HIGHDUCKS

StoryW DD 60-02

The Titanic Ants!

A Duckburg scientist's enlarged ants disrupt the Billionaires' Picnic

First published
July 1958
Created
20 June 1957
Length
20 pages (3 tiers)
Printed
142 times, in 23 countries
Also coded
, 10030, 10030, dd192-p.11;wrdd60, w/dd62-02, wdd60, wdd60-02

Credits

Plot
Carl Barks
Script
Carl Barks
Pencils
Carl Barks
Ink
Carl Barks

Characters

In bold: the story's lead.

Where it was printed

DateCountryIssueTitle
July 1958United StatesDonald Duck 60The Titanic Ants!
4 December 1958BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 426Un pique-nique sensationnel (part 1)
4 December 1958BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 426En merkwaardige picknick (sic) (part 1)
11 December 1958BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 427Un pique-nique sensationnel (part 2)
11 December 1958BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 427En merkwaardige picknick (sic) (part 2)
18 December 1958BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 428Un pique-nique sensationnel (part 3)
18 December 1958BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 428Merkwaardige picknick (part 3)
25 December 1958BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 429Un pique-nique sensationnel (part 4)
25 December 1958BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 429The Titanic Ants! (part 4)
1 January 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 430Un pique-nique sensationnel (part 5)
1 January 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 430Merkwaardige picknick (part 5)
8 January 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 431Un pique-nique sensationnel (part 6)
8 January 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 431Een merkwaardige picknick (part 6)
8 March 1959FranceLe Journal de Mickey 354Onc'Picsou et les fourmis géantes !
15 May 1959MexicoCuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 190Las hormigas gigantes
23 June 1959BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 398As Formigas Gigantes
25 June 1959ItalyTopolino (libretto) 213Zio Paperone e le formiche giganti
22 July 1959NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1959-30Donald Duck og kjempemaurene (part 1)
28 July 1959DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1959-30og kæmpemyrerne (part 1)
29 July 1959NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1959-31Donald Duck og kjempemaurene (part 2)
1 August 1959GermanyMicky Maus 1959-31Riesenameisen (part 1)
4 August 1959DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1959-31og kæmpemyrerne (part 2)
5 August 1959NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1959-32Donald Duck og kjempemaurene (part 3)
8 August 1959GermanyMicky Maus 1959-32Riesenameisen (part 2)
11 August 1959DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1959-32og kæmpemyrerne (part 3)
11 August 1959SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1959-19och jättemyrorna (part 1)
15 August 1959GermanyMicky Maus 1959-33Riesenameisen (part 3)
18 August 1959SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1959-20och jättemyrorna (part 2)
25 August 1959SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1959-21och jättemyrorne (part 3)
1959AustraliaDonald Duck (D series) 27The Titanic Ants!
April 1960FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 15Onc'Picsou et les fourmis géantes !
8 September 1963ItalyAlbi della rosa 461Zio Paperone e le formiche giganti
October 1968United StatesWalt Disney Comics Digest (Gold Key) 4The Titanic Ants!
March 1969ChileDisneylandia 331Las hormigas titánicas
1969ColombiaDisneylandia 331Las hormigas titánicas
January 1971BrazilTio Patinhas (Abril) 66Seu Formigão Vale Um Milhão
26 May 1972GreeceΜίκυ Μάους 309Τα μυρμήγκια γίγαντες!
31 May 1974NetherlandsDonald Duck 1974-22Een reuzegemier
June 1975BrazilDisney Especial (1ª Série) 17Monstros Pré-Fabricados
1975AustraliaDonald Duck (D series) 229The Titanic Ants!
February 1978United StatesDonald Duck 192The Titanic Ants!
1978NetherlandsDonald Duck en andere verhalen (V&D) 5Een reuzegemier
24 September 1979YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 259Џиновски мрави
24 September 1979YugoslaviaMikijev Zabavnik v slovenščini 259Orjaške mravlje
November 1979FranceSpécial Mickey Géant 1430Onc'Picsou et les fourmis géantes !
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 20The Titanic Ants!
1980NetherlandsDonald Duck Vakantieboek 1980Een reuze gemier!
10 June 1983GreeceΜίκυ Μάους 882Τα μυρμήγκια γίγαντες!
June 1983BrazilDisney Especial Reedição 16Monstros Pré-Fabricados
4 November 1984FranceLe Journal de Mickey 1688Les fourmis géantes
9 November 1984FranceDonald Magazine 84-45Les fourmis géantes
September 1986ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 32-AZio Paperone e le formiche giganti
November 1986United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 2The Titanic Ants!
December 1986United StatesDonald Duck Digest 3The Titanic Ants!
29 September 1987GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 92Riesenameisen
7 September 1988YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 725Џиновски мрави
7 September 1988YugoslaviaMikijev Zabavnik v slovenščini 725Orjaške mravlje
1988DenmarkGuldbog 5og kæmpemyrerne
1988NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 56Een reuze gemier
1988NorwayGullbok 5Donald Duck og kjempemaurene
1988SwedenKalle Anka Guldbok 5och jättemyrorna
27 March 1990IndonesiaDonal Bebek 440Semut Raksasa
1990Egyptميكى جيب (Mickey Guaib) 169The Titanic Ants!
1991FinlandAku Ankan Juhlasarjat 1Jättiläismuurahaiset
July 1992BrazilDisney Superespecial 16Monstros Pré-Fabricados
1992GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 12BRiesenameisen
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 10Een reuze gemier
March 1993ItalyZio Paperone 42Zio Paperone e le formiche giganti
May 1993United StatesDonald Duck Adventures (Disney Comics) 36The Titanic Ants!
July 1993GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 92Riesenameisen
1995GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 22BRiesenameisen
December 1995United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Donald Duck Adventures in Color 24The Titanic Ants!
6 November 1996FrancePicsou Magazine 298L'invasion des fourmis géantes
20 May 1998GermanyMicky Maus Extrahefte 1998-21Riesenameisen
November 1998GermanyBarks Library Special Donald Duck 24Riesenameisen
1998GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 57Riesenameisen
11 February 1999DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1999B07og kæmpemyrerne
15 February 1999SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1999X07Och jättemyrorna
16 February 1999NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1999B07Donald Duck og kjempemaurene
May 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 15Een reuze gemier
19 May 2004United StatesUncle Scrooge 330The Titanic Ants!
16 June 2005DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1959-4og kæmpemyrerne (part 1)
16 June 2005DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1959-4og kæmpemyrerne (part 2)
16 June 2005DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1959-4og kæmpemyrerne (part 3)
July 2005NorwayHall of Fame - De store serieskaperne 8Donald Duck and the Titanic Ants!
31 October 2005DenmarkHall of Fame 8The Titanic Ants!
2005NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 32Donald Duck og kjempemaurene (part 1)
2005NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 33Donald Duck og kjempemaurene (part 2)
2005NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 33Donald Duck og kjempemaurene (part 3)
2005SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1959-03och jättemyrorna (part 1)
2005SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1959-03och jättemyrorna (part 2)
2005SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1959-03och jättemyrorne (part 3)
2005SwedenHall of Fame: De stora serieskaparna 8Donald Duck and the Titanic Ants!
August 2007BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 31Monstros Pré-Fabricados
August 2007GermanyCarl Barks Collection 17The Titanic Ants!
August 2007DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 17The Titanic Ants!
August 2007SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 17Donald Duck and the Titanic Ants!
September 2007NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 17Donald Duck and the Titanic Ants!
2 April 2008FrancePicsou Magazine 435L'invasion des fourmis géantes
12 May 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 16Zio Paperone e le formiche giganti
24 October 2008FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 55L'invasion des fourmis géantes
19 December 2008FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 17The Titanic Ants!
August 2010GreeceΚόμιξ 266Τα γιγάντια μυρμήγκια
15 August 2012FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 8L'invasion des fourmis géantes
April 2013GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη του Καρλ Μπαρκς 16Τα Γιγάντια Μυρμήγκια
9 January 2014GermanyBarks Donald Duck 8Riesenameisen
July 2014ItalyI Grandi Classici Disney 332Zio Paperone e le formiche giganti
28 September 2014GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 16Τα Γιγάντια Μυρμήγκια
21 October 2014NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 8Kjempemaurene
2015SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 8The Titanic Ants!
18 September 2018United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 19Donald Duck and the Titanic Ants!
27 July 2019SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 27Las hormigas colosales
23 October 2019FinlandCarl Barksin sankarit 2019Jättiläismuurahaiset
15 July 2020PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 8Gigantyczne mrówki
7 October 2020FinlandAku Ankka 2020-41Jättiläismuurahaiset
October 2020BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 19OS Monstros Pré-Fabricados
10 March 2021FrancePicsou Magazine 554L'invasion des fourmis géantes
17 June 2021GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 13Riesenameisen
2 November 2021ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 16Zio Paperone e le formiche giganti
29 April 2022GreeceΚόμιξ (Περίοδος Β') 94Τα γιγάντια μυρμήγκια
3 June 2022GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 74Riesenameisen
12 May 2023NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 19The Titanic Ants!
20 January 2025DenmarkAnders And Classic 2025-61The Titanic Ants!
2025FinlandAku Ankka (digipalvelu) 2025-07Jättiläismuurahaiset
9 May 2026BulgariaДъкбург. Carl Barks 7Гигантските мравки
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 17Un pique-nique sensationnel (part 1)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 17Un pique-nique sensationnel (part 2)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 17Un pique-nique sensationnel (part 3)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 17Un pique-nique sensationnel (part 4)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 17Un pique-nique sensationnel (part 5)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 17Un pique-nique sensationnel (part 6)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 17En merkwaardige picknick (sic) (part 1)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 17En merkwaardige picknick (sic) (part 2)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 17Merkwaardige picknick (part 3)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 17The Titanic Ants! (part 4)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 17Merkwaardige picknick (part 5)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 17Een merkwaardige picknick (part 6)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 112Les fourmis géantes
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AA15Onc'Picsou et les fourmis géantes !
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 22L'invasion des fourmis géantes
FranceCollection Bibliothèque M1430Onc'Picsou et les fourmis géantes !
PortugalDisney Especialíssimo 2Monstros Pré-Fabricados in Brazilian Portuguese

Other versions

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

  • be/MM 426p20 Story, 1 p., 5 tiers
  • br/DE 17x Story, 15 p., 4 tiers
  • cl/DIS 331b Story, 20 p., 4 tiers
  • de/MM1959-31e Story, 8 p., 3 tiers
  • de/MM1959-33d Story, 4 p., 3 tiers
  • eg/MG 169p004 Story, 30 p., 2 tiers
  • fr/JM 354c Story, 8 p., 5 tiers
  • fr/JM 1688b Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/SMG 1430i Story, 8 p., 6 tiers
  • id/DB 440p03 Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • no/DD1959-32f Story, 4 p., 4 tiers
  • se/HOF 8v Story, 20 p., 3 tiers

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