HIGHDUCKS

StoryW OS 29-02

The Hard Loser

Donald and the nephews enter a screwball horse race

First published
17 August 1943
Created
10 May 1943
Length
10 pages (3 tiers)
Printed
71 times, in 16 countries
Also coded
3-nt176, w/o.s.29c, wos29-02

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
17 August 1943United StatesOne Shots 29The Hard Loser
1944AustraliaAyres & James comics 6The Hard Loser
13 January 1948ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 183Un jinete como hay pocos (part ?)
20 January 1948ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 184Un jinete como hay pocos (part final)
4 November 1952BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 52Cavalo 13 (part 1)
4 November 1952BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 52Cavalo 13 (part 2)
17 October 1975NetherlandsDonald Duck 1975-42Een slecht verliezer
May 1976GermanyCarl Barks gesammelte Werke 2The Hard Loser
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 1The Hard Loser
May 1982ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 1-0Un cattivo perdente
July 1984United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 1The Hard Loser
22 July 1986FranceLe Journal de Mickey 1778Mauvais perdant !
25 July 1986FranceDonald Magazine 86-29Mauvais perdant !
26 August 1986United StatesDonald Duck Digest 1The Hard Loser
July 1987NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 52De verliezende winnaar
1987DenmarkGuldbog 4Tab og vind
1987NorwayGullbok 4Dårlig taper
1987SwedenKalle Anka Guldbok 4Derby för dårfinkar
June 1988ItalyZio Paperone speciale Paperino 1Paperino in "Il cattivo perdente"
1988NetherlandsAlle verhalen van Carl Barks / Alle klassieke verhalen 1De verliezende winnaar
September 1990United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 551The Hard Loser
1991FinlandAku Ankan Juhlasarjat 1Huono häviäjä
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 1De verliezende winnaar
February 1994United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Donald Duck Adventures in Color 2The Hard Loser
September 1994GermanyBarks Library Special Donald Duck 2Ein schlechter Verlierer
June 1996ItalyCarl Barks Comic Art 2Donald Duck in "The hard loser"
1996Iran(Donald Duck, Carl Barks Library in Color) 2The Hard Loser
September 1998GreeceΚόμιξ 123Μια σκληρή ήττα
7 February 2001FrancePicsou Magazine 349Mauvais perdant
February 2001ItalyZio Paperone 137Paperino in "Il cattivo perdente"
19 March 2001NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2001-12Dårlig taper
19 March 2001SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2001-12Derby för dårfinkar
22 March 2001DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2001-12Tab og vind
22 March 2002FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 34Mauvais perdant
May 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 14De verliezende winnaar
2002NorwayEn kvart årgang Donald Duck & Co 05Dårlig taper
8 June 2004GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 205Ein schlechter Verlierer
April 2005BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 10O Mau Perdedor
August 2005GermanyCarl Barks Collection 1Ein schlechter Verlierer
August 2005DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 1The Hard Loser
August 2005NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 1"The Hard Loser"
September 2005SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 1Donald Duck in “The Hard Loser”
12 December 2006FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 1The Hard Loser
31 May 2007DenmarkHall of Fame 18The Hard Loser
June 2007NorwayHall of Fame - De store serieskaperne 18Donald Duck in "The Hard Loser"
2007SwedenHall of Fame: De stora serieskaparna 18The Hard Loser
15 September 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 34Paperino in "Il cattivo perdente"
10 October 2008SpainBiblioteca Carl Barks 1Mal perdedor
April 2011FranceLes trésors de Picsou 14Mauvais perdant
5 April 2012GermanyBarks Donald Duck 1Ein schlechter Verlierer
25 July 2012FinlandAku Ankka 2012-30Huono häviäjä
January 2014FinlandKultaisten kattojen kaupunki 2014Huono häviäjä
16 March 2016FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 19Mauvais perdant
12 June 2016GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 34Μία σκληρή ήττα
19 July 2016NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 19Donald Duck in "The Hard Loser"
30 November 2018GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 53Ein schlechter Verlierer
2018SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 19The Hard Looser
20 April 2019SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 2Mal perdedor
27 June 2019GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 1Ein schlechter Verlierer
23 March 2021FinlandCarl Barksin sankarit 2021Huono häviäjä
30 July 2021NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 7The Hard Loser
8 March 2022ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 34Paperino in "Il cattivo perdente"
27 April 2022PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 16Wielki przegrany
19 April 2023FinlandCarl Barksin Aku Ankka 2Huono häviäjä
12 November 2024United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 2The Hard Loser
May 2025BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 2O Mau Perdedor
14 October 2025United StatesDisney Comics Library 1The Hard Loser
18 December 2025FranceSuper Picsou Géant Hors-série D6Mauvais perdant
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 121Mauvais perdant !
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 4Paperino in "Il cattivo perdente"
NorwayBarks friends OSB1The Hard Loser in English

Other versions

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

  • ar/EPD 183xa Story, 2 p., 5 tiers
  • ar/EPD 184xa Story, 2 p., 4 tiers
  • au/WDJ 6e Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • br/PD 52d Story, 4 p., 4 tiers
  • br/PD 52h Story, 2 p., 4 tiers
  • nl/DD1975-42c Story, 5 p., 4 tiers
  • se/KA2001-12j Story, 10 p., 3 tiers

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