HIGHDUCKS

StoryW US 23-05

The Fabulous Tycoon

tall tales don't tell the whole stories!

First published
24 July 1958
Created
9 January 1958
Length
5 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
118 times, in 24 countries
Also coded
w.d.dig16, w/us23e, wus23-05

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 July 1958United StatesUncle Scrooge 23The Fabulous Tycoon
12 June 1959MexicoCuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 192Imperio fabuloso
1 September 1959FranceLes Belles Histoires Walt Disney (nouvelle série) 68Oncle Harpagon et le super Crésus
2 September 1959NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1959-36The Fabulous Tycoon
8 September 1959DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1959-36The Fabulous Tycoon
12 September 1959GermanyMicky Maus 1959-37The Fabulous Tycoon
22 September 1959SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1959-25och stormrike Skrävelberg
10 October 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 470The Fabulous Tycoon in Dutch
10 October 1959NetherlandsDonald Duck 1959-41The Fabulous Tycoon
1959AustraliaGiant (G Series) 129The Fabulous Tycoon
8 March 1960BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 435O Fabuloso Magnata
September 1960FinlandAku Ankka 1960-18The Fabulous Tycoon
1961FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1960The Fabulous Tycoon
1967AustraliaGiant (G Series) 413The Fabulous Tycoon
1967ChileTío Rico 44Tío Rico El Fabuloso Magnate
October 1969United StatesWalt Disney Comics Digest (Gold Key) 16Fabulous Tycoon
11 May 1976GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 45Das gibt es nur in Texas
14 October 1976United StatesUncle Scrooge 135The Fabulous Tycoon
11 July 1977YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 144Ко се хвали...
14 October 1977NetherlandsDonald Duck 1977-41The Fabulous Tycoon
November 1977GermanyDer Donaldist 8-9Dat gifft dat bloß in Texas
1977AustraliaGiant (G Series) 672The Fabulous Tycoon
1977ChileTío Rico 273El fabuloso magnate
July 1978BrazilDisney Especial (1ª Série) 37O Fabuloso Magnata
1978ItalyPaperino 3Zio Paperone e il favoloso magnate
November 1979NetherlandsOom Dagobert 7The Fabulous Tycoon
1979DenmarkBedste historier om Anders And 10Verdens rigeste mand
1979FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 9Kroisos Kehupää
1979NorwayBeste historier om Donald Duck & Co 10Hovmod står for fall
1979SwedenKalle Ankas Bästisar 10och stormrike Skrävelberg
1979United KingdomThe Best of Donald Duck 4The Fabulous Tycoon
May 1980CanadaOncle Pic$ou 5Le fabuleux magnat
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 20The Fabulous Tycoon
1982CanadaComicOrama Jumbo 236Le fabuleux magnat
1982ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 33Zio Paperone e il favoloso magnate
4 November 1984FranceLe Journal de Mickey 1688Le roi des riches !
9 November 1984FranceDonald Magazine 84-45Le roi des riches !
1984GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 45Das gibt es nur in Texas
November 1985United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 4The Fabulous Tycoon
1985GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 2Das gibt es nur in Texas
29 April 1986BrazilDisney Especial Reedição 33O Fabuloso Magnata
17 February 1987PortugalPateta (& Companhia) 124O Fabuloso Magnata
4 July 1988DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1988B27Verdens rigeste mand
11 July 1988SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1988X28och stormrike Skrävelberg
12 July 1988NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1988B28Hovmod står for fall
July 1988ItalyZio Paperone 9Zio Paperone e il favoloso magnate
1988FinlandParhaat Sarjat 1988-22Kroisos Kehupää
1988NorwayTegneseriebokklubben 37Hovmod står for fall
1991SpainÁlbumes Disney 8The Fabulous Tycoon
April 1992NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 70The Fabulous Tycoon
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 11The Fabulous Tycoon
January 1993Egyptميكى جيب (Mickey Guaib) 198The Fabulous Tycoon
February 1994GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 38Das gibt es nur in Texas
January 1996PortugalHiper Disney 8-01O Fabuloso Magnata
June 1996ItalyZio Paperone 81Zio Paperone e il favoloso magnate
8 April 1997United StatesThe Adventures of Uncle Scrooge McDuck in Color 23The Fabulous Tycoon
4 December 1998FinlandMurrealbumit B 1998Trosso-Valee
4 December 1998FinlandMurrealbumit BB1998Kroisos Kehupää
1998FinlandAku Ankan parhaat / Carl Barks -kirjasto 9Kroisos Kehupää
26 March 1999NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1999-13Hvem er rikest i landet her?
29 March 1999IcelandAndrés Önd 1999-13Auðkýfingurinn ógurlegi
29 March 1999SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1999-13-14och stormrike Skrävelberg
1 March 2000FrancePicsou Magazine 338Le magnat fabuleux
July 2000GermanyBarks Library Special Onkel Dagobert 15Das gibt es nur in Texas
4 October 2000FinlandAku Ankka 2000-40Kroisos Kehupää
February 2001PortugalTio Patinhas 182O Fabuloso Magnata
March 2001ItalyZio Paperone (ristampa) 9Zio Paperone e il favoloso magnate
5 April 2001GermanyMicky Maus 2001-15Noch reicher
September 2001GermanyDisney Mundart 2Des gibbts nur in Hesse
2001FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 2000-4Kroisos Kehupää
March 2002FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1960The Fabulous Tycoon
August 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 19The Fabulous Tycoon
16 June 2005DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1959-4The Fabulous Tycoon
August 2005BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 13O Fabuloso Magnata
2005NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 33The Fabulous Tycoon
2005SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1959-04och stormrike Skrävelberg
December 2007GermanyCarl Barks Collection 18Das gibt es nur in Texas
December 2007DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 18Uncle $crooge and the Fabulous Tycoon
December 2007NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 18Uncle $crooge and the Fabulous Tycoon
December 2007SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 18Uncle $crooge and the Fabulous Tycoon
19 May 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 17Zio Paperone e il favoloso magnate
4 September 2008NetherlandsDonald Duck Facsimile-albums 1959 2The Fabulous Tycoon
28 April 2009FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 18The Fabulous Tycoon
June 2009GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sonderedition 5Das gibt es nur in Texas
20 October 2009FinlandAku Ankka Parhaat palat 1960The Fabulous Tycoon
3 February 2010FrancePicsou Magazine 457Le magnat fabuleux !
15 June 2010GermanyOnkel Dagobert - Aus dem Leben eines Fantastilliardärs 1Das gibt es nur in Texas
2 August 2010GermanyBarks Onkel Dagobert 6Das gibt es nur in Texas
2010FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 62Le magnat fabuleux !
31 October 2012FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 9Le Magnat fabuleux
21 October 2014NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 8Hvem er rikest i landet her?
December 2014ItalyUack! 9Zio Paperone e il favoloso magnate
14 June 2015GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 17Ο πιο μεγάλος μεγιστάνας
2015SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 8The Fabolous Tycoon
11 July 2016NorwayJubileumspocket 2016-1The Fabulous Tycoon
6 July 2017DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2017B27and the Fabulous Tycoon
25 September 2017NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2017-39Hvem er rikest i landet her?
2017SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2017-39Farbror Joakim och stormrike Skrävelberg
16 April 2018SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 28El fabuloso magnate
9 June 2020United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 22The Fabulous Tycoon
15 July 2020PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 8Potężny potentat
2020FinlandAku Ankka (digipalvelu) 2020-13Kroisos Kehupää
April 2021BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 22O Fabuloso Magnata
17 June 2021GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 13Das gibt es nur in Texas
9 November 2021ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 17Zio Paperone e il favoloso magnate
17 May 2022FinlandSuuri suomalainen murrekirja 2022Trosso-Valee
27 March 2024NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2024-13Gii dán riikka riggámus ges lea? in Northern Sami
27 March 2024NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2024-13Hvem er rikest i landet her?
10 December 2024GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 89Das gibt es nur in Texas
1 October 2025FinlandRahat haisemaan! 2025Kroisos Kehupää
9 May 2026BulgariaДъкбург. Carl Barks 7Могъщият магнат
CanadaL'album du collectionneur OP 2Le fabuleux magnat
Egyptمغامرات عم دهب (Uncle Scrooge Adventures) 1The Fabulous Tycoon
FranceLes Belles Histoires de Walt Disney (Albums) C 2Oncle Harpagon et le super Crésus
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 112Le roi des riches !
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 30Le magnat fabuleux
PortugalHiper Hiper Disney 39O Fabuloso Magnata
PortugalShow Disney 70O Fabuloso Magnata

Other versions

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

  • br/DE 37x Story, 7 p., 3 tiers
  • br/PD 435b Story, 6 ⅔ p., 3 tiers
  • de/HD 8-9p25 Article, 2 p., 1 tiers
  • eg/MG 198p120 Story, 10 p., 2 tiers
  • fr/BHNS 68d Story, 4 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/JM 1688c Story, 3 p., 5 tiers
  • fr/PM 338zf Story, 5 p., 4 tiers
  • no/DD2024-13k Story, 2 p., 7 tiers
  • pt/TP 182p90 Story, 5 p., 3 tiers

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