HIGHDUCKS

StoryW US 17-02

A Cold Bargain

US takes a mysterious frozen ball to the South Pole

First published
24 January 1957
Created
2 August 1956
Length
26 ¾ pages (4 tiers)
Printed
167 times, in 23 countries
Also coded
05967, wus17-02, wus17-02

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
24 January 1957United StatesUncle Scrooge 17A Cold Bargain
25 October 1957ItalyTopolino (libretto) 173Paperone e il tesoro sotto zero
1957AustraliaGiant (G Series) 85A Cold Bargain
11 January 1958United KingdomWalt Disney's Mickey Mouse 2Uncle Scrooge in Frozen fortune (part 2)
18 January 1958United KingdomWalt Disney's Mickey Mouse 3Uncle Scrooge in Frozen Fortune
25 January 1958United KingdomWalt Disney's Mickey Mouse 4Frozen Fortune (part 4)
1 February 1958United KingdomWalt Disney's Mickey Mouse 5Frozen Fortune (part 5)
8 February 1958United KingdomWalt Disney's Mickey Mouse 6Uncle Scrooge in Frozen fortune (part 1)
22 February 1958United KingdomWalt Disney's Mickey Mouse 8Uncle Scrooge in Frozen fortune (part 8)
1 March 1958MexicoCuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 157La bola helada
1 March 1958United KingdomWalt Disney's Mickey Mouse 9Uncle Scrooge in Frozen fortune (part 9)
27 May 1958BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 342O Elemento Mais Raro do Mundo (part 1)
3 June 1958BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 343O Elemento Mais Raro do Mundo (part 2)
10 June 1958BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 344O Elemento Mais Raro do Mundo (part 3)
30 April 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 447La course au bombastium (part 1)
30 April 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 447Bombastium bij opbod (part 1)
7 May 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 448La course au bombastium (part 2)
7 May 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 448Bombastium bij opbod (part 2)
14 May 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 449La course au bombastium (part 3)
14 May 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 449Bombastium bij opbod (part 3)
21 May 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 450La course au bombastium (part 4)
21 May 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 450Bombastium bij opbod (part 4)
28 May 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 451La course au bombastium (part 5)
28 May 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 451Bombastium bij opbod (part 5)
4 June 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 452La course au bombastium (part 6)
4 June 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 452Bombastium bij opbod (part 6)
11 June 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 453La course au bombastium (part 7)
11 June 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 453Bombastium bij opbod (part 7)
18 June 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 454La course au bombastium (part 8)
18 June 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 454Bombastium bij opbod (part 8)
25 June 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 455La course au bombastium (part 9)
25 June 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 455Bombastium bij opbod (part 9)
2 July 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 456La course au bombastium (part 10)
2 July 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 456Bombastium bij opbod (part 10)
9 July 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 457La course au bombastium (part 11)
9 July 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 457Bombastium bij opbod (part 11)
16 July 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 458La course au bombastium (part 12)
16 July 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 458Bombastium bij opbod (part 12)
23 July 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 459La course au bombastium (part 13)
23 July 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 459Bombastium bij opbod (part 13)
30 July 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 460La course au bombastium (part 14)
30 July 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 460Bombastium bij opbod (part 14)
19 March 1960GermanyMicky Maus Beilagen (60er Jahre) 3Fragwürdiger Einkauf
1 October 1960FranceLes Belles Histoires Walt Disney (nouvelle série) 81Oncle Harpagon prend des risques (part 1)
1 November 1960FranceLes Belles Histoires Walt Disney (nouvelle série) 82Oncle Harpagon prend des risques (part 2)
1 December 1960FranceLes Belles Histoires Walt Disney (nouvelle série) 83Oncle Harpagon prend des risques (part 3)
July 1961ItalyI Classici di Walt Disney (prima serie) 6Paperone e il tesoro sotto zero
25 August 1962GreeceΓέλιο και Χαρά 258Αν έχης τύχη διάβαινε ...
1962NetherlandsDonald Duck en andere verhalen 7Het koude koopje
19 June 1964United KingdomGiant Super Mag 1A Cold Bargain
1965AustraliaGiant (G Series) 358A Cold Bargain
1966ChileTío Rico 8Un negocio frío
June 1967BrazilTio Patinhas (Abril) 23O Elemento Mais Raro do Mundo
6 December 1970FranceLe Journal de Mickey 964Le bonbonium de l'Oncle Picsou
1971, fourth quarterFranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 49Le bonbonium de l'Oncle Picsou
May 1977ItalyI Classici di Walt Disney (seconda serie) 5Paperone e il tesoro sotto zero
24 April 1978GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch 53Onkel Dagobert und das Bombastium
1980FinlandAku Ankan taskukirja 50Roopen kylmä kauppa
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 17A Cold Bargain
18 February 1983NetherlandsDonald Duck 1983-07Bombarie om bombastium (part 1)
25 February 1983NetherlandsDonald Duck 1983-08Bombarie om bombastium (part 2)
4 March 1983NetherlandsDonald Duck 1983-09Bombarie om bombastium (part 3)
December 1984United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 3A Cold Bargain
January 1986ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 28Zio Paperone e il tesoro sottozero
2 December 1986United StatesUncle Scrooge 215A Cold Bargain
1987DenmarkGuldbog 4En koldblodig investering
1987NorwayGullbok 4Iskalde forretninger
1987SwedenKalle Anka Guldbok 4En iskall affär
May 1988ItalyZio Paperone 7Zio Paperone - Il tesoro sottozero
March 1989GreeceΚόμιξ 9Κατεψυγμένο Κελεπούρι
July 1989NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 60Bombarie om bombastium
August 1989United StatesGladstone Comic Album 24A Cold Bargain
1989United StatesGladstone Leather Bound Hardcover Comic Albums 5A Cold Bargain
1991GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 116Fragwürdiger Einkauf
1992GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 12AFragwürdiger Einkauf
1992GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 12CFragwürdiger Einkauf
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 10Bombarie om bombastium
1993GermanyMammut Comics 6Onkel Dagobert und das Bombastium
February 1994FrancePicsou Magazine 265La bonne affaire
1994GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 19Fragwürdiger Einkauf
November 1996ItalyZio Paperone 86Zio Paperone e il tesoro sottozero
1996FinlandAku Ankan Juhlasarjat 6Kylmä kauppa
7 January 1997United StatesThe Adventures of Uncle Scrooge McDuck in Color 17A Cold Bargain
June 1997GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 116Fragwürdiger Einkauf
3 April 1998NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1998B15Iskalde forretninger
7 April 1998DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1998B15En koldblodig investering
1998GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch (Neuauflagen mit neuen Titeln und Titelbildern ab 1997) 53Die Bombastium-Expedition
1998United StatesWalt Disney's Comics in Color 2nd album series 3A Cold Bargain
1999GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 27BFragwürdiger Einkauf
January 2000GermanyBarks Library Special Onkel Dagobert 12Fragwürdiger Einkauf
March 2001ItalyZio Paperone (ristampa) 7Zio Paperone - Il tesoro sottozero
May 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 16Bombarie om bombastium
June 2002ItalyPaperino Mese 264Paperone e il tesoro sotto zero
January 2004FrancePicsou Magazine 384Une affaire de glace
December 2004BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 8O Elemento Mais Raro do Mundo
February 2005ItalyI Grandi Classici Disney 219Paperone e il tesoro sotto zero
29 May 2005ItalyTopolino Story (Corriere della Sera) 9Paperone e il tesoro sottozero
February 2006Germanymarebibliothek 25Fragwürdiger Einkauf
November 2006GermanyCarl Barks Collection 15A Cold Bargain
December 2006DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 15A Cold Bargain
December 2006NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 15"A Cold Bargain"
2006SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 15“A Cold Bargain”
21 April 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 13Zio Paperone e il tesoro sottozero
29 April 2008FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 15A Cold Bargain
8 February 2010GermanyBarks Onkel Dagobert 4Fragwürdiger Einkauf
5 January 2011FinlandAku Ankka 2011-01Kylmä kauppa
January 2012FranceLes trésors de Picsou 17Une affaire de glace
March 2012FinlandMaharadža Aku 2012Kylmä kauppa
9 May 2012FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 7Une affaire de glace
4 June 2012IndonesiaDonal Bebek 1598Negoisasi dingin
29 June 2012ChileHistorietas Clásicas Disney 8Un negocio frío
7 November 2012NetherlandsDonald Duck Winterboek 2013Bombarie om Bombastium
November 2012GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη του Καρλ Μπαρκς 13Κατεψυγμένο κελεπούρι
16 June 2014NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 6Iskalde forretninger
7 September 2014GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 13Κατεψυγμένο κελεπούρι
October 2014ItalyUack! 7Zio Paperone e il tesoro sottozero
8 December 2014NorwayDonald Spesial 2014-05Iskalde forretninger
15 July 2015United StatesThe Carl Barks Fan Club Pictorial 7A Cold Bargain
2015SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 6A Cold Bargain
26 October 2016FrancePicsou Magazine 526Une affaire de glace
15 August 2017United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 16A Cold Bargain
5 October 2017GermanyDer Ducksche Weltatlas 1Fragwürdiger Einkauf
12 October 2017FinlandCarl Barksin parhaat sarjat 8Kylmä kauppa
23 March 2019SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 24Un frío negocio
October 2019BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 16O Elemento Mais Raro do Mundo
4 December 2019PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 6Kula wśrod lodów
2019RussiaБиблиотека Карла Баркса 16Ледяная покупка
2019SwedenKalle Anka extra 2019-01A Cold Bargain
18 February 2021GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 11Fragwürdiger Einkauf
12 October 2021ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 13Zio Paperone e il tesoro sottozero
16 March 2022NetherlandsOp reis om de wereld met Donald Duck 2Bombarie om bombastium
2022FinlandAku Ankka (digipalvelu) 2022-26Kylmä kauppa
18 June 2024GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 86Fragwürdiger Einkauf
2 November 2024BulgariaДъкбург. Carl Barks 5Кълбо в леда
2024ItalyI Grandi Maestri Disney 3Zio Paperone e il tesoro sottozero
17 October 2025CroatiaPatkograd. Carl Barks 5Kugla usred leda
28 January 2026FranceLa Grande Histoire de Picsou par Don Rosa 2(Une affaire de glace)
2 July 2026SerbiaПатковград. Carl Barks 5Кугла у леду
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 18La course au bombastium (part 1)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 18La course au bombastium (part 2)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 18La course au bombastium (part 3)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 18La course au bombastium (part 4)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 18La course au bombastium (part 5)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 18La course au bombastium (part 6)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 18La course au bombastium (part 7)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 18La course au bombastium (part 8)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 18La course au bombastium (part 9)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 18La course au bombastium (part 10)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 18La course au bombastium (part 11)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 18La course au bombastium (part 12)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 18La course au bombastium (part 13)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 18La course au bombastium (part 14)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 18Bombastium bij opbod (part 1)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 18Bombastium bij opbod (part 2)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 18Bombastium bij opbod (part 3)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 18Bombastium bij opbod (part 4)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 18Bombastium bij opbod (part 5)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 18Bombastium bij opbod (part 6)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 18Bombastium bij opbod (part 7)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 18Bombastium bij opbod (part 8)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 18Bombastium bij opbod (part 9)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 18Bombastium bij opbod (part 10)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 18Bombastium bij opbod (part 11)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 18Bombastium bij opbod (part 12)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 18Bombastium bij opbod (part 13)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 18Bombastium bij opbod (part 14)
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 14Zio Paperone e il tesoro sottozero

Other versions

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

  • be/MM 447p03 Story, 1 p., 5 tiers
  • br/PD 342c Story, 9 p., 4 tiers
  • br/PD 344e Story, 8 ¾ p., 4 tiers
  • cl/HC 8c Story, 27 p., 4 tiers
  • de/BLOD 12c Story, 26 ¾ p., 4 tiers
  • de/LTB 53d Story, 36 p., 3 tiers
  • de/LTBN 53d Story, 36 ¾ p., 3 tiers
  • de/MMB 3a Story, 53 ½ p., 2 tiers
  • dk/AA1998B15c Story, 26 p., 4 tiers
  • fi/AA2011-01c Story, 26 ¾ p., 4 tiers
  • fi/AATK 50p073 Story, 36 p., 3 tiers
  • fr/BHNS 81c Story, 8 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/BHNS 83c Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/GHP 2p094 Illustration, ⅛ p., 1 tiers
  • fr/JM 964c Story, 12 p., 6 tiers
  • it/CD 5d Story, 36 p., 3 tiers
  • it/UACK 7q Story, 26 p., 4 tiers
  • nl/DD1983-07b Story, 11 p., 4 tiers
  • nl/DD1983-09d Story, 7 ¾ p., 4 tiers
  • uk/WDMM 2h Story, 1 p., 4 tiers
  • us/CBFCP 7h Story, 24 ¾ p., 4 tiers

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