HIGHDUCKS

StoryW OS 1095-06

Tale of the Tape

Documenting snoring problems during night sleep, a resting elephant outside of the house happens to get recorded.

First published
11 February 1960
Created
19 October 1959
Length
1 page (4 tiers)
Printed
84 times, in 20 countries
Also coded
fc1095, gg1095, w-dell1095, w/o.s.1095f, wos1095-06, wr/ggo.s.1095

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
11 February 1960United StatesOne Shots 1095Tale of the Tape
29 November 1960BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 473A Última do Prof. Pardal
24 April 1962DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1962-17Tale of the Tape
23 June 1962GermanyMicky Maus 1962-25Tale of the Tape
1962AustraliaMickey Mouse (M series) 67Tale of The Tape
24 January 1963Egyptميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 92Tale of the Tape
24 March 1963ItalyTopolino (libretto) 382Archimede Pitagorico e il grande russare
8 May 1963FinlandAku Ankka 1963-19Tale of the Tape
10 November 1963FranceLe Journal de Mickey 598Géo s'affole !
1964FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1963-1Tale of the Tape
24 February 1966SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1966-08Tale of the Tape
1967ChileTío Rico 24La grabadora
20 January 1973United KingdomDonald and Mickey 45Tale of the Tape
May 1978GermanyCarl Barks gesammelte Werke 24Tale of the Tape
December 1978FranceMickey Poche 56Géo s'affole !
September 1979GreeceΚλασικά Ντίσνεϋ 42Tale of the Tape
July 1980Egyptميكى جيب (Mickey Guaib) 48Tale of the Tape
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 23Tale of the Tape
14 January 1981SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1981-03Sanningens ögonblick
19 January 1981DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1981-04Et chok
20 January 1981GermanyMicky Maus 1981-04Tale of the Tape
20 January 1981NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1981-04Hva lydbåndet fortalte
27 January 1982FinlandAku Ankka 1982-04Tale of the Tape
11 April 1982ItalyPaperino & C. 41Archimede e la sorpresa
1983FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1982-1Tale of the Tape
1983FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1982-1Tale of the Tape
October 1986ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 39Archimede Pitagorico e il gran russare
2 June 1987United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 522Tale of The Tape
1987SpainReimpresión Yo, Donald 17Ungenio y la sorpresa
1987SpainYo, Donald 50Ungenio y la sorpresa
August 1989GreeceΚλασικά Ντίσνεϋ 101Tale of the Tape
May 1990United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 6Tale of The Tape
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 13Maak van een mug geen...
April 1993United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers in Color 4Tale of The Tape
13 August 1993NetherlandsDonald Duck 1993-32Maak van een mug geen...
August 1993ItalyZio Paperone 47Archimede Pitagorico e il gran russare
24 May 1994IndonesiaDonal Bebek 657Tale of the Tape
September 1994GermanyBarks Library Special Daniel Düsentrieb 4Tale of the Tape
September 1994NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 80Maak van een mug geen...
August 1995FinlandRoope-setä 1995-08Tale of the Tape in English
11 June 1996ItalyTopolino (libretto) 2115Archimede Pitagorico e il gran russare
1996FinlandRoope-setä -puolivuosikerta 1995-2Tale of the Tape in English
May 1997FinlandRoope-setä 1997-05Tale of the Tape in English
16 August 2000FinlandRoope-setä 2000ETale of the Tape in English
November 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 21Maak van een mug geen...
February 2005FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1963-1Tale of the Tape
27 March 2008DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1962-2Tale of the Tape
16 June 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 21Archimede Pitagorico e il gran russare
July 2008BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 39Ronco na Fita
10 December 2008SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 20Tale of the Tape
December 2008GermanyCarl Barks Collection 20Tale of the Tape
December 2008DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 20Tale of the Tape
December 2008NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 20Tale of the Tape
10 December 2009FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 20Tale of the Tape
December 2009NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie, Algemeen Dagblad 9Maak van een mug geen...
2010SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1966-01Tale of the Tape
24 April 2013FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 11Géo s'affole !
6 March 2014GermanyBarks Donald Duck 9Tale of the Tape
25 March 2015NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 11Hva lydbåndet fortalte
12 July 2015GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 21Το ροχαλητό
1 February 2016NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2016-05Hva lydbåndet fortalte
4 February 2016DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2016-05Et chok
21 March 2016IndonesiaDonal Bebek 1796Suara dengkuran
20 November 2016China米老鼠特刊 2016-12磁带的故事 Tale of the tape
2016SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 11Talk of the Tape
2016SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2016-05Sanningens ögonblick
9 March 2019SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 32Grabación traicionera
29 March 2019NorwayDonald Duck Junior 2019-04Tale of the Tape in English
6 March 2020NorwayDonald Duck Junior 2020-03Helt sirkus
2 August 2020NorwayDonald Duck Junior 2024-16Helt sirkus
21 October 2021GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 15Tale of the Tape
7 December 2021ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 21Archimede Pitagorico e il gran russare
16 August 2022United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 26Tale of the Tape
6 January 2023NorwayDonald Duck Junior 2023-01Zuperznorkeren
23 August 2023PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 21Nocne nagrania
1 September 2023NorwayDonald Duck Junior 2023-11Drøm søtt!
April 2024BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 26Ronco na Fita
19 June 2026NorwayDonald Duck Junior 2026-07Drøm søtt!
BelgiumAlbum du Journal de Mickey 29Géo s'affole ! in French
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 29Géo s'affole !
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AB29Géo s'affole !
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC29Géo s'affole !
ItalyRaccolta Paperino & C. / Paperino 5Archimede e la sorpresa
ItalyRaccolta Topolino (libretto) 156Archimede Pitagorico e il gran russare

Other versions

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

  • br/OMD 39jb Story, ½ p., 4 tiers
  • eg/MG 48p010 Story, 2 p., 2 tiers
  • fr/JM 598f Story, ½ p., 6 tiers
  • gr/KL 42i Story, 1 ⅓ p., 3 tiers
  • no/DDJ2019-04k Story, 3 p., 2 tiers
  • no/DDJ2020-03k Story, 3 p., 2 tiers

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