HIGHDUCKS

StoryW OS 29-03

Too Many Pets

A barrel organ player gives HDL his trained ape; HDL get a monkey, sell it to a burglar, and the monkey steals some papers; The nephews adopt an organ grinder's monkey and thwart a spy

First published
17 August 1943
Created
29 May 1943
Length
26 pages (3 tiers)
Printed
86 times, in 15 countries
Also coded
w/o.s.29b, wos29-03, wos29-03

Credits

Plot
Carl Barks, Merrill De Maris
Script
Carl Barks, Merrill De Maris
Pencils
Carl Barks
Ink
Carl Barks

Characters

In bold: the story's lead.

Where it was printed

DateCountryIssueTitle
17 August 1943United StatesOne Shots 29Too Many Pets
3 December 1946ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 125Invasión de animales (part 1)
10 December 1946ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 126Invasión de animales (part 2)
24 December 1946ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 128Invasión de animales (part 4)
31 December 1947ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 129Invasión de animales (part 5)
14 February 1948ItalyAlbi d'oro 48092Paperino e la scimmia Chica
10 April 1949ArgentinaLa Gran Historieta 56Invasión de animales
6 May 1952BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 26Invasão de Animais (part 1)
13 May 1952BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 27Invasão de Animais (part 2)
20 May 1952BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 28Invasão de Animais (part 3)
30 September 1953ItalyAlbi d'oro prima ristampa 48092Paperino e la scimmia Chica
June 1976GermanyCarl Barks gesammelte Werke 4Too Many Pets
June 1977ItalySuper Almanacco Paperino 3Paperino e la scimmia Chica
28 July 1978NetherlandsDonald Duck 1978-30Allemaal apestreken
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 1Too Many Pets
1983NetherlandsDonald Duck en andere verhalen (V&D) 10Allemaal apestreken
July 1984United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 1Too Many Pets
1 October 1985GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 84Arturo, der Affe
24 June 1986FranceLe Journal de Mickey 1774Manies de singe !
27 June 1986FranceDonald Magazine 86-25Manies de singe !
26 August 1986United StatesDonald Duck Digest 1Too Many Pets
1986DenmarkGuldbog 3Alt for mange kæledyr
1986NorwayGullbok 3For mange kjæledegger
1986SwedenKalle Anka Guldbok 3Djur i huset
1987NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 53Too Many Pets
June 1988ItalyZio Paperone speciale Paperino 1Paperino in "Troppi animali"
1988NetherlandsAlle verhalen van Carl Barks / Alle klassieke verhalen 1Too Many Pets
August 1989ItalyPaperino Mese 110Paperino e la scimmia Chica
1990GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 9Arturo, der Affe
1990United StatesDisney Comics Album 7Too Many Pets
1991FinlandAku Ankan Juhlasarjat 1Liian monta lemmikkiä
February 1992GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 84Arturo, der Affe
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 1Too Many Pets
February 1994United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Donald Duck Adventures in Color 2Too Many Pets
September 1994GermanyBarks Library Special Donald Duck 2Arturo, der Affe
1995ItalyAlbi d'oro (ristampa Camillo Conti) 48092Paperino e la scimmia Chica
June 1996ItalyCarl Barks Comic Art 2Donald Duck in "Too Many Pets"
1996Iran(Donald Duck, Carl Barks Library in Color) 2Too Many Pets
November 1997ItalyZio Paperone 98Paperino e la scimmia
29 July 1998FrancePicsou Magazine 319Bingo jingo !
10 June 1999DenmarkAnders Ands mange ansigter 1Alt for mange kæledyr
June 1999GermanyMicky Maus präsentiert 25Arturo, der Affe
1999NorwayJubileumsbok 1999For mange kjæledegger
1999Sweden1934-1999 * 65 år * Kalles många ansikten 1999Djur i huset
May 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 14Too Many Pets
2002ItalyAlbi d'oro (ristampa IF) 48092Paperino e la scimmia Chica
April 2005BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 9Invasão de Animais
August 2005GermanyCarl Barks Collection 1Arturo, der Affe
August 2005DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 1Too Many Pets
August 2005NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 1"Too Many Pets"
September 2005SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 1Donald Duck in “Too Many Pets”
12 December 2006FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 1Too Many Pets
April 2008United StatesWalt Disney's Spring Fever 2Too Many Pets
15 September 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 34Paperino e la scimmia
10 October 2008SpainBiblioteca Carl Barks 1¡Leña al mono!
March 2009FrancePicsou Magazine 446Bingo Jingo !
2010FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 59Bingo Jingo !
April 2011FranceLes trésors de Picsou 14Bingo Jingo !
5 April 2012GermanyBarks Donald Duck 1Arturo, der Affe
14 May 2013NetherlandsDonald Duck specials 2013-03Allemaal apenstreken
28 July 2015GreeceΚόμιξ (Περίοδος Β') 13Αμέτρητα κατοικίδια
16 March 2016FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 19Bingo Jingo !
12 June 2016GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 34Αμέτρητα κατοικίδια
19 July 2016NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 19"Too Many Pets"
17 February 2017FinlandCarl Barksin parhaat sarjat 7Liian monta lemmikkiä
30 November 2018GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 53Arturo, der Affe
2018SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 19Too Many Pets
20 April 2019SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 2¡Leña al mono!
15 May 2019ItalyI Grandi Classici Disney (Seconda Serie) 41Paperino e la scimmia
27 June 2019GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 1Arturo, der Affe
19 March 2021NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2021B11For mange kjæledegger
8 March 2022ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 34Paperino e la scimmia
27 April 2022PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 16Była sobie małpa
6 August 2022FrancePicsou Magazine 564Jingo Bingo !
14 June 2023FinlandCarl Barksin Aku Ankka 3Liian monta lemmikkiä
2023SwedenKalle Anka Klassiker 2023-01Djur i huset
18 September 2024FinlandAku Ankka Ekstra / Aku Ankka Klassikko 2024-09Liian monta lemmikkiä
12 November 2024United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 2Too Many Pets
May 2025BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 2Invasão de Animais
14 October 2025United StatesDisney Comics Library 1Too Many Pets
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 121Manies de singe !
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 26Bingo jingo !
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 27Bingo jingo !
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 4Paperino in "Troppi animali"
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 16Paperino e la scimmia
NorwayBarks friends OSB1Too Many Pets in English

Other versions

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

  • ar/EPD 125d Story, 2 p., 4 tiers
  • ar/GH 56b Story, 14 p., 4 tiers
  • br/PD 26h Story, 8 p., 4 tiers
  • br/PD 27h Story, 6 p., 4 tiers
  • de/BLDD 2d Story, 26 p., 3 tiers
  • fr/JM 1774e Story, 32 p., 3 tiers
  • nl/DD1978-30b Story, 13 p., 4 tiers
  • nl/DDAVVD 10l Story, 13 p., 4 tiers
  • no/DD2021B11c Story, 25 p., 3 tiers
  • se/KAKL2023-01c Story, 26 p., 4 tiers
  • se/KMA 1999o Story, 26 p., 3 tiers

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