HIGHDUCKS

StoryW MOC 20-01

Darkest Africa

DD goes hunting butterflies with HDL in Africa against a mean hunter

First published
1948
Created
26 September 1947
Length
22 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
82 times, in 18 countries
Also coded
moc20-01, w/sfg20, wmoc20-01

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
1948United StatesBoys' and Girls' March of Comics Giveaways 20Darkest Africa
1950ItalyDono di Topolino ai suoi amici 1Paperino e la Cleopatrias Extinta
February 1952ItalyDono di Topolino ai suoi amici 2Paperino e la Cleopatrias Extinta
28 September 1958FranceLe Journal de Mickey 331La chasse au Quasius Extinctus
November 1959FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 14La chasse au Quasius Extinctus
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 7Darkest Africa
25 June 1982NetherlandsDonald Duck 1982-25in donker Afrika (part 1)
June 1982BrazilAlmanaque Disney (Abril) 133Os Caçadores da Borboleta Perdida
2 July 1982NetherlandsDonald Duck 1982-26in donker Afrika (part 2)
September 1983ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 1-APaperino e la Cleopatrias Extinta
September 1983ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 7-APaperino e la Cleopatrias Extinta
1985, second quarterFranceSpécial Mickey Géant 1719La chasse au Quasius Extinctus
July 1985NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 44in donker Afrika
August 1985NetherlandsStripschrift 198Darkest Africa
1987NetherlandsAlle verhalen van Carl Barks / Alle klassieke verhalen 4in donker Afrika
July 1988BrazilDisney Especial (1ª Série) 108Os Caçadores da Borboleta Perdida
31 March 1989PortugalDisney Especial 51Os Caçadores Da Borboleta Perdida
May 1990United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 6Darkest Africa
October 1992United StatesDonald Duck Adventures (Disney Comics) 29Darkest Africa
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 4in donker Afrika
January 1993ItalyZio Paperone 40Paperino e la Cleopatrias Extinta
6 June 1994IcelandAndrés Önd 1994-23Svartasta Afríka (part 1)
6 June 1994SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1994-23-24I mörkaste Afrika (part 1)
8 June 1994FinlandAku Ankka 1994-23Pimein Afrikka
9 June 1994GermanyMicky Maus 1994-24Der letzte Moribundus (part 1)
9 June 1994DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1994-23I det mørke Afrika (part 1)
9 June 1994NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1994-23Sommerfugljakten (part 1)
13 June 1994IcelandAndrés Önd 1994-24Svartasta Afríka (part 2)
14 June 1994NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1994-24Sommerfugljakten (part 2)
16 June 1994GermanyMicky Maus 1994-25Der letzte Moribundus (part 2)
16 June 1994DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1994-24I det mørke Afrika (part 2)
20 June 1994IcelandAndrés Önd 1994-25Svartasta Afríka (part 3)
20 June 1994SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1994-25I mörkaste Afrika (part 2)
21 June 1994NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1994-25Sommerfugljakten (part 3)
23 June 1994GermanyMicky Maus 1994-26Der letzte Moribundus (part 3)
23 June 1994DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1994-25I det mørke Afrika (part 3)
27 June 1994SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1994-26I mörkaste Afrika (part 3)
August 1994GreeceΚόμιξ 74Στη Μαύρη Ήπειρο
22 December 1994United Arab Emiratesميكي (Mickey) 14Darkest Africa (part 1)
29 December 1994United Arab Emiratesميكي (Mickey) 15Darkest Africa (part 2)
5 January 1995United Arab Emiratesميكي (Mickey) 16Darkest Africa (part 3)
February 1995United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Donald Duck Adventures in Color 14Darkest Africa
1995FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1994-2Pimein Afrikka
September 1996GermanyBarks Library Special Donald Duck 14Eine dunkle Story aus dem dunklen Erdteil
December 1997SpainOlé! Disney 44El corazón de África
April 1998ItalyCarl Barks Comic Art 9Donald Duck in "Darkest Africa"
1998SpainSuper Disney 8El corazón de África
11 May 1999GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 161Eine dunkle Story aus dem dunklen Erdteil
29 March 2000FrancePicsou Magazine 339Sombre est l'Afrique
2000GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 29AEine dunkle Story aus dem dunklen Erdteil
February 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 12in donker Afrika
November 2002ItalyPiù Disney 26Donald Duck in "Darkest Africa" in English
November 2002ItalyPiù Disney 26Paperino nell'Africa più nera
November 2002ItalyTesori 5Donald Duck in "Darkest Africa" in English
November 2002ItalyTesori 5Paperino nell'Africa più nera
November 2006GermanyCarl Barks Collection 5Der letzte Moribundus
December 2006DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 5Darkest Africa
December 2006NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 5Donald Duck in "Darkest Africa"
2006, fourth quarterSwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 5Donald Duck in “Darkest Africa”
29 April 2008FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 5Darkest Africa
June 2008BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 37Os Caçadores da Borboleta Perdida
3 November 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 41Paperino nell'Africa più nera
3 December 2012IndonesiaDonal Bebek 1624Afrika gelap
14 March 2013GermanyBarks Donald Duck 3Der letzte Moribundus
1 June 2013United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 6Darkest Africa
31 July 2016GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 41Στην μαύρη ήπειρο
October 2016BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 6Os Caçadores da Borboleta Perdida
7 March 2017NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 23Donald Duck in "Darkest Africa"
21 June 2017FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 23Sombre est l'Afrique
February 2018RussiaБиблиотека Карла Баркса 6Чернейшая Африка
18 May 2019SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 9El corazón de África
12 December 2019GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 4Der letzte Moribundus
2019SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 23Donald Duck in ”Darkest Africa”
May 2020ItalyTopolino Classic 2Paperino e la Cleopatrias Extinta
7 August 2020GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 63Der letzte Moribundus
16 September 2020PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 9Afryka dzika
15 June 2021FranceLes trésors de Picsou 55ALa chasse au Quasius Extinctus
26 April 2022ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 41Paperino nell'Africa più nera
April 2022GermanyAlfonz - der Comicreporter 2022-2Darkest Africa
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 30Sombre est l'Afrique
NorwayBarks friends GIVBDarkest Africa in English
PortugalDisney Especialíssimo 29Os Caçadores Da Borboleta Perdida

Other versions

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

  • ae/MM 14c Story, 6 p., 4 tiers
  • ae/MM 15b Story, 8 p., 4 tiers
  • de/AZ2022-2p04b Illustration, ¼ p., 1 tiers
  • de/BLDD 14p05 Story, 22 p., 4 tiers
  • de/MM1994-24e Story, 6 p., 4 tiers
  • de/MM1994-25i Story, 8 p., 4 tiers
  • de/TGDD 161h Story, 22 p., 4 tiers
  • dk/AA1994-23e Story, 6 p., 4 tiers
  • dk/AA1994-24h Story, 8 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/JM 331c Story, 10 p., 6 tiers
  • gr/KX 74b Story, 22 p., 4 tiers
  • id/DB 1624p61 Story, 24 p., 4 tiers
  • it/DPCS 41cd Story, 22 p., 4 tiers
  • nl/DD1982-25b Story, 11 p., 4 tiers
  • nl/SSCH 198c Story, ¼ p., 4 tiers

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