HIGHDUCKS

StoryW OS 9-02

Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold

Bearing a map found in Donald's seafood restaurant, the ducks and a parrot named Old Yellow Beak set sail for an island where the pirate Henry Morgan's treasure is buried. Unknown to them, the crew of the ship is made up of Black Pete, disguised as an old woman, and two of his rat-faced henchmen. Peter takes over the ship, but the ducks and the parrot reach the treasure island on a raft. They dig up the treasure while Pete lies in wait.

First published
14 August 1942
Created
1942
Length
64 pages (3 tiers)
Printed
136 times, in 19 countries
Also coded
wos9-02

Credits

Plot
Homer Brightman, Harry Reeves
Script
Bob Karp
Pencils
Carl Barks (pages 1,2,5,12-40), Jack Hannah (other pages)
Ink
Carl Barks (pages 1,2,5,12-40), Jack Hannah (other pages)

Characters

In bold: the story's lead.

Where it was printed

DateCountryIssueTitle
14 August 1942United StatesOne Shots 9Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold
1943AustraliaAyres & James comics 2Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold!
26 March 1946ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 89Donald y el Tesoro del Pirata (part 1)
2 April 1946ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 90Donald y el Tesoro del Pirata (part 2)
25 June 1946ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 102Donald y el tesoro del pirata (part 14?)
2 July 1946ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 103Donald y el tesoro del pirata (part 15?)
5 April 1947ItalyTopolino (giornale) 633Paperino e l'oro del pirata (part 1)
12 April 1947ItalyTopolino (giornale) 634Paperino e l'oro del pirata (part 2)
19 April 1947ItalyTopolino (giornale) 635Paperino e l'oro del pirata (part 3)
26 April 1947ItalyTopolino (giornale) 636Paperino e l'oro del pirata (part 4)
3 May 1947ItalyTopolino (giornale) 637Paperino e l'oro del pirata (part 5)
10 May 1947ItalyTopolino (giornale) 638Paperino e l'oro del pirata (part 6)
17 May 1947ItalyTopolino (giornale) 639Paperino e l'oro del pirata (part 7)
24 May 1947ItalyTopolino (giornale) 640Paperino e l'oro del pirata (part 8)
31 May 1947ItalyTopolino (giornale) 641Paperino e l'oro del pirata (part 9)
1947BrazilSeleções Coloridas 9O Tesouro do Pirata
14 February 1954ItalyAlbi d'oro 54007Paperino e l'oro del pirata
October 1972ItalyCartonatoni Disney 3APaperino e l'oro del pirata
1973FinlandJättikirjat 1973Aku Ankka ja merirosvon kulta
1974GermanyIch Onkel Dagobert 2Donald Duck unter den Piraten
1974SpainYo, Tío Gilito 1Tío Gilito y el oro del pirata
1974FranceGrands albums cartonnés Le Livre de Paris/Hachette 2Donald et le trésor de Barbe-Noire
23 July 1976NetherlandsDonald Duck 1976-30Het goud van piraat Morgan (part 1)
30 July 1976NetherlandsDonald Duck 1976-31Het goud van piraat Morgan (part 2)
6 August 1976NetherlandsDonald Duck 1976-32Het goud van piraat Morgan (part 3)
13 August 1976NetherlandsDonald Duck 1976-33Het goud van piraat Morgan (part 4)
20 August 1976NetherlandsDonald Duck 1976-34Het goud van piraat Morgan (part 5)
27 August 1976NetherlandsDonald Duck 1976-35Het goud van piraat Morgan (part 6)
3 September 1976NetherlandsDonald Duck 1976-36Het goud van piraat Morgan (part 7)
10 September 1976NetherlandsDonald Duck 1976-37Het goud van piraat Morgan (part 8)
17 September 1976NetherlandsDonald Duck 1976-38Het goud van piraat Morgan (part 9)
24 September 1976NetherlandsDonald Duck 1976-39Het goud van piraat Morgan (part 10)
1 October 1976NetherlandsDonald Duck 1976-40Het goud van piraat Morgan (part 11)
December 1976GermanyCarl Barks gesammelte Werke 9Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold
1977SpainYo, Tío Gilito S 3Tío Gilito y el oro del pirata
May 1978ItalyOscar Mondadori (Oscar Fumetto) CD1Paperino e l'oro del pirata
May 1978ItalyOscar Mondadori (Oscar Fumetto) 1340Paperino e l'oro del pirata
December 1978ItalySuper Almanacco Paperino 8Paperino e l'oro del pirata
November 1979BrazilAlmanaque Disney (Abril) 102O Tesouro dos Piratas
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 1Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold
1981NetherlandsDonald Duck en andere verhalen (V&D) 8Het goud van piraat Morgan
13 April 1982IndonesiaDonal Bebek 25Bajak Laut Morgan (part 5)
17 January 1983GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 73Piratengold
April 1984ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 00Paperino trova l'oro del pirata
July 1984United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 1Finds Pirate Gold
1984DenmarkGuldbog 1Sørøverskatten
1984NorwayGullbok 1Sjørøvergull
1984SwedenKalle Anka Guldbok 1Kapten Morgans skatt
4 November 1986United StatesDonald Duck 250Finds Pirate Gold
February 1987NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 50Het goud van piraat Morgan
1987GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 6APiratengold
June 1988ItalyZio Paperone speciale Paperino 1Paperino e l'oro del pirata
1988NetherlandsAlle verhalen van Carl Barks / Alle klassieke verhalen 1Het goud van piraat Morgan
1989United StatesGladstone Giant album 1Finds Pirate Gold
1989United StatesGladstone Leather Bound Hardcover Comic Albums 7Finds Pirate Gold
April 1990United StatesWalt Disney's Comics in Color 1st album series 6Finds Pirate Gold
May 1990ItalyPaperino Mese 119Paperino e l'oro del pirata
July 1990GreeceΚόμιξ 25Το χρυσάφι του πειρατή
1990GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 73Piratengold
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 1Het goud van piraat Morgan
January 1994United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Donald Duck Adventures in Color 1Finds Pirate Gold
1994, second quarterDenmarkSeriejournalen 1994-16Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold
July 1994GermanyBarks Library Special Donald Duck 1Piratengold
September 1994FrancePicsou Magazine 272Donald et le trésor du pirate !
7 March 1996United StatesDonald Duck and Uncle Scrooge - The Best And Firsts 1Finds Pirate Gold
May 1996ItalyCarl Barks Comic Art 1Donald Duck finds pirate gold
1996Iran(Donald Duck, Carl Barks Library in Color) 1Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold
June 1998ItalyZio Paperone 105Paperino e l'oro del pirata
1998United StatesThe Biggest Big Walt Disney's Comics 1Finds Pirate Gold
June 1999GermanyDie großen Klassiker 17Piratengold
March 2001SwedenÄntligen tillbaka 4Kapten Morgans skatt
December 2001China迪士尼百年梦幻世界 1海盗宝盒
2001DenmarkCarl Barks 100 år jubilæumshæfte 1Sørøverskatten
2001NorwayCarl Barks 100 år 1Sjørøvergull
May 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 14Het goud van piraat Morgan
April 2005BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 9O Tesouro do Pirata
August 2005GermanyCarl Barks Collection 1Piratengold
August 2005DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 1Finds Pirate Gold
August 2005NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 1Donald Duck finds Pirate Gold
September 2005SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 1Donald Duck finds Pirate Gold
12 December 2006FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 1Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold
8 September 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 33Paperino e l'oro del pirata
10 October 2008SpainBiblioteca Carl Barks 1Pato Donald y el tesoro del pirata
8 July 2011FranceLes trésors de Picsou 15Donald et le trésor du pirate !
5 April 2012GermanyBarks Donald Duck 1Piratengold
October 2012CanadaBD Disney 16Donald et l'or des pirates
10 June 2014NorwayJubileumspocket 2014-1Sjørøvergull
September 2014CanadaBD Disney 29Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold
13 July 2015NorwayJubileumspocket 2015-2Sjørøvergull
16 March 2016FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 19Donald et le trésor du pirate
5 June 2016GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 33Το χρυσάφι του πειρατή
19 July 2016NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 19Sjørøvergull
14 October 2016FinlandCarl Barksin parhaat sarjat 6Merirosvon kulta
2017FinlandAku Ankka (digipalvelu) 2017-40Merirosvon kulta
5 October 2018GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 52Piratengold
30 November 2018SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 1El tesoro del pirata
10 December 2018NorwayKlassisk Donald Duck 15Sjørøvergull
2018SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 19Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold
15 March 2019ItalyI Grandi Classici Disney (Seconda Serie) 39Paperino e l'oro del pirata
27 June 2019GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 1Piratengold
29 April 2021FranceSuper Picsou Géant Hors-série D1Donald et le trésor du pirate
1 March 2022ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 33Paperino e l'oro del pirata
27 April 2022PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 16Złoto piratów
21 November 2024GermanyWalt Disney's Donald Duck - Die Ultimative Chronik 1Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold in English
2024ItalyDisney Special Books Panini 50Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold
26 August 2025United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 1Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold
13 October 2025SwedenWalt Disneys Ankeborg 2Kapten Morgans skatt
14 October 2025United StatesDisney Comics Library 1Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold
October 2025NorwayDisneys Ikoner 2Donald Duck finds Pirate Gold
3 March 2026GermanyEntenhausener Ikonen 4Piratengold
4 March 2026FinlandAnkkalinna 2Merirosvon kulta
11 March 2026PolandWielcy bohaterowie Disneya D 2Złoto piratów
13 May 2026FranceLes âges d'or de Disney D 2Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold
June 2026BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 1O Tesouro do Pirata
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 16Donald et le trésor du pirate !
ItalyRaccolta Paperino Mese / Paperino 6Paperino e l'oro del pirata
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 4Paperino e l'oro del pirata
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 29Paperino e l'oro del pirata (part 1)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 29Paperino e l'oro del pirata (part 2)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 29Paperino e l'oro del pirata (part 4)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 29Paperino e l'oro del pirata (part 5)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 29Paperino e l'oro del pirata (part 6)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 29Paperino e l'oro del pirata (part 7)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 29Paperino e l'oro del pirata (part 8)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 29Paperino e l'oro del pirata (part 9)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 29Paperino e l'oro del pirata (part 3)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art numeri sfusi) 633Paperino e l'oro del pirata (part 1)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art numeri sfusi) 634Paperino e l'oro del pirata (part 2)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art numeri sfusi) 635Paperino e l'oro del pirata (part 3)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art numeri sfusi) 636Paperino e l'oro del pirata (part 4)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art numeri sfusi) 637Paperino e l'oro del pirata (part 5)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art numeri sfusi) 638Paperino e l'oro del pirata (part 6)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art numeri sfusi) 639Paperino e l'oro del pirata (part 7)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art numeri sfusi) 640Paperino e l'oro del pirata (part 8)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art numeri sfusi) 641Paperino e l'oro del pirata (part 9)
NorwayBarks friends DDPGDonald Duck finds Pirate Gold in English

Other versions

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

  • ar/EPD 89d Story, 2 p., 4 tiers
  • au/WDJ 2c Story, 32 p., 4 tiers
  • br/AD 102c Story, 48 p., 4 tiers
  • br/SCWD 9b Story, 29 p., 4 tiers
  • ca/BDD 29p117 Story, 3 p., 3 tiers
  • de/DDUC 1p293 Story, 1 p., 3 tiers
  • de/GK 17p096 Story, 18 p., 6 tiers
  • de/IOD 2lb Story, 17 5/6 p., 6 tiers
  • de/TGDD 73b Story, 64 p., 3 tiers
  • dk/SJ1994-16p21a Illustration, 1 tiers
  • fi/M 1973p249 Story, 18 p., 6 tiers
  • id/DB 25p03 Story, 3 p., 4 tiers
  • it/DSBP 50p009 Illustration, 1 p., 1 tiers
  • it/OM CD1p012 Story, 62 ½ p., 3 tiers
  • it/TG 633e Story, -1 p., 4 tiers
  • it/TG 635d Story, 2 p., 4 tiers
  • no/JP2014-1p016 Story, 2 p., 3 tiers

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