HIGHDUCKS

StoryW OS 178-04

Turn for the Worse

DD tells a car driver the way to himself

First published
14 November 1947
Created
22 July 1947
Length
1 page (4 tiers)
Printed
104 times, in 22 countries
Also coded
ddfc178, os178, w/wdcp3, wos178-04

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
14 November 1947United StatesOne Shots 178Turn for the Worse
1949AustraliaOne Shot (OS Series) 8Turn for the Worse
27 May 1950ItalyAlbi d'oro 50211Paperino agente di assicurazioni
27 May 1950ItalyAlbi d'oro prima ristampa 50211Paperino e l'agente di assicurazioni
1953SpainDumbo 1ª (ERSA) 120Una broma de ida y vuelta
3 April 1955ItalyAlbi della rosa 24Paperino e l'agente di assicurazioni
1 April 1959NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1959-14Turn for the Worse
1961DenmarkHjemmet 61-26Turn for the Worse
31 March 1962GermanyMicky Maus 1962-13Turn for the Worse
1964United StatesWalt Disney's Christmas Parade (Gold Key) 3Turn for the Worse
13 May 1966MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 327Turn for the Worse
January 1969ChileDisneylandia 326Turn for the Worse
November 1970GreeceΜίκυ (Μεγάλο) 39Turn for the Worse
June 1971SpainDumbo 2ª (ERSA) 77Una broma de ida y vuelta
9 May 1975NetherlandsDonald Duck 1975-19Turn for the Worse
December 1975FrancePicsou Magazine 46Assurances.. tous risques
November 1976GermanyCarl Barks gesammelte Werke 8Turn for the Worse
September 1978NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 10Turn for the Worse
July 1979BrazilTio Patinhas (Abril) 168A Pessoa Errada
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 5Turn for the Worse
1982ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 6-0Paperino e lo scherzo
31 August 1983FinlandAku Ankka 1983-35Turn for the Worse
16 November 1983FinlandAku Ankka 1983-46Turn for the Worse
21 May 1984YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 501Шаљивџија
21 May 1984YugoslaviaMikijev Zabavnik v slovenščini 501Šaljivec
July 1984United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 1Turn for the Worse
1984FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1983-4Turn for the Worse
1984FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1983-2Turn for the Worse
1 October 1985GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 84Turn for the Worse
1987NetherlandsAlle verhalen van Carl Barks / Alle klassieke verhalen 3Turn for the Worse
January 1988United StatesWalt Disney's Comics in Color 1st album series 1Turn for the Worse
June 1988ItalyZio Paperone speciale Paperino 1Paperino Uno scherzo mal riuscito
September 1988United StatesGladstone Comic Album 13Turn for the Worse
1989United StatesGladstone Leather Bound Hardcover Comic Albums 3Turn for the Worse
1990GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 9Turn for the Worse
November 1991BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 1951Boa Informação
February 1992GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 84Turn for the Worse
2 December 1992PortugalPato Donald 290Boa Informação
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 3Turn for the Worse
26 November 1993ColombiaPato Donald (Abril Cinco) 200Buena información
November 1994GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 41Turn for the Worse
February 1995FinlandRoope-setä 1995-02Turn for the Worse in English
1995FinlandRoope-setä 1995NLTurn for the Worse
January 1996United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Donald Duck Adventures in Color 25Turn for the Worse
3 September 1996ItalyTopolino (libretto) 2127Paperino agente di assicurazioni
November 1996RussiaМикки Маус 1996-11Английский с Дональдом in English
1996FinlandRoope-setä -puolivuosikerta 1995-1Turn for the Worse in English
14 March 1997SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1997-12En lustig rundtur
17 March 1997NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1997-12Spøkefuglen
20 March 1997DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1997-12Bagslag
7 May 1997GermanyMicky Maus 1997-20Turn for the Worse
5 November 1997PolandKaczor Donald 1997-33Kto żartem wojuje...
April 1998ItalyCarl Barks Comic Art 7Donald Duck
1998GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck (Klassik-Album) - Sammelband 6CTurn for the Worse
January 1999GermanyBarks Library Special Donald Duck 25Turn for the Worse
28 March 2001FinlandAku Ankka 2001-13Kiertotie
April 2001ItalyZio Paperone 139Paperino Uno scherzo mal riuscito
November 2001BrazilTio Patinhas (Abril) 436Informação Exata
2001NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 4Turn for the Worse
February 2002FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 2001-1Kiertotie
16 April 2002RussiaМикки Маус 2002-08Turn for the Worse in English
May 2002PortugalPato Donald (2ª Série) 85Informação Exacta
1 August 2003FinlandRoope-setä 2003ETurn for the Worse in English
April 2004FrancePicsou Magazine 387Turn for the Worse
August 2004NorwayHall of Fame - De store serieskaperne 3Turn for the Worse
September 2004PolandKaczogród 2Żartowniś
18 October 2004DenmarkHall of Fame 3Bagslag
November 2004NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 30Turn for the Worse
2004SwedenHall of Fame: De stora serieskaparna 3En lustig rundtur
April 2005BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 9Turn for the Worse
November 2006GermanyCarl Barks Collection 5Turn for the Worse
December 2006DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 5Bagslag
December 2006NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 5Turn for the Worse
2006, fourth quarterSwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 5Turn for the Worse
4 October 2007NetherlandsDonald Duck Scheurkalender 2008Turn for the Worse
December 2007FrancePicsou Magazine 431Turn for the Worse
29 April 2008FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 5Turn for the Worse
27 October 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 40Paperino Uno scherzo mal riuscito
14 March 2013GermanyBarks Donald Duck 3Turn for the Worse
16 October 2013United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 5Turn for the Worse
26 December 2013SpainInolvidables Disney (Reedición Dumbo 2ª) 71Una broma de ida y vuelta
17 September 2014United StatesDonald Duck in ... 1Turn for the Worse
26 September 2015FranceLes trésors de Picsou 32Turn for the Worse
24 July 2016GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 40Από το Κακό στο Χειρότερο
1 September 2016NetherlandsDonald Duck Scheurkalender 2017Turn for the Worse
November 2016BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 5Turn for the Worse
15 February 2017FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 22Assurances... tous risques
7 March 2017NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 23Spøkefuglen
16 November 2017CzechiaZlatá Klasika 3Turn for the Worse
November 2017RussiaБиблиотека Карла Баркса 5От ворот - поворот
2 November 2018SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 8Un giro...a peor
November 2019ItalyDisney Classic 2(Paperino - Uno scherzo mal riuscito)
November 2019ItalyDisney Classic 2B(Paperino - Uno scherzo mal riuscito)
12 December 2019GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 4Turn for the Worse
2019SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 23Turn for the Worse
16 September 2020PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 9Żartowniś
19 April 2022ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 40Paperino Uno scherzo mal riuscito
3 June 2022GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 74Turn for the Worse
January 2025China永远的造梦大师：唐纳德漫画精选集 3转弯不利
16 July 2025FinlandCarl Barksin Aku Ankka 16Kiertotie
14 October 2025United StatesDisney Comics Library 1Turn for the Worse
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 54Turn for the Worse
ItalyAlbi della rosa (ristampa Nerbini) 24Paperino e l'agente di assicurazioni
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 4Paperino Uno scherzo mal riuscito

Other versions

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

  • br/PD 1951c Story, 2 p., 3 tiers
  • fi/AA1983-35g Story, 1 p., 4 tiers
  • fi/RS1995NLc Story, 1 p., 3 tiers
  • us/DDI 1f Story, 2 p., 2 tiers

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