HIGHDUCKS

StoryW DD 77-03

The Sign Wizard

DD, as a master sign painter, becomes intoxicated by the public's popularity, ending his career by painting advertising text on the side of an airship, not noticing that the ship is moving along the main street without a pilot.

First published
May 1961
Created
1 September 1960 (writ)
Length
9 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
41 times, in 20 countries
Also coded
dd197-p.22-31;wrdd77, wdd77-03

Credits

Plot
Bob Gregory
Script
Bob Gregory
Pencils
Jack Bradbury
Ink
Jack Bradbury

Characters

In bold: the story's lead.

Where it was printed

DateCountryIssueTitle
May 1961United StatesDonald Duck 77The Sign Wizard
4 November 1961NetherlandsDonald Duck 1961-44The Sign Wizard
November 1961ItalyAlmanacco Topolino 59Paperino mago delle insegne
1961AustraliaDonald Duck (D series) 59The Sign Wizard
1961SpainDumbo 1ª (ERSA) 393Pintor de alboroto
17 January 1962TurkeyMiki (Pulhan) 3Donald Amca Tabela Üstadı (part 1)
24 January 1962TurkeyMiki (Pulhan) 4Donald Amca Tabela Üstadı (part 2)
3 April 1962DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1962-14The Sign Wizard
10 April 1962NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1962-15The Sign Wizard
10 April 1962SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1962-15The Sign Wizard
14 April 1962GermanyMicky Maus 1962-15The Sign Wizard
1 June 1962MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 224El mago de los rotulistas
17 June 1962FranceLe Journal de Mickey 525Comment on devient modeste !
3 April 1963FinlandAku Ankka 1963-14The Sign Wizard
1963GermanyMicky Maus Sammelband 4The Sign Wizard
December 1963FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 25Comment on devient modeste !
1964FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1963-1The Sign Wizard
May 1969ChileDisneylandia 341El mago del cartel
1973AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 327The Sign Wizard
March 1977FranceMickey Poche 35Comment on devient modeste !
July 1978United StatesDonald Duck 197The Sign Wizard
21 May 1979YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 241Фирмописац
21 May 1979YugoslaviaMikijev Zabavnik v slovenščini 241Črkoslikar
12 September 1979MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 724El Mago de los Rotulistas
25 October 1979Egyptميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 966بطوط ساحر اللافتات
19 March 1982BrazilZé Carioca 1585O Mago do Pincel
10 September 1982PortugalPateta (& Companhia) 36O Mago do Pincel
1984AustraliaUncle Scrooge (Magman) 4Sign Wizard
March 1986ItalyPaperino Mese 69Paperino mago delle insegne
1987SpainReimpresión Yo, Donald 17Donald, mago de los rotulos
1987SpainYo, Donald 50Donald, mago de los rotulos
January 1996PortugalHiper Disney 8-01O Mago do Pincel
February 2005FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1963-1The Sign Wizard
May 2007NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 51The Sign Wizard
July 2007SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1962-02The Sign Wizard
27 March 2008DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1962-2The Sign Wizard
BelgiumAlbum du Journal de Mickey 25Comment on devient modeste ! in French
CanadaDonald Duck 7Le sorcier de l'affiche
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AA25Comment on devient modeste !
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC25Comment on devient modeste !
PortugalHiper Hiper Disney 39O Mago do Pincel

Other versions

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

  • fr/JM 525d Story, 4 p., 6 tiers
  • fr/MPO 35p126 Story, 17 ½ p., 2 tiers
  • tr/MIK 3f Story, 5 p., 4 tiers
  • tr/MIK 4g Story, 4 p., 4 tiers

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