HIGHDUCKS

StoryW OS 1010-02

A Honey of a Hen

Scrooge does his grocery run at Grandma's farm, but her prices are too steep - so he instead fakes an accident in order to be taken care of while at the farm - for free.

First published
19 May 1959
Created
6 March 1959
Length
7 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
94 times, in 22 countries
Also coded
w/gdff1010, w/o.s.1010c, wos1010-02

Credits

Plot
Vic Lockman
Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Carl Barks
Ink
Carl Barks

Characters

In bold: the story's lead.

Where it was printed

DateCountryIssueTitle
19 May 1959United StatesOne Shots 1010A Honey of a Hen
1959AustraliaGiant (G Series) 157A Honey of a Hen
4 March 1960MexicoCuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 211Un tesoro de gallina
28 June 1960BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 451Na Fazenda da Vovó
17 August 1960NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1960-34A Honey of a Hen
23 August 1960DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1960-34A Honey of a Hen
6 September 1960SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1960-36och Eggi, den lilla gullhönan
24 September 1960GermanyMicky Maus 1960-39A Honey of a Hen
September 1960ItalyAlmanacco Topolino 45La Banda Disney e le avventure villerecce
1960SpainDumbo 1ª (ERSA) 350Las apariencias engañan
1 March 1961FranceLes Belles Histoires Walt Disney (nouvelle série) 86Oncle Harpagon fait son marché
25 March 1961NetherlandsDonald Duck 1961-12A Honey of a Hen
23 August 1961FinlandAku Ankka 1961-34A Honey of a Hen
1962FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1961-2A Honey of a Hen
26 July 1964ItalyAlbi della rosa 507La banda Disney e le avventure villerecce
February 1967ChileDisneylandia 227Un encanto de gallina
1967ArgentinaDisneylandia 85Un encanto de gallina
5 October 1969FranceLe Journal de Mickey 903Chère petite poulette !
1977DenmarkWalt Disney's Klassikere 1977-04A Honey of a Hen
December 1977FinlandAku Ankka 1977-JOUA Honey of a Hen
1977NorwayWalt Disney's Godbiter 15A Honey of a Hen
1977SwedenWalt Disney's Klassiker 1977-04A Honey of a Hen
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 21A Honey of a Hen
August 1984FranceSuper Picsou Géant 6Aventures à la ferme
December 1984FranceMickey Poche 128Chère petite poulette !
7 January 1986GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 85Emilie
September 1986ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 36La banda Disney e le avventure villerecce 2
December 1987United StatesGladstone Comic Album 1A Honey of a Hen
1988FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 33Kaneli kunnostautuu
1988FinlandParhaat Sarjat 1988-25Kaneli kunnostautuu
1988NorwayBeste historier om Donald Duck & Co 35Skrues hønsekjøp
1988NorwayTegneseriebokklubben 43Skrues hønsekjøp
1988SwedenKalle Ankas Bästisar 28och Eggi, den lilla gullhönan
1989United StatesGladstone Leather Bound Hardcover Comic Albums 1A Honey of a Hen
May 1990United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 6A Honey of a Hen
1990GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 9Emilie
September 1991BrazilÁlbuns Disney 8Tio Patinhas no Sítio da Vovó
1991SpainÁlbumes Disney 6Querida gallinita
April 1992GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 85Emilie
June 1992United KingdomMickey Mouse Holiday Special (Fleetway) 1A Honey of a Hen
1992SpainSuper Álbum Disney 2Querida gallinita
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 12A Honey of a Hen
19 February 1993NetherlandsDonald Duck 1993-07A Honey of a Hen
16 November 1993IndonesiaDonal Bebek 630Pura-Pura Sakit
April 1995ItalyZio Paperone 67La banda Disney e le avventure villerecce 2
December 1995NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 85A Honey of a Hen
1996GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 49Emilie
1999IndonesiaDonal Bebek Edisi Nostalgia 15Pura-Pura Sakit
November 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 22A Honey of a Hen
March 2003FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1961-2A Honey of a Hen
April 2003FrancePicsou Magazine 375Poule de luxe
July 2003ItalyCarl Barks Comic Art 17La banda Disney e le avventure villerecce 2°
August 2003GermanyBarks Library Special Oma Duck 1Emilie
29 March 2004FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 41Poule de luxe
28 October 2004FinlandMurrealbumit B 2004Oi armas Antrea
28 October 2004FinlandMurrealbumit BB2004Kaneli kunnostautuu
27 October 2005FinlandAku Ankan Jouluparaati 1977A Honey of a Hen
February 2006NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 40A Honey of a Hen
13 July 2006DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1960-4A Honey of a Hen
2006SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1960-05och Eggi, den lilla gullhönan
April 2008NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 19Grandma Duck's Farm Friends and a Honey of a Hen
26 May 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 18La Banda Disney e le avventure villerecce 2°
May 2008GermanyCarl Barks Collection 19A Honey of a Hen
31 May 2008DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 19Grandma Duck's Farm Friends and a Honey of a Hen
May 2008SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 19Grandma Duck's Farm Friends and a Honey of a Hen
July 2008BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 39Tio Patinhas no Sítio
24 August 2009FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 19A Honey of a Hen
December 2009NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie, Algemeen Dagblad 7A Honey of a Hen
August 2012GermanyBarks Daisy und Oma Duck 1Emilie
31 October 2012FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 9Poule de luxe
15 December 2014NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 9Skrues hønekjøp
18 May 2015NorwayJubileumspocket 2015-1Eggte kjærlighet
1 June 2015NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2015-23Skrues hønekjøp
1 June 2015SerbiaМики Маус 2015-06Сеоска идила
3 June 2015CzechiaKačer Donald 2015-08Levný nákup
3 June 2015DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2015-23En skattet høne
3 June 2015PolandKaczor Donald 2015-12Kaczor i kura
21 June 2015GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 18Η κλώσσα του κροίσου
December 2015ItalyI Grandi Classici Disney 349A Honey of a Hen
2015SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2015-23Farmor Anka och Eggi, den lilla gullhönan
2016SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 9A Honey of a Hen
25 January 2019FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1977-2A Honey of a Hen
7 September 2019SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 29Una gallina divina
8 October 2019United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 21A Honey of a Hen
December 2020BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 21Tio Patinhas no Sítio
24 August 2021GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 14Emilie
16 November 2021IcelandAndrés Önd 2021-46Hæna væna
16 November 2021ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 18La Banda Disney e le avventure villerecce 2°
9 February 2022PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 15Kaczor i kura
17 May 2022FinlandSuuri suomalainen murrekirja 2022Oi armas Antrea
7 October 2022NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 15A Honey of a Hen
19 November 2025FinlandAku Ankka Ekstra / Aku Ankka Klassikko 2025-11Kaneli kunnostautuu
January 2026NorwayNorsk Donald 17Skrues hønsekjøp
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 46Chère petite poulette !

Other versions

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

  • br/PD 451d Story, 9 p., 3 tiers
  • de/BLOMA 1d Story, 7 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/BHNS 86e Story, 7 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/JM 903e Story, 3 p., 6 tiers
  • fr/MPO 128p013 Story, 13 p., 2 tiers
  • it/GCD 349mb Story, 3 tiers
  • us/CBDL 21p153 Story, 6 p., 4 tiers

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