StoryW OS 736-02
An Elephant's Best Friend is his Dog
PL hides zoo's elephant under MM's bed
- First published
- 23 August 1956
- Length
- 9 pages (4 tiers)
- Printed
- 52 times, in 19 countries
- Also coded
,r/aa2/59,showcase-4,w/o.s.736g,w/o.s.736g,wos736-02
Credits
- Plot
- Don Christensen
- Script
- Don Christensen
- Pencils
- Paul Murry
- Ink
- Paul Murry
Characters
In bold: the story's lead.
Where it was printed
| Date | Country | Issue | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 1956 |  United States | One Shots 736 | An Elephant's Best Friend is his Dog |
| 1 June 1957 |  Italy | Almanacco Topolino 6 | Pluto e gli elefanti |
| 17 December 1957 |  Brazil | O Pato Donald (Abril) 319 | "O Cão é O Melhor Amigo do Elefante" |
| 1957 |  Australia | Giant (G Series) 74 | An Elephant's Best Friend is a Dog |
| 1 March 1958 |  France | Les Belles Histoires Walt Disney (nouvelle série) 50 | Pluto et sa fidèle amie |
| 1958, third quarter | France | Edicoq (Albums) 1 | Pluto et sa fidèle amie |
| 1958, third quarter | France | Edicoq / Éditions de Coquelicot 58-02 | Pluto et sa fidèle amie |
| 1958 |  Spain | Dumbo 1ª (ERSA) 283 | Lazos de amistad |
| 7 January 1959 |  Norway | Donald Duck & Co 1959-02 | An Elephant's Best Friend is his Dog |
| 13 January 1959 |  Denmark | Anders And & Co. 1959-02 | An Elephant's Best Friend is his Dog |
| 23 January 1959 |  Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o 1959-02 | och hans vän elefantflickan Elsy |
| January 1960 |  Finland | Aku Ankka 1960-01 | An Elephant's Best Friend is his Dog |
| 1960 |  Netherlands | Donald Duck en andere verhalen 4 | De ene dienst is de andere waard |
| 1961 | Finland | Aku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1960 | An Elephant's Best Friend is his Dog |
| 1 October 1966 | Netherlands | Donald Duck 1966-40 | De dierenvriend |
| April 1968 |  Chile | Disneylandia 288 | El mejor amigo del elefante es el perro |
| 1969 |  Colombia | Disneylandia 288 | El mejor amigo del elefante es el perro |
| July 1971 | United States | Walt Disney Showcase (Gold Key) 4 | An Elephant's Best Friend is a Dog |
| 12 March 1972 | France | Le Journal de Mickey 1030 | Une relation encombrante |
| 12 May 1972 | Brazil | O Pato Donald (Abril) 1070 | Um Elefante Nunca Esquece... |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Donald Duck en andere verhalen (V&D) 1 | De ene dienst is de andere waard |
| 13 April 1974 |  United Kingdom | Goofy 25 | An Elephant's Best Friend is his Dog (part 1) |
| 20 April 1974 | United Kingdom | Goofy 26 | An Elephant's Best Friend is His Dog (part 2) |
| 3 June 1976 | Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o 1976-23 | Bästis med en elefant |
| 5 June 1976 | Denmark | Anders And & Co. 1976-24 | An Elephant's Best Friend is his Dog |
| 8 June 1976 | Norway | Donald Duck & Co 1976-24 | An Elephant's Best Friend is his Dog |
| 15 June 1977 | Finland | Aku Ankka 1977-24 | An Elephant's Best Friend is his Dog |
| July 1978 | Brazil | Disney Especial (1ª Série) 37 | Um Elefante Nunca Esquece |
| 1978 | Finland | Aku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1977-2 | An Elephant's Best Friend is his Dog |
| 1978 | Finland | Aku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1977-1 | An Elephant's Best Friend is his Dog |
| January 1980 | Netherlands | Pluto 2 | De ene dienst is de andere waard |
| June 1983 | Netherlands | Pluto 2 1 | De ene dienst is de andere waard |
| 29 April 1986 | Brazil | Disney Especial Reedição 33 | Um Elefante Nunca Esquece |
| 14 November 1986 |  Portugal | Pateta (& Companhia) 121 | Um Elefante Nunca Esquece |
| 2000 | Finland | Aku-Palat 9 | An Elephant's Best Friend is his Dog |
| March 2002 | Finland | Aku Ankka - Näköispainos 1960 | An Elephant's Best Friend is his Dog |
| 2004 | Denmark | Anders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1959-1 | An Elephant's Best Friend is his Dog |
| 2004 | Norway | Donald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 29 | An Elephant's Best Friend is his Dog |
| 2004 | Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1959-01 | och hans vän elefantflickan Elsy |
| June 2014 | Brazil | Almanaque do Mickey (2ª Série) 20 | Um Elefante Nunca Esquece |
| 21 August 2014 | Denmark | Anders And & Co. 2014-34 | En hund er elefantens bedste ven |
| 22 August 2014 | Norway | Donald Duck & Co 2014-34 | An Elephant's Best Friend is his Dog |
| 1 December 2014 |  Indonesia | Donal Bebek 1728 | Teman Baik Gajah |
| 2014 | Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o 2014-34 | Pluto och hans vän elefantflickan Elsy |
| 3 March 2015 |  Germany | Micky Maus Comics 23 | Gemeinsam stark |
| July 2015 |  China | 米老鼠特刊 2015-08 | 最好的“大”朋友 |
| 2015 | Finland | Aku Ankka Juniori (digipalvelu) JK 11 | Ystävyyden taikaa |
| August 2018 | Norway | Donald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 151 | An Elephant's Best Friend is his Dog |
| 25 January 2019 | Finland | Aku Ankka - Näköispainos 1977-1 | An Elephant's Best Friend is his Dog |
 Belgium | Album du Journal de Mickey 54 | Une relation encombrante in French | |
| France | Les Belles Histoires de Walt Disney (Albums) C 1 | Pluto et sa fidèle amie | |
| France | Le Journal de Mickey (Albums) 54 | Une relation encombrante |
Other versions
Redrawn, cut, recoloured or relettered for a later printing.
fr/JM 1030eStory, 4 p., 6 tiersuk/GAAP 25aStory, 2 p., 5 tiersuk/GAAP 26jStory, 4 p., 4 tiers
Referred to by
- XFC AAJDJK 11 (cover)
- FC BHNS 50 (cover)