HIGHDUCKS

StoryW US 23-02

The Strange Shipwrecks

DD investigates mysterious shipwrecks of US's cargo ships

First published
24 July 1958
Created
31 December 1957
Length
21 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
194 times, in 22 countries
Also coded
06132, 3-sk188, wdcd5-4523, wus23-02, wus23-02

Credits

Plot
Carl Barks, Nick George
Script
Carl Barks
Pencils
Carl Barks
Ink
Carl Barks

Characters

In bold: the story's lead.

Where it was printed

DateCountryIssueTitle
24 July 1958United StatesUncle Scrooge 23The Strange Shipwrecks
12 March 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 440Les mystérieux naufrageurs (part 1)
12 March 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 440De geheimzinnige jutters (part 1)
19 March 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 441Les mystérieux naufrageurs (part 2)
19 March 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 441De geheimzinnige jutters (part 2)
26 March 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 442Les mystérieux naufrageurs (part 3)
26 March 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 442De geheimzinnige jutters (part 3)
2 April 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 443Les mystérieux naufrageurs (part 4)
2 April 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 443De geheimzinnige jutters (part 4)
9 April 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 444Les mystérieux naufrageurs (part 5)
9 April 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 444De geheimzinnige jutters (part 5)
16 April 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 445Les mystérieux naufrageurs (part 6)
16 April 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 445De geheimzinnige jutters (part 6)
23 April 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 446Les mystérieux naufrageurs (part 7)
23 April 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 446De geheimzinnige jutters (part 7)
30 April 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 447Les mystérieux naufrageurs (part 8)
30 April 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 447De geheimzinnige jutters (part 8)
7 May 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 448Les mystérieux naufrageurs (part 9)
7 May 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 448De geheimzinnige jutters (part 9)
14 May 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 449Les mystérieux naufrageurs (part 10)
14 May 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 449De geheimzinnige jutters (part 10)
21 May 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 450Les mystérieux naufrageurs (part 11)
21 May 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 450De geheimzinnige jutters (part 11)
12 June 1959MexicoCuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 192Extraños naufragios
June 1959ItalyAlmanacco Topolino 30Paperino e il Pirata Spazzola
1959AustraliaGiant (G Series) 129The Strange Shipwrecks
20 January 1960NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1960-04Hvem plyndret onkel Skrues skip? (part 1)
23 January 1960GermanyMicky Maus 1960-04Der Spuk vom Gumpensund (part 1)
26 January 1960DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1960-04Hvem plyndrede skibene? (part 1)
27 January 1960NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1960-05Hvem plyndret skipene? (part 2)
30 January 1960GermanyMicky Maus 1960-05Der Spuk von Gumpensund (part 2)
2 February 1960DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1960-05Hvem plyndrede skibene? (part 2)
3 February 1960NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1960-06Hvem plyndret skipene? (part 3)
6 February 1960GermanyMicky Maus 1960-06Der Spuk von Gumpensund (part 3)
9 February 1960DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1960-06Hvem plyndrede skibene? (part 3)
9 February 1960SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1960-06och de mystiska skeppsbrotten (part 1)
16 February 1960SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1960-07och de mystiska skeppsbrotten (part 2)
23 February 1960SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1960-08och de mystiska skeppsbrotten (part 3)
5 June 1960FranceLe Journal de Mickey 419Oncle Picsou contre le capitaine Nick (part 1)
12 June 1960FranceLe Journal de Mickey 420Oncle Picsou contre le capitaine Nick (part 2)
19 June 1960FranceLe Journal de Mickey 421Oncle Picsou contre le capitaine Nick (part 3)
February 1962FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 19Oncle Picsou contre le capitaine Nick (part 1)
February 1962FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 19Oncle Picsou contre le capitaine Nick (part 2)
February 1962FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 19Oncle Picsou contre le capitaine Nick (part 3)
22 May 1962BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 550Os Estranhos Naufrágios
8 March 1964ItalyAlbi della rosa 487Paperino e il pirata Spazzola
1967AustraliaGiant (G Series) 413The Strange Shipwrecks
1967ChileTío Rico 44Extraños Naufragios
November 1968United StatesWalt Disney Comics Digest (Gold Key) 5The Strange Shipwrecks
March 1971BrazilTio Patinhas (Abril) 68Os Estranhos Naufrágios
3 April 1975United StatesUncle Scrooge 119The Strange Shipwrecks
July 1975SpainDumbo 2ª (ERSA) 127El estrecho pirata
February 1976BrazilDisney Especial (1ª Série) 21Os Estranhos Naufrágios
2 April 1976NetherlandsDonald Duck 1976-14Het geheim van de Griezelgor zeestraat
23 August 1976YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 98Загонетни бродоломи
16 November 1976GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 47Der Spuk vom Gumpensund
1976AustraliaGiant (G Series) 641The Strange Shipwrecks
1977ChileTío Rico 273Extraños naufragios
February 1978GreeceΜίκυ (Μεγάλο) 126Το παράξενο ναυάγιο
May 1978ItalySuper Almanacco Paperino 6Paperino e il pirata Spazzola
1978, fourth quarterFranceGrands albums cartonnés Le Livre de Paris/Hachette 5Le fantôme du capitaine Nick
1979FinlandJättikirjat 1979Tuomiokurkun kummitus
October 1980NetherlandsOom Dagobert 10Het geheim van de Griezelgor zeestraat
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 20The Strange Shipwrecks
December 1983BrazilDisney Especial Reedição 19Os Estranhos Naufrágios
November 1984GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 47Der Spuk vom Gumpensund
1 July 1985SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1985-27och de mystiska skeppsbrotten (part 1)
6 July 1985GermanyMicky Maus 1985-28Der Spuk vom Gumpensund (part 1)
8 July 1985DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1985-28Hvem plyndrede skibene? (part 1)
8 July 1985IcelandAndrés Önd 1985-28Draugagull (part 1)
8 July 1985SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1985-28och de mystiska skeppsbrotten (part 2)
9 July 1985NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1985-28Hvem plyndret skipene? (part 1)
10 July 1985FinlandAku Ankka 1985-28Tuomiokurkun kummitus (part 1)
13 July 1985GermanyMicky Maus 1985-29Der Spuk vom Gumpensund (part 2)
15 July 1985DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1985-29Hvem plyndrede skibene? (part 2)
15 July 1985IcelandAndrés Önd 1985-29Drauga-gull (part 2)
15 July 1985SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1985-29och de mystiska skeppsbrotten (part 3)
16 July 1985NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1985-29Hvem plyndret skipene? (part 2)
17 July 1985FinlandAku Ankka 1985-29Tuomiokurkun kummitus (part 2)
20 July 1985GermanyMicky Maus 1985-30Der Spuk vom Gumpensund (part 3)
22 July 1985DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1985-30Hvem plyndrede skibene? (part 3)
22 July 1985IcelandAndrés Önd 1985-30Drauga-gull (part 3)
23 July 1985NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1985-30Hvem plyndret skipene? (part 3)
24 July 1985FinlandAku Ankka 1985-30Tuomiokurkun kummitus (part 3)
November 1985United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 4The Strange Shipwrecks
1985GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 2Der Spuk vom Gumpensund
September 1986ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 32-APaperino e il pirata spazzola
1986SpainJovial/Películas 66El estrecho pirata
1986FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1985-3Tuomiokurkun kummitus (part 1)
1986FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1985-3Tuomiokurkun kummitus (part 2)
1986FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1985-3Tuomiokurkun kummitus (part 3)
1986FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1985-2Tuomiokurkun kummitus (part 1)
1986FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1985-2Tuomiokurkun kummitus (part 2)
1986FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1985-2Tuomiokurkun kummitus (part 3)
July 1988ItalyZio Paperone 9Zio Paperone e gli strani naufragi
March 1991Egyptميكى جيب (Mickey Guaib) 176The Strange Shipwrecks
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 11Het geheim van de Griezelgor zeestraat
March 1993BrazilDisney Superespecial 19Os Estranhos Naufrágios
July 1993United StatesUncle Scrooge 280The Strange Shipwrecks
14 September 1993PortugalTio Patinhas 95Os Estranhos Naufrágios
August 1994GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 40Der Spuk vom Gumpensund
1994PortugalShow Disney 40Os Estranhos Naufrágios
March 1997ItalyZio Paperone 90Paperino e il pirata spazzola
8 April 1997United StatesThe Adventures of Uncle Scrooge McDuck in Color 23The Strange Shipwrecks
1997DenmarkGuldbog 14Hvem plyndrede skibene?
1997NorwayGullbok 14Hvem plyndret skipene?
1997SwedenKalle Anka Guldbok 14och de mystiska skeppsbrotten
1 September 1999FrancePicsou Magazine 332Mystèrieux naufrages
1999GermanyDonald Classics - Das Beste aus Entenhausen 3Der Spuk vom Gumpensund
July 2000GermanyBarks Library Special Onkel Dagobert 15Der Spuk vom Gumpensund
August 2000GreeceΚόμιξ 146Τα μυστηριώδη ναυάγια
March 2001ItalyZio Paperone (ristampa) 9Zio Paperone e gli strani naufragi
26 July 2001NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 108Het geheim van de Griezelgor zeestraat
May 2003NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 28Het geheim van de Griezelgor zeestraat
August 2003BrazilTio Patinhas (Abril) 457Os Estranhos Naufrágios
January 2004PortugalTio Patinhas 217Os Estranhos Naufrágios
August 2005BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 13Os Estranhos Naufrágios
August 2005NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 36Hvem plyndret onkel Skrues skip? (part 1)
August 2005NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 36Hvem plyndret skipene? (part 2)
August 2005NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 36Hvem plyndret skipene? (part 3)
2005SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1960-01och de mystiska skeppsbrotten (part 1)
2005SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1960-01och de mystiska skeppsbrotten (part 2)
2005SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1960-01och de mystiska skeppsbrotten (part 3)
19 January 2006DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1960-1Hvem plyndrede skibene? (part 1)
19 January 2006DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1960-1Hvem plyndrede skibene? (part 2)
19 January 2006DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1960-1Hvem plyndrede skibene? (part 3)
7 April 2006FinlandAnkalliskirjasto 6Tuomiokurkun kummitus
December 2007GermanyCarl Barks Collection 18Der Spuk vom Gumpensund
December 2007DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 18Uncle $crooge and The Strange Shipwrecks
December 2007NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 18Uncle $crooge and The Strange Shipwrecks
December 2007SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 18Uncle $crooge and The Strange Shipwrecks
12 May 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 16Paperino e il Pirata Spazzola
28 April 2009FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 18The Strange Shipwrecks
June 2009GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sonderedition 5Der Spuk vom Gumpensund
2 August 2010GermanyBarks Onkel Dagobert 6Der Spuk vom Gumpensund
May 2011FrancePicsou Magazine 471Mystérieux naufrages...
September 2011GermanyJubiläumsalbum Micky Maus 1Der Spuk vom Gumpensund
15 August 2012FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 8Mystérieux naufrages
April 2013GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη του Καρλ Μπαρκς 16Τα Μυστηριώδη Ναυάγια
27 August 2013SpainInolvidables Disney (Reedición Dumbo 2ª) 54El estrecho pirata
26 August 2014FinlandCarl Barks in English 2014The Strange Shipwrecks
28 September 2014GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 16Τα Μυστηριώδη Ναυάγια
21 October 2014NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 8Hvem plyndret onkel Skrues skip?
December 2014ItalyUack! 9Zio Paperone e il pirata Spazzola
2015SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 8The Strange Shipwrecks
27 July 2019SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 27Los curiosos naufragios
9 June 2020United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 22The Strange Shipwrecks
15 July 2020PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 8Tajemnica cieśniny
16 April 2021NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 5Uncle $crooge and The Strange Shipwrecks
April 2021BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 22Os Estranhos Naufrágios
17 June 2021GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 13Der Spuk von Gumpensund
30 September 2021GreeceΚόμιξ (Περίοδος Β') 87Τα μυστηριώδη ναυάγια
2 November 2021ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 16Paperino e il Pirata Spazzola
9 February 2022FinlandCarl Barksin sankarit 2022Tuomiokurkun kummitus
15 February 2023FinlandAku Ankka Ekstra / Aku Ankka Klassikko 2023-02Tuomiokurkun kummitus
10 December 2024GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 89Der Spuk von Gumpensund
9 May 2026BulgariaДъкбург. Carl Barks 7Странните корабокрушения
14 October 2026FranceLes âges d'or de Disney P 3The Strange Shipwrecks
BelgiumAlbum du Journal de Mickey 19Oncle Picsou contre le capitaine Nick (part 1) in French
BelgiumAlbum du Journal de Mickey 19Oncle Picsou contre le capitaine Nick (part 2) in French
BelgiumAlbum du Journal de Mickey 19Oncle Picsou contre le capitaine Nick (part 3) in French
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 17Les mystérieux naufrageurs (part 1)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 17Les mystérieux naufrageurs (part 2)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 17Les mystérieux naufrageurs (part 3)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 18Les mystérieux naufrageurs (part 4)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 18Les mystérieux naufrageurs (part 5)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 18Les mystérieux naufrageurs (part 6)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 18Les mystérieux naufrageurs (part 7)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 18Les mystérieux naufrageurs (part 8)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 18Les mystérieux naufrageurs (part 9)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 18Les mystérieux naufrageurs (part 10)
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 18Les mystérieux naufrageurs (part 11)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 17De geheimzinnige jutters (part 1)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 17De geheimzinnige jutters (part 2)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 17De geheimzinnige jutters (part 3)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 18De geheimzinnige jutters (part 4)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 18De geheimzinnige jutters (part 5)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 18De geheimzinnige jutters (part 6)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 18De geheimzinnige jutters (part 7)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 18De geheimzinnige jutters (part 8)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 18De geheimzinnige jutters (part 9)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 18De geheimzinnige jutters (part 10)
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 18De geheimzinnige jutters (part 11)
Egyptمغامرات عم دهب (Uncle Scrooge Adventures) 2The Strange Shipwrecks
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AA19Oncle Picsou contre le capitaine Nick (part 1)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AA19Oncle Picsou contre le capitaine Nick (part 2)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AA19Oncle Picsou contre le capitaine Nick (part 3)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC19Oncle Picsou contre le capitaine Nick (part 1)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC19Oncle Picsou contre le capitaine Nick (part 2)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC19Oncle Picsou contre le capitaine Nick (part 3)
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 64BMystérieux naufrages...
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 64CMystérieux naufrages...
PortugalDisney Especialíssimo 6Os Estranhos Naufrágios in Brazilian Portuguese
PortugalShow Disney 78Os Estranhos Naufrágios

Other versions

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

  • be/MM 440p20 Story, 1 p., 5 tiers
  • de/BLOD 15c Story, 21 p., 4 tiers
  • de/MM1960-04d Story, 5 p., 4 tiers
  • de/MM1960-05e Story, 7 p., 4 tiers
  • de/MM1960-06d Story, 9 p., 4 tiers
  • dk/AA1960-04g Story, 5 p., 4 tiers
  • dk/AA1960-05f Story, 7 p., 4 tiers
  • dk/AA1960-06d Story, 9 p., 4 tiers
  • eg/MG 176p122 Story, 42 p., 2 tiers
  • es/DB2 127b Story, 21 p., 4 tiers
  • fi/AAX2023-02c Story, 21 p., 4 tiers
  • fi/M 1979p163 Story, 10 p., 6 tiers
  • fr/GB 5w Story, 10 p., 6 tiers
  • fr/JM 419c Story, 3 p., 6 tiers
  • it/AR 487b Story, 29 ⅔ p., 3 tiers

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