HIGHDUCKS

StoryW US 8-02

The Mysterious Stone Ray

Gold dust on US's skin, island has a machine which turns people into stone

First published
26 October 1954
Created
20 May 1954
Length
28 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
208 times, in 25 countries
Also coded
05966, wr-us#8, wus8-02, wus8-02, wus8-02

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
26 October 1954United StatesUncle Scrooge 8The Mysterious Stone Ray
22 May 1955ItalyAlbi d'oro 55020Paperino e l'isola del cavolo
2 August 1955ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 573El oro y el moro
12 October 1955GermanyMicky Maus Sonderheft 31The Mysterious Stone Ray
12 October 1955NorwayWalt Disney's spesialhefte 1955-10Onkel Skrue og den gale professoren
14 October 1955SwedenWalt Disney's Serier 1955-10The Mysterious Stone Ray
15 October 1955DenmarkSolo-hæfte 29The Mysterious Stone Ray
1955AustraliaGiant (G Series) 34The Mysterious Stone Ray
19 January 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 276L'île de la pétrification (part 1)
19 January 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 276Het eiland der verstening (part 1)
26 January 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 277L'île de la pétrification (part 2)
26 January 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 277Het eiland der verstening (part 2)
2 February 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 278L'île de la pétrification (part 3)
2 February 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 278Het eiland der verstening (part 3)
7 February 1956BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 222O Ouro e O Repôlho (part 1)
7 February 1956BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 222O Ouro e O Repôlho (part 2)
9 February 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 279L'île de la pétrification (part 4)
9 February 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 279Het eiland der verstening (part 4)
14 February 1956BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 223O Ouro e O Repôlho (part 3)
16 February 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 280L'île de la pétrification (part 5)
16 February 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 280Het eiland der verstening (part 5)
21 February 1956BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 224O Ouro e O Repôlho (part 4)
23 February 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 281L'île de la pétrification (part 6)
23 February 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 281Het eiland der verstening (part 6)
1 March 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 282L'île de la pétrification (part 7)
1 March 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 282Het eiland der verstening (part 7)
8 March 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 283L'île de la pétrification (part 8)
8 March 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 283Het eiland der verstening (part 8)
15 March 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 284L'île de la pétrification (part 9)
15 March 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 284Het eiland der verstening (part 9)
22 March 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 285L'île de la pétrification (part 10)
22 March 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 285Het eiland der verstening (part 10)
29 March 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 286L'île de la pétrification (part 11)
29 March 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 286Het eiland der verstening (part 11)
5 April 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 287L'île de la pétrification (part 12)
5 April 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 287Het eiland der verstening (part 12)
12 April 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 288L'île de la pétrification (part 13)
12 April 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 288Het eiland der verstening (part 13)
19 April 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 289L'île de la pétrification (part 14)
19 April 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 289Het eiland der verstening (part 14)
26 April 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 290L'île de la pétrification (part 15)
26 April 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 290Het eiland der verstening (part 15)
1 June 1956MexicoCuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 110The Mysterious Stone Ray
18 August 1956NetherlandsDonald Duck 1956-33The Mysterious Stone Ray (part 1)
25 August 1956NetherlandsDonald Duck 1956-34The Mysterious Stone Ray (part 2)
1 September 1956NetherlandsDonald Duck 1956-35The Mysterious Stone Ray (part 3)
October 1956FinlandAku Ankka 1956B10The Mysterious Stone Ray
1956BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 11L'île de la pétrification (part 1)
1956BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 11L'île de la pétrification (part 2)
1956BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 11L'île de la pétrification (part 3)
1956BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 11L'île de la pétrification (part 4)
1956BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 11L'île de la pétrification (part 5)
1956BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 11L'île de la pétrification (part 6)
1956BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 11L'île de la pétrification (part 7)
1956BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 11L'île de la pétrification (part 8)
1956BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 11L'île de la pétrification (part 9)
1956BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 11L'île de la pétrification (part 10)
1956BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 11L'île de la pétrification (part 11)
14 June 1959ItalyAlbi della rosa 240Paperino e l'isola del cavolo
1 January 1960FranceLes Belles Histoires Walt Disney (nouvelle série) 72Poudre d'or et canards aventureux (part 1)
1 February 1960FranceLes Belles Histoires Walt Disney (nouvelle série) 73Poudre d'or et canards aventureux (part 2)
1 March 1960FranceLes Belles Histoires Walt Disney (nouvelle série) 74Poudre d'or et canards aventureux (part 3)
1962AustraliaGiant (G Series) 254Uncharted Island
August 1965ChileFantasías 26La Isla Misteriosa
30 November 1966GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 7Die Kohldampf-insel
22 November 1968MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 393The Mysterious Stone Ray
16 February 1969FranceLe Journal de Mickey 870La carapace d'or (part 1)
23 February 1969FranceLe Journal de Mickey 871La carapace d'or (part 2)
May 1969SpainDumbo 2ª (ERSA) 51El rayo petrificador
1970AustraliaGiant (G Series) 484Uncharted Island
1971GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 2Die Kohldampf-insel
1 February 1974United StatesUncle Scrooge 111The Mysterious Unfinished Invention
1974AustraliaGiant (G Series) 600The Mysterious Unfinished Invention
27 October 1975BrazilDisney Especial (1ª Série) 19O Ouro e O Repolho
November 1977ItalySuper Almanacco Paperino 4Paperino e l'isola del cavolo
1978, fourth quarterFranceGrands albums cartonnés Le Livre de Paris/Hachette 5Riri, Fifi, Loulou, dans les choux
1979DenmarkWalt Disney's Klassikere 1979-02og den gale professor!
1979NorwayWalt Disney's Godbiter 21Den gale professoren
1979SwedenWalt Disney's Klassiker 1979-03The Mysterious Stone Ray
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 14The Mysterious Stone Ray
7 May 1982NetherlandsDonald Duck 1982-18Het eiland der verstening (part 1)
14 May 1982NetherlandsDonald Duck 1982-19Het eiland der verstening (part 2)
21 May 1982NetherlandsDonald Duck 1982-20Het eiland der verstening (part 3)
1 December 1982FinlandAku Ankka 1982-48Kivettävä säde (part 1)
8 December 1982FinlandAku Ankka 1982-49Kivettävä säde (part 2)
October 1983BrazilDisney Especial Reedição 18O Ouro e O Repolho
1983FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1982-4Kivettävä säde (part 2)
1983FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1982-4Kivettävä säde (part 1)
1983FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1982-2Kivettävä säde (part 2)
1983FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1982-2Kivettävä säde (part 1)
April 1984NetherlandsOom Dagobert 23Het eiland der verstening
December 1984United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 3The Mysterious Stone Ray
May 1986ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 20Paperino e l'isola del cavolo
October 1986GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 9Die Kohldampfinsel
1986GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album - Hardcover 9Die Kohldampfinsel
7 July 1987United StatesUncle Scrooge 222The Mysterious Stone Ray
1987GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album - Doppelband 2Die Kohldampfinsel
January 1988ItalyZio Paperone 3Zio Paperone - Il raggio che pietrifica
February 1989GreeceΚόμιξ 8Μήνυμα από την Μυστηριώδη Νήσο
March 1989ItalyPaperino Mese 105Paperino e l'isola del cavolo
1989GermanyDonald Duck Klassik Album 3Die Kohldampfinsel
1989GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck (Klassik-Album) - Sammelband 4Die Kohldampfinsel
1989DenmarkGuldbog 6og den gale professor
1989NorwayGullbok 6Onkel Skrue og den gale professor
1989SwedenKalle Anka Guldbok 6Farbror Joakim och den tokige professorn
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 8Het eiland der verstening
January 1993BrazilDisney Superespecial 18O Ouro e O Repolho
July 1993FrancePicsou Magazine 258Pour l'amour des choux
6 August 1996United StatesThe Adventures of Uncle Scrooge McDuck in Color 8The Mysterious Stone Ray
February 1997ItalyZio Paperone 89Paperino e l'isola del cavolo
29 September 1998NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1998B40Onkel Skrue og den gale professoren
1998FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1956The Mysterious Stone Ray
March 1999GermanyBarks Library Special Onkel Dagobert 7Die Kohldampf-Insel
31 May 1999GermanyMicky Maus Reprint Kassette 6The Mysterious Stone Ray
26 May 2000NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 103Het eiland der verstening
March 2001ItalyZio Paperone (ristampa) 3Zio Paperone - Il raggio che pietrifica
June 2001BrazilTio Patinhas (Abril) 431Ouro e O Repolho
November 2001Germany50 Jahre Panzerknacker 1Die Kohldampf-Insel
January 2002PortugalTio Patinhas 193Ouro e o Repolho
November 2002DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1955-3The Mysterious Stone Ray
2002NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 15Onkel Skrue og den gale professoren
April 2003PortugalDisney Especial 210Ouro e o Repolho
May 2003NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 27Het eiland der verstening
November 2004BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 6O Ouro e O Repolho
March 2005FrancePicsou Magazine 398Les Rapetou dans les choux
1 September 2005NetherlandsDonald Duck Facsimile-albums 1956 2The Mysterious Stone Ray (part 1)
1 September 2005NetherlandsDonald Duck Facsimile-albums 1956 2The Mysterious Stone Ray (part 2)
1 September 2005NetherlandsDonald Duck Facsimile-albums 1956 2The Mysterious Stone Ray (part 3)
January 2006FinlandAku Ankka Parhaat palat 1956Roope-setä ja hupsu professori
April 2006GermanyCarl Barks Collection 13Die Kohldampf-Insel
April 2006DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 13og den gale professor!
April 2006NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 13The Mysterious Stone Ray
April 2006PortugalObras-Primas da BD Disney 9O Ouro e o Repolho
12 June 2006United StatesUncle Scrooge 355The Mysterious Stone Ray
2006SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 13The Mysterious Stone Ray
27 August 2007FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 13The Mysterious Stone Ray
24 March 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 9Zio Paperone e l'isola del cavolo
October 2008GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sonderedition 1Die Kohldampf-insel
2008SwedenWalt Disney's serier – Den kompletta årgången 1955-02The Mysterious Stone Ray
17 August 2009GermanyBarks Onkel Dagobert 2Die Kohldampf-Insel
2 October 2009FinlandAnkalliskirjasto 10Kivettävä säde
7 April 2010FranceLes trésors de Picsou 10Les Rapetou dans les choux !
22 June 2011United StatesUncle Scrooge: The Mysterious Stone Ray and Cash Flow 1The Mysterious Stone Ray
20 July 2011BrazilDisney Big 10O Ouro e O Repolho
November 2011GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη του Καρλ Μπαρκς 9Μήνυμα από την μυστηριώδη νήσο
December 2011FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 5Les Rapetou dans les choux !
April 2012CanadaBD Disney 2Le mystérieux rayon de pierre
4 June 2013SpainInolvidables Disney (Reedición Dumbo 2ª) 42El rayo petrificador
19 December 2013NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 3Den gale professoren
June 2014ItalyUack! 3Zio Paperone e l'isola del cavolo
10 August 2014GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 9Μήνυμα από την μυστηριώδη νήσο
2 November 2014United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 14The Mysterious Stone Ray
2014SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 3The Mysterious Stone Ray
3 June 2015FranceLes trésors de Picsou 31Les Rapetou dans les choux
2 September 2015FrancePicsou Magazine 514Les Rapetou dans les choux
24 September 2015FinlandAnkkalegendat 2The Mysterious Stone Ray
16 January 2017NorwayCarl Barks og Don Rosa - Originalene og oppfølgerne 4Den gale professoren
2017RussiaБиблиотека Карла Баркса 14Загадочный каменный луч
18 September 2018FranceLes trésors de Picsou 44Les Rapetou dans les choux
23 January 2019PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 3Promień i kamień
13 July 2019SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 20El misterioso rayo de piedra
June 2020BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 14O Ouro e O Repolho
21 September 2020DenmarkCarl Barks & Don Rosa - Originalerne og fortsættelserne 2Onkel Joakim og den gale professor
22 October 2020GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 9Die Kohldampf-Insel
14 September 2021ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 9Zio Paperone e l'isola del cavolo
2021SwedenKalle Anka Klassiker 2021-04Farbror Joakim och den tokiga professorn
1 June 2022FinlandAku Ankka 2022-22Kivettävä säde (part 1)
8 June 2022FinlandAku Ankka 2022-23Kivettävä säde (part 2)
15 June 2022FinlandAku Ankka 2022-24Kivettävä säde (part 3)
15 November 2022ItalyI Grandi Classici Disney (Seconda Serie) 83Paperino e l'isola del cavolo
18 August 2023GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 81Die Kohldampf-Insel
2023BulgariaДъкбург. Carl Barks 3Лъч и камък
9 July 2024FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 1954Kivettävä säde
29 October 2024CroatiaPatkograd. Carl Barks 3Zraka i kamen
June 2025SwedenCarl Barks och Don Rosa: Originalen och uppföljarna 10The Mysterious Stone Ray
25 October 2025SerbiaПатковград. Carl Barks 3Зрак и камен
5 May 2026FrancePicsou Magazine 594Les Rapetou dans les choux
BelgiumAlbum du Journal de Mickey 44La carapace d'or (part 1) in French
BelgiumAlbum du Journal de Mickey 44La carapace d'or (part 2) in French
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 12L'île de la pétrification (part 12)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 12L'île de la pétrification (part 13)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 12L'île de la pétrification (part 14)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 12L'île de la pétrification (part 15)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 11Het eiland der verstening (part 1)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 11Het eiland der verstening (part 2)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 11Het eiland der verstening (part 3)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 11Het eiland der verstening (part 4)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 11Het eiland der verstening (part 5)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 11Het eiland der verstening (part 6)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 11Het eiland der verstening (part 7)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 11Het eiland der verstening (part 8)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 11Het eiland der verstening (part 9)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 11Het eiland der verstening (part 10)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 11Het eiland der verstening (part 11)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 12Het eiland der verstening (part 12)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 12Het eiland der verstening (part 13)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 12Het eiland der verstening (part 14)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 12Het eiland der verstening (part 15)
Egyptمغامرات عم دهب (Uncle Scrooge Adventures) 5The Mysterious Stone Ray
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 44La carapace d'or (part 1)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 44La carapace d'or (part 2)
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 13Pour l'amour des choux
ItalyRaccolta Paperino Mese / Paperino 2Paperino e l'isola del cavolo
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 2Zio Paperone - Il raggio che pietrifica
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 13Paperino e l'isola del cavolo
PortugalDisney Especialíssimo 4O Ouro e O Repolho in Brazilian Portuguese
PortugalDisney Especialíssimo 104Ouro e o Repolho
PortugalShow Disney 72Ouro e o Repolho

Other versions

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

  • ar/EPD 573d Story, 23 p., 4 tiers
  • be/MM 276p13 Story, 1 p., 5 tiers
  • be/MM 290i Story, 3/5 p., 5 tiers
  • br/PD 222b Story, 5 p., 4 tiers
  • br/PD 222g Story, 6 p., 4 tiers
  • de/BLOD 7f Story, 28 p., 4 tiers
  • fi/AA1956B10c Story, 28 p., 4 tiers
  • fi/AA1982-48c Story, 17 p., 4 tiers
  • fi/AA1982-49h Story, 11 p., 4 tiers
  • fi/AA2022-22m Story, 9 p., 4 tiers
  • fi/AA2022-23e Story, 9 p., 4 tiers
  • fi/AA2022-24g Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • fi/AANV1982-4jc Story, 17 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/BHNS 72e Story, 7 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/BHNS 73d Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/BHNS 74d Story, 11 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/GB 5p Story, 12 ½ p., 6 tiers
  • fr/JM 870c Story, 7 p., 6 tiers
  • fr/JM 871c Story, 6 p., 6 tiers
  • mx/HWD 393b Story, -1 p., 4 tiers
  • nl/AKV 8d Story, 28 p., 4 tiers
  • nl/DD1956-33b Story, 12 p., 4 tiers
  • nl/DD1956-34c Story, 8 p., 4 tiers
  • nl/DD1982-19e Story, 9 p., 4 tiers

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