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StoryI TL 348-A

Paperino e il capro di Acatapulco

Scrooge owns a restaurant in a Mexican resort, and hires a local guy (Pedro Mendoza) to dive from a steep cliff as an Acapulco-style attraction. The guy misteriously disappears, and the obvious (?) substitute is poor Donald, who is not enthusiastic at all about the idea. As a "motivator", enter Gedeone the goat, who "gently" pushes DD from the cliff top. Gedeone also sees that Donald cannot escape from his hotel room until the next day's performance, during which Donald disappears, too. It turns out that both Mendoza and Donald have been kidnapped by the Beagle Boys, who want to use their diving abilities to recuperate a sunken treasure in a nearby cliff. Gedeone, who has become fond of Donald, saves the day - and also punishes Uncle Scrooge for his greed, when he doesn't want to share the treasure with Donald and Mendoza.

First published
29 July 1962
Length
29 pages (3 tiers)
Printed
37 times, in 15 countries
Also coded
itl348-a, itl348-a

Credits

Plot
Abramo Barosso
Script
Giampaolo Barosso
Pencils
Romano Scarpa
Ink
Rodolfo Cimino

Characters

In bold: the story's lead.

Notes

in CWD 29 e CD 91 (ma non in GCD 122 né in GCD 225) l'ultima vignetta è sostituita da una di G. Perego

Where it was printed

DateCountryIssueTitle
29 July 1962ItalyTopolino (libretto) 348Paperino e il capro di Acatapulco
8 September 1968FranceMickey Parade (ancienne série) 847Donald roi du plongeon de la mort
September 1968ItalyI Classici di Walt Disney (prima serie) 29Paperino e il capro di Acatapulco
4 October 1968GreeceΜίκυ Μάους 119Ο αετός του Ακαταπούλκο
February 1973GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch 23Der Taucher
1973DenmarkJumbobog 13som Udspringerkonge
1973FinlandAku Ankan taskukirja 13Aku ja Paradison pukki
1973NorwayDonald Pocket 13hauken fra Andeby
1973SwedenKalle Ankas Pocket 13som simhoppare
July 1984ItalyI Classici di Walt Disney (seconda serie) 91Paperino e il capro di Acatapulco
1984SpainEspecial Olimpiadas 1Donald y el macho cabrío de Acatapulco
August 1987China唐老鸭画传 2B潜水员
January 1997ItalyI Grandi Classici Disney 122Paperino e il capro di Acatapulco
21 May 1997ItalyCapolavori Disney 38Paperino e il capro di Acatapulco
1997ItalyRaccolta I Grandi Classici Disney 32Paperino e il capro di Acatapulco
1998GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch (Neuauflagen mit neuen Titeln und Titelbildern ab 1997) 23Der Todestaucher
August 2005ItalyI Grandi Classici Disney 225Paperino e il capro di Acatapulco
30 January 2007ItalySupplementi a Topolino (libretto) 2670Paperino e il capro di Acatapulco
June 2008United StatesUncle Scrooge 378Taking the Plunge
14 January 2010GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Spezial 34Der Todestaucher
1 February 2010PolandMegaGiga 24Kozioł nieofiarny
February 2010DenmarkJumbo-temabog 27Geden fra Alcapaloco
1 March 2010NorwayTema Pocket 2010-1Hauken fra Andeby
2010, first quarterSwedenKalle Ankas Pocket Special 2010-01Kalle som simhoppare
17 June 2010NetherlandsDonald Duck Vakantieboek 2010In het diepe
2010IcelandRisa Syrpa 2010-1Geitin frá Acaendur
8 November 2011SwedenKalle Ankas Pocket 395Kalle som simhoppare
25 March 2013BrazilNo Fundo do Mar 1Deu Bode em Patapulco
4 June 2013FinlandAku Ankan taskukirja - Teema 33Ankkapulcon huimapäät
3 March 2014ItalyLe grandi storie Disney - L'opera omnia di Romano Scarpa 7Paperino e il capro di Acatapulco
14 September 2016FinlandAku Ankan taskukirja T 12-14Aku ja Paradison pukki
2 May 2017NetherlandsDonald Duck Themapocket 25De rots van Kwakapulco
2017, fourth quarterNetherlandsTUI 1In het diepe
12 August 2018GreeceΜεγάλες Ιστορίες Disney: Τα Άπαντα του Ρομάνο Σκάρπα 12Ο τράγος του Ντακαπούλκο
10 June 2020FinlandAku Ankka 2020X24Ankkapulcon huimapäät
16 July 2020FranceLes grandes aventures Disney - Intégrale Romano Scarpa 7Donald, roi du plongeon de la mort
2024SwedenDe stora äventyren 7Kalle Anka som simhoppare

Other versions

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

  • cn/DPB 2Bp077 Story, 29 p., 3 tiers
  • dk/JB 13o Story, 29 p., 3 tiers
  • fi/AA2020X24c Story, 29 p., 3 tiers
  • fr/MPP 847f Story, 28 ⅔ p., 3 tiers

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