HIGHDUCKS

StoryW US 16-03

Forecasting Follies

Forecast machine is too good for GY's questions

First published
30 October 1956
Created
17 May 1956
Length
4 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
115 times, in 28 countries
Also coded
3-ΚΡ068, us16pdgal28/4, wus16, wus16-03, wus16-03

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
30 October 1956United StatesUncle Scrooge 16Forecasting Follies
6 September 1957SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1957-19Forecasting Follies
10 September 1957DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1957-19Forecasting Follies
17 September 1957ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 677otra ver Pardal
9 October 1957GermanyMicky Maus 1957-21Forecasting Follies
20 November 1957NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1957-24Forecasting Follies
11 January 1958NetherlandsDonald Duck 1958-02Forecasting Follies
15 January 1958MexicoCuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 153Forecasting Follies
September 1958FinlandAku Ankka 1958-18Forecasting Follies
1958AustraliaDonald Duck (D series) 21Forecasting Follies
1959FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1958Forecasting Follies
6 March 1961United KingdomWalt Disney's Weekly 1961-10Guessing game
20 August 1961ItalyTopolino (libretto) 299Archimede Pitagorico e il profeta meccanico
12 October 1965ChileDisneylandia 160Forecasting Follies
4 September 1966ItalyAlbi della rosa 617Archimede Pitagorico e il profeta meccanico
1969AustraliaDonald Duck (D series) 156Forecasting Follies
18 January 1970FranceLe Journal de Mickey 918Géo interroge l'avenir
April 1971FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 47Géo interroge l'avenir
21 February 1974SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1974-08En säker framtid
25 February 1974DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1974-09Forecasting Follies
26 February 1974NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1974-09Spåmaskinen
22 June 1974GermanyMicky Maus 1974-25Fragen an die Zukunft
5 March 1975FinlandAku Ankka 1975-09Forecasting Follies
1976FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1975-1Forecasting Follies
1976FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1975-1Forecasting Follies
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 17Forecasting Follies
December 1981BrazilMickey (Abril) 350Boa Resposta!
March 1982PortugalMickey 24Boa Resposta!
December 1984United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 3Forecasting Follies
May 1985FranceMickey Poche 133Géo interroge l'avenir
January 1986ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 27Archimede Pitagorico e il profeta meccanico
1986NorwayBeste historier om Donald Duck & Co 29Spåmaskinen
1986NorwayTegneseriebokklubben 18Spåmaskinen
7 July 1987United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 523Predictor short
1987FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 30Ennustuskone
1987FinlandParhaat Sarjat 1987-10Ennustuskone
May 1988ItalyZio Paperone 7Archimede Pitagorico e "Il previsore del futuro"
29 July 1988NetherlandsDonald Duck 1988-30Forecasting Follies
August 1989GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 20Fragen an die Zukunft
1 October 1989IndonesiaDonal Bebek 377Forecasting Follies
20 November 1991SpainMickey Semanal/Mickey 24Forecasting Follies
1991GermanyDonald Duck Klassik Album 5Fragen an die Zukunft
January 1992NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 68Forecasting Follies
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 9Forecasting Follies
January 1993United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers in Color 1Forecasting Follies
30 December 1993ColombiaPato Donald Gigante 28Adivina, adivinador
March 1994GermanyBarks Library Special Daniel Düsentrieb 1Fragen an die Zukunft
July 1994FrancePicsou Magazine 270Le prédictophone
9 March 1995Egyptميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 1768Forecasting Follies
September 1996GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 145Fragen an die Zukunft
December 1996FinlandAku Ankka 1996B52Ennustuskone
May 1997United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 612Forecasting Follies
November 1998BrazilColeção Disney Série Zôo 3Boa Resposta!
1999GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 27AFragen an die Zukunft
February 2000GreeceΚόμιξ 140Η μηχανή του μέλλοντος
2000FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1958Forecasting Follies
March 2001ItalyZio Paperone (ristampa) 7Archimede Pitagorico e "Il previsore del futuro"
June 2001ItalyZio Paperone 141Archimede Pitagorico e il previsore del futuro
November 2001GermanyMicky Maus Reprint Kassette 11Forecasting Follies
May 2002Germany50 Jahre Daniel Düsentrieb 1Fragen an die Zukunft
August 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 18Forecasting Follies
24 September 2002GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 145Fragen an die Zukunft
22 October 2003FinlandMurrealbumit B 2003Kihovaahkone
22 October 2003FinlandMurrealbumit BB2003Ennustuskone
November 2003SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1957-03Forecasting Follies
2003SwitzerlandMicky Maus Sommer-Megamix 2003-11Fragen an die Zukunft
2003NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 23Forecasting Follies
January 2004DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1957-3Forecasting Follies
December 2004BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 8Boa Resposta!
12 July 2005SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2005-29En säker framtid
18 July 2005NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2005-29Spåmaskinen
21 July 2005DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2005-29Forudsigelige spåmaskine
November 2006GermanyCarl Barks Collection 15Fragen an die Zukunft
December 2006DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 15Forudsigelig spåmaskine
December 2006NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 15Forecasting Follies
2006NorwayEn kvart årgang Donald Duck & Co 23Spåmaskinen
2006SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 15Forecasting Follies
6 September 2007NetherlandsDonald Duck Facsimile-albums 1958 1Forecasting Follies
14 April 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 12Archimede Pitagorico e il previsore del futuro
29 April 2008FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 15Forecasting Follies
8 February 2010GermanyBarks Onkel Dagobert 4Fragen an die Zukunft
8 October 2010NetherlandsDonald Duck 2010-40Forecasting Follies
1 February 2012FrancePicsou Magazine 478Le prédictophone !
21 March 2012FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 6Le prédictophone
April 2012GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη του Καρλ Μπαρκς 12Η Μηχανή του Μέλλοντος
17 July 2012FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 66Le prédictophone !
January 2013FranceLes trésors de Picsou 21Le predictophone !
July 2013FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 68DLe prédictophone !
16 June 2014NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 6Spåmaskinen
31 August 2014GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 12Η Μηχανή του Μέλλοντος
October 2014ItalyUack! 7Archimede Pitagorico e il previsore del futuro
2015SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 6Forecasting Follies
October 2016NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 135Spåmaskinen
25 January 2017FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1975-1Forecasting Follies
23 February 2019SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 23Un tiempo de locos
14 May 2019United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 20Forecasting Follies
4 December 2019PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 6Dar przewidywania
2019FinlandAku Ankka (digipalvelu) 2019-23Ennustuskone
September 2020BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 20Forecasting Follies
2020RussiaБиблиотека Карла Баркса 20Причуды предсказателя
18 February 2021GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 11Fragen an die Zukunft
5 October 2021ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 12Archimede Pitagorico e il previsore del futuro
28 January 2022NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 11Forecasting Follies
17 May 2022FinlandSuuri suomalainen murrekirja 2022Kihovaahkone
21 September 2022FinlandAku Ankka Ekstra / Aku Ankka Klassikko 2022-09Ennustuskone
2 March 2023DenmarkGuldbog 18Forunderlige spåmaskine
28 February 2024FinlandCarl Barksin sankarit 2024Ennustuskone
27 September 2024NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 27Forecasting Follies
2 November 2024BulgariaДъкбург. Carl Barks 5Пророческа дарба
September 2025FranceLes incontournables 5Le prédictophone
17 October 2025CroatiaPatkograd. Carl Barks 5Dar predviđanja
2 July 2026SerbiaПатковград. Carl Barks 5Моћ предвиђања
9 July 2026FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 1956Ennustuskone
BelgiumAlbum du Journal de Mickey 47Géo interroge l'avenir in French
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 15Le prédictophone

Other versions

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

  • ar/EPD 677xb Story, -1 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/JM 918f Story, 2 p., 5 tiers
  • fr/MPO 133p014 Story, 7 ½ p., 2 tiers
  • id/DB 377p32 Story, 5 p., 4 tiers
  • it/AR 617c Story, 5 p., 3 tiers
  • se/KA2005-29l Story, 4 p., 4 tiers
  • uk/WDW1961-10h Story, 3 p., 4 tiers

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