HIGHDUCKS

StoryW OS 291-02

The Magic Hourglass

Donald and the nephews travel to the Sahara for magic sand for Uncle Scrooge's hourglass

First published
25 July 1950
Created
16 March 1950
Length
28 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
191 times, in 24 countries
Also coded
3630, k.079, w/o.s.291a, w/o.s.291a, wos291-02

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
25 July 1950United StatesOne Shots 291The Magic Hourglass
January 1951FranceLes Belles Histoires Walt Disney 26Donald et le sablier
February 1951MexicoCuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 17El reloj de arena mágico
March 1951ItalyTopolino (libretto) 25Paperino e la clessidra magica (part 1)
31 March 1951United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 568The Magic Hourglass (part 1)
7 April 1951United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 569The Magic Hourglass (part 2)
14 April 1951United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 570The Magic Hourglass (part 3)
21 April 1951United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 571The Magic Hourglass (part 4)
28 April 1951United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 572The Magic Hourglass (part 5)
April 1951ItalyTopolino (libretto) 26Paperino e la clessidra magica (part 2)
5 May 1951United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 573The Magic Hourglass (part 6)
8 May 1951ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 352El reloj de arena mágico (part 1)
12 May 1951United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 574The Magic Hourglass (part 7)
19 May 1951United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 575The Magic Hourglass (part 8)
26 May 1951United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 576The Magic Hourglass (part 9)
2 June 1951United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 577The Magic Hourglass (part 10)
9 June 1951United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 578The Magic Hourglass (part 11)
1951AustraliaOne Shot (OS Series) 24The Magic Hourglass
27 February 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 125Le sablier magique (part 1)
27 February 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 125De magische zandloper (part 1)
6 March 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 126Le sablier magique (part 2)
6 March 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 126De magische zandloper (part 2)
13 March 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 127Le sablier magique (part 3)
13 March 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 127De magische zandloper (part 3)
20 March 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 128Le sablier magique (part 4)
20 March 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 128De magische zandloper (part 4)
27 March 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 129Le sablier magique (part 5)
27 March 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 129De magische zandloper (part 5)
3 April 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 130Le sablier magique (part 6)
3 April 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 130De magische zandloper (part 6)
10 April 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 131Le sablier magique (part 7)
10 April 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 131De magische zandloper (part 7)
17 April 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 132Le sablier magique (part 8)
17 April 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 132De magische zandloper (part 8)
24 April 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 133Le sablier magique (part 9)
24 April 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 133De magische zandloper (part 9)
1 May 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 134Le sablier magique (part 10)
1 May 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 134De magische zandloper (part 10)
8 May 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 135Le sablier magique (part 11)
8 May 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 135De magische zandloper (part 11)
15 May 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 136Le sablier magique (part 12)
15 May 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 136De magische zandloper (part 12)
22 May 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 137Le sablier magique (part 13)
22 May 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 137De magische zandloper (part 13)
29 May 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 138Le sablier magique (part 14)
29 May 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 138De magische zandloper (part 14)
5 June 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 139Le sablier magique (part 15)
5 June 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 139De magische zandloper (part 15)
3 October 1954GreeceΓέλιο και Χαρά 32Ο Ντόναλντ Ντακ και η μαγική κλεψύδρα
5 June 1955ItalyAlbi della rosa 30Paperino e la clessidra magica
1958, third quarterFranceEdicoq (Albums) 2Donald et le sablier
1958, third quarterFranceEdicoq / Éditions de Coquelicot 58-05Donald et le sablier
1963, second quarterFranceAlbums filmés J 30Donald et le sablier
August 1968ItalyOscar Mondadori (Oscar Fumetto) 170Zio Paperone e la clessidra magica
February 1969BrazilTio Patinhas (Abril) 43Meu Reino Por Uma Ampulheta
October 1971ItalyCartonatoni Disney 2APaperino e la clessidra magica
1972FinlandJättikirjat 1972Aku Ankka ja taikatiimalasi
November 1973YugoslaviaMikijev Almanah 77Čarobni peščani sat
1974GermanyIch Donald Duck 2Donald Duck und die magische Sanduhr
1974SpainYo, Pato Donald 1Pato Donald y la Clepsidra mágica
1976, first quarterFranceGrands albums cartonnés Le Livre de Paris/Hachette 4Donald sur les traces du sablier magique
September 1976NetherlandsIk Donald Duck 2De magische zandloper
October 1977GermanyCarl Barks gesammelte Werke 17The Magic Hourglass
December 1977BrazilDisney Especial (1ª Série) 33Meu Reino Por Uma Ampulheta
1977SpainYo, Pato Donald S 2Pato Donald y la Clepsidra mágica
8 September 1978NetherlandsDonald Duck 1978-36De magische zandloper (part 1)
15 September 1978NetherlandsDonald Duck 1978-37De magische zandloper (part 2)
22 September 1978NetherlandsDonald Duck 1978-38De magische zandloper (part 3)
1978United StatesBest Comics (Hardcover) 1The Magic Hourglass
September 1979ItalyCartonatoni Disney 2BPaperino e la clessidra magica
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 9The Magic Hourglass
1980United StatesWalt Disney Best Comics (Oblong) 177The Magic Hour Glass
September 1982FranceGrands albums cartonnés Le Livre de Paris/Hachette 7Donald sur les traces du sablier magique
July 1983ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 12-CPaperino e la clessidra magica
May 1984NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 37De magische zandloper
4 July 1984GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 79Die magische Sanduhr
December 1984ItalyClub Giovani 12Paperino e la clessidra magica
July 1985BrazilDisney Especial Reedição 29Meu Reino Por Uma Ampulheta
August 1985GermanyDisney Comic Bücher 2Die magische Sanduhr
1985DenmarkGuldbog 2Det magiske timeglas
1985NorwayGullbok 2Det magiske timeglasset
1985SwedenKalle Anka Guldbok 2Det förtrollade timglaset
25 March 1986PortugalDisney Especial 15Meu Reino por uma Ampulheta
November 1986United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 2The Magic Hourglass
1987SpainLa Locomotora 37El mágico reloj de arena
1988NetherlandsAlle verhalen van Carl Barks / Alle klassieke verhalen 5De magische zandloper
25 July 1989United StatesDonald Duck Adventures (Gladstone) 16The Magic Hourglass
1989GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 8Die magische Sanduhr
1991GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 79Die magische Sanduhr
January 1992GreeceΚόμιξ 43Η Μαγική Κλεψύδρα
October 1992ItalyZio Paperone 37Paperino e la clessidra magica
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 5De magische zandloper
1993ColombiaDisney Especial 28Mi reino por un reloj de arena
January 1994GermanyDie großen Klassiker 6Die magische Sanduhr
1994ItalyTopolino (ristampa Nerbini) 2 25Paperino e la clessidra magica (part 1)
1994ItalyTopolino (ristampa Nerbini) 2 26Paperino e la clessidra magica (part 2)
April 1995United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Donald Duck Adventures in Color 16The Magic Hourglass
15 November 1995FrancePicsou Magazine 286Le sablier magique
January 1997GermanyBarks Library Special Donald Duck 16Die magische Sanduhr
January 1998BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 2129Meu Reino Por Uma Ampulheta
June 1998BrazilSeleção Disney (Encadernada - 2ª Série) 18Meu Reino Por Uma Ampulheta
September 1998ItalyCarl Barks Comic Art 12Paperino e la clessidra magica
1998PortugalPato Donald (2ª Série) 41O Meu Reino por uma Ampulheta
November 2001NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 10De magische zandloper
30 September 2002NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2002B40Det magiske timeglasset
10 October 2002DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2002B41Det magiske timeglas
25 October 2002SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2002X44Det förtrollade timglaset
20 October 2003China米老鼠特刊 2003-11魔力沙漏
2 January 2004FinlandAku Ankka 2004-01Taikatiimalasi
18 April 2005ItalyTopolino Story (Corriere della Sera) 3Paperino e la clessidra magica (part 1)
18 April 2005ItalyTopolino Story (Corriere della Sera) 3Paperino e la clessidra magica (part 2)
20 April 2005United StatesUncle Scrooge 341The Magic Hourglass
April 2005FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 2004-1Taikatiimalasi
June 2005BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 12Meu Reino Por Uma Ampulheta
May 2006FrancePicsou Magazine 412Le sablier magique
6 April 2007FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 50Le sablier magique
November 2007ItalyDisney Time 48Paperino e la clessidra magica
December 2007GermanyCarl Barks Collection 8The Magic Hourglass
December 2007DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 8Donald Duck in "The Magic Hourglass"
December 2007NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 8Donald Duck in "The Magic Hourglass"
December 2007SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 8Donald Duck in “The Magic Hourglass”
4 February 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 2Paperino e la clessidra magica
12 January 2009BulgariaМики Маус 2009-02Вълшебният пясъчен часовник (part 1)
14 January 2009PolandKaczor Donald 2009-02Zaklęta klepsydra
19 January 2009BulgariaМики Маус 2009-03Вълшебният пясъчен часовник (part 2)
28 April 2009FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 8The Magic Hourglass
September 2009GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη του Καρλ Μπαρκς 2Η μαγική κλεψύδρα
6 September 2010ItalyTopolino (ristampa Corriere della Sera) 25Paperino e la clessidra magica (part 1)
13 September 2010ItalyTopolino (ristampa Corriere della Sera) 26Paperino e la clessidra magica (part 2)
5 October 2010GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 281Die magische Sanduhr
15 December 2010FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 1Le sablier magique
9 July 2013GermanyBarks Donald Duck 5Die magische Sanduhr
22 June 2014GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 2Η μαγική κλεψύδρα
3 September 2014FrancePicsou Magazine 504Le sablier magique
15 May 2015United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 9The Magic Hourglass
9 October 2015FinlandCarl Barksin parhaat sarjat 4Taikatiimalasi
6 March 2017NorwayKlassisk Donald Duck 5Det magiske timeglasset
April 2017BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 9Meu Reino Por Uma Ampulheta
4 September 2017NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 26The Magic Hourglass
September 2017SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 13El reloj de arena mágico
June 2018ItalyPaperdinastia 2Paperino e la clessidra magica
20 September 2018ItalyUack! 39Paperino e la clessidra magica
February 2019RussiaБиблиотека Карла Баркса 9Волшебные песочные часы
23 April 2020GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 6Die magische Sanduhr
7 July 2020FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 1950Taikatiimalasi (The Magic Hourglass)
5 February 2021GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 66Die magische Sanduhr
5 May 2021PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 12Zaklęta klepsydra
27 July 2021ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 2Paperino e la clessidra magica
2021SwedenKalle Anka Klassiker 2021-02Det förtrollade timglaset
15 December 2022ItalyDisney Special Books Panini 21Zio Paperone e la clessidra magica
September 2024ItalyMostra Internazionale dei cartoonists 2024The Magic Hourglass in English
22 November 2024NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 28The Magic Hourglass
January 2025China永远的造梦大师:唐纳德漫画精选集 5魔法沙漏
11 June 2025FinlandAku Ankka 2025-K1Taikatiimalasi
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 5Le sablier magique (part 1)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 5Le sablier magique (part 2)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 5Le sablier magique (part 3)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 5Le sablier magique (part 4)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 5Le sablier magique (part 5)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 5Le sablier magique (part 6)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 6Le sablier magique (part 7)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 6Le sablier magique (part 8)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 6Le sablier magique (part 9)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 6Le sablier magique (part 10)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 6Le sablier magique (part 11)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 6Le sablier magique (part 12)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 6Le sablier magique (part 13)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 6Le sablier magique (part 14)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 6Le sablier magique (part 15)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 5De magische zandloper (part 1)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 5De magische zandloper (part 2)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 5De magische zandloper (part 3)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 5De magische zandloper (part 4)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 5De magische zandloper (part 5)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 5De magische zandloper (part 6)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 6De magische zandloper (part 7)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 6De magische zandloper (part 8)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 6De magische zandloper (part 9)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 6De magische zandloper (part 10)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 6De magische zandloper (part 11)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 6De magische zandloper (part 12)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 6De magische zandloper (part 13)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 6De magische zandloper (part 14)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 6De magische zandloper (part 15)
FranceLes Belles Histoires de Walt Disney (Albums) A 26XDonald et le sablier
FranceLes Belles Histoires de Walt Disney (Albums) A 26YDonald et le sablier
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 19Le sablier magique
FranceAlbums filmés J (recueils) 29Donald et le sablier
ItalyAlbi della rosa (ristampa Nerbini) 30Paperino e la clessidra magica
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 10Paperino e la clessidra magica
PortugalPato Donald (capa dura) 9O Meu Reino por uma Ampulheta

Other versions

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

  • ar/EPD 352e Story, 4 p., 5 tiers
  • au/OS 24b Story, 22 p., 4 tiers
  • be/MM 125p03 Story, 1 p., 5 tiers
  • bg/MM2009-02p04 Story, 12 p., 4 tiers
  • bg/MM2009-03p11 Story, 16 p., 4 tiers
  • de/DCB 2eb Story, 13 ⅔ p., 6 tiers
  • de/GK 6db Story, 12 5/6 p., 6 tiers
  • es/YPD 1bi Story, 12 ⅔ p., 6 tiers
  • fr/AED 2c Story, 30 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/GB 7s Story, 12 5/6 p., 6 tiers
  • gr/GX 32p01 Story, 25 p., 4 tiers
  • it/CTS 3dbd Story, 14 p., 4 tiers
  • it/MIC 2024p34 Illustration, 1 p., 1 tiers
  • nl/DD1978-36b Story, 11 p., 4 tiers
  • nl/DD1978-37f Story, 9 p., 4 tiers
  • nl/DD1978-38d Story, 8 p., 4 tiers
  • nl/IKDD 2d Story, 13 p., 6 tiers
  • se/KA2002X44c Story, 28 p., 4 tiers
  • uk/MMW 568m Story, 1 p., 5 tiers
  • uk/MMW 569k Story, 1 p., 4 tiers
  • us/BC 177-01 Story, 25 ⅔ p., 3 tiers

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