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StoryI TL 358-AP

Topolino e i casi "X" "Y" "Z"

Mickey, Goofy and Eega Beeva get involved in three major cases: a group of spies led by a Mister "X" kidnap Eega Beeva in order to get the details of a rocket that he is developing for the government; a cruise liner is hijacked by Pete and his gang who all wear t-shirts with the letter "Y" on them; and the investigation into the mysterious draining of a lake leads to a mad scientist who plans to conquer the world with a hypnotic gas called the "Z".

First published
7 October 1962
Length
64 pages (3 tiers)
Parts
2
Printed
30 times, in 7 countries
Also coded
itl358-a, itl358-a, itl358-ap, itl359-a, itl359-a

Credits

Plot
Abramo Barosso
Script
Giampaolo Barosso
Pencils
Giovan Battista Carpi
Ink
Giovan Battista Carpi

Characters

In bold: the story's lead.

Notes

ABo 2017.06.29 20:05 la storia deriva dalla concatenazione di tre distinte sceneggiature ("Topolino e il caso di "X"", "Topolino e il caso di "Y"" e "Topolino e il caso di "Z"") sottoposte alla redazione in momenti successivi tra la fine del 1961 e l'aprile 1962

Where it was printed

DateCountryIssueTitle
7 October 1962ItalyTopolino (libretto) 358Topolino e i casi "X", "Y" e "Z" (part 1)
14 October 1962ItalyTopolino (libretto) 359Topolino e i casi "X" "Y" "Z" (part 2)
12 March 1967FranceMickey Parade (ancienne série) 772Mickey résout les cas "X" "Y" "Z"
March 1967ItalyI Classici di Walt Disney (prima serie) 24Topolino e i casi "X" "Y" "Z" (part 2)
March 1967ItalyI Classici di Walt Disney (prima serie) 24Topolino e i casi "X" "Y" "Z" (part 1)
17 November 1967GreeceΜίκυ Μάους 73Οι τρεις φωτιές (part 1)
24 November 1967GreeceΜίκυ Μάους 74Οι τρεις φωτιές (part 2)
January 1968GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch 2Der Fall XYZ
1975FinlandAku Ankan taskukirja 23Tapaus XYZ
1977, third quarterFranceMickey Parade (nouveau tirage) 772Mickey résout les cas "X" "Y" "Z"
January 1980GreeceΚλασικά Ντίσνεϋ 44Οι τρείς φωτιές
September 1980ItalyI Classici di Walt Disney (seconda serie) 45Topolino e i casi "X" "Y" "Z" (part 1)
September 1980ItalyI Classici di Walt Disney (seconda serie) 45Topolino e i casi "X" "Y" "Z" (part 2)
July 1995ItalyTopomistery 38Topolino e i casi "X" "Y" "Z" (part 1)
20 November 1996FranceMickey Parade (Géant) 204Mickey résout les cas "X" "Y" "Z"
April 1997ItalyI Miti Mondadori 61Topolino e i casi "X" "Y" "Z" (part 1)
April 1997ItalyI Miti Mondadori 61Topolino e i casi "X", "Y" e "Z" (part 2)
1997GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch (Neuauflagen mit neuen Titeln und Titelbildern ab 1997) 2Der Fall XYZ
April 1998GreeceΚλασικά Ντίσνεϋ 148Η διαλεύκανση των τριών μυστηρίων
May 2004ItalyI Grandi Classici Disney 210Topolino e i casi "X" "Y" "Z" (part 1)
May 2004ItalyI Grandi Classici Disney 210Topolino e i casi "X" "Y" "Z" (part 2)
30 June 2011NetherlandsDubbelpocket Donald Duck 41De zaak XYZ
November 2012GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Sonderausgabe 1Der Fall XYZ
28 November 2017GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Nostalgie-Edition 2Der Fall XYZ
November 2017GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch ("Retro-Edition" der ersten 10 LTB mit dem Design und den Titeln der Nachdrucke zwischen 1987 und 1997) 2Der Fall XYZ
15 April 2022ItalyI Grandi Classici Disney (Seconda Serie) 76Topolino e i casi "X" "Y" "Z" (part 1)
15 April 2022ItalyI Grandi Classici Disney (Seconda Serie) 76Topolino e i casi "X" "Y" "Z" (part 2)
10 October 2023GermanyDisney 100 Lustiges Taschenbuch BOX02Der Fall XYZ
United Arab Emiratesإجازة مع ميكي- (Holiday with Mickey) 1مغامرة مع السادة إكس وواي وزي
FranceMickey Parade (Albums) C 38Mickey résout les cas "X" "Y" "Z"

Other versions

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

  • ae/HM 1d Story, 63 p., 3 tiers
  • fr/MPNT 772e Story, 63 p., 3 tiers
  • gr/MM 73b Story, 32 p., 3 tiers
  • gr/MM 74p03 Story, 31 p., 3 tiers
  • it/CD 45db Story, 3 tiers
  • it/CWD 24da Story, 63 p., 3 tiers
  • it/MIT 61c Story, 31 p., 3 tiers

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