StoryW CID 1-02
The Black Pearls of Tabu Yama
Black pearls near volcanic island
- First published
- 17 October 1957
- Created
- 14 March 1957
- Length
- 17 5/6 pages (3 tiers)
- Printed
- 118 times, in 18 countries
- Also coded
11068,wcid1-02,wcid1-02,wcid1-02,x-masindisneylandno.1
Credits
- Plot
- Carl Barks
- Script
- Carl Barks
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Ink
- Carl Barks
Characters
In bold: the story's lead.
Where it was printed
| Date | Country | Issue | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 October 1957 |  United States | Christmas in Disneyland 1 | The Black Pearls of Tabu Yama |
| 1 December 1958 |  Mexico | Cuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) E1958-12 | The Black Pearls of Tabu Yama |
| 1958 |  Australia | Jumbo (J Series) 8 | The Black Pearls of Tabu Yama |
| December 1958 |  Spain | Dumbo Álbum/Almanaque 1958-03 | The Black Pearls of Tabu Yama |
| December 1958 |  Italy | Almanacco Topolino 24 | Paperino e il natale vulcanico |
| 1 December 1959 |  France | Les Belles Histoires Walt Disney (nouvelle série) 71 | Les canards et le volcan de Tatu Yama |
| 23 December 1962 | Italy | Albi della rosa 424 | Paperino e il Natale vulcanico |
| 10 December 1963 |  Brazil | Zé Carioca 631 | O Tabu das Pérolas Negras |
| 27 December 1970 | France | Le Journal de Mickey 967 | Noël sur l'île interdite |
| December 1972 | United States | Walt Disney Comics Digest (Gold Key) 38 | The Black Pearls of Tabu Yama |
| December 1974 | Spain | Pato Donald Extraordinario/Almanaque 1974-03 | Un viaje de perlas |
| 3 December 1975 | Brazil | Disney Especial (1ª Série) 20 | O Tabu das Pérolas Negras |
| 17 November 1977 |  Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o 1977-46 | Julexpeditionen till Tabu Yama-ön (part 1) |
| 21 November 1977 |  Denmark | Anders And & Co. 1977-47 | Ved juletid på Tabu-Yama-Øen (part 1) |
| 22 November 1977 |  Norway | Donald Duck & Co 1977-47 | Eventyr på Tabu Yama-øya (part 1) |
| 24 November 1977 | Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o 1977-47 | Julexpeditionen till Tabu Yama-ön (part 2) |
| 26 November 1977 |  Germany | Micky Maus 1977-48 | Weihnachten in der Südsee (part 1) |
| 28 November 1977 | Denmark | Anders And & Co. 1977-48 | Ved juletid på Tabu-Yama-Øen (part 2) |
| 29 November 1977 | Norway | Donald Duck & Co 1977-48 | Eventyr på Tabu-Yama-øya (part 2) |
| 1 December 1977 | Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o 1977-48 | Julexpeditionen till Tabu Yama-ön (part 3) |
| 3 December 1977 | Germany | Micky Maus 1977-49 | Weihnachten in der Südsee (part 2) |
| 5 December 1977 | Denmark | Anders And & Co. 1977-49 | Ved juletid på Tabu-Yama-Øen (part 3) |
| 6 December 1977 | Norway | Donald Duck & Co 1977-49 | Eventyr på Tabu-Yama-øya (part 3) |
| 8 December 1977 | Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o 1977-49 | Julexpeditionen till Tabu Yama-ön (part 4) |
| 10 December 1977 | Germany | Micky Maus 1977-50 | Weihnachten in der Südsee (part 3) |
| 12 December 1977 | Denmark | Anders And & Co. 1977-50 | Ved juletid på Tabu-Yama-Øen (part 4) |
| 13 December 1977 | Norway | Donald Duck & Co 1977-50 | Eventyr på Tabu-Yama-øya (part 4) |
| 17 December 1977 | Germany | Micky Maus 1977-51 | Weihnachten in der Südsee (part 4) |
| 1977 | United States | Christmas Parade (Golden Press) 91 | The Black Pearls of Tabu Yama |
| 22 November 1978 |  Finland | Aku Ankka 1978-47 | Joulu Etelämerellä (part 1) |
| 29 November 1978 | Finland | Aku Ankka 1978-48 | Joulu Etelämerellä (part 2) |
| 7 December 1978 | Finland | Aku Ankka 1978-49 | Joulu Etelämerellä (part 3) |
| 13 December 1978 | Finland | Aku Ankka 1978-50 | Joulu Etelämerellä (part 4) |
| December 1978 | Italy | Super Almanacco Paperino 8 | Paperino e il Natale vulcanico |
| June 1979 | Germany | Carl Barks gesammelte Werke 35 | The Black Pearls of Tabu Yama |
| 14 December 1979 | Brazil | O Pato Donald (Abril) 1466 | O Tabu das Pérolas Negras |
| 1979 | Finland | Aku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1978-4 | Joulu Etelämerellä (part 1) |
| 1979 | Finland | Aku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1978-4 | Joulu Etelämerellä (part 2) |
| 1979 | Finland | Aku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1978-4 | Joulu Etelämerellä (part 3) |
| 1979 | Finland | Aku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1978-4 | Joulu Etelämerellä (part 4) |
| 1979 | Finland | Aku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1978-2 | Joulu Etelämerellä (part 1) |
| 1979 | Finland | Aku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1978-2 | Joulu Etelämerellä (part 2) |
| 1979 | Finland | Aku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1978-2 | Joulu Etelämerellä (part 3) |
| 1979 | Finland | Aku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1978-2 | Joulu Etelämerellä (part 4) |
| 1980 | Italy | Complete Carl Barks 19 | The Black Pearls of Tabu Yama |
| 17 December 1982 |  Netherlands | Donald Duck 1982-50 | Schipbreuk op Taboe-eiland |
| October 1985 | Netherlands | Oom Dagobert 29 | Schipbreuk op Taboe-eiland |
| October 1986 | Italy | Paperino di Barks collezione ANAF 30 | Paperino e il natale vulcanico |
| 1986 | Germany | Disney-Sonderalbum 4 | Weihnachten in der Südsee |
| 1987 | Denmark | Anders And's julehistorier 1 | The Black Pearls of Tabu Yama |
| 1987 | Norway | Soloalbum 1987-3 | Donald Duck på Tabu Yama øya |
| 1987 | Norway | Tegneseriebokklubben 33 | Donald Duck på Tabu Yama øya |
| 1987 | Sweden | Walt Disney's julalbum 2 | Julexpeditionen till Tabu Yama-ön |
| 1988 | Germany | Weihnachtsgeschichten aus Entenhausen - Sonderalbum-Sammelband 1 | Weihnachten in der Südsee |
| 5 December 1989 | United States | Mickey and Donald 17 | The black pearls of Tabu Yama |
| 1989 | Finland | Parhaat Sarjat 1989-37 | Joulu Etelämerellä |
| 1989 | Finland | Walt Disneyn klassikot 15 | Joulu Etelämerellä |
| May 1990 | United States | Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 6 | The Black Pearls of Tabu Yama |
| December 1992 | Italy | Paperino Mese 150 | Paperino e il Natale vulcanico |
| 1992 | Netherlands | Alle klassieke verhalen 10 | Schipbreuk op Taboe-eiland |
| 10 December 1993 | France | Picsou Magazine 263 | Noël sur un volcan |
| February 1995 | Italy | Zio Paperone 65 | Paperino e il natale vulcanico |
| 1996 | Germany | Weihnachtsalbum 1 | Weihnachten in der Südsee |
| December 1998 | United States | The Adventures of Uncle Scrooge McDuck in Color 56 | The Black Pearls of Tabu Yama |
| December 2001 | Brazil | Novo Disney Especial 2 | O Tabu das Pérolas Negras |
| October 2002 |  Portugal | Disney Especial 208 | O Tabu das Pérolas Negras |
| July 2003 | Germany | Barks Library Special Onkel Dagobert 38 | Weihnachten in der Südsee |
| 4 November 2003 | Germany | Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Spezial 2 | Weihnachten in der Südsee |
| 1 December 2004 | France | Picsou Magazine 395 | Noël à Disneyland |
| 7 April 2006 | France | Picsou Magazine (Albums) B 47 | Noël à Disneyland |
| 12 April 2007 | Netherlands | De beste verhalen van Donald Duck 130 | Schipbreuk op Taboe-eiland |
| August 2007 | Germany | Carl Barks Collection 17 | The Black Pearls of Tabu Yama |
| August 2007 | Denmark | Carl Barks' Samlede Værker 17 | Ved juletid på Tabu-Yamaøen |
| August 2007 | Sweden | Carl Barks samlade verk 17 | The Black Pearls of Tabu Yama |
| September 2007 | Norway | Carl Barks samlede verk 17 | The Black Pearls of Tabu Yama |
| 28 April 2008 | Italy | La grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 14 | Paperino e il Natale vulcanico |
| June 2008 | Brazil | O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 38 | O Tabu das Pérolas Negras |
| 3 October 2008 | Finland | Carl Barksin joulu 2 | The Black Pearls of Tabu Yama |
| 19 December 2008 | Finland | Carl Barksin kootut 17 | The Black Pearls of Tabu Yama |
| December 2008 | Netherlands | Donald Duck Collectie 34 | Schipbreuk op Taboe-eiland |
| 9 November 2009 | Germany | Barks Onkel Dagobert 3 | Weihnachten in der Südsee |
| 1 October 2010 | Germany | Weihnachts-Geschichten von Carl Barks 2 | Weihnachten in der Südsee |
| December 2010 | Brazil | Natal de Ouro Disney 1 | O Tabu das Pérolas Negras |
| 21 November 2011 | Norway | Onkel Skrue julehefte 2011 | Eventyr på Tabu Yama-øya |
| 30 November 2011 | France | Mes plus belles histoires 5 | Noël à Disneyland |
| 9 May 2012 | France | La dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 7 | Noël à Disneyland |
| November 2012 |  Greece | Η Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη του Καρλ Μπαρκς 14 | Τα Μαύρα Μαργαριτάρια του Ταμπού Γιάμα |
| 15 August 2014 | Norway | Carl Barks' Andeby 7 | Eventur pa Tabu Yama-øya |
| 14 September 2014 | Greece | Η Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 14 | Τα Μαύρα Μαργαριτάρια του Ταμπού Γιάμα |
| 3 June 2015 | France | Les trésors de Picsou 31 | Les perles noires de Tatu Yama |
| October 2015 | Brazil | Disney de Luxo 6 | O Tabu das Pérolas Negras |
| 2015 | Sweden | Carl Barks Ankeborg 7 | The Black Pearls of Tabu Yama |
| 27 November 2017 | Denmark | Anders And Classic 2017-18 | Ved juletid på Tabu-Yamaøen |
| 16 May 2018 | Spain | La Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 25 | Las perlas negras de Tabú Yama |
| 18 September 2018 | United States | The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 19 | The Black Pearls of Tabu Yama |
| September 2019 | Finland | Aku Ankka - Näköispainos 1978-2 | Joulu Etelämerellä (part 1) |
| September 2019 | Finland | Aku Ankka - Näköispainos 1978-2 | Joulu Etelämerellä (part 2) |
| September 2019 | Finland | Aku Ankka - Näköispainos 1978-2 | Joulu Etelämerellä (part 3) |
| September 2019 | Finland | Aku Ankka - Näköispainos 1978-2 | Joulu Etelämerellä (part 4) |
| 18 November 2019 | Netherlands | Donald Duck Kerstspecial 2019 | Schipbreuk op Taboe-eiland |
| 26 February 2020 |  Poland | Kaczogród. Carl Barks 7 | Zakazana wyspa |
| October 2020 | Brazil | Coleção Carl Barks Definitiva 19 | The Black Pearls of Tabu Yama |
| 15 April 2021 | Germany | Lustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 12 | Weihnachten in der Südsee |
| 19 October 2021 | Italy | La Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 14 | Paperino e il Natale vulcanico |
| 20 October 2021 | Finland | Carl Barksin joulutarinat 2021 | Joulu Etelämerellä |
| 17 November 2021 | France | Les grands maîtres 3 | Noël à Disneyland |
| 21 December 2021 | Italy | I Grandi Classici Disney (Seconda Serie) 72 | Paperino e il Natale vulcanico |
| 12 May 2023 | Norway | Donald Duck av Carl Barks 19 | The Black Pearls of Tabu Yama |
| 5 December 2023 | Finland | Aku Ankka 2023-49 | Joulu Etelämerellä |
| 22 January 2024 | Denmark | Guldbog 19 | Ved juletid på Tabu-Yamaøen |
| 30 April 2025 |  Croatia | Patkograd. Carl Barks 6 | Zabranjeni otok |
| 31 May 2025 |  Bulgaria | Дъкбург. Carl Barks 6 | Забраненият остров |
| France | Les Belles Histoires de Walt Disney (Albums) C 2 | Les canards et le volcan de Tatu Yama | |
| France | Le Journal de Mickey (Albums) 50 | Noël sur l'île interdite | |
| France | Picsou Magazine (Albums) B 14 | Noël sur un volcan | |
| Italy | Raccolta Paperino Mese / Paperino 13 | Paperino e il Natale vulcanico | |
| Italy | Raccolta Zio Paperone 12 | Paperino e il natale vulcanico | |
| Portugal | Disney Especialíssimo 104 | O Tabu das Pérolas Negras |
Other versions
Redrawn, cut, recoloured or relettered for a later printing.
br/DE 20kStory, 14 p., 4 tiersde/BLOD 38cStory, 17 5/6 p., 4 tiersde/DSA 4dStory, 18 p., 3 tiersde/MM1977-48hStory, 4 ⅔ p., 3 tiersde/MM1977-49iStory, 4 ⅔ p., 4 tiersde/MM1977-51jStory, 3 ⅔ p., 3 tiersde/TGDDSP 2p05Story, 18 p., 3 tiersdk/AA1977-47fStory, 5 p., 3 tiersdk/AA1977-48hStory, 4 p., 3 tiersdk/AA1977-50iStory, 3 p., 3 tiersdk/AAC2017-18bStory, 18 p., 4 tiersfi/AA1978-47fStory, 5 p., 3 tiersfi/AA1978-50iStory, 4 p., 3 tiersfr/BHNS 71cStory, 16 5/6 p., 3 tiersfr/DDD 7p351Story, 17 p., 3 tiersfr/JM 967cStory, 9 p., 4 tiersnl/DD1982-50bStory, 10 p., 4 tiersnl/EDDK 2019nStory, 6 p., 4 tiersno/DD1977-47fStory, 5 p., 4 tiersno/DD1977-48hStory, 4 p., 4 tiersno/OSJ2011dStory, 9 p., 3 tiersse/CBSV 17daStory, 17 7/8 p., 3 tiersus/CPGP 91-29Story, 17 p., 4 tiers
Referred to by
- DC JA 1987 (cover)
- Sixty-One Christmases with Uncle Scrooge (illustration)
- Junglekludder (article)
- F BHNS-71-1
- Τέσσερα παπιά κι ένα άλμπατρος (article)
- La storia: Paperino e il Natale vulcanico (article)
- Natali complicati (article)
- IC ZP 65 (cover)
- Turistguide - Turistattraksjoner (article)
- XUC CBDL 19 (story panels)
- Story Notes (article)
- An Exploding Vulcano, a Dinosaur Stampede, and a Rocket Race Around the World! (panel)
- Story Notes (article)
- This Should Cover It All! (Additional Covers and Posters, 1996-1997) (article)