HIGHDUCKS

StoryW US 14-07

Fireflies are Free

Fireflies and such to save energy

First published
1 May 1956
Created
8 December 1955
Length
7/8 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
78 times, in 21 countries
Also coded
us14, w/us14f, wus14-07

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
1 May 1956United StatesUncle Scrooge 14Fireflies are Free
1 August 1957MexicoCuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 140Fireflies are Free
1 July 1958FranceLes Belles Histoires Walt Disney (nouvelle série) 54Petites économies = grande fortune
8 September 1962GermanyMicky Maus 1962-36Fireflies are Free
1963GermanyMicky Maus Sammelband 8Fireflies are Free
September 1975FrancePicsou Magazine 43Une idée lumineuse !
November 1978GermanyCarl Barks gesammelte Werke 28Fireflies are Free
1978ItalyPaperino 1Zio Paperone Naturale ed economica
1979DenmarkCarl Barks & Co. 13Fireflies are Free
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 16Fireflies are Free
July 1982ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 25Zio Paperone come si risparmia la luce
July 1982ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 25Zio Paperone e un pranzo troppo costoso
December 1984United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 3Fireflies are Free
August 1986FinlandRoope-setä 1986-08Fireflies are Free
November 1986United StatesUncle Scrooge 214Fireflies are Free
April 1988ItalyZio Paperone 6Zio Paperone - Naturale e economica
13 January 1989NetherlandsDonald Duck 1989-02Fireflies are Free
16 August 1990SpainPato Donald (Primavera) 20Fireflies are Free
11 December 1990IndonesiaDonal Bebek 477Fireflies are Free
1991SpainSuper Pato Donald 1Fireflies are Free
August 1992United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge One Pagers in Color 1Fireflies are Free
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 9Fireflies are Free
September 1993GermanyBarks Library Special Onkel Dagobert 1Fireflies are Free
1993FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 47Loistava idea
September 1995NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 84Fireflies are Free
20 August 2000FrancePicsou Magazine 343Fireflies are Free
29 March 2001FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 31Fireflies are Free
March 2001ItalyZio Paperone (ristampa) 6Zio Paperone - Naturale e economica
3 December 2001IcelandAndrés Önd 2001-49Eldflugur
3 December 2001SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2001-49En lysande idé
4 December 2001NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2001-49Ildfluer
6 December 2001DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2001-49Lys idé
13 December 2001CroatiaMiki Maus (& prijatelji) 2001-25Krijesnice
2001SlovakiaKáčer Donald 2001-25Svätojánske mušky
9 January 2002FinlandAku Ankka 2002-02Luonnonvaloa
November 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 22Fireflies are Free
2002NorwayEn kvart årgang Donald Duck & Co 08Ildfluer
April 2003FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 2002-1Luonnonvaloa
1 August 2003FinlandRoope-setä 2003EFireflies are Free in English
2003EstoniaMiki Hiir 2003-07Jaaniussid
November 2004BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 7Fireflies are Free
November 2006GermanyCarl Barks Collection 15Fireflies are Free
December 2006DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 15Lysende idé
December 2006NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 15Fireflies are Free
2006SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 15Fireflies are Free
14 April 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 12Zio Paperone - Naturale ed economica
29 April 2008FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 15Fireflies are Free
December 2009NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie, Algemeen Dagblad 7Fireflies are Free
8 February 2010GermanyBarks Onkel Dagobert 4Fireflies are Free
22 September 2010PolandKaczor Donald 2010-38Świetliki
21 March 2012FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 6Une idée lumineuse
April 2012GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη του Καρλ Μπαρκς 12Φυσικός Φωτισμός
2012IcelandAndrés Önd Extra 2012-01Eldflugur
3 April 2014NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 5Fireflies are Free
31 August 2014GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 12Φυσικός Φωτισμός
October 2014ItalyUack! 6Zio Paperone - Naturale ed economica
30 January 2015SerbiaПолитикин Забавник 3286Fireflies are Free
12 March 2015NetherlandsSnaterlachen 2Fireflies are Free
2015SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 5Fireflies are Free
6 April 2016FinlandAku Ankka Juniori 2016-04Luonnonvaloa
15 August 2017United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 16Fireflies Are Free
30 October 2017FranceSuper Picsou Géant Hors-série Collector 1Fireflies are Free
13 December 2017FranceBalthazar Picsou - L'Encyclopédie 1Fireflies are Free
29 August 2018FrancePicsou Magazine 539Fireflies are Free
23 February 2019SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 23Luciérnagas gratis
23 October 2019PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 5Świetliki
October 2019BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 16Luz de Graça
2019RussiaБиблиотека Карла Баркса 16Светлая мысль
18 February 2021GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 11Fireflies are Free
3 June 2021DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2021-22Lysende idé
4 June 2021NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2021-22Lysende idé
5 October 2021ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 12Zio Paperone - Naturale ed economica
2021SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2021-22En lysande idé
7 October 2022GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 76Fireflies are Free
12 May 2023NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 19Fireflies are Free
9 July 2026FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 1956Luonnonvaloa
FranceLes Belles Histoires de Walt Disney (Albums) C 1Petites économies = grande fortune
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 3Zio Paperone - Naturale e economica

Other versions

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

  • br/CCBD 16ai Story, 1 p., 4 tiers
  • dk/CBCO 13vd Story, ¼ p., 4 tiers
  • ee/MH 2003-07e Story, 1 p., 3 tiers
  • fr/BPE 1p058a Story, 1 ½ p., 4 tiers
  • fr/PM 43k Story, ¾ p., 4 tiers
  • it/DPCS 12od Story, 4 tiers

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