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StoryW US 20-03

Roscoe the Robot

Mind-reader robot

First published
24 October 1957
Created
25 April 1957
Length
4 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
129 times, in 29 countries
Also coded
11118, w/us20b, w/wdc297, wr/wdc297, wus-20, wus20-03, wus20-03

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
24 October 1957United StatesUncle Scrooge 20Roscoe the Robot
14 October 1958BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 362Invento Quase Perfeito
October 1958ItalyAlmanacco Topolino 22Archimede Pitagorico e il robot cervellotico
1 December 1958MexicoCuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 178Roscoe the Robot
1958AustraliaGiant (G Series) 115Roscoe the Robot
1 January 1959FranceLes Belles Histoires Walt Disney (nouvelle série) 60Gyro et le robot
18 February 1959NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1959-08Roscoe the Robot
24 February 1959DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1959-08Roscoe the Robot
17 April 1959SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1959-08Roscoe the Robot
21 November 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 476Roscoe the Robot in Dutch
21 November 1959NetherlandsDonald Duck 1959-47Roscoe the Robot
17 September 1960GreeceΓέλιο και Χαρά 226Roscoe the Robot
6 February 1961United KingdomWalt Disney's Weekly 1961-06Robot Servant
1964SpainDumbo 1ª (ERSA) 482Malos pensamientos
June 1965United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 297Roscoe the Robot
20 January 1966Egyptميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 248Roscoe the Robot
18 August 1966SpainPato Donald 2ª (ERSA) 10Criado perpetuo
23 September 1966MexicoCuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 382Roscoe the Robot
1966AustraliaGiant (G Series) 387Roscoe the Robot
1966ChileTío Rico 12Roscoe the Robot
1966SpainRetapado Pato Donald 1Criado perpetuo
August 1968BrazilTio Patinhas (Abril) 37Invento Quase Perfeito
1968, third quarterFranceLe Livre de la Jungle Magazine 7Géo n'avait pas pensé à tout !
22 February 1969GermanyMicky Maus 1969-08Roland, der Roboter
1972ChileTío Rico 157Giro Sintornillos
5 June 1975FranceMickey Poche 15Géo n'avait pas pensé à tout !
1975AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 341Roscoe the Robot
24 October 1977YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 159Робот
1977Egyptميكى جيب (Mickey Guaib) 13Roscoe the Robot
August 1980ChileSuper Tío Rico 1Roscoe the Robot
1980FinlandJättikirjat (400-sivuiset) 1980Robotti Reiska
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 19Roscoe the Robot
1 December 1982BrazilPeninha (1ª Série) 7Perfeito Até Demais!
1983ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 31Archimede Pitagorico e il robot cervellotico
August 1984GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 1Roland, der Roboter
2 November 1984NetherlandsDonald Duck 1984-44Roscoe the Robot
1984GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album - Hardcover 1Roland, der Roboter
December 1984United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 3Roscoe the Robot
26 November 1985IndonesiaDonal Bebek 214Roscoe the Robot
1987GermanyDonald Duck Klassik Album 1Roland, der Roboter
1987HungaryKlasszikus Album 1Roland, a robotember
June 1988ItalyZio Paperone 8Archimede Pitagorico e "Il servo quasi perfetto"
12 July 1988United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 533Robot Bodyguard
1989GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck (Klassik-Album) - Sammelband 5Roland, der Roboter
1989DenmarkBedste historier om Anders And 28Tankevækkende opfindelse
1989FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 35Robotti Reiska
1989FinlandParhaat Sarjat 1989-29Robotti Reiska
1989NorwayBeste historier om Donald Duck & Co 37Roboten Robin
1989NorwayTegneseriebokklubben 55Roboten Robin
1989SwedenKalle Ankas Bästisar 29Roboten Robert
May 1990BrazilRevista Disney em Inglês 5Roscoe the Robot
1990NetherlandsDonald Duck Scheurkalender 1991Roscoe the Robot
1991GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 112Roland, der Roboter
April 1992NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 71Roscoe the Robot
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 10Roscoe the Robot
February 1993United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers in Color 2Roscoe the Robot
1993GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 15BRoland, der Roboter
1993GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 17Roland, der Roboter
May 1994GermanyBarks Library Special Daniel Düsentrieb 2Roland, der Roboter
4 January 1995FrancePicsou Magazine 276Roscoe le robot
18 May 1995Egyptميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 1778Roscoe the Robot
October 1996GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 112Roland, der Roboter
1998GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 26DRoland, der Roboter
1998GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 26FRoland, der Roboter
January 2000ItalyZio Paperone 124Archimede Pitagorico e il servo quasi perfetto
March 2001ItalyZio Paperone (ristampa) 8Archimede Pitagorico e "Il servo quasi perfetto"
August 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 19Roscoe the Robot
1 August 2003FinlandRoope-setä 2003ERoscoe the Robot in English
28 January 2004FinlandAku Ankka 2004-05Robotti Reiska
6 February 2004SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2004-07Roboten Robert
9 February 2004NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2004-07Den tapre robot
11 February 2004PolandKaczor Donald 2004-07Cybernetyczny strach
12 February 2004DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2004-07Robotten Robert
19 February 2004CroatiaMiki Maus (& prijatelji) 2004-04Robot Rudi
19 February 2004HungaryDonald Kacsa Magazin 2004-04Gondolatolvasás
February 2004CzechiaKačer Donald 2004-04Robot Robert
1 March 2004LatviaДональд Дак / Donalds Daks 2004-05Roscoe the Robot
5 April 2004BulgariaМики Маус 2004-14-15Роботът Роско
1 June 2004LithuaniaDonaldas ir kiti 2004-11Robotas Roskas
12 October 2004GermanyMicky Maus 2004-42Roland, der Roboter
November 2004NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 30Roscoe the Robot
December 2004BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 8Perfeito Até Demais!
2004DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1959-1Roscoe the Robot
2004SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1959-02Roscoe the Robot
21 February 2005NorwayEn kvart årgang Donald Duck & Co 17Den tapre robot
20 April 2005China米老鼠特刊 2005-05机器人罗斯科
April 2005FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 2004-1Robotti Reiska
May 2005RussiaМикки Маус 2005-18Робот-телохранитель
August 2007GermanyCarl Barks Collection 17Roland, der Roboter
August 2007DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 17Tankevækkende opfindelse
August 2007SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 17Roscoe the Robot
September 2007NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 17Roscoe the Robot
5 May 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 15Archimede Pitagorico e il servo quasi perfetto
4 September 2008NetherlandsDonald Duck Facsimile-albums 1959 2Roscoe the Robot
19 December 2008FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 17Roscoe the Robot
3 May 2010GermanyBarks Onkel Dagobert 5Roland, der Roboter
15 August 2012FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 8Roscoe le robot
January 2013FranceLes trésors de Picsou 21Roscoe le robot
7 February 2013NetherlandsDonald Duck 2013-07Een hulp van staal(?)
April 2013GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη του Καρλ Μπαρκς 15Ρόσκο το ρομπότ
15 August 2014NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 7Roboten Robin
21 September 2014GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 15Ρόσκο το ρομπότ
November 2014ItalyUack! 8Archimede Pitagorico e il servo quasi perfetto
23 November 2015IndonesiaDonal Bebek 1779Robot hebat
2015SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 7Roscoe the Robot
23 February 2018GermanyMicky Maus 2018-05Roland, der Roboter
26 February 2018NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2018-09Roboten Robin
1 March 2018DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2018-09Tankevækkende opfindelse
2018SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2018-09Roboten Robert
14 February 2019FinlandSlangisota 2019Nönnö Robotti
14 May 2019United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 20Roscoe the Robot
15 June 2019SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 26El robot Ramiro
26 February 2020PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 7Cybernetyczny strach
31 July 2020FranceSuper Picsou Géant 219Roscoe le robot
September 2020BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 20Roscoe the Robot
2020RussiaБиблиотека Карла Баркса 20Робот Роско
19 February 2021NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 4Roscoe the Robot
15 April 2021GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 12Roland, der Roboter
26 October 2021ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 15Archimede Pitagorico e il servo quasi perfetto
27 September 2024NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 27Roscoe the Robot
2024SwedenArvet från Barks 1Roboten Robert
30 April 2025CroatiaPatkograd. Carl Barks 6Kibernetičko strašilo
31 May 2025BulgariaДъкбург. Carl Barks 6Кибернетично страшилище
September 2025FranceLes incontournables 5Roscoe le robot
2025DenmarkArven efter Barks 1Tankevækkende opfindelse
25 March 2026FinlandAku Ankka 2026-13Robotti Reiska
FranceLes Belles Histoires de Walt Disney (Albums) C 2Gyro et le robot
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 17Roscoe le robot
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 4Archimede Pitagorico e "Il servo quasi perfetto"

Other versions

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

  • de/BLDT 2b Story, 4 p., 4 tiers
  • eg/MG 13p174 Story, 5 ⅓ p., 3 tiers
  • uk/WDW1961-06i Story, 3 p., 5 tiers

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