HIGHDUCKS

StoryW OS 456-05

The Checker Game

US plays against himself and loses

First published
23 January 1953
Created
16 October 1952
Length
1 page (4 tiers)
Printed
120 times, in 31 countries
Also coded
os456, w/o.s.456e, wos456-05

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
23 January 1953United StatesOne Shots 456The Checker Game
7 August 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 148Le grand jeu
7 August 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 148Grof spel
20 October 1953BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 102Rival Perigoso!
January 1954MexicoCuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 53The Checker Game
1 April 1954MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 55The Checker Game
1954AustraliaGiant (G Series) 18The Checker Game
1956SpainDumbo 1ª (ERSA) 204The Checker Game
2 January 1960GermanyMicky Maus 1960-01The Checker Game
2 January 1960NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1960-01The Checker Game
5 January 1960DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1960-01The Checker Game
1960AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 166The Checker Game
27 June 1961SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1961-26The Checker Game
December 1962FinlandAku Ankka 1962B51The Checker Game
7 June 1963ChileDisneylandia 37The Checker Game
1963FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1962-2The Checker Game
4 May 1972SpainPato Donald 2ª (ERSA) 143The Checker Game
1972AustraliaMickey Mouse (M series) 191The Checker Game
8 August 1975NetherlandsDonald Duck 1975-32The Checker Game
February 1976FrancePicsou Magazine 48Le damocode !
1977DenmarkGavehæfte 31Hvem vinder?
1977NorwayDonald Ducks show 1977-2Høyt spill
1977SwedenVinterkul med Kalle Anka 1977The Checker Game
June 1978NetherlandsOom Dagobert 3The Checker Game
1978ItalyPaperino 5Zio Paperone - La dama
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 12The Checker Game
2 March 1981YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 334Направите стрип
2 March 1981YugoslaviaMikijev Zabavnik v slovenščini 334Napravite strip
1982FinlandAku Ankan satasivuiset / Aku Ankan karuselli 1982-04Hyvä häviäjä
December 1984United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 3The Checker Game
September 1987FinlandRoope-setä 1987-09The Checker Game in English
January 1988ItalyZio Paperone 2Zio Paperone - Bisogna saper perdere
26 December 1989United StatesUncle Scrooge Adventures 20The Checker Game
May 1991United StatesUncle Scrooge 254The Checker Game
August 1992United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge One Pagers in Color 1The Checker Game
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 7The Checker Game
September 1993GermanyBarks Library Special Onkel Dagobert 1The Checker Game
1993FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 47Hyvä häviäjä
June 1994NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 79The Checker Game
28 February 1997SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1997-10En tuff motståndare
3 March 1997IcelandAndrés Önd 1997-09Brögð í tafli
4 March 1997NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1997-10Gambleren
6 March 1997DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1997-10Hvem vinder?
24 July 1997GermanyMicky Maus 1997-31The Checker Game
12 September 1997YugoslaviaПолитикин Забавник 2379The Checker Game
May 1998ItalyZio Paperone 104Zio Paperone bisogna saper perdere
1998SwitzerlandMicky Maus Sommer-Megamix 1998-06The Checker Game
2 June 1999FrancePicsou Magazine 329The Checker Game
March 2001ItalyZio Paperone (ristampa) 2Zio Paperone - Bisogna saper perdere
1 April 2001RussiaМикки Маус 2001-07Great Game in English
November 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 21The Checker Game
1 August 2003FinlandRoope-setä 2003EThe Checker Game in English
January 2004FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1962-2The Checker Game
November 2004BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 6The Checker Game
August 2005GermanyCarl Barks Collection 11The Checker Game
August 2005DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 11Hvem vinder?
August 2005NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 36The Checker Game
August 2005NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 11The Checker Game
September 2005SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 11The Checker Game
27 October 2005FinlandAku Ankan Jouluparaati 1962The Checker Game
19 January 2006DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1960-1The Checker Game
12 December 2006FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 11The Checker Game
2006SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1961-03The Checker Game
June 2007FrancePicsou Magazine 425The Checker Game
19 October 2007FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 52The Checker Game
3 March 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 6Zio Paperone - Bisogna saper perdere
21 July 2008NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2008-30Gambleren
22 July 2008SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2008-30En tuff motståndare
24 July 2008DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2008-30Hvem vinder?
20 August 2008PolandKaczor Donald 2008-34Gra w warcaby
28 August 2008CroatiaMiki Maus (& prijatelji) 2008-18Igra dame
28 August 2008SloveniaMiki Miška 2008-18Dama
August 2008CzechiaKačer Donald 2008-18Dáma
11 September 2008HungaryDonald Kacsa Magazin 2008-18Dámajáték
17 September 2008FinlandAku Ankka 2008-38Hyvä häviäjä
September 2008SlovakiaKáčer Donald 2008-09Hra o veľké peniaze
22 October 2008PolandKaczor Donald 2008-43Gra w warcaby
2008LatviaДональд Дак / Donalds Daks 2008-19Dambrete
April 2009FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 2008-3Hyvä häviäjä
18 May 2009GermanyBarks Onkel Dagobert 1The Checker Game
20 July 2009GermanyMicky Maus 2009-30Das Damespiel
September 2009NorwayEn kvart årgang Donald Duck & Co 35Gambleren
20 March 2010China米老鼠特刊 2010-04桌面对决 The Checker Game
31 March 2010FrancePicsou Magazine 459Partie de dupe !
November 2010GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη του Καρλ Μπαρκς 6Χοντρό παιχνίδι
29 June 2011FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 3Partie de dupe
July 2012United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 12The Checker Game
June 2013ItalyCarl Barks Rizzoli Lizard 2Zio Paperone - Bisogna saper perdere
15 July 2013NorwayJubileumspocket 2013-1The Checker Game
5 September 2013NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 1The Checker Game
April 2014ItalyUack! 1Zio Paperone - Bisogna saper perdere
April 2014ItalyUack! 1BZio Paperone - Bisogna saper perdere
20 June 2014SerbiaПолитикин Забавник 3254The Checker Game
20 July 2014GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 6Χοντρό παιχνίδι
2014SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 1The Checker Game
12 March 2015NetherlandsSnaterlachen 2The Checker Game
18 February 2016FinlandAku Ankka (digipalvelu) 2016-07Hyvä häviäjä
2017RussiaБиблиотека Карла Баркса 12Шашки
31 January 2018FrancePicsou Magazine 535The Checker Game
April 2018SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 17Partida de damas
September 2018ItalyPaperdinastia 6Zio Paperone - Bisogna saper perdere
28 November 2018PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 1Gra w warcaby
March 2020BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 12Rival Perigoso!
20 August 2020GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 8The Checker Game
28 May 2021GreeceΚόμιξ (Περίοδος Β') 83Χοντρό παιχνίδι
24 August 2021ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 6Zio Paperone - Bisogna saper perdere
7 October 2022GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 76The Checker Game
2022BulgariaДъкбург. Carl Barks 1Игра на дама
1 February 2023FinlandAku Ankka 2023-05Hyvä häviäjä
11 July 2023FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 1953Hyvä häviäjä
29 September 2023CroatiaPatkograd. Carl Barks 1Igra dame
20 November 2023SerbiaПатковград. Carl Barks 1Игра даме
September 2024SloveniaRacigrad. Carl Barks 1Dama
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 6Le grand jeu
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 6Grof spel
Egyptمغامرات عم دهب (Uncle Scrooge Adventures) 6The Checker Game
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 28The Checker Game
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 57AThe Checker Game
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 1Zio Paperone - Bisogna saper perdere
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 16Zio Paperone bisogna saper perdere

Other versions

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

  • br/PD 102g Story, ½ p., 4 tiers
  • fr/PM 48j Story, ¾ p., 4 tiers
  • it/PAOL 5f Story, 1 p., 4 tiers
  • yu/MZC 334e Story, 1 p., 3 tiers

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