HIGHDUCKS

StoryW PP 8-06

Picnic

tries to invent a better picnic; a pleasant country afternoon is no match for Gyro's genius!

First published
8 July 1957
Created
12 July 1956
Length
6 pages (3 tiers)
Printed
90 times, in 27 countries
Also coded
, 11063, w/p.p.81957a, wdcd4, wpp8, wpp8-06

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
8 July 1957United StatesPicnic Party 8Picnic
1 March 1958FranceLes Belles Histoires Walt Disney (nouvelle série) 50Gyro et l'insoluble problème
10 August 1958ItalyTopolino (libretto) 192Archimede Pitagorico in pic-nic
29 July 1959NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1959-31Picnic
4 August 1959DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1959-31Picnic
18 August 1959SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1959-20På picknick
1959AustraliaDonald Duck (D series) 28Picnic
1 March 1963MexicoCuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 289Día de campo
8 February 1964NetherlandsDonald Duck 1964-06en zijn picknick
3 August 1965ChileDisneylandia 150Picnic
October 1968United StatesWalt Disney Comics Digest (Gold Key) 4Picnic
4 April 1970GermanyMicky Maus 1970-14Picknick-Erfindungen
April 1970YugoslaviaMikijev Almanah 34Izlet
December 1970BrazilTio Patinhas (Abril) 65Longe de Mim Os Convescotes
3 January 1971FranceLe Journal de Mickey 968Pique-nique GÉOlogique
5 June 1974FinlandAku Ankka 1974-23Picnic
1975FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1974-2Picnic
1975FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1974-1Picnic
21 January 1977NetherlandsDonald Duck 1977-03gaat picknicken
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 18Picnic
1983ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 29Archimede Pitagorico in pic nic
26 March 1985GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 82Picknick-Erfindungen
1988GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 7Picknick-Erfindungen
13 June 1989United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 542Picnic
October 1989BrazilAlmanaque Disney (Abril) 221Longe de Mim Os Convescotes
17 April 1990PortugalDisney Aventura 11Longe de Mim os Piqueniques
May 1990United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 6Picnic
11 September 1990NorwayBeste historier om Donald Duck & Co 40Problematisk landtur
1990DenmarkBedste historier om Anders And 30Umulig opgave
1990FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 39Pelle Peloton keksii talon
1990FinlandParhaat Sarjat 1990-49Pelle Peloton keksii talon
1990NorwayTegneseriebokklubben 69Problematisk landtur
1990SwedenKalle Ankas Bästisar 32på picknick
25 November 1991ColombiaDisney Aventuras 22Lejos de mí los días de campo
1991GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 82Picknick-Erfindungen
1992GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 12CPicknick-Erfindungen
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 10gaat picknicken
January 1993United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers in Color 1Picnic
April 1993NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 75gaat picknicken
March 1994GermanyBarks Library Special Daniel Düsentrieb 1Picknick-Erfindungen
November 1994FrancePicsou Magazine 274Les joies du plein air
December 1994ItalyZio Paperone 63Archimede Pitagorico in pic nic
15 June 1995Egyptميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 1782Picnic
30 July 2002SwedenOppfinnar-Jockes Kluriga Magasin 2002-04En prillig picknick
November 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 20gaat picknicken
September 2004ItalyPaperino Mese 291Archimede Pitagorico in pic-nic
6 June 2005ItalyTopolino Story (Corriere della Sera) 10Archimede Pitagorico in Pic Nic
16 June 2005DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1959-4Picnic
2005NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 33Picnic
2005SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1959-03På picknick
March 2007NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 16Gyro Gearloose in Picnic
April 2007GermanyCarl Barks Collection 16Picnic
April 2007DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 16Picnic
2007SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 16Gyro Gearloose in Picnic
21 April 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 13Archimede Pitagorico e il picnic
June 2008BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 38O Piquenique
27 August 2008FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 16Picnic
9 May 2012FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 7Les joies du plein air
July 2012FrancePicsou Magazine 482Piquenique party !
November 2012GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη του Καρλ Μπαρκς 13Πικνίκ
January 2013FranceLes trésors de Picsou 21Pique-nique party !
15 February 2013FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 67Piquenique party !
July 2013FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 68BPiquenique party !
11 September 2013GermanyBarks Donald Duck 6Picknick-Erfindungen
16 June 2014NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 6Problematisk landtur
7 September 2014GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 13Πικνίκ
2015SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 6Picnic
19 January 2016FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1974-1Picnic
19 September 2016NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2016-38Problematisk landtur
2016SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2016-38Oppfinnar-Jocke på picknick
2 January 2017IndonesiaDonal Bebek 1837Piknik
1 May 2018China米老鼠 2018-10野餐难倒发明家
23 March 2019SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 24El picnic
14 May 2019United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 20Picnic
4 December 2019PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 6Geniusz na pikniku
11 February 2020IcelandAndrés Önd 2020-07Lautartúr
September 2020BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 20O Piquenique
2020RussiaБиблиотека Карла Баркса 20Пикник
15 April 2021GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 12Picknick-Erfindungen
12 October 2021ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 13Archimede Pitagorico e il picnic
28 February 2024FinlandCarl Barksin sankarit 2024Pelle keksii talon
27 September 2024NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 27Picnic
2 November 2024BulgariaДъкбург. Carl Barks 5Геният отива на излет
September 2025FranceLes incontournables 5Pique-nique party
17 October 2025CroatiaPatkograd. Carl Barks 5Genij na pikniku
2 July 2026SerbiaПатковград. Carl Barks 5Геније на пикнику
FranceLes Belles Histoires de Walt Disney (Albums) C 1Gyro et l'insoluble problème
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 50Pique-nique GÉOlogique
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 16Les joies du plein air
PortugalSuper Disney Aventura 3Longe de Mim os Piqueniques

Other versions

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

  • es/GDPD 24be Story, 6 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/BHNS 50c Story, 6 p., 3 tiers
  • fr/JM 968e Story, 3 p., 4 tiers
  • nl/DD1977-03e Story, 4 p., 4 tiers
  • se/OM 2002-04f Story, 6 p., 3 tiers

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