του Ρομάνο Σκάρπα 8Οι φακές της Βαβυλώνας (part 2)
21 August 2019FranceLes grandes aventures Disney - Intégrale Romano Scarpa 5Donald et les lentilles de Babylone (part 1)
21 August 2019FranceLes grandes aventures Disney - Intégrale Romano Scarpa 5Donald et les lentilles de Babylone (part 2)
10 June 2020FinlandTaskarispesiaali 2020TKAku ja Babylonian linssit
February 2023ItalyTopolino Gold 10Paperino e le lenticchie di Babilonia (part 1)
February 2023ItalyTopolino Gold 10Paperino e le lenticchie di Babilonia (part 2)
2024SwedenDe stora äventyren 5Babylons bönor (part 1)
2024SwedenDe stora äventyren 5Babylons bönor (part 2)
February 2026BrazilGraphic Disney (Panini) 19As Lentilhas da Babilônia (part 1)
February 2026BrazilGraphic Disney (Panini) 19As Lentilhas da Babilônia (part 2)
FranceMickey Parade (Albums) A 22Donald aime les lentilles de Babylone
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 27Donald et les lentilles de Babylone
ItalyRaccolta Paperino Mese / Paperino 17Paperino e le lenticchie di Babilonia (part 1)
ItalyRaccolta Paperino Mese / Paperino 17Paperino e le lenticchie di Babilonia (part 2)

Other versions

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

  • br/GRD 19b Story, 36 p., 3 tiers
  • br/GRD 19c Story, 35 p., 3 tiers
  • de/LTB 74c Story, 70 ⅓ p., 3 tiers
  • fr/MP 34d Story, 70 ½ p., 3 tiers
  • fr/PM 322o Story, 17 ¾ p., 3 tiers
  • gr/KL 36p133 Story, 71 p., 3 tiers
  • gr/KX 139p055 Story, 71 p., 3 tiers
  • it/CWD 15ca Story, 36 p., 3 tiers
  • it/CWD 15cb Story, 35 p., 3 tiers
  • us/USA 30d Story, 26 p., 3 tiers
  • us/USA 31b Story, 25 p., 3 tiers
  • us/USA 32b Story, 21 p., 3 tiers

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