StoryW CP 4-04
Postman's Puzzle
Two pickpocketers steal one cash bill from a guy and hide it in a mail box. In due course, a (stereotypically skirted) Scotsman also gets involved. In the end, the bill in question is revealed to be forged in the first place.
- First published
- 3 October 1952
- Length
- 16 pages (4 tiers)
- Printed
- 39 times, in 12 countries
- Also coded
w/xmasp.4l,wcp4-04
Credits
- Pencils
- Bill Wright
- Ink
- Bill Wright
Characters
In bold: the story's lead.
Where it was printed
| Date | Country | Issue | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 October 1952 |  United States | Walt Disney's Christmas Parade (Dell) 4 | Postman's Puzzle |
| 10 January 1953 |  Italy | Topolino (libretto) 58 | Topolino e la banconota da 50.000 |
| 27 May 1953 |  Turkey | Resimli Tomurcuk 31 | Postman's Puzzle (part 1) |
| 3 June 1953 | Turkey | Resimli Tomurcuk 32 | Postman's Puzzle (part 2) |
| 10 June 1953 | Turkey | Resimli Tomurcuk 33 | Postman's Puzzle (part 3) |
| 17 June 1953 | Turkey | Resimli Tomurcuk 34 | Postman's Puzzle (part 4) |
| 24 June 1953 | Turkey | Resimli Tomurcuk 35 | Postman's Puzzle (part 5) |
| 1 July 1953 | Turkey | Resimli Tomurcuk 36 | Postman's Puzzle (part 6) |
| 8 July 1953 | Turkey | Resimli Tomurcuk 37 | Postman's Puzzle (part 7) |
| 15 July 1953 | Turkey | Resimli Tomurcuk 38 | Postman's Puzzle (part 8) |
| 22 July 1953 | Turkey | Resimli Tomurcuk 39 | Postman's Puzzle (part 9) |
| 29 July 1953 | Turkey | Resimli Tomurcuk 40 | Postman's Puzzle (part 10) |
| 6 August 1953 | Turkey | Resimli Tomurcuk 41 | Postman's Puzzle (part 11) |
| 13 August 1953 | Turkey | Resimli Tomurcuk 42 | Postman's Puzzle (part 12) |
| 19 August 1953 | Turkey | Resimli Tomurcuk 43 | Postman's Puzzle (part 13) |
| 26 August 1953 | Turkey | Resimli Tomurcuk 44 | Postman's Puzzle (part 14) |
| 2 September 1953 | Turkey | Resimli Tomurcuk 45 | Postman's Puzzle (part 15) |
| 9 September 1953 | Turkey | Resimli Tomurcuk 46 | Postman's Puzzle (part 16) |
| September 1953 |  France | Les Belles Histoires Walt Disney 57 | Mickey postier |
| 1 December 1953 |  Mexico | Cuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) E1953-12 | Aventuras de Cartero |
| 1953 |  Australia | Walt Disney's Christmas Parade (CP Series) 1 | Postman's Puzzle |
| December 1953 |  Spain | Dumbo Álbum/Almanaque 1953-01 | Embrollo de carteros |
| January 1954 |  Brazil | Mickey (Abril) 16 | Aventura na Escócia |
| 29 December 1957 | Italy | Albi della rosa 164 | Topolino e la banconota da 50.000 |
| 1964 | Australia | Walt Disney's Christmas Parade (CP Series) 12 | Postman's Puzzle |
| December 1968 | Spain | Dumbo 2ª (ERSA) 46 | Lo que el viento se llevó |
| 1970, fourth quarter | France | Almanach du Journal de Mickey 71 | La course au chèque ! |
| 20 December 1988 | United States | Mickey and Donald 9 | Postman's Puzzle |
| 1998 | Italy | Topolino (ristampa Nerbini) 2 58 | Topolino e la banconota da 50.000 |
| 2004 | United States | Walt Disney's Christmas Parade (Gemstone) 2 | Postman's Puzzle |
| 24 October 2013 |  Finland | Aku Ankka - Joulutarinat 1 | Postipojan joulupulma |
| 29 September 2015 |  Germany | Walt Disneys Weiße Weihnacht 1 | Postboten im Sondereinsatz |
| 5 September 2016 | Germany | Walt Disneys Lustige Weihnachten (Weltbild) 1 | Postboten im Sondereinsatz |
| 9 November 2016 | Germany | Weihnachten in Entenhausen 2 | Postboten im Sondereinsatz |
| 15 November 2018 |  Denmark | Anders And Classic 2018-24 | Postpostyr |
| 19 November 2018 |  Norway | Donald Duck & Co julehefte 2018 | Penger i posten |
| 17 December 2020 | Finland | Aku Ankka Ekstra / Aku Ankka Klassikko 2020-12 | Postipoikien joulupulma |
| 6 October 2026 | Germany | Entenhausener Weihnachtsklassiker 1 | Postboten im Sondereinsatz |
| France | Les Belles Histoires de Walt Disney (Albums) A 57 | Mickey postier |
Other versions
Redrawn, cut, recoloured or relettered for a later printing.
br/MK 16hStory, 7 p., 4 tiersit/AR 164bStory, 21 p., 3 tierstr/RT 31bStory, 1 p., 4 tiers
Referred to by
- Mickey postier (1st panel)
- IC AR 164 (cover)