HIGHDUCKS

StoryW US 24-04

The Magic Ink

special ink makes DD sell all his belongings to pay US

First published
21 October 1958
Created
17 February 1958
Length
6 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
124 times, in 27 countries
Also coded
k.309, ku4590/u.s.#24, us92-p.1, w/us24, w/us24b, wus24-04, wus24-04

Credits

Plot
Carl Barks
Script
Carl Barks
Pencils
Carl Barks
Ink
Carl Barks

Characters

In bold: the story's lead.

Notes

idea Barks' daughter Peggy

Where it was printed

DateCountryIssueTitle
21 October 1958United StatesUncle Scrooge 24The Magic Ink
28 August 1959MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 152La tinta mágica
8 September 1959BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 409A Tinta Mágica
28 October 1959NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1959-44The Magic Ink
October 1959ItalyAlmanacco Topolino 34Paperon de' Paperoni e l'inchiostro miracoloso
3 November 1959DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1959-44The Magic Ink
7 November 1959GermanyMicky Maus 1959-45The Magic Ink
17 November 1959SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1959-33och det magiska bläcket
1959AustraliaGiant (G Series) 137The Magic Ink
27 February 1960NetherlandsDonald Duck 1960-09The Magic Ink
11 September 1960FranceLe Journal de Mickey 433Onc' Picsou et l'encre magique !
October 1960BelgiumAlbum du Journal de Mickey 20Onc' Picsou et l'encre magique ! in French
16 November 1960FinlandAku Ankka 1960-23The Magic Ink
1961FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1960The Magic Ink
11 April 1962TurkeyMiki (Pulhan) 15Sihirli Mürekkep (part 1)
18 April 1962TurkeyMiki (Pulhan) 16Sihirli Mürekkep (part 2)
1962FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 20Onc' Picsou et l'encre magique !
1965SpainDumbo 1ª (ERSA) 526La tinta mágica
1966AustraliaGiant (G Series) 384The Magic Ink
1967ChileTío Rico 48La Tinta Mágica
11 February 1971United StatesUncle Scrooge 92The Magic Ink
8 June 1972YugoslaviaMiki 294Čudotvorno mastilo
October 1973GreeceΜίκυ (Μεγάλο) 74Το μαγικό μελάνι
1973ChileTío Rico 178La tinta mágica
September 1974GermanyWalt Disney-Großband 1Magische Mahntinte
1974DenmarkBedste historier om Anders And 1og trylleblækket
1974FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 1Taikamuste
1974NorwayBeste historier om Donald Duck & Co 1Donald Duck og trylleblekket
1974SwedenKalle Ankas Bästisar 1och trollbläcket
October 1975NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 1De dwing-inkt
July 1979ItalyPaperino d'oro 2Paperino e l' inchiostro risolutivo
1 November 1979United StatesUncle Scrooge 172The Magic Ink
1980SpainPato Donald (Montena) 1La tinta conciencia
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 20The Magic Ink
18 September 1981BrazilZé Carioca 1559A Tinta Mágica
12 March 1982PortugalPateta (& Companhia) 23A Tinta Mágica
April 1983GreeceΜίκυ (Μεγάλο) 188Το μαγικό μελάνι!
November 1985United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 4The Magic Ink
1985NorwayTegneseriebokklubben 01Donald Duck og trylleblekket
January 1987GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 10Magische Mahntinte
February 1987ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 34Zio Paperone e l'inchiostro miracoloso
August 1987Egyptميكى جيب (Mickey Guaib) 133The Magic Ink
1987GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album - Hardcover 10Magische Mahntinte
1987FinlandParhaat Sarjat 1987-02Taikamuste
4 May 1988YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 707Магично мастило
4 May 1988YugoslaviaMikijev Zabavnik v slovenščini 707Čudežno črnilo
August 1988ItalyZio Paperone 10Zio Paperone e l'inchiostro miracoloso
1989GermanyDonald Duck Klassik Album 3Magische Mahntinte
1989GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck (Klassik-Album) - Sammelband 4Magische Mahntinte
July 1991United StatesUncle Scrooge 256The Magic Ink
15 April 1992United KingdomThe Disney Weekly (Fleetway) 58The Magic Ink
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 11De dwing-inkt
1993NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck X 1De dwing-inkt
2 July 1996GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 144Magische Mahntinte
1996FinlandAku Ankan parhaat / Carl Barks -kirjasto 1Taikamuste
6 May 1997United StatesThe Adventures of Uncle Scrooge McDuck in Color 24The Magic Ink
September 1997GreeceΚόμιξ 111Το Μαγικό Μελάνι
3 July 1998SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1998-28och det magiska bläcket
7 July 1998NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1998-28Trylleblekket
9 July 1998DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1998-28Trylleblækket
1998GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 26AMagische Mahntinte
1998GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 26BMagische Mahntinte
1998GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 26CMagische Mahntinte
1998GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 26DMagische Mahntinte
1 March 2000FrancePicsou Magazine 338L'encre magique
July 2000GermanyBarks Library Special Onkel Dagobert 15Magische Mahntinte
July 2000ItalyZio Paperone 130Zio Paperone e l'inchiostro miracoloso
11 September 2000GermanyDisney Mundart 1D' Zaubertinte
2000NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 1De dwing-inkt
March 2001ItalyZio Paperone (ristampa) 10Zio Paperone e l'inchiostro miracoloso
12 February 2002GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 144Magische Mahntinte
March 2002FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1960The Magic Ink
August 2005BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 13A Tinta Mágica
1 September 2005DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1959-5The Magic Ink
2005NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 34The Magic Ink
2005SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1959-05och det magiska bläcket
December 2007GermanyCarl Barks Collection 18Magische Mahntinte
December 2007DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 18Uncle $crooge and The Magic Ink
December 2007NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 18Uncle $crooge and The Magic Ink
December 2007SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 18Uncle $crooge and The Magic Ink
19 May 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 17Zio Paperone e l'inchiostro miracoloso
2 February 2009NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2009-06Trylleblekket
3 February 2009SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2009-06Farbror Joakim och det magiska bläcket
5 February 2009DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2009-06The Magic Ink
2 March 2009BulgariaМики Маус 2009-09Вълшебното мастило
4 March 2009PolandKaczor Donald 2009-09Atrament niesympatyczny
11 March 2009CzechiaKačer Donald 2009-06Strýček Skrblík a kouzelný inkoust
12 March 2009CroatiaMiki Maus (& prijatelji) 2009-06Čarobna tinta
28 April 2009FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 18The Magic Ink
3 February 2010FrancePicsou Magazine 457L'encre magique !
2 August 2010GermanyBarks Onkel Dagobert 6Magische Mahntinte
2010FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 62L'encre magique !
26 September 2011IndonesiaDonal Bebek 1562Tinta Ajaib
15 June 2012ChileHistorietas Clásicas Disney 6La tinta mágica
31 October 2012FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 9L'Encre magique
21 October 2014NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 8Trylleblekket
22 January 2015FinlandCarl Barksin parhaat sarjat 3Taikamuste
January 2015ItalyUack! 10Zio Paperone e l’inchiostro miracoloso
14 June 2015GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 17Το μαγικό μελάνι
2015SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 8The Magic Ink
23 January 2017NorwayKlassisk Donald Duck 4Trylleblekket
29 December 2017GermanyMicky Maus 2018-01Magische Mahntinte
1 January 2018NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2018-01Trylleblekket
4 January 2018DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2018-01Trylleblækket
22 January 2018IndonesiaDonal Bebek 1892Tinta Ajaib
16 April 2018SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 28La tinta mágica
2018SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2018-01-02Farbror Joakim och det magiska bläcket
9 June 2020United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 22The Magic Ink
15 July 2020PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 8Atrament niesympatyczny
April 2021BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 22A Tinta Mágica
17 June 2021GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 13Magische Mahntinte
9 November 2021ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 17Zio Paperone e l'inchiostro miracoloso
27 January 2023NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 17The Magic Ink
10 May 2023FinlandAku Ankka 2023-19Taikamuste
19 January 2024NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 23Trylleblekket
10 December 2024GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 89Magische Mahntinte
6 May 2025GermanyDonald Duck in Leichter Sprache 1Zaubertinte zum Erinnern
9 May 2026BulgariaДъкбург. Carl Barks 7Несимпатично мастило
CanadaOncle Pic$ou 21L'encre Magique
Egyptمغامرات عم دهب (Uncle Scrooge Adventures) 2The Magic Ink
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AB20Onc' Picsou et l'encre magique !
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC20AOnc' Picsou et l'encre magique !
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC20BOnc' Picsou et l'encre magique !
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 30L'encre magique

Other versions

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

  • eg/MG 133p140 Story, 12 p., 2 tiers
  • fr/JM 433c Story, 5 p., 5 tiers
  • se/KA1998-28h Story, 6 p., 4 tiers
  • se/KA2009-06d Story, 6 p., 4 tiers
  • tr/MIK 15h Story, 4 p., 4 tiers
  • tr/MIK 16f Story, 2 p., 4 tiers
  • yu/MZC 707d Story, 8 p., 3 tiers

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