HIGHDUCKS

CoverW OS 189-00

The Old Castle's Secret

Skeleton arm with sword scares the ducks in castle.

First published
30 April 1948
Created
16 January 1948
Length
1 page (1 tiers)
Printed
129 times, in 19 countries
Also coded
wos189-00

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
30 April 1948United StatesOne Shots 189The Old Castle's Secret
1949, third quarterFranceLes Belles Histoires Walt Disney 15Donald et le secret du donjon
1 November 1949MexicoCuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 2The Old Castle's Secret
1949AustraliaOne Shot (OS Series) 11The Old Castle's Secret
1953SpainDumbo 1ª (ERSA) 119The Old Castle's Secret
July 1954United KingdomJuvenile Books DDOThe Old Castle's Secret
31 January 1960ItalyAlbi della rosa 273The Old Castle's Secret
September 1970SpainDumbo 2ª (ERSA) 68The Old Castle's Secret
11 April 1975NetherlandsDonald Duck 1975-15The Old Castle's Secret
1975DenmarkCarl Barks & Co. 3The Old Castle's Secret
March 1977GermanyDer Donaldist 3The Old Castle's Secret in Danish
1977United StatesThe Comic Book Price Guide 7The Old Castle's Secret
1979FinlandSarjainfo 1979-04The Old Castle's Secret
23 June 1982FinlandAku Ankka 1982-25The Old Castle's Secret
1983FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1982-2The Old Castle's Secret
1983FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1982-1The Old Castle's Secret
July 1984United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 1The Old Castle's Secret
November 1984FranceLe collectionneur de bandes dessinées 45Donald et le secret du donjon
December 1986GermanyDer Donaldist - Sonderheft 19The Old Castle's Secret in English
1987NetherlandsAlle verhalen van Carl Barks / Alle klassieke verhalen 4The Old Castle's Secret
November 1988ItalyZio Paperone speciale Paperino 2The Old Castle's Secret
November 1988ItalyZio Paperone speciale Paperino 2The Old Castle's Secret
September 1989GermanyDer Donaldist 69The Old Castle's Secret in English
23 January 1990United StatesDonald Duck Adventures (Gladstone) 20The Old Castle's Secret
July 1991GreeceΚόμιξ 37The Old Castle's Secret
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 4The Old Castle's Secret
February 1993SwedenNAFS(k)uriren 23The Old Castle's Secret
15 July 1993Egyptميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 1682The Old Castle's Secret
1994GermanyCarl Barks - Die Biographie 1The Old Castle's Secret in English
May 1995United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color 41The Old Castle's Secret
July 1995ItalyZio Paperone 70The Old Castle's Secret
1995GermanyCarl Barks Cover Art Calendar 1996The Old Castle's Secret
1995GermanyCarl Barks Cover Art Calendar 1996The Old Castle's Secret
January 1998ItalyZio Paperone 100The Old Castle's Secret
April 1998ItalyCarl Barks Comic Art 7The Old Castle's Secret
26 August 1998FrancePicsou Magazine 320The Old Castle's Secret
March 2001FinlandVuosisadan ankat 2001The Old Castle's Secret
9 May 2001FinlandAku Ankka 2001X19AA 25/1982
1 August 2001FinlandAku Ankka 2001-31cover from AA 25/1982
17 October 2001FinlandMaailman hauskin kuvasarjalehti 2001AA 25/1982
February 2002FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 2001-3cover from AA 25/1982
June 2002GermanyBarks Comics and Stories - von Carl Barks 5The Old Castle's Secret
May 2003ItalyZio Paperone 164The Old Castle's Secret
April 2004FrancePicsou Magazine 387The Old Castle's Secret
April 2004FrancePicsou Magazine 387The Old Castle's Secret
April 2004FrancePicsou Magazine 387The Old Castle's Secret
May 2005BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 11The Old Castle's Secret
November 2006GermanyCarl Barks Collection 5The Old Castle's Secret
November 2006GermanyCarl Barks Collection 5The Old Castle's Secret
December 2006DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 5The Old Castle's Secret
December 2006DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 5The Old Castle's Secret
December 2006NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 5The Old Castle's Secret
December 2006NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 5The Old Castle's Secret
2006, fourth quarterSwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 5Donald Duck in The Old Castle's Secret
2006, fourth quarterSwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 5Donald Duck in The Old Castle's Secret
January 2007FrancePicsou Magazine 420The Old Castle's Secret
5 April 2007FinlandAnkalliskirjasto 7The Old Castle's Secret
19 October 2007FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 52The Old Castle's Secret
November 2007ItalyDisney Time 48The Old Castle's Secret
17 March 2008NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2008B12The Old Castle's Secret
18 March 2008DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2008B12Det gamle slots hemmelighed
29 April 2008FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 5The Old Castle's Secret
29 April 2008FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 5The Old Castle's Secret
8 September 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 33The Old Castle's Secret
27 October 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 40The Old Castle's Secret
22 December 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 48The Old Castle's Secret
7 January 2011FinlandCarl Barksin parhaat 2011The Old Castle's Secret
June 2011GreeceΚόμιξ 276The Old Castle's Secret
June 2011GreeceΚόμιξ 276The Old Castle's Secret
2011SwedenCarl Barks Målningar och teckningar 1The Old Castle's Secret
January 2012NorwayCarl Barks malerier og tegninger 1The Old Castle's Secret
28 September 2012FranceLes trésors de Picsou 20The Old Castle's Secret
11 October 2012GermanyCarl Barks - Die Ölgemälde 1The Old Castle's Secret in English
19 February 2013SpainInolvidables Disney (Reedición Dumbo 2ª) 27The Old Castle's Secret
24 April 2013FinlandCarl Barksin maalaukset ja piirrokset 2013The Old Castle's Secret
1 June 2013United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 6The Old Castle's Secret
12 September 2013GermanyLänder - Enten - Abenteuer: Familie Duck auf Schatzsuche 1The Old Castle's Secret in English
19 May 2014ItalyLe grandi storie Disney - L'opera omnia di Romano Scarpa 18The Old Castle's Secret
23 May 2014FranceLes trésors de Donald 1The Old Castle's Secret
26 August 2014FinlandCarl Barks in English 2014The Old Castle's Secret
5 January 2015GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 332The Old Castle's Secret in English
June 2015GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 2The Old Castle's Secret in English
16 March 2016FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 19The Old Castle's Secret
5 June 2016GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 33The Old Castle's Secret
24 July 2016GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 40The Old Castle's Secret
23 September 2016FinlandAnkkalegendat 3The Old Castle's Secret
October 2016BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 6The Old Castle's Secret
14 December 2016FranceLes trésors de Picsou 37The Old Castle's Secret
4 January 2017FinlandAku Ankka 2017-01The Old Castle's Secret
15 February 2017FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 22The Old Castle's Secret
7 March 2017NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 23Donald Duck in The Old Castle's Secret
3 July 2017NorwayCarl Barks og Don Rosa - Originalene og oppfølgerne 7Det gamle slottets hemmelighet
5 July 2017FinlandAnkkamaestron värityskirja 2017The Old Castle's Secret
8 November 2017FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 24The Old Castle's Secret
2017FranceDonaldville La grande galerie des personnages 2The Old Castle's Secret
20 January 2018ItalyUack! 35The Old Castle's Secret
20 January 2018ItalyUack! 35The Old Castle's Secret
February 2018RussiaБиблиотека Карла Баркса 6The Old Castle's Secret
February 2018RussiaБиблиотека Карла Баркса 6The Old Castle's Secret
23 August 2018SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 36The Old Castle's Secret
6 September 2018SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 11The Old Castle's Secret
2 November 2018SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 8The Old Castle's Secret
30 November 2018SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 1The Old Castle's Secret
2018FinlandVanhan linnan salaisuus / Andien kutsu 2018The Old Castle's Secret
2018FinlandVanhan linnan salaisuus / Andien kutsu 2018The Old Castle's Secret
2018SwedenKalle Anka extra 2018-03The Old Castle's Secret
16 November 2019SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 48The Old Castle's Secret
2019SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 23The Old Castle's Secret
2019SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 23Donald Duck in The Old Castle's Secret
4 February 2020FranceMickey Donald & Cie - La Grande Galerie des Personnages 4The Old Castle's Secret
16 September 2020PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 9Donald Duck in The Old Castle's Secret
30 March 2021DenmarkCarl Barks & Don Rosa - Originalerne og fortsættelserne 3The Old Castle's Secret
24 November 2021FranceSuper Picsou Géant 227The Old Castle's Secret
1 March 2022ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 33The Old Castle's Secret
21 March 2022GermanyBertel-Express Spezial 5The Old Castle's Secret in English
19 April 2022ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 40The Old Castle's Secret
14 June 2022ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 48The Old Castle's Secret
29 November 2022United StatesUncle Scrooge: The Diamond Jubilee Collection 1The Old Castle's Secret
2023SwedenCarl Barks och Don Rosa: Originalen och uppföljarna 4The Old Castle's Secret
25 July 2024ItalySpeciale Disney 104The Old Castle's Secret
3 September 2024GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 448The Old Castle's Secret
21 November 2024GermanyWalt Disney's Donald Duck - Die Ultimative Chronik 1The Old Castle's Secret in English
January 2025China永远的造梦大师：唐纳德漫画精选集 2The Old Castle's Secret
14 October 2025United StatesDisney Comics Library 1The Old Castle's Secret
14 October 2025United StatesDisney Comics Library 1The Old Castle's Secret
2025GermanyIch, das Tier 1The Old Castle's Secret in English
20 May 2026FinlandCarl Barksin Aku Ankka 21The Old Castle's Secret
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 1The Old Castle's Secret
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 1The Old Castle's Secret

Other versions

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

  • br/CCBD 6aw Illustration, 1 p., 1 tiers
  • br/OMD 11b Illustration, ¼ p., 1 tiers
  • de/BCAS 5ba Illustration, 1/24 p., 1 tiers
  • de/BXS 5p057 Illustration, ¾ p., 1 tiers
  • de/HD 69p40c Illustration, 1/36 p., 1 tiers
  • de/HDSH 19p013 Illustration, 1/9 p., 1 tiers
  • de/TGDD 332p58a Illustration, 1/49 p., 1 tiers
  • de/TGDD 448p34b Illustration, 1/16 p., 1 tiers
  • es/DB2 68a Cover, 1 p., 1 tiers
  • es/GDPD 8aub Illustration, ½ p., 1 tiers
  • fi/AA2001-31m Illustration, 1/42 p., 1 tiers
  • fi/AA2001X19bg Illustration, 1 tiers
  • fi/VSANK 2001p184a Illustration, 1/20 p., 1 tiers
  • nl/DD1975-15a Cover, 1 p., 1 tiers
  • se/NK 23ca Illustration, ⅔ p., 1 tiers
  • us/USDJC 1p041a Illustration, ⅕ p., 1 tiers

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