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StoryW OS 159-01

The Ghost of the Grotto

Dewey is kidnapped by an armored man

First published
2 July 1947
Created
15 April 1947
Length
26 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
170 times, in 22 countries
Also coded
usdd1-p.28-53, wos159-01, wos159-01

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
2 July 1947United StatesOne Shots 159The Ghost of the Grotto
15 November 1947ItalyTopolino (giornale) 665Paperino e il fantasma della grotta (part 1)
22 November 1947ItalyTopolino (giornale) 666Paperino e il fantasma della grotta (part 2)
29 November 1947ItalyTopolino (giornale) 667Paperino e il fantasma della grotta (part 3)
6 December 1947ItalyTopolino (giornale) 668Paperino e il fantasma della grotta (part 4)
13 December 1947ItalyTopolino (giornale) 669Paperino e il fantasma della grotta (part 5)
20 December 1947ItalyTopolino (giornale) 670Paperino e il fantasma della grotta (part 6)
27 December 1947ItalyTopolino (giornale) 671Paperino e il fantasma della grotta (part 7)
3 January 1948ItalyTopolino (giornale) 672Paperino e il fantasma della grotta (part 8)
10 January 1948ItalyTopolino (giornale) 673Paperino e il fantasma della grotta (part 9)
17 January 1948ItalyTopolino (giornale) 674Paperino e il fantasma della grotta (part 10)
24 January 1948ItalyTopolino (giornale) 675Paperino e il fantasma della grotta (part 11)
31 January 1948ItalyTopolino (giornale) 676Paperino e il fantasma della grotta (part 12)
11 May 1948ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 200Donald y el Fantasma de la Gruta (part 1)
18 May 1948ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 201Donald y el Fantasma de la Gruta (part 2)
15 June 1948ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 205Donald y el Fantasma de la Gruta (part 6)
29 June 1948ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 207Donald y el Fantasma de la Gruta (part final)
1949, second quarterFranceLes Belles Histoires Walt Disney 10Donald et le trésor du galion
1949AustraliaOne Shot (OS Series) 4The Ghost of the Grotto
January 1954BrazilFestival Walt Disney 1Fantasma da Caverna
16 May 1954ItalyAlbi d'oro 54020Paperino e il fantasma della grotta
1959, third quarterFranceEdicoq (Albums) 4Donald et le trésor du galion
1959, third quarterFranceEdicoq / Éditions de Coquelicot 59B06Donald et le trésor du galion
25 August 1963ItalyTopolino (libretto) 404Paperino e il fantasma della grotta
2 October 1964MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 285El fantasma de la gruta
November 1966United StatesThe Best of Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck 1The Ghost of the Grotto
20 March 1969YugoslaviaMiki 126Misterija koralnog spruda (part 1)
27 March 1969YugoslaviaMiki 127Misterija koralnog spruda (part 2)
15 February 1970ItalyAlbi della rosa 797Paperino e il fantasma della grotta
17 July 1970GreeceΜίκυ Μάους 212Το φάντασμα της σπηλιάς!
1970TurkeyMiki Maus (Hakkı Bigeç) 22Mağaradaki Hayalet
25 May 1971BrazilAlmanaque Disney (Abril) 4O Fantasma da Caverna
13 February 1972FranceLe Journal de Mickey 1026Donald et le trésor du galion
27 December 1972FinlandAku Ankka 1972-52Koralliluolan kummitus (part 1)
3 January 1973FinlandAku Ankka 1973-01Koralliluolan kummitus (part 2)
10 January 1973FinlandAku Ankka 1973-02Koralliluolan kummitus (part 3)
17 January 1973FinlandAku Ankka 1973-03Koralliluolan kummitus (part 4)
April 1973SpainDumbo 2ª (ERSA) 99El fantasma de la gruta
1973FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1972-4Koralliluolan kummitus (part 1)
1973FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1972-2Koralliluolan kummitus (part 1)
1974FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1973-1Koralliluolan kummitus (part 2)
1974FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1973-1Koralliluolan kummitus (part 3)
1974FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1973-1Koralliluolan kummitus (part 4)
1974FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1973-1Koralliluolan kummitus (part 2)
1974FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1973-1Koralliluolan kummitus (part 3)
1974FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1973-1Koralliluolan kummitus (part 4)
1974United StatesThe Best of Walt Disney Comics 73The Ghost of the Grotto
March 1977GermanyCarl Barks gesammelte Werke 12The Ghost of the Grotto
8 April 1977NetherlandsDonald Duck 1977-14De geest van de grot
April 1977ItalySuper Almanacco Paperino 2Paperino e il fantasma della grotta
24 April 1978YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 185Паја Патак и дух из пећине
24 April 1978YugoslaviaMikijev Zabavnik v slovenščini 185Jaka Racman in Jamski duh
October 1978ItalyCartonatoni Disney 7Paperino e il "fantasma della grotta"
1980DenmarkDen store … 1980Spøgelset i grotten
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 5The Ghost of the Grotto
1980NorwayKjempebok 07Vrakets hemmelighet
1980SwedenVi, Knatte, Fnatte, Tjatte 1980Kalle, Knattarna och spöket i grottan
5 June 1981GreeceΜίκυ Μάους 779Το φάντασμα της σπηλιάς!
1982ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 6-0Paperino e il fantasma della grotta
1983United StatesBest Comics (Hardcover) 6The Ghost of the Grotto
July 1984United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 1The Ghost of the Grotto
1984SpainJovial/Películas 63El fantasma de la gruta
26 March 1985GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 82Der Geist der Grotte
August 1985GermanyDisney Comic Bücher 4Der Geist der Grotte
July 1986NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 48De geest van de grot
11 November 1986BrazilSeleção Disney 8O Fantasma da Caverna
December 1986FinlandAku Ankka 1986B52Koralliluolan kummitus
1987NetherlandsAlle verhalen van Carl Barks / Alle klassieke verhalen 3De geest van de grot
23 August 1988United StatesDonald Duck Adventures (Gladstone) 9The Ghost of the Grotto
November 1988ItalyZio Paperone speciale Paperino 2Paperino e il "fantasma della grotta"
1988GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 7Der Geist der Grotte
21 July 1989FranceDonald Magazine 89-30Le fantôme de la grotte
21 July 1989FranceLe Journal de Mickey 1935Le fantôme de la grotte
December 1989GreeceΚόμιξ 18Το φάντασμα του σπηλαίου
January 1990ItalyPaperino Mese 115Paperino e il fantasma della grotta
1991GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 82Der Geist der Grotte
1992GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 12CDer Geist der Grotte
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 3De geest van de grot
October 1993GermanyDie großen Klassiker 5Der Geist der Grotte
1993DenmarkGuldbog 10Spøgelset i grotten
1993NorwayGullbok 10Vrakets hemmelighet
1993SwedenKalle Anka Guldbok 10och spöket i grottan
July 1994United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Donald Duck Adventures in Color 7The Ghost of the Grotto
July 1995GermanyBarks Library Special Donald Duck 7Der Geist der Grotte
March 1997ItalyCarl Barks Comic Art 6Donald Duck and the ghost of the grotto
June 1998Brazil$.O.$. Titanic 1O Fantasma da Caverna
7 October 1998FrancePicsou Magazine 321Le fantôme de la grotte
10 May 2000ItalyI classici del fumetto 10Paperino e il "fantasma della grotta"
November 2000ItalyTesori 3APaperino e il fantasma della grotta
November 2000ItalyTesori 3BPaperino e il fantasma della grotta
March 2001FinlandVuosisadan ankat 2001Koralliluolan kummitus
February 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 13De geest van de grot
August 2003ItalyZio Paperone 167Paperino e il fantasma della grotta
April 2005BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 10O Fantasma da Caverna
7 April 2006FinlandAnkalliskirjasto 6Koralliluolan kummitus
August 2006GermanyCarl Barks Collection 4Der Geist der Grotte
August 2006DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 4The Ghost of the Grotto
August 2006NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 4Donald Duck and the Ghost of the Grotto
August 2006SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 4Donald Duck and the Ghost of the Grotto
7 November 2006ArgentinaNueva Biblioteca Clarín de la Historieta 10Donald y el Fantasma la Gruta
14 December 2007FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 4The Ghost of the Grotto
20 October 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 39Paperino e il fantasma della grotta
3 June 2009FrancePicsou Magazine 449Le fantôme de la grotte...
9 September 2009SpainBiblioteca Carl Barks 4El fantasma de la gruta
2009FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 60BLe fantôme de la grotte...
21 October 2011FinlandMinä ja Aku Ankka 2011Koralliluolan kummitus
17 July 2012SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2012X29Kalle Anka och spöket i grottan
20 July 2012NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2012B29Vrakets hemmelighet
July 2012FranceLes trésors de Picsou 19Le fantôme de la grotte
11 October 2012GermanyBarks Donald Duck 2Der Geist der Grotte
2 April 2013SpainInolvidables Disney (Reedición Dumbo 2ª) 33El fantasma de la gruta
16 October 2013United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 5Donald Duck and the Ghost of the Grotto
28 December 2013DenmarkAnders And Ekstra 2013-12Donald Duck and the GHOST of the GROTTO
21 January 2014FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1972-2Koralliluolan kummitus (part 1)
17 September 2014United StatesDonald Duck in ... 1The Ghost of the Grotto
22 January 2015FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1973-1Koralliluolan kummitus (part 2)
22 January 2015FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1973-1Koralliluolan kummitus (part 3)
22 January 2015FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1973-1Koralliluolan kummitus (part 4)
17 July 2016GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 39Το Φάντασμα του σπηλαίου
21 October 2016FinlandJättikirjat 2016Koralliluolan kummitus
November 2016BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 5O Fantasma da Caverna
11 January 2017NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 22Vragets hemmelighet
15 February 2017FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 22Le fantôme de la grotte
12 October 2017FinlandCarl Barksin parhaat sarjat 8Koralliluolan kummitus
November 2017RussiaБиблиотека Карла Баркса 5Дональд Дак и призрак из пещеры
26 July 2018SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 7El fantasma de la gruta
18 January 2019NorwayKlassisk Donald Duck 16Vrakets hemmelighet
3 April 2019FrancePicsou Magazine 542Le fantôme de la grotte
4 October 2019GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 58Der Geist der Grotte
17 October 2019GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 3Der Geist der Grotte
November 2019ItalyDisney Classic 2Donald Duck and the Ghost of the Grotto
November 2019ItalyDisney Classic 2BDonald Duck and the Ghost of the Grotto
2020DenmarkCarl Barks 120 år 1The Ghost of the Grotto
12 April 2022ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 39Paperino e il fantasma della grotta
2022SwedenKalle Anka Klassiker 2022-02Spöket i grottan
18 January 2023FinlandAku Ankka Ekstra / Aku Ankka Klassikko 2023-01Koralliluolan kummitus
26 April 2023PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 20Duch z jaskini
21 November 2024GermanyWalt Disney's Donald Duck - Die Ultimative Chronik 1The Ghost of the Grotto in English
2024ItalyI Grandi Maestri Disney 3Paperino e il fantasma della grotta
January 2025China永远的造梦大师:唐纳德漫画精选集 3洞穴里的幽灵
17 September 2025FinlandCarl Barksin Aku Ankka 17Koralliluolan kummitus
14 October 2025United StatesDisney Comics Library 1The Ghost of the Grotto
BelgiumAlbum du Journal de Mickey 54Donald et le trésor du galion in French
Egyptمغامرات عم دهب (Uncle Scrooge Adventures) 10The Ghost of the Grotto
FranceLes Belles Histoires de Walt Disney (Albums) A 10Donald et le trésor du galion
FranceLes Belles Histoires de Walt Disney (Albums) A 11Donald et le trésor du galion
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 54Donald et le trésor du galion
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 137Le fantôme de la grotte
ItalyRaccolta Paperino Mese / Paperino 7Paperino e il fantasma della grotta
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 1Paperino e il "fantasma della grotta"
ItalySpeciale Raccolta Zio Paperone 1Paperino e il fantasma della grotta
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 31Paperino e il fantasma della grotta (part 2)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 31Paperino e il fantasma della grotta (part 4)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 31Paperino e il fantasma della grotta (part 1)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 31Paperino e il fantasma della grotta (part 3)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 31Paperino e il fantasma della grotta (part 5)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 31Paperino e il fantasma della grotta (part 6)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 31Paperino e il fantasma della grotta (part 7)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Camillo Conti numeri sfusi) 665Paperino e il fantasma della grotta (part 1)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Camillo Conti numeri sfusi) 666Paperino e il fantasma della grotta (part 2)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Camillo Conti numeri sfusi) 667Paperino e il fantasma della grotta (part 3)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Camillo Conti numeri sfusi) 668Paperino e il fantasma della grotta (part 4)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Camillo Conti numeri sfusi) 669Paperino e il fantasma della grotta (part 5)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Camillo Conti numeri sfusi) 670Paperino e il fantasma della grotta (part 6)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Camillo Conti numeri sfusi) 671Paperino e il fantasma della grotta (part 7)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Camillo Conti numeri sfusi) 672Paperino e il fantasma della grotta (part 8)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Camillo Conti numeri sfusi) 673Paperino e il fantasma della grotta (part 9)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Camillo Conti numeri sfusi) 674Paperino e il fantasma della grotta (part 10)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Camillo Conti numeri sfusi) 675Paperino e il fantasma della grotta (part 11)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Camillo Conti numeri sfusi) 676Paperino e il fantasma della grotta (part 12)

Other versions

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

  • ar/EPD 200x Story, -1 p., 4 tiers
  • ar/EPD 201x Story, 2 p., 5 tiers
  • ar/EPD 207b Story, 1 p., 5 tiers
  • br/FWD 1c Story, 12 p., 5 tiers
  • de/DCB 4g Story, 8 5/6 p., 6 tiers
  • de/DDUC 1p314 Story, 2 p., 4 tiers
  • dk/DS 1980d Story, 9 p., 6 tiers
  • fi/AA1972-52f Story, 8 p., 4 tiers
  • fi/AA1973-01e Story, 6 p., 4 tiers
  • fi/M 2016p039 Story, 12 p., -1 tiers
  • fr/JM 1026c Story, 12 p., 6 tiers
  • fr/JM 1935c Story, 14 p., 5 tiers
  • gr/MM 212p35 Story, 26 p., 3 tiers
  • it/AO 54020b Story, 31 p., 3 tiers
  • it/AR 797b Story, 26 p., 3 tiers
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