HIGHDUCKS

StoryI TL 773-AP

Zio Paperone e il tunnel sotto la manica

RKD bought the company distributing water to Duckburg. US, not wanting to pay, has GY build a machine to desalt the seawater he installs on a small island that belongs to him. But RKD also claims possession of the island. For the court, US must prove that the island is his. US retorts that the evidence is in Scotland. With his nephews, he flies to Britain, but RKD has set traps and must land in France. He then built the tunnel under the Channel and achieved his goal: the castle of his ancestors where he finds the proof. Then, he shows the mayor of Duckburg his philanthropic achievements and is acclaimed by the population.

First published
20 September 1970
Length
69 pages (3 tiers)
Parts
2
Printed
40 times, in 11 countries
Also coded
1Μ-ΣΚ081/1, 1Μ-ΣΚ081/2, itl773-a, itl773-a, itl773-ap, itl774-a, itl774-a

Credits

Plot
Guido Martina
Script
Guido Martina
Pencils
Romano Scarpa
Ink
Giorgio Cavazzano

Characters

In bold: the story's lead.

Where it was printed

DateCountryIssueTitle
20 September 1970ItalyTopolino (libretto) 773Zio Paperone e il tunnel sotto la Manica (part 1)
27 September 1970ItalyTopolino (libretto) 774Zio Paperone e il tunnel sotto la Manica (part 2)
May 1973DenmarkEkstrahæfte 1973-05Drikkevand i dyre domme
May 1973NorwayWalt Disney's månedshefte 1973-05Drikkevann i dyre dommer
May 1973SwedenWalt Disney's Serier 1973-05Ett öre mer för vattnet
15 December 1974FranceMickey Parade (ancienne série) 1174Oncle Picsou est au bout du tunnel
December 1974ItalyI Classici di Walt Disney (prima serie) 58Zio Paperone e il tunnel sotto la Manica (part 1)
December 1974ItalyI Classici di Walt Disney (prima serie) 58Zio Paperone e il tunnel sotto la Manica (part 2)
24 November 1975GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch 37Der Tunnel unter dem Ärmelkanal
December 1975NetherlandsDonald Duck pockets (1e reeks) 11en de tunnel naar roem en fortuin
15 April 1976GreeceΜίκυ Μάους 512Τούνελ κάτω από τη Μάγχη (part 1)
23 April 1976GreeceΜίκυ Μάους 513Τούνελ κάτω από τη Μάγχη (part 2)
1976DenmarkJumbobog 21Bevis for enhver pris
1976NorwayDonald Pocket 21Onkel Skrue krysser kanalen
1976SwedenKalle Ankas Pocket 21på djupt vatten (part 1)
1976SwedenKalle Ankas Pocket 21Zio Paperone e il tunnel sotto la manica (part 2)
1977FinlandAku Ankan taskukirja 37Tunneli Kanaalin alitse
March 1986GreeceΚλασικά Ντίσνεϋ 81Τούνελ κάτω από τη Μάγχη! (part 1)
March 1986GreeceΚλασικά Ντίσνεϋ 81Τούνελ κάτω από τη Μάγχη! (part 2)
21 March 1989GermanyDisneys beste Comics aus Lustige Taschenbücher 6Entscheidung auf Schloß Duckenburgh
1990GermanyDisneys beste Comics aus Lustige Taschenbücher Spezial 3Entscheidung auf Schloß Duckenburgh
1998GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch (Neuauflagen mit neuen Titeln und Titelbildern ab 1997) 37Ein harter Kampf
August 1999GreeceΚλασικά Ντίσνεϋ 156Το Τούνελ της Μάγχης (part 1)
August 1999GreeceΚλασικά Ντίσνεϋ 156Το Τούνελ της Μάγχης (part 2)
November 1999ItalyI Grandi Classici Disney 156Zio Paperone e il tunnel sotto la manica (part 1)
November 1999ItalyI Grandi Classici Disney 156Zio Paperone e il tunnel sotto la manica (part 2)
29 August 2005ItalyTopolino Story (Corriere della Sera) 22Zio Paperone e il tunnel sotto la Manica (part 1)
29 August 2005ItalyTopolino Story (Corriere della Sera) 22Zio Paperone e il tunnel sotto la Manica (part 2)
May 2013ItalyDisney BIG 61Zio Paperone e il tunnel sotto la manica
12 November 2013FinlandAku Ankan taskukirja - Teema 36Tunneli kanaalin alitse
30 June 2014ItalyLe grandi storie Disney - L'opera omnia di Romano Scarpa 24Zio Paperone e il tunnel sotto la Manica
January 2015GermanyBig Black Books 3Ein harter Kampf
22 January 2016PortugalDisney Hiper 38O Túnel da Mancha (part 1)
22 January 2016PortugalDisney Hiper 38O Túnel da Mancha (part 2)
15 November 2022ItalyZio Paperone (Panini) 53Zio Paperone e il tunnel sotto la Manica (part 1)
15 November 2022ItalyZio Paperone (Panini) 53Zio Paperone e il tunnel sotto la Manica (part 2)
2 September 2025GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Spezial 126Ein harter Kampf
8 September 2025DenmarkJumbo-temabog 129Bevis for enhver pris
24 September 2025SwedenKalle Ankas Pocket Special 2025-05På djupt vatten
SwitzerlandMammut Comics (schweizerische Varianten) 8Entscheidung auf Schloß Duckenburgh

Other versions

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

  • de/BBB 3p092 Story, 26 p., 5 tiers
  • de/BCLTB 6g Story, 68 p., 3 tiers
  • de/LTB 37g Story, 68 p., 3 tiers
  • de/LTBSP126p163 Story, 68 p., 3 tiers
  • dk/EH1973-05c Story, 16 p., 4 tiers
  • fi/AATT 36p184 Story, 68 p., 3 tiers
  • gr/KL 81p007 Story, 34 p., 3 tiers
  • gr/KL 81p043 Story, 35 p., 3 tiers
  • it/CWD 58h Story, 33 ⅔ p., 3 tiers
  • it/CWD 58i Story, 34 ⅓ p., 3 tiers
  • it/GCD 156ba Story, 34 p., 3 tiers
  • it/GCD 156bb Story, 35 p., 3 tiers
  • no/MH1973-05c Story, 16 p., 4 tiers
  • se/KAP 21gb Story, 3 tiers
  • se/WDS1973-05c Story, 16 p., 4 tiers

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