HIGHDUCKS

StoryW US 18-04

The Sure-Fire Gold Finder

GY's ultimate gold-finder

First published
25 April 1957
Created
11 October 1956
Length
4 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
93 times, in 26 countries
Also coded
11059, w/us18b, wus18, wus18-04, wus18-04

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
25 April 1957United StatesUncle Scrooge 18The Sure-Fire Gold Finder
1957AustraliaDonald Duck (D series) 16The Sure-Fire Gold Finder
18 February 1958BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 328O Último Invento do Pardal
15 June 1958MexicoCuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 165The Sure-Fire Gold Finder
10 October 1958ItalyTopolino (libretto) 196Archimede Pitagorico cerca l'oro
21 January 1961NetherlandsDonald Duck 1961-03The Sure-Fire Gold Finder
July 1961BelgiumAlbum du Journal de Mickey 22Géo prospecteur in French
10 September 1961FranceLe Journal de Mickey 485Géo prospecteur
February 1962BrazilMickey (Abril) 112O Último Invento do Pardal
November 1962FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 22Géo prospecteur
1966ChileTío Rico 9The Sure-Fire Gold Finder
1972ColombiaTío Rico 150Buscador de oro
1973AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 318The Sure-Fire Gold Finder
June 1975FranceMickey Poche 14Géo prospecteur
26 May 1977SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1977-21Den sinnrika guldfinnarmojängen
28 May 1977DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1977-22Guldsøgeren
31 May 1977NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1977-22Fjernt gull
4 June 1977GermanyMicky Maus 1977-23Fataler Rechenfehler
1977Egyptميكى جيب (Mickey Guaib) 12The Sure-Fire Gold Finder
31 May 1978FinlandAku Ankka 1978-22Pelle Peloton etsii kultaa
September 1978BrazilDisney Especial (1ª Série) 38O Último Invento
1979FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1978-2Pelle Peloton etsii kultaa
1979FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1978-1Pelle Peloton etsii kultaa
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 18The Sure-Fire Gold Finder
1983ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 29Archimede Pitagorico cerca l'oro
19 April 1984United StatesUncle Scrooge 208The Sure-Fire Gold Finder
December 1984United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 3The Sure-Fire Gold Finder
29 June 1986BrazilDisney Especial Reedição 34O Último Invento
30 January 1987PortugalDisney Especial 25O Último Invento
July 1987United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 520The Sure-Fire Gold Finder
1987SpainEspecial Disney 1El último invento
15 April 1988NetherlandsDonald Duck 1988-15The Sure-Fire Gold Finder
May 1988ItalyZio Paperone 7Archimede Pitagorico e "L'oro sepolto"
April 1992NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 70The Sure-Fire Gold Finder
16 July 1992PortugalDisney Especial Reedição 16O Último Invento
November 1992GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 33Fataler Rechenfehler
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 10The Sure-Fire Gold Finder
January 1993United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers in Color 1The Sure-Fire Gold Finder
1993ColombiaDisney Especial 31El último invento
March 1994GermanyBarks Library Special Daniel Düsentrieb 1Fataler Rechenfehler
August 1994FrancePicsou Magazine 271Le détecteur d'or
27 April 1995Egyptميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 1775The Sure-Fire Gold Finder
February 1996ItalyZio Paperone 77Archimede Pitagorico cerca l'oro
August 1997United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 615The Sure-Fire Gold Finder
March 2001ItalyZio Paperone (ristampa) 7Archimede Pitagorico e "L'oro sepolto"
9 April 2002GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 179Fataler Rechenfehler
August 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 19The Sure-Fire Gold Finder
December 2004BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 8O Último Invento
6 June 2005ItalyTopolino Story (Corriere della Sera) 10Archimede e il muro di piuma
March 2007NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 16The Sure-Fire Gold Finder
April 2007GermanyCarl Barks Collection 16Fataler Rechenfehler
April 2007DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 16Gulddetektoren
9 July 2007NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2007-28Fjernt gull
10 July 2007SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2007-28Den sinnrika guldfinnarmojängen
12 July 2007DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2007-28Guldsøgeren
19 December 2007PolandKaczor Donald 2007-51-52Złoto pustyni
2007SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 16The Sure-Fire Gold Finder
21 April 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 13Archimede Pitagorico e l'oro sepolto
1 May 2008China米老鼠 2008-09沙漠探金器
27 August 2008FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 16The Sure-Fire Gold Finder
September 2008NorwayEn kvart årgang Donald Duck & Co 31Fjernt gull
3 May 2010GermanyBarks Onkel Dagobert 5Fataler Rechenfehler
25 February 2011FinlandYhtä juhlaa 2011Pelle Peloton etsii kultaa
2 May 2012FrancePicsou Magazine 481Le détecteur d'or !
9 May 2012FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 7Le détecteur d'or
November 2012GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη του Καρλ Μπαρκς 13Αλάνθαστος χρυσοθήρας
January 2013FranceLes trésors de Picsou 21Le détecteur d'or !
15 February 2013FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 67Le détecteur d'or !
16 June 2014NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 6Fjernt gull
7 September 2014GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 13Αλάνθαστος χρυσοθήρας
November 2014ItalyUack! 8Archimede Pitagorico e l’oro sepolto
9 November 2015IndonesiaDonal Bebek 1777Menggali emas
2015SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 6The Sure-Fire Gold Finder
23 March 2019SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 24El localizador de oro infalible
14 May 2019United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 20The Sure-Fire Gold Finder
May 2019NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 157Fjernt gull
September 2019FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1978-1Pelle Peloton etsii kultaa
4 December 2019PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 6Złoto pustyni
18 June 2020FinlandAku Ankka Ekstra / Aku Ankka Klassikko 2020-06Pelle Peloton etsii kultaa
September 2020BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 20The Sure-Fire Gold Finder
2020DenmarkCarl Barks 120 år 1The Sure-Fire Gold Finder
2020RussiaБиблиотека Карла Баркса 20Безотказный золотоискатель
15 April 2021GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 12Fataler Rechenfehler
12 October 2021ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 13Archimede Pitagorico e l'oro sepolto
2 November 2024BulgariaДъкбург. Carl Barks 5Златото на пустинята
2024ItalyI Grandi Maestri Disney 3Archimede Pitagorico e l'oro sepolto
September 2025FranceLes incontournables 5Le détecteur d'or !
17 October 2025CroatiaPatkograd. Carl Barks 5Pustinjsko zlato
2 July 2026SerbiaПатковград. Carl Barks 5Пустињско злато
ColombiaDumbo 25Giro Sintornillos
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AB22Géo prospecteur
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 16Le détecteur d'or
PortugalDisney Especialíssimo 18O Último Invento

Other versions

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

  • eg/MG 12p130 Story, 7 ½ p., 2 tiers
  • fr/JM 485d Story, 2 p., 5 tiers
  • it/CTS 10ee Story, 5 p., 3 tiers
  • se/KA2007-28f Story, 4 p., 4 tiers

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