StoryW US 24-01
The Twenty-four Carat Moon
Scrooge races to stake a cosmic claim
- First published
- 21 October 1958
- Created
- 20 January 1958
- Length
- 20 pages (4 tiers)
- Printed
- 130 times, in 22 countries
- Also coded
k.059,wus24-01,wus24-01,wus24-01
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 October 1958 |  United States | Uncle Scrooge 24 | The Twenty-four Carat Moon |
| 25 August 1959 |  Italy | Topolino (libretto) 217 | Paperon de' Paperoni e la luna a 24 carati |
| 28 August 1959 |  Mexico | Historietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 152 | La Luna De 24 Quilates |
| 22 November 1959 |  France | Le Journal de Mickey 391 | Une lune en or massif |
| 1959 |  Australia | Giant (G Series) 137 | The Twenty-four Carat Moon |
| March 1961 | France | Le Journal de Mickey (Albums) 17 | Une lune en or massif |
| 10 April 1962 |  Brazil | O Pato Donald (Abril) 544 | A Lua de Vinte e Quatro Quilates |
| 29 December 1963 | Italy | Albi della rosa 477 | Paperon de' Paperoni e la luna a 24 carati |
| 1965 |  Spain | Dumbo 1ª (ERSA) 527 | Fiebre de oro |
| 1966 | Australia | Giant (G Series) 384 | The Twenty-four Carat Moon |
| 1967 |  Chile | Tío Rico 48 | La Luna de 24 Quilates |
| December 1968 | United States | Walt Disney Comics Digest (Gold Key) 6 | The Twenty-four Carat Moon |
| October 1972 | Italy | Cartonatoni Disney 3A | Zio Paperone e la luna a 24 carati |
| 1973 |  Finland | Jättikirjat 1973 | Roope-setä ja 24 karaatin kuu |
| August 1974 | Brazil | Disney Especial (1ª Série) 12 | A Lua de Vinte e Quatro Quilates |
| 3 October 1974 |  Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o 1974-40 | Guld-månen (part 1) |
| 7 October 1974 |  Denmark | Anders And & Co. 1974-41 | Den gyldne måne (part 1) |
| 8 October 1974 |  Norway | Donald Duck & Co 1974-41 | Gullmånen (part 1) |
| 10 October 1974 | Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o 1974-41 | Guld-månen (part 2) |
| 14 October 1974 | Denmark | Anders And & Co. 1974-42 | Den gyldne måne (part 2) |
| 15 October 1974 | Norway | Donald Duck & Co 1974-42 | Gullmånen (part 2) |
| 1974 |  Germany | Ich Onkel Dagobert 1 | Onkel Dagobert und der goldene Mond |
| 1974 | Spain | Yo, Tío Gilito 1 | Tío Gilito y la luna de 24 quilates |
| 1974 | France | Grands albums cartonnés Le Livre de Paris/Hachette 2 | Onc' Picsou et la lune en or massif |
| 12 April 1975 | Germany | Micky Maus 1975-15 | Verlorenes Mondgold (part 1) |
| 19 April 1975 | Germany | Micky Maus 1975-16 | Verlorenes Mondgold (part 2) |
| 15 October 1975 | Finland | Aku Ankka 1975-41 | 24 karaatin kuu (part 1) |
| 22 October 1975 | Finland | Aku Ankka 1975-42 | 24 karaatin kuu (part 2) |
| 1975 |  United Kingdom | Donald Duck 4 | The 24-Carat Moon (part 1) |
| 1975 | United Kingdom | Donald Duck 5 | The 24-Carat Moon (part 2) |
| 14 October 1976 | United States | Uncle Scrooge 135 | The Twenty-four Carat Moon |
| 1976 | Finland | Aku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1975-4 | 24 karaatin kuu (part 2) |
| 1976 | Finland | Aku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1975-4 | 24 karaatin kuu (part 1) |
| 1976 | Finland | Aku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1975-2 | 24 karaatin kuu (part 2) |
| 1976 | Finland | Aku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1975-2 | 24 karaatin kuu (part 1) |
| 10 October 1977 | Yugoslavia | Микијев Забавник 157 | Месец од двадесет четири карата |
| 1977 | Australia | Giant (G Series) 672 | The Twenty-four Carat Moon |
| 1977 | Spain | Yo, Tío Gilito S 1 | Tío Gilito y la luna de 24 quilates |
| August 1979 | Italy | Cartonatoni Disney 3B | Zio Paperone e la luna a 24 carati |
| 1979 | United States | Best Comics (Hardcover) 4 | The Twenty-four Carat Moon |
| 1980 | Italy | Complete Carl Barks 20 | The Twenty-four Carat Moon |
| August 1982 | Brazil | Disney Especial Reedição 11 | A Lua de Vinte e Quatro Quilates |
| September 1983 | France | Grands albums cartonnés Le Livre de Paris/Hachette 8 | Onc' Picsou et la lune en or massif |
| 25 October 1985 |  Netherlands | Donald Duck 1985-43 | De 24 karaats maan (part 1) |
| 1 November 1985 | Netherlands | Donald Duck 1985-44 | De 24 karaats maan (part 2) |
| 8 November 1985 | Netherlands | Donald Duck 1985-45 | De 24 karaats maan (part 3) |
| November 1985 | United States | Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 4 | The Twenty-four Carat Moon |
| 21 October 1986 |  Indonesia | Donal Bebek 261 | Bulan dari Emas 24 Karat |
| February 1987 | Italy | Paperino di Barks collezione ANAF 34 | Zio Paperone e la luna a ventiquattro carati |
| April 1987 | Italy | I Classici di Walt Disney (seconda serie) 124 | Paperon de' Paperoni e la luna a 24 carati |
| 12 April 1988 | France | Le Journal de Mickey 1868 | La course à l'espace |
| 15 April 1988 | France | Donald Magazine 88-15 | La course à l'espace |
| July 1988 | Italy | Zio Paperone 9 | Zio Paperone e una luna a ventiquattro carati |
| 1988 | Netherlands | De beste verhalen van Donald Duck 54 | De 24 karaats maan |
| 28 March 1989 | United States | Uncle Scrooge Adventures 13 | The Twenty-four Carat Moon |
| 13 November 1990 | Norway | Gullbok 7 | Gullmånen |
| 1990 | Denmark | Guldbog 7 | Den gyldne måne |
| 1990 | Sweden | Kalle Anka Guldbok 7 | Guldmånen |
| February 1991 |  Greece | Κόμιξ 32 | Το Ολόχρυσο Φεγγάρι |
| August 1991 | Brazil | Disney Especialíssimo 11 | A Lua de Vinte e Quatro Quilates |
| September 1991 | Brazil | Disney Superespecial 11 | A Lua de Vinte e Quatro Quilates |
| 1991 | Germany | Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 114 | Verlorenes Mondgold |
| 1992 | Netherlands | Alle klassieke verhalen 11 | De 24 karaats maan |
| March 1993 |  Egypt | ميكى جيب (Mickey Guaib) 200 | The Twenty-four Carat Moon |
| June 1993 | Germany | Die großen Klassiker 3 | Verlorenes Mondgold |
| 1993 | Germany | Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 15C | Verlorenes Mondgold |
| 1993 | Germany | Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 18A | Verlorenes Mondgold |
| 1993 | Germany | Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 18B | Verlorenes Mondgold |
| February 1997 | Germany | Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 114 | Verlorenes Mondgold |
| April 1997 | Italy | Paper Fantasy 18 | Zio Paperone e la luna a 24 carati |
| 6 May 1997 | United States | The Adventures of Uncle Scrooge McDuck in Color 24 | The Twenty-four Carat Moon |
| November 1997 | United States | The Adventurous Uncle Scrooge McDuck 1 | The Twenty-four Carat Moon |
| 3 November 1999 | France | Picsou Magazine 334 | La lune de 24 carats |
| 29 June 2000 | France | Picsou Magazine (Albums) B 29 | La lune de 24 carats |
| July 2000 | Germany | Barks Library Special Onkel Dagobert 15 | Verlorenes Mondgold |
| September 2000 | Italy | Zio Paperone 132 | Zio Paperone e la luna a 24 carati |
| March 2001 | Italy | Zio Paperone (ristampa) 9 | Zio Paperone e una luna a ventiquattro carati |
| May 2002 | Netherlands | Donald Duck Collectie 15 | De 24 karaats maan |
| 21 April 2005 | Finland | Ankalliskirjasto 5 | 24 karaatin kuu |
| July 2005 | Norway | Hall of Fame - De store serieskaperne 8 | Uncle $crooge and The Twenty-four Carat Moon |
| August 2005 | Brazil | O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 13 | A Lua de Vinte e Quatro Quilates |
| 31 October 2005 | Denmark | Hall of Fame 8 | The Twenty-four Carat Moon |
| 2005 | Sweden | Hall of Fame: De stora serieskaparna 8 | Uncle $crooge and The Twenty-four Carat Moon |
| May 2006 | Italy | Gli Astromondi di Topolino 1 | Paperon De' Paperoni e la luna a 24 carati |
| December 2007 | Germany | Carl Barks Collection 18 | Verlorenes Mondgold |
| December 2007 | Denmark | Carl Barks' Samlede Værker 18 | Uncle $crooge and The Twenty-four Carat Moon |
| December 2007 | Norway | Carl Barks samlede verk 18 | Uncle $crooge and The Twenty-four Carat Moon |
| December 2007 | Sweden | Carl Barks samlade verk 18 | Uncle $crooge and The Twenty-four Carat Moon |
| March 2008 | United States | Uncle Scrooge 375 | The Twenty-four Carat Moon |
| 19 May 2008 | Italy | La grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 17 | Zio Paperone e la luna a 24 carati |
| 28 April 2009 | Finland | Carl Barksin kootut 18 | The Twenty-four Carat Moon |
| 7 April 2010 | Indonesia | Komik Terbaik Disney 3 | The Twenty-four Carat Moon - Bulan 24 Karat |
| 2 August 2010 | Germany | Barks Onkel Dagobert 6 | Verlorenes Mondgold |
| 20 February 2012 | Brazil | Almanaque do Tio Patinhas (2ª Série) 6 | A Lua de Vinte e Quatro Quilates |
| March 2012 | France | Les trésors de Picsou 18 | La lune de 24 carats ! |
| 31 October 2012 | France | La dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 9 | La Lune de 24 carats ! |
| 26 August 2014 | Finland | Carl Barks in English 2014 | The Twenty-four Carat Moon |
| 21 October 2014 | Norway | Carl Barks' Andeby 8 | Gullmånen |
| January 2015 | Italy | Uack! 10 | Zio Paperone e la luna a 24 carati |
| 14 June 2015 | Greece | Η Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 17 | Το ολόχρυσο φεγγάρι |
| 28 October 2015 | France | Picsou Magazine 516 | La Lune de 24 carats |
| 2015 | Sweden | Carl Barks Ankeborg 8 | The Twentyfour Carat Moon |
| 11 July 2016 | Norway | Jubileumspocket 2016-1 | The Twenty-four Carat Moon |
| 25 January 2017 | Finland | Aku Ankka - Näköispainos 1975-2 | 24 karaatin kuu (part 1) |
| 25 January 2017 | Finland | Aku Ankka - Näköispainos 1975-2 | 24 karaatin kuu (part 2) |
| March 2017 | Norway | Donald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 139 | Gullmånen (part 2) |
| March 2017 | Norway | Donald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 139 | Gullmånen (part 1) |
| 3 August 2017 | Germany | Enten, Tiere, Sensationen 1 | Verlorenes Mondgold |
| 16 April 2018 | Spain | La Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 28 | La luna de veinticuatro quilates |
| 9 June 2020 | United States | The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 22 | The Twenty-four Carat Moon |
| 15 July 2020 |  Poland | Kaczogród. Carl Barks 8 | Na złotym globie |
| April 2021 | Brazil | Coleção Carl Barks Definitiva 22 | A Lua de Vinte e Quatro Quilates |
| 17 June 2021 | Germany | Lustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 13 | Verlorenes Mondgold |
| 9 November 2021 | Italy | La Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 17 | Zio Paperone e la luna a 24 carati |
| 5 October 2022 | Finland | Aku Ankka 2022-40 | 24 karaatin kuu |
| 29 November 2022 | United States | Uncle Scrooge: The Diamond Jubilee Collection 1 | The Twenty-Four Carat Moon |
| 27 December 2022 | Netherlands | Donald Duck specials 2023-01 | en de 24-karaats maan |
| 31 January 2023 | Greece | Κόμιξ (Περίοδος Β') 103 | Το ολόχρυσο φεγγάρι |
| 19 May 2023 | France | Picsou Magazine 570A | La lune de 24 carats |
| 19 May 2023 | France | Picsou Magazine 570B | La lune de 24 carats |
| 19 May 2023 | France | Picsou Magazine 570C | La lune de 24 carats |
| 21 November 2024 | Germany | Walt Disney's Donald Duck - Die Ultimative Chronik 1 | The Twenty-four Carat Moon in English |
| 10 December 2024 | Germany | Entenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 89 | Verlorenes Mondgold |
| 2024 | Italy | Disney Special Books Panini 52 | Zio Paperone e la luna a 24 carati |
| 7 October 2025 | Germany | Entenhausener Ikonen 2 | Verlorenes Mondgold |
| 10 December 2025 | Poland | Wielcy bohaterowie Disneya S 1 | Na złotym globie |
| 9 May 2026 |  Bulgaria | Дъкбург. Carl Barks 7 | 24-каратовата луна |
 Belgium | Album du Journal de Mickey 17 | Une lune en or massif in French | |
| Egypt | مغامرات عم دهب (Uncle Scrooge Adventures) 2 | The Twenty-four Carat Moon | |
| France | Le Journal de Mickey (Albums) 131 | La course à l'espace |
Other versions
Redrawn, cut, recoloured or relettered for a later printing.
de/DDUC 1p416Story, 1 p., 4 tiersde/GK 3ebStory, 6 4/6 p., 6 tiersde/MM1975-15eStory, 5 p., 4 tiersde/MM1975-16fStory, 6 p., 4 tiersde/TGDD 114nStory, 20 p., 4 tiersdk/AA1974-41hStory, 5 p., 4 tiersdk/AA1974-42hStory, 6 p., 4 tierseg/MG 200p004Story, 39 p., 2 tierses/YTG 1aiStory, 7 p., 6 tiersfi/M 1973p051Story, 6 5/6 p., 6 tiersfr/JM 391cStory, 8 p., 6 tiersfr/JM 1868bStory, 10 3/5 p., 5 tiersit/AR 477cStory, 24 p., 3 tiersit/ATL 1dStory, 26 p., 3 tiersit/BIG 3AfbStory, 7 p., 6 tiersit/PF 18gStory, -1 p., 4 tiersit/TL 217dStory, 25 p., 3 tiersnl/DD1985-43bStory, 8 p., 4 tiersnl/DD1985-44cStory, 6 p., 4 tiersno/DD1974-41hStory, 5 p., 4 tiersse/HOF 8zcStory, 20 p., 4 tiersus/BCS 4dStory, 7 p., 6 tiers
Referred to by
- DC CBSV 18 (page 14 panel 8, page 15 panel 1)
- Tietoviisas tietämättään (flashback)
- Scrooge McDuck and Strange Beings (illustration)
- Scrooge McDuck's Greatest Treasures (illustration)
- Scrooge McDuck and the Beagle Boys (illustration)
- GC EEDCB 89A (re-used art (panels 20.1 and 20.2)
- Bemerkungen zum Goldmondbericht (article)
- beispiel VII : U$ 24 "The Twentyfour Carat Moon" (article)
- Andebys historie, del 1: Indtil 1818 (article)
- På eventyr i fortid, nutid og fremtid (article)
- Maailman hauskin kuvasarjalehti sensuurin saksien armoilla (article)
- Kaukomaiden kummajaiset - Outoja maita ja kansoja Barksin tarinoissa (article)
- Ala heti paikalla valmistaa kuurakettia! (article)
- Ankkalinnasta avaruuteen (article)
- Barks-peukaloinnit, sensuroinnit ja muokkaukset Pohjoismaissa (article)
- Roope Ankan aarteet 3: 24 karaatin kuu (illustration)
- 24 karaatin kuu (article)
- Luku 3: Jalosta villistä kolmanteen maailmaan (article)
- Luku 6: Kuolleiden kuvapatsaiden aika (article)
- 8. Ankkalinnasta asteroideille (article)
- 10. Outoja maita, outoja kansoja (article)
- 18. Aku Ankka on kutsuttu Haaparantaan! (article)
- Abajo el colonialismo e Pato Donald! (article)
- 18 (1958 coin)
- 19 (illustration)
- Les trésors de Picsou (article)
- Ένας θαυμαστός κόσμος (article)
- Γράμματα στη σύνταξη (article)
- Παπιά στο Διάστημα (article)
- Τα νέα του Κόμιξ (article & panels 2.3, 2.4)
- Ο Θείος Σκρουτζ στην Άγρια Δύση (article & panels 12.4, 12.5)
- Zio Paperone e la luna a 24 carati (illustration)
- Un anno in prima pagina (article)
- Le storie: Zio Paperone e il favoloso magnate/Zio Paperone - Attento al malloppo! (article)
- La storia: Zio Paperone e la luna a 24 carati (article)
- Alieni © Disney (article)
- Barks come Khan Khan (article)
- Il personaggio: Occhio Rosso e Oliver (article)
- Paperi, zii e nipoti (panels)
- Peregrinazioni di Paperino (article)
- Da Saturno con rancore (article)
- Nel cielo di Paperopoli (article)
- Oh... i favolosi fantastici esilaranti anni Cinquanta! (article)
- IC ZP 132 (cover)
- IC ZP 132B (cover)
- Gratulerer med dagen, Donald! (illustration)
- Introduction (article)
- Uncle Scrooge: The Twenty-four Carat Moon (panel)
- Story Notes (article)
- Story Notes (article)
- The story of a rocket race! "The Twenty-four Carat Moon" (cover)
- ARC LICU 24C (page 13 panel 5)
- ARC TAUSM 1 (cover;panel)
- ARC US 300A (illustration)
- ARC USA 13 (cover)
- W WDCD 6-00B (cover)