StoryW US 19-02
The Mines of King Solomon
Around the world to check his companies, US finds King Solomon's mines
- First published
- 30 July 1957
- Created
- 15 February 1957
- Length
- 27 pages (4 tiers)
- Printed
- 167 times, in 22 countries
- Also coded
06048,3-ΣΚ-140,w/us19,w/us19,wus19-02,wus19-02
Credits
- Plot
- Carl Barks
- Script
- Carl Barks
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Ink
- Carl Barks
Characters
In bold: the story's lead.
Where it was printed
| Date | Country | Issue | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July 1957 |  United States | Uncle Scrooge 19 | The Mines of King Solomon |
| 1 January 1958 |  France | Les Belles Histoires Walt Disney (nouvelle série) 48 | Harpagon et les mines du roi Salomon (part 1) |
| 1 February 1958 | France | Les Belles Histoires Walt Disney (nouvelle série) 49 | Harpagon et les mines du roi Salomon (part 2) |
| 1 March 1958 | France | Les Belles Histoires Walt Disney (nouvelle série) 50 | Harpagon et les mines du roi Salomon (part 3) |
| June 1958 |  Italy | Almanacco Topolino 18 | Paperon de' Paperoni e il congedo dei cammelli |
| 8 July 1958 |  Brazil | O Pato Donald (Abril) 348 | As Minas do Rei Salomão (part 1) |
| 15 July 1958 | Brazil | O Pato Donald (Abril) 349 | As Minas do Rei Salomão (part 2) |
| 22 July 1958 | Brazil | O Pato Donald (Abril) 350 | As Minas do Rei Salomão (part 3) |
| July 1958 |  Mexico | Cuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 166 | Las Minas Del Rey Salomón |
| 1958 |  Australia | Giant (G Series) 107 | The Mines of King Solomon |
| 1 January 1959 |  Norway | Donald Duck & Co 1959-01 | The Mines of King Solomon (part 1) |
| 6 January 1959 |  Denmark | Anders And & Co. 1959-01 | på forretningsrejse (part 1) |
| 7 January 1959 | Norway | Donald Duck & Co 1959-02 | The Mines of King Solomon (part 2) |
| 9 January 1959 |  Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o 1959-01 | och kung Salomos gruvor (part 1) |
| 10 January 1959 |  Germany | Micky Maus 1959-02 | Die Schatzkammern König Salomos (part 1) |
| 13 January 1959 | Denmark | Anders And & Co. 1959-02 | på forretningsrejse (part 2) |
| 14 January 1959 | Norway | Donald Duck & Co 1959-03 | The Mines of King Solomon (part 3) |
| 17 January 1959 | Germany | Micky Maus 1959-03 | Die Schatzkammern des König Salomos (part 2) |
| 20 January 1959 | Denmark | Anders And & Co. 1959-03 | på forretningsrejse (part 3) |
| 23 January 1959 | Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o 1959-02 | och kung Salomos gruvor (part 2) |
| 24 January 1959 | Germany | Micky Maus 1959-04 | Die Schatzkammern König Salomos (part 3) |
| 6 February 1959 | Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o 1959-03 | och kung Salomos gruvor (part 3) |
| 7 February 1959 |  Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 435 | Les mines du roi Salomon (part 1) |
| 7 February 1959 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 435 | De mijnen van koning Salomo (part 1) |
| 12 February 1959 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 436 | Les mines du roi Salomon (part 2) |
| 12 February 1959 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 436 | De mijnen van koning Salomo (part 2) |
| 19 February 1959 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 437 | Les mines du roi Salomon (part 3) |
| 19 February 1959 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 437 | De mijnen van koning Salomo (part 3) |
| 26 February 1959 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 438 | Les mines du roi Salomon (part 4) |
| 26 February 1959 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 438 | De mijnen van koning Salomo (part 4) |
| 5 March 1959 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 439 | Les mines du roi Salomon (part 5) |
| 5 March 1959 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 439 | De mijnen van koning Salomo (part 5) |
| 12 March 1959 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 440 | Les mines du roi Salomon (part 6) |
| 12 March 1959 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 440 | De mijnen van koning Salomo (part 6) |
| 19 March 1959 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 441 | Les mines du roi Salomon (part 7) |
| 19 March 1959 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 441 | De mijnen van koning Salomo (part 7) |
| 26 March 1959 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 442 | Les mines du roi Salomon (part 8) |
| 26 March 1959 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 442 | De mijnen van koning Salomo (part 8) |
| 15 September 1963 | Italy | Albi della rosa 462 | Zio Paperone e il congedo dei cammelli |
| 1966 |  Chile | Tío Rico 11 | Las minas del rey Salomón |
| August 1967 | Brazil | Tio Patinhas (Abril) 25 | As Minas do Rei Salomão |
| 1968 |  Spain | Dumbo 2ª (ERSA) 37 | Las minas del rey Salomón |
| 1969 | Australia | Giant (G Series) 462 | The Mines of King Solomon |
| 5 July 1970 | France | Le Journal de Mickey 942 | Picsou et les mines du roi Salomon |
| July 1971 | France | Le Journal de Mickey (Albums) 48 | Picsou et les mines du roi Salomon |
| 2 August 1973 | United States | Uncle Scrooge 108 | The Mines of King Solomon |
| April 1975 | Yugoslavia | Mikijev Almanah 94 | Blago kralja Solomona |
| 1975 | Chile | Tío Rico 229 | Tio Rico en Las Minas del Rey Salomón |
| 1975 |  Thailand | อัลบั้มการ์ตูน 16 | The Mines of King Solomon |
| July 1976 | Italy | Omaggio Abbonati 1976 | Paperon de' Paperoni e il congedo dei cammelli |
| 1976 | Australia | Giant (G Series) 665 | The Mines of King Solomon |
| August 1977 | Germany | Carl Barks gesammelte Werke 15 | The Mines of King Solomon |
| 16 June 1978 |  Netherlands | Donald Duck 1978-24 | De mijnen van koning Salomon (part 1) |
| 23 June 1978 | Netherlands | Donald Duck 1978-25 | De mijnen van koning Salomon (part 2) |
| 30 June 1978 | Netherlands | Donald Duck 1978-26 | De mijnen van koning Salomon (part 3) |
| 1978, fourth quarter | France | Grands albums cartonnés Le Livre de Paris/Hachette 5 | Les tontons superfouineurs |
| 1979 |  Finland | Jättikirjat 1979 | Kuningas Salomon kadonneet kaivokset |
| 1980 | Denmark | Den store … 1980 | Jorden rundt med Onkel Joakim |
| 1980 | Italy | Complete Carl Barks 18 | The Mines of King Solomon |
| 1980 | Norway | Kjempebok 07 | Kong Salomos gruver |
| 1980 | Sweden | Vi, Knatte, Fnatte, Tjatte 1980 | Kung Snålomos gruvor |
| March 1981 | Italy | Super Almanacco Paperino (seconda serie) 9 | Paperon de' Paperoni e il congedo dei cammelli |
| November 1981 | Netherlands | Oom Dagobert 13 | De mijnen van koning Salomon |
| May 1983 | Italy | Le nostre leggendarie imprese 1 | Paperon de' Paperoni e il congedo dei cammelli |
| June 1983 | Brazil | Tio Patinhas (Abril) 217 | As Minas do Rei Salomão |
| December 1984 | United States | Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 3 | The Mines of King Solomon |
| October 1986 | Italy | Paperino di Barks collezione ANAF 30 | Zio Paperone e il congedo dei cammelli |
| December 1987 | United States | Gladstone Comic Album 1 | The Mines of King Solomon |
| June 1988 | Italy | Zio Paperone 8 | Zio Paperone in "Le miniere di Re Salomone" |
| 7 March 1989 | Germany | Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 100 | Die Schatzkammern König Salomos |
| June 1989 | France | Picsou Magazine 209 | Comment friser "l'appeau... plexie" |
| 1989 | United States | Gladstone Leather Bound Hardcover Comic Albums 1 | The Mines of King Solomon |
| September 1991 | Brazil | Álbuns Disney 8 | As Minas do Rei Salomão |
| 1991 | Spain | Álbumes Disney 6 | Las minas del rey Salomón |
| 1992 | Spain | Super Álbum Disney 2 | Las minas del rey Salomón |
| 1992 | Netherlands | Alle klassieke verhalen 10 | De mijnen van koning salomon |
| 1993 | Germany | Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 15A | Die Schatzkammern König Salomos |
| 1993 | Germany | Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 15B | Die Schatzkammern König Salomos |
| 1993 | Denmark | Bedste historier om Anders And 35 | Kong Salomons skatte |
| 1993 | Finland | Aku Ankan parhaat 44 | Kuningas Salomon kaivokset |
| 1993 | Norway | Beste historier 6 | Kong Salomos gruver |
| 1993 | Norway | Tegneseriebokklubben 105 | Kong Salomos gruver |
| October 1994 | Germany | Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 100 | Die Schatzkammern König Salomos |
| November 1995 | United States | Walt Disney Giant 2 | The Mines of King Solomon |
| 4 February 1997 | United States | The Adventures of Uncle Scrooge McDuck in Color 19 | The Mines of King Solomon |
| 1997 | Denmark | Guldbog 14 | Kong Salomons skatte |
| 1997 | Norway | Gullbok 14 | Kong Salomos gruver |
| 1997 | Sweden | Kalle Anka Guldbok 14 | och Kung Salomos gruvor |
| February 1998 |  Greece | Κόμιξ 116 | Τα ορυχεία του Σολομώντα |
| March 1999 | Italy | Zio Paperone 114 | Zio Paperone e le miniere di re Salomone |
| 1999 | Germany | Donald Classics - Das Beste aus Entenhausen 3 | Die Schatzkammern König Salomos |
| March 2000 | Germany | Barks Library Special Onkel Dagobert 13 | Die Schatzkammern König Salomos |
| 3 May 2000 | France | Picsou Magazine 340 | Les mines du roi Salomon |
| March 2001 | Italy | Zio Paperone (ristampa) 8 | Zio Paperone in "Le miniere di Re Salomone" |
| 27 April 2004 | Netherlands | De beste verhalen van Donald Duck 119 | De mijnen van koning salomon |
| December 2004 | Brazil | O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 8 | As Minas do Rei Salomão |
| 2004 | Denmark | Anders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1959-1 | på forretningsrejse (part 1) |
| 2004 | Denmark | Anders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1959-1 | på forretningsrejse (part 2) |
| 2004 | Denmark | Anders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1959-1 | på forretningsrejse (part 3) |
| 2004 | Norway | Donald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 29 | The Mines of King Solomon (part 1) |
| 2004 | Norway | Donald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 29 | The Mines of King Solomon (part 2) |
| 2004 | Norway | Donald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 29 | The Mines of King Solomon (part 3) |
| 2004 | Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1959-01 | och kung Salomos gruvor (part 1) |
| 2004 | Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1959-01 | och kung Salomos gruvor (part 2) |
| 2004 | Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1959-01 | och kung Salomos gruvor (part 3) |
| April 2005 | Netherlands | Donald Duck Collectie 31 | De mijnen van koning salomon |
| 4 January 2006 | Finland | Aku Ankka 2006-01 | Kuningas Salomon kaivokset |
| March 2007 | Finland | Aku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 2006-1 | Kuningas Salomon kaivokset |
| March 2007 | Norway | Carl Barks samlede verk 16 | Uncle $crooge in The Mines of King Solomon |
| April 2007 | Germany | Carl Barks Collection 16 | Die Schatzkammern König Salomos |
| April 2007 | Denmark | Carl Barks' Samlede Værker 16 | The Mines of King Solomon |
| 2007 | Sweden | Carl Barks samlade verk 16 | Uncle $crooge in The Mines of King Solomon |
| 9 April 2008 | Finland | Ankalliskirjasto 8 | Kuningas Salomon kaivokset |
| 28 April 2008 | Italy | La grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 14 | Zio Paperone e le miniere di re Salomone |
| 27 August 2008 | Finland | Carl Barksin kootut 16 | The Mines of King Solomon |
| 3 May 2010 | Germany | Barks Onkel Dagobert 5 | Die Schatzkammern König Salomos |
| 9 May 2012 | France | La dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 7 | Les mines du roi Salomon |
| 17 July 2012 | Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o 2012X29 | Farbror Joakim och kung Salomos gruvor |
| 20 July 2012 | Norway | Donald Duck & Co 2012B29 | Kong Salomos miner |
| July 2012 | France | Picsou Magazine 482 | Les mines du roi Salomon |
| August 2012 | Spain | Inolvidables Disney (Reedición Dumbo 2ª) 1 | Las minas del rey Salomón |
| November 2012 | Greece | Η Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη του Καρλ Μπαρκς 14 | Τα Ορυχεία του Σολομώντα |
| 15 February 2013 | France | Picsou Magazine (Albums) B 67 | Les mines du roi Salomon |
| July 2013 | France | Picsou Magazine (Albums) B 68B | Les mines du roi Salomon |
| 15 August 2014 | Norway | Carl Barks' Andeby 7 | Kong Salomos gruver |
| 26 August 2014 | Finland | Carl Barks in English 2014 | The Mines of King Solomon |
| 14 September 2014 | Greece | Η Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 14 | Τα Ορυχεία του Σολομώντα |
| November 2014 | Italy | Uack! 8 | Zio Paperone e le miniere di Re Salomone |
| 2015 | Sweden | Carl Barks Ankeborg 7 | The Mines of King Solomon |
| 23 February 2018 | Finland | Carl Barksin parhaat sarjat 9 | Kuningas Salomon kaivokset |
| 16 May 2018 | Spain | La Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 25 | Las minas del rey Salomón |
| 22 October 2018 | Norway | Klassisk Donald Duck 14 | Kong Salomons miner |
| 14 May 2019 | United States | The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 20 | The Mines of King Solomon |
| 26 February 2020 |  Poland | Kaczogród. Carl Barks 7 | Kopalnie Króla Salomona |
| September 2020 | Brazil | Coleção Carl Barks Definitiva 20 | As Minas do Rei Salomão |
| 2020 |  Russia | Библиотека Карла Баркса 20 | Копи царя Соломона |
| 15 April 2021 | Germany | Lustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 12 | Die Schatzkammern König Salomos |
| 19 October 2021 | Italy | La Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 14 | Zio Paperone e le miniere di re Salomone |
| 28 January 2022 | Norway | Donald Duck av Carl Barks 11 | The Mines of King Solomon |
| 20 August 2024 | Germany | Entenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 87 | Die Schatzkammern König Salomos |
| 30 April 2025 |  Croatia | Patkograd. Carl Barks 6 | Rudnici kralja Salomona |
| 31 May 2025 |  Bulgaria | Дъкбург. Carl Barks 6 | Рудниците на цар Соломон |
| 15 October 2025 | Finland | Aku Ankka Ekstra / Aku Ankka Klassikko 2025-10 | Kuningas Salomon kaivokset |
| Belgium | Album du Journal de Mickey 48 | Picsou et les mines du roi Salomon in French | |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 17 | Les mines du roi Salomon (part 1) | |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 17 | Les mines du roi Salomon (part 2) | |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 17 | Les mines du roi Salomon (part 3) | |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 17 | Les mines du roi Salomon (part 4) | |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 17 | Les mines du roi Salomon (part 5) | |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 17 | Les mines du roi Salomon (part 6) | |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 17 | Les mines du roi Salomon (part 7) | |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 17 | Les mines du roi Salomon (part 8) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 17 | De mijnen van koning Salomo (part 1) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 17 | De mijnen van koning Salomo (part 2) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 17 | De mijnen van koning Salomo (part 3) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 17 | De mijnen van koning Salomo (part 4) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 17 | De mijnen van koning Salomo (part 5) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 17 | De mijnen van koning Salomo (part 6) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 17 | De mijnen van koning Salomo (part 7) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 17 | De mijnen van koning Salomo (part 8) | |
| France | Les Belles Histoires de Walt Disney (Albums) C 1 | Harpagon et les mines du roi Salomon (part 3) | |
| France | Les Belles Histoires de Walt Disney (Albums) C 1 | Harpagon et les mines du roi Salomon (part 1) | |
| France | Les Belles Histoires de Walt Disney (Albums) C 1 | Harpagon et les mines du roi Salomon (part 2) | |
| France | Picsou Magazine (Albums) B 2 | Comment friser "l'appeau... plexie" | |
| Italy | Raccolta Zio Paperone 4 | Zio Paperone in "Le miniere di Re Salomone" | |
| Italy | Raccolta Zio Paperone 18 | Zio Paperone e le miniere di re Salomone | |
| Sweden | Kalle Ankas Bästisar 37 | och kung Salomos gruvor |
Other versions
Redrawn, cut, recoloured or relettered for a later printing.
au/GS 665bStory, 26 p., 4 tiersbe/MM 435p06Story, 2 p., 5 tiersbr/PD 348eStory, 9 p., 4 tiersdk/DS 1980jStory, 13 p., 6 tiersfr/BHNS 48eStory, 10 p., 4 tiersfr/BHNS 49eStory, 7 p., 4 tiersfr/GB 5vStory, 13 p., 6 tiersfr/JM 942p04bStory, 12 ½ p., 6 tiersit/AR 462bStory, 36 p., 3 tiersnl/DD1978-24bStory, 11 p., 4 tiersth/XK 16xdStory, -1 p., 4 tiers
Referred to by
- B ALBD 8-BC (illustration)
- B ALBD 8-FP (art re-used)
- D 11028 (cover)
- Scrooge McDuck's Greatest Treasures (illustration)
- At King Solomon's Mines (illustration)
- CR US 19a (unused cover sketch)
- CR US 19b (unused cover sketch)
- CR US 19c (unused cover sketch)
- XAC GH 296 (cover)
- XBC MM 435 (cover)
- XBC MM 438 (cover)
- XBC MM 440 (cover)
- As Minas do Rei Salomão (cover)
- As Minas do Rei Salomão (cover)
- GC EEDCB 87B (re-used art (panels 11.6 and 11.7)
- GC EEDCB 87C (re-used art (panel 26.1)
- Fantasiens miner (article)
- Xes/DB2 37 (cover)
- Seikkailun lumous - Profaanit ankat pyhän äärellä (article)
- Roope Ankan aarteet 9: Kuningas Salomon kalleudet (illustration)
- Kuningas Salomon kalleudet
- FC JM 942A (header)
- FC JM 942B (last panel redrawn)
- Les inédits de Don Rosa 25 (illustration)
- Références, repères & arguties à propos de l’épisode 11 (article)
- Τα ορυχεία του Σολομώντα (cover)
- IC AR 462 (cover)
- L'evoluzione della specie (article)
- Barks a fumetti in Italia (article)
- Geografia e fantasia (article)
- Non tutto ciò che luccica è oro! (article)
- Le storie: Zio Paperone e le miniere di Re Salomone/Zio Paperone e le tentazioni (article)
- Il mio status per un gioiello! (article)
- Gli atlanti di Zio Carl (article)
- Le storie: Zio Paperone - Tutto per la concessione/Zio Paperone l'innocente/Zio Paperone e il contabile (article)
- IC DSE 13DE (illustration)
- 1903 - 1910 Paperone il magnate (article)
- Da Salomone… a Paperone (article)
- Storia di una copertina (anzi, due) (article)
- Un ricettario di geniale semplicità (article)
- IC ZP 114 (cover)
- IC ZP 114B (cover)
- Zio Paperone e la fantageografia (article)
- I sette pilastri della ricchezza (article)
- HC BV 119 (cover)
- 3 - De jonge websurfers (article)
- HC OD 13 (cover)
- Wat weten we van economie? (game)
- «Jeg har brukt Barks' historier aktivt i mitt forfatterskap.» (panels from page 26)
- Onkel Skrue på skattejakt (article)
- Med Carl Barks som reisefører (article)
- XUC CBDL 20 (story panels)
- Story Notes (article)
- Story Notes (article)
- ARC LICU 19 (cover)
- ARC LICU 19C (illustration)
- Mining the Imagination (article)
- ARC US 300A (illustration)
- Anything But Those (illustration)
- The Mines of King Solomon (cover)
- So Far and No Safari (same idea about whistles)
- The Mines of King Solomon (cover)