HIGHDUCKS

StoryS 87040

Armstrong

Gyro invents a powerful robot which comes to replace Launchpad's deeds but it all goes downward when the robot becomes acting strange and hostile against the Ducks family. The robot imprisons Uncle Scrooge and Gyro and the three nephews turn to Launchpad for help who is more than willing to help. This way he can re-establish his status as a hero which was temporarily replaced by the evil robot

First published
16 February 1988
Length
21 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
19 times, in 11 countries
Also coded
2824, 87040-a, s87040

Credits

Plot
Larry Gotterer
Script
Larry Gotterer
Pencils
Jaime Diaz Studio
Ink
Jaime Diaz Studio

Characters

In bold: the story's lead.

Notes

Part of DuckTales.

Where it was printed

DateCountryIssueTitle
16 February 1988FrancePicsou Magazine 193Armstrong le robot
April 1988BrazilDuckTales Os Caçadores de Aventuras (Abril - 1ª Série) 2Armstrong, O Robô Pirado
19 July 1988United StatesDuckTales (Gladstone) 1Armstrong
October 1988ItalyMega Almanacco 382DuckTales avventure di Paperi - Il robot tuttofare
19 January 1989GermanyDonald Duck 400Protzkraft der Roboter
31 January 1989NorwayOnkel Skrue 1989-02Ole, Dole og Doffen på eventyr
20 February 1989DenmarkOnkel Joakim 1989-02Armstrong
1989SwedenKalle Ankas Disneytajm 2Armstrong
May 1992GreeceΜίκυ (Μεγάλο) 297Ο Σιδεροχέρης
May 1993ItalyDuckTales 1DuckTales avventure di Paperi - Il robot tuttofare
1997NorwaySkrue Pocket 86Ole, Dole og Doffen på eventyr
February 2009GreeceΜίκυ (Μεγάλο) 498Ο Σιδεροχέρης
8 October 2018NorwayTema Pocket 2018-10Ole, Dole & Doffen på eventyr
2018IcelandRisa Syrpa 2018-3Armstrong
2018SwedenKalle Ankas bästa 2018-05Roboten Armstrong
29 March 2019GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch DuckTales 3Protzkraft aus der Konserve
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) A YBArmstrong le robot
ItalySpeciale Raccolta anni 90 3DuckTales avventure di Paperi - Il robot tuttofare
PortugalDuckTales: Os Caçadores de Aventuras 1Armstrong, O Robô Pirado in Brazilian Portuguese

Other versions

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

  • br/DT 2d Story, 19 p., 4 tiers
  • de/DD 400d Story, 28 p., 3 tiers
  • de/LTBDT 3p094 Story, 28 p., 3 tiers
  • fr/PM 193e Story, 18 p., 4 tiers
  • it/DKT 1e Story, 21 p., 4 tiers
  • us/DT 1b Story, 21 p., 4 tiers

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