HIGHDUCKS

StoryW US 13-04

Trapped Lightning

GY catches lightning to sell its energy

First published
26 January 1956
Created
1 September 1955
Length
4 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
106 times, in 22 countries
Also coded
3-kpf67, us196-p.24-32, w/us13, w/us13b, wus13, wus13-04, wus13-04

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 January 1956United StatesUncle Scrooge 13Trapped Lightning
10 September 1956ItalyTopolino (libretto) 146Archimede Pitagorico e il fulmine ribelle
16 October 1956BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 258O Último Invento do Prof. Pardal
30 November 1956SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1956-13Trapped Lightning
4 December 1956DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1956-25Trapped Lightning
1 February 1957FranceLes Belles Histoires Walt Disney (nouvelle série) 37Gyro apprivoise le feu du ciel
6 February 1957GermanyMicky Maus 1957-03Trapped Lightning
27 February 1957NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1957-05Trapped Lightning
30 March 1957NetherlandsDonald Duck 1957-13Trapped Lightning
1 May 1957MexicoCuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 133Trapped Lightning
June 1957FinlandAku Ankka 1957A06Keksijä-Pelle
27 March 1958BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 390Le dompteur d'éclairs
27 March 1958BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 390De bloksemvanger
1958AustraliaMickey Mouse (M series) 19Trapped Lightning
1958FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1957Keksijä-Pelle
17 April 1966ItalyAlbi della rosa 597Archimede e il fulmine ribelle
1966ChileTío Rico 10Trapped Lightning
1968, third quarterFranceLe Livre de la Jungle Magazine 4Géo ne manque pas d'iddées !
1968AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 266Trapped Lightning
August 1974FranceMickey Poche 4Géo ne manque pas d'idées !
1976ChileTío Rico 243Trapped Lightning
1976Egyptميكى جيب (Mickey Guaib) 5Trapped Lightning
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 16Trapped Lightning
11 February 1982United StatesUncle Scrooge 196Trapped Lightning
11 October 1982YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 418Произвођач кише
11 October 1982YugoslaviaMikijev Zabavnik v slovenščini 418Vremenar
22 October 1982NetherlandsDonald Duck 1982-42Trapped Lightning
4 March 1983BrazilZé Carioca 1635Franklin Moderno
September 1984ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 24Archimede Pitagorico e il fulmine ribelle
11 December 1984IndonesiaAlbum Walt Disney 167Trapped Lightning
December 1984United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 3Trapped Lightning
September 1985NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 45Trapped Lightning
10 March 1987FranceLe Journal de Mickey 1811Un éclair de génie
13 March 1987FranceDonald Magazine 87-10Un éclair de génie
August 1987United StatesUncle Scrooge Digest 5Trapped Lightning
April 1988ItalyZio Paperone 6Archimede Pitagorico fabbricante di pioggia
1988FinlandPelle Pelottoman mietintämyssy 1988-02Keksijä Pelle
June 1990Egyptميكى جيب (Mickey Guaib) 167Trapped Lightning
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 9Trapped Lightning
January 1993United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers in Color 1Trapped Lightning
16 November 1993United StatesUncle Scrooge Adventures 24Trapped Lightning
March 1994GermanyBarks Library Special Daniel Düsentrieb 1Trapped Lightning
April 1994FrancePicsou Magazine 267L'éclair de génie
23 February 1995Egyptميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 1766Trapped Lightning
September 1995ItalyZio Paperone 72Archimede Pitagorico fabbricante di pioggia
1996GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 143Natürliche Energiequellen
1998GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 25BNatürliche Energiequellen
1999GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 27ANatürliche Energiequellen
1999FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1957Keksijä-Pelle
1999FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1957Trapped Lightning
December 1999GreeceΚόμιξ 138Η Κεραυνοπαγίδα
March 2001ItalyZio Paperone (ristampa) 6Archimede Pitagorico fabbricante di pioggia
May 2001GermanyMicky Maus Reprint Kassette 10Trapped Lightning
11 December 2001GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 143Natürliche Energiequellen
February 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 12Trapped Lightning
May 2003SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1956-02Trapped Lightning
July 2003DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1956-3Trapped Lightning
2003NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 20Trapped Lightning
November 2004BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 7Franklin Moderno
August 2006GermanyCarl Barks Collection 14Trapped Lightning
August 2006DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 14En lynende god idé
August 2006NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 14Trapped Lightning
August 2006SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 14Trapped Lightning
7 September 2006NetherlandsDonald Duck Facsimile-albums 1957 1Trapped Lightning
14 December 2007FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 14Trapped Lightning
7 April 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 11Archimede Pitagorico fabbricante di pioggia
17 August 2009NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2009-34Trapped Lightning
18 August 2009SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2009-34Blixt på burk
20 August 2009DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2009-34Regnmager
8 February 2010GermanyBarks Onkel Dagobert 4Trapped Lightning
21 April 2010FinlandAku Ankka 2010-16Salamavoimaa
10 September 2010NetherlandsDonald Duck 2010-36De bliksemtemmer
2 November 2011FrancePicsou Magazine 476L'éclair de génie !
21 March 2012FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 6L'éclair de génie
April 2012GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη του Καρλ Μπαρκς 11Η Κεραυνοπαγίδα
29 June 2012ChileHistorietas Clásicas Disney 8Trapped Lightning
17 July 2012FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 66L'éclair de génie !
January 2013FranceLes trésors de Picsou 21L'éclair de génie !
3 April 2014NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 5Petter Smart som regnmaker
24 August 2014GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 11Η Κεραυνοπαγίδα
August 2014ItalyUack! 5Archimede Pitagorico fabbricante di pioggia
2015SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 5Trapped Lightning
1 May 2018SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 22El rayo rebelde
14 May 2019United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 20Trapped Lightning
23 October 2019PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 5Moc pioruna
September 2020BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 20Trapped Lightning
2020RussiaБиблиотека Карла Баркса 20Укротитель молнии
18 February 2021GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 11Trapped Lightning
28 August 2021ItalyAlmanacco Topolino Panini 3Gyro Gearloose in English
28 September 2021ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 11Archimede Pitagorico fabbricante di pioggia
21 June 2022NetherlandsWillie Wortel Vakantieboek 2022De bliksemtemmer
1 September 2023SerbiaМики Маус 2023-09Кротитељ муња
8 December 2023NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2023-49Regnmakeren
2023SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2023-35-36Blixt på burk
29 February 2024DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2024-09En lynende god idé
27 September 2024NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 27Trapped Lightning
29 September 2025NetherlandsDonald Duck app 2025-40De bliksemtemmer
September 2025FranceLes incontournables 5L'éclair de génie !
7 January 2026FinlandAku Ankka Juniori 2026-01Salamavoimaa
9 July 2026FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 1956Salamavoimaa
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 15Le dompteur d'éclairs
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 15De bloksemvanger
FranceLes Belles Histoires de Walt Disney (Albums) B 8Gyro apprivoise le feu du ciel
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 125Un éclair de génie
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 15L'éclair de génie
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 3Archimede Pitagorico fabbricante di pioggia

Other versions

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

  • be/MM 390p14 Story, 2 p., 5 tiers
  • de/MM1957-03c Story, 4 p., 4 tiers
  • dk/AA1956-25g Story, 4 p., 4 tiers
  • eg/MG 5p098 Story, 5 p., 3 tiers
  • eg/MG 167p086 Story, 8 p., 2 tiers
  • fi/AN1957p008 Story, 1 p., 8 tiers
  • fr/JM 1811h Story, 2 ½ p., 5 tiers
  • it/AR 597c Story, 6 ⅔ p., 3 tiers

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