HIGHDUCKS

StoryW OS 108-02

The Firebug

Donald suffers a blow to the head and becomes a pyromaniac

First published
16 April 1946
Created
19 July 1945
Length
13 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
88 times, in 19 countries
Also coded
wos108-02

Credits

Plot
Carl Barks
Script
Carl Barks
Pencils
?, Carl Barks
Ink
?, Carl Barks

Characters

In bold: the story's lead.

Notes

last 2 panels not drawn by Barks; Various artists have been suggested as the artist: Dan Noonan, Carl Buettner, Tom McKimson... but we may never know for sure.

Where it was printed

DateCountryIssueTitle
16 April 1946United StatesOne Shots 108The Firebug
29 April 1947ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 146El incendiario
1949AustraliaOne Shot (OS Series) 2The Firebug
February 1950ItalyTopolino (libretto) 11Paperino e l'incendiario
August 1950BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 2Donald Incendiário
December 1950ItalyIl libro di Topolino 1Paperino e l'incendiario
10 April 1960ItalyAlbi della rosa 283Paperino e l'incendiario
1960AustraliaDonald Duck (D series) 42The Firebug
18 December 1964MexicoCuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 336El pirómano
1968AustraliaDonald Duck (D series) 143The Firebug
July 1975BrazilSuplemento Comemorativo de O Pato Donald 25 Anos 1O Incendiário
7 November 1975NetherlandsDonald Duck 1975-45Duckstad in vlammen
August 1977GermanyCarl Barks gesammelte Werke 15The Firebug
March 1979NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 12Duckstad in vlammen
11 August 1980BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 1500O Incendiário
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 3The Firebug
February 1981ItalySuper Almanacco Paperino (seconda serie) 8Paperino e l'incendiario
July 1984United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 1The Firebug
February 1985ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 4-APaperino e l'incendiario
1986NetherlandsAlle verhalen van Carl Barks / Alle klassieke verhalen 2Duckstad in vlammen
5 January 1987GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 89Der Feuerteufel
April 1988BrazilAnos de Ouro do Pato Donald 1Donald Incendiário
April 1988United StatesMickey and Donald 3The Firebug
November 1988ItalyZio Paperone speciale Paperino 2Paperino e l'incendiario
1988DenmarkGuldbog 5Ild på hjernen
1988NorwayGullbok 5Brannstifteren
1988SwedenKalle Anka Guldbok 5Eldflugan
November 1989BrazilDisney Especial (1ª Série) 117O Incendiário
2 August 1990PortugalDisney Especial 68O Incendiário
1990GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 9Der Feuerteufel
1990ItalyTopolino (ristampa Nerbini) 2 11Paperino e l'incendiario
November 1991ItalyPaperino Mese 137Paperino e l'incendiario
September 1992GreeceΚόμιξ 51Ο πυρομανής
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 2Duckstad in vlammen
January 1993GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 89Der Feuerteufel
1993FinlandAku Ankan Juhlasarjat 3Liekkimies
April 1994United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Donald Duck Adventures in Color 4The Firebug
January 1995GermanyBarks Library Special Donald Duck 4Der Feuerteufel
1995GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 22BDer Feuerteufel
August 1996ItalyCarl Barks Comic Art 4Donald Duck in the firebug
1996Iran(Donald Duck, Carl Barks Library in Color) 4The Firebug
December 1998BrazilDisney Especial Reedição 107O Incendiário
1998GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 54Der Feuerteufel
July 1999BrazilDisney Especialíssimo 36O Incendiário
January 2001FrancePicsou Magazine 348Donald pyromaniaque !
March 2001ItalyZio Paperone 138Paperino e l'incendiario
31 October 2001FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 33Donald pyromaniaque !
2001NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 4Duckstad in vlammen
March 2002ItalyTopolino (ristampa Disney) 11Paperino e l'incendiario
April 2004United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 644The Firebug
April 2005BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 10O Incendiário
April 2006GermanyCarl Barks Collection 3Der Feuerteufel
April 2006GermanyCarl Barks Collection 3The Firebug in English
April 2006DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 3The Firebug
April 2006DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 3The Firebug in English
April 2006NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 3Donald Duck in The Firebug
2006SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 3The Firebug (part 1) in English
2006SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 3Donald Duck in The Firebug (part 2)
27 August 2007FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 3The Firebug
6 October 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 37Paperino e l'incendiario
24 June 2009SpainBiblioteca Carl Barks 3El pirómano
31 May 2010ItalyTopolino (ristampa Corriere della Sera) 11Paperino e l'incendiario
11 October 2012GermanyBarks Donald Duck 2Der Feuerteufel
3 July 2016GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 37Ο πυρομανής
August 2016ItalyUack! 26Paperino e l’incendiario
12 October 2016FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 21Donald pyromaniaque
3 April 2019FrancePicsou Magazine 542Donald pyromaniaque !
5 April 2019GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 55Der Feuerteufel
10 August 2019SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 5El pirómano
22 August 2019GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 2Der Feuerteufel
2019SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 21Donald Duck in The Firebug
15 November 2020ItalyI Grandi Classici Disney (Seconda Serie) 59Paperino e l'incendiario
23 March 2021FinlandCarl Barksin sankarit 2021Liekkimies
29 March 2022ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 37Paperino e l'incendiario
25 January 2023PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 19Zabawa ogniem
5 July 2024NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 26The Firebug
August 2024United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 3The Firebug
August 2024United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 3The Firebug
11 December 2024FinlandCarl Barksin Aku Ankka 12Liekkimies
2024DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2024B09The firebug
December 2025BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 3O Incendiário
December 2025BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 3The Firebug
DenmarkKurant Comix 6Pyromanen
Egyptمغامرات عم دهب (Uncle Scrooge Adventures) 9The Firebug
ItalyRaccolta Paperino Mese / Paperino 14Paperino e l'incendiario
ItalyRaccolta Super Almanacco (di) Paperino 5Paperino e l'incendiario
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 1Paperino e l'incendiario
NorwayBarks friends OSB2The Firebug in English

Other versions

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

  • ar/EPD 146d Story, 2 p., 4 tiers
  • br/CCBD 3bb Story, ¼ p., 4 tiers
  • br/DE 117bc Story, 14 p., 4 tiers
  • br/PD 2d Story, 10 p., 5 tiers
  • br/PDSC 1b Story, 14 p., 4 tiers
  • de/BLDD 4d Story, 13 p., 4 tiers
  • de/CBC 3p015 Story, 7/8 p., 4 tiers
  • fi/CBS2021p023 Story, 13 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/PM 348d Story, 12 p., 4 tiers
  • gr/KX 51c Story, 13 p., 4 tiers
  • nl/DD1975-45b Story, 13 p., 4 tiers
  • se/CBSV 3ca Illustration, 1 tiers
  • se/CBSV 3ra Story, 12 7/8 p., 4 tiers

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