HIGHDUCKS

StoryW OS 159-02

Adventure Down Under

Following Donald's hypnotism into believing he's a kangaroo, Donald and the nephews visit the Australian Outback

First published
2 July 1947
Created
4 April 1947
Length
25 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
96 times, in 22 countries
Also coded
k.083, wos159-02

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
2 July 1947United StatesOne Shots 159Adventure Down Under
6 December 1947ItalyAlbi d'oro 47082Paperino cacciatore di canguri
1949AustraliaOne Shot (OS Series) 7Adventure Down Under
December 1950BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 6O Cangurú (part 1)
December 1950BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 6O Cangurú (part 2)
January 1951BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 7O Cangurú (part 3)
January 1951BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 7O Cangurú (part 4)
30 March 1953ItalyAlbi d'oro prima ristampa 47082Paperino cacciatore di canguri
1958ItalyAlbi d'oro seconda ristampa 47082Paperino cacciatore di canguri
4 February 1962FranceLe Journal de Mickey 506Donald en Australie
April 1962BelgiumAlbum du Journal de Mickey 24Donald en Australie in French
September 1963FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 24Donald en Australie
5 November 1964MexicoCuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 333Aventura en Australia
December 1969BrazilTio Patinhas (Abril) 53Eu Fui Um Canguru
September 1976FranceMickey Poche 29Donald en Australie
March 1977GermanyCarl Barks gesammelte Werke 12Adventure Down Under
April 1977ItalySuper Almanacco Paperino 2Paperino cacciatore di canguri
June 1978NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 9Avontuur bij de tegenvoeters
May 1980ItalyPaperino d'oro 12Paperino cacciatore di canguri
1980FinlandJättikirjat (400-sivuiset) 1980Aku Ankka kengurujen maassa
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 5Adventure Down Under
December 1983BrazilAlmanaque Disney de Férias 2Eu Fui Um Canguru!
July 1984United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 1Adventure Down Under
22 July 1986PortugalDisney Extra 8Eu Fui um Canguru!
1986DenmarkGuldbog 3i Kængunesien
1986NorwayGullbok 3Eventyr i Australia
1986SwedenKalle Anka Guldbok 3Äventyr i antipoderna
5 January 1987GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 89Australisches Abenteuer
1987SpainDon Miki E 2¡Yo fui un canguro!
1987NetherlandsAlle verhalen van Carl Barks / Alle klassieke verhalen 3Avontuur bij de tegenvoeters
1987PortugalShow Disney 2Eu Fui um Canguru!
16 February 1988FrancePicsou Magazine 193À la recherche de la Triste Marie
April 1988BrazilAnos de Ouro do Pato Donald 1O Cangurú (part 1)
April 1988BrazilAnos de Ouro do Pato Donald 1O Cangurú (part 3)
April 1988BrazilAnos de Ouro do Pato Donald 1O Cangurú (part 2)
April 1988BrazilAnos de Ouro do Pato Donald 1O Cangurú (part 4)
8 November 1988United StatesDonald Duck Adventures (Gladstone) 11Adventure Down Under
November 1988ItalyZio Paperone speciale Paperino 2Paperino cacciatore di canguri
1990GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 9Australisches Abenteuer
April 1992GreeceΚόμιξ 46Περιπέτεια στους Αντίποδες
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 3Avontuur bij de tegenvoeters
January 1993GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 89Australisches Abenteuer
24 May 1994PortugalHiper Disney 6-05Eu fui um Canguru!
July 1994United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Donald Duck Adventures in Color 7Adventure Down Under
July 1995GermanyBarks Library Special Donald Duck 7Australisches Abenteuer
1995GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 22BAustralisches Abenteuer
1995ItalyAlbi d'oro (ristampa Camillo Conti) 47082Paperino cacciatore di canguri
January 1996ItalyZio Paperone 76Paperino cacciatore di canguri
13 May 1996IcelandAndrés Önd 1996B20Ævintýri hjá andfætlingum
4 June 1996NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1996B23Eventyr i Australia
6 June 1996DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1996B23i Kængunesien
March 1997ItalyCarl Barks Comic Art 6Donald Duck in adventure "Down Under"
31 May 2000FrancePicsou Magazine 341Une aventure la tête à l'envers
7 September 2000FinlandAku Ankan Juhlasarjat 10Kengurujen maassa
2001NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 3Avontuur bij de tegenvoeters
2002ItalyAlbi d'oro (ristampa IF) 47082Paperino cacciatore di canguri
April 2005BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 10Eu Fui Um Canguru!
August 2006GermanyCarl Barks Collection 4Australisches Abenteuer
August 2006DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 4Adventure Down Under
August 2006NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 4Donald Duck in Adventure "Down Under"
August 2006SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 4Donald Duck in Adventure “Down Under”
14 December 2007FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 4Adventure Down Under
20 October 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 39Paperino cacciatore di canguri
9 September 2009SpainBiblioteca Carl Barks 4Operación canguro
27 October 2010FrancePicsou Magazine 466Une aventure la tête à l'envers
11 October 2012GermanyBarks Donald Duck 2Australisches Abenteuer
11 July 2013DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2013B28I Kængunesien
16 October 2013United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 5Adventure Down Under
2013LithuaniaDonaldas ir kiti (hardcover) 2013-01Pabėgimas nuo aborigenų
17 May 2015FinlandAku Ankka (digipalvelu) 2015-19Kengurujen maassa
17 July 2016GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 39Περιπέτεια στους Αντίποδες
21 October 2016FinlandJättikirjat 2016Kengurujen maassa
November 2016BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 5Eu Fui Um Canguru!
11 January 2017NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 22På eventyr i Australia
15 February 2017FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 22Une aventure la tête à l'envers
September 2017FranceLes trésors de Picsou 40Une aventure la tête à l'envers
November 2017RussiaБиблиотека Карла Баркса 5Приключение вверх тормашками
26 July 2018SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 7Operación canguro
4 October 2019GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 58Australisches Abenteuer
17 October 2019GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 3Australisches Abenteuer
November 2019ItalyDisney Classic 2Adventure Down Under
November 2019ItalyDisney Classic 2BAdventure Down Under
12 April 2022ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 39Paperino cacciatore di canguri
26 April 2023PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 20W krainie kangurów
January 2025China永远的造梦大师：唐纳德漫画精选集 3澳洲大冒险
14 October 2025United StatesDisney Comics Library 1Adventure Down Under
19 November 2025FinlandCarl Barksin Aku Ankka 18Kengurujen maassa
Egyptمغامرات عم دهب (Uncle Scrooge Adventures) 9Adventure Down Under
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AB24Donald en Australie
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC24ADonald en Australie
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC24BDonald en Australie
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) A YBÀ la recherche de la Triste Marie
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 30Une aventure la tête à l'envers
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 1Paperino cacciatore di canguri
LithuaniaDonaldas ir kiti (hardcover) 5Pabėgimas nuo aborigenų
PortugalHiper Hiper Disney 28Eu fui um Canguru!

Other versions

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

  • au/OS 7b Story, 23 p., 4 tiers
  • br/PD 6b Story, 3 p., 5 tiers
  • br/PD 6h Story, 4 p., 5 tiers
  • de/TGDD 89b Story, 25 p., 4 tiers
  • fi/M 2016p119 Story, 11 ½ p., -1 tiers
  • fr/JM 506c Story, 10 p., 6 tiers
  • fr/MPO 29p109 Story, 44 p., 2 tiers
  • us/DDA 11b Story, 25 p., 4 tiers

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