HIGHDUCKS

StoryW US 25-05

Pyramid Scheme

US finds a pyramid in Egypt

First published
22 January 1959
Created
9 June 1958
Length
5 ¾ pages (4 tiers)
Printed
95 times, in 20 countries
Also coded
us151-p.26-32;us25, wus25-05, wus25-05

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
22 January 1959United StatesUncle Scrooge 25Pyramid Scheme
October 1959ItalyAlmanacco Topolino 34Paperino e la grande piramide
20 November 1959MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 158Pyramid Scheme
2 December 1959NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1959-49Pyramid Scheme
8 December 1959DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1959-49Pyramid Scheme
22 December 1959BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 424Cada Macaco no Seu Galho
1959AustraliaGiant (G Series) 146Pyramid Scheme
5 January 1960SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1960-01Pyramid Scheme
1 May 1960FranceLes Belles Histoires Walt Disney (nouvelle série) 76Oncle Harpagon et la pyramide
3 December 1960NetherlandsDonald Duck 1960-49Pyramid Scheme
21 December 1960FinlandAku Ankka 1960-28Pyramid Scheme
1961FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1960Pyramid Scheme
11 April 1962TurkeyMiki (Pulhan) 15Büyük Ehram
8 April 1967GermanyMicky Maus 1967-14Schuster, bleib bei deinem Leisten!
1968ChileTío Rico 52Pyramid Scheme
1969AustraliaJumbo (J Series) 54Pyramid Scheme
29 November 1970FranceLe Journal de Mickey 963Ô la sagesse des anciens !
1971, fourth quarterFranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 49Ô la sagesse des anciens !
1976DenmarkBedste historier om Anders And 5Bekostelig branche
1976FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 4Pyramidi
1976NorwayBeste historier om Donald Duck & Co 5Kong Sesmar VIs skatter
1976SwedenKalle Ankas Bästisar 5Skomakare bliv vid din läst
9 February 1978United StatesUncle Scrooge 151Pyramid Scheme
31 March 1978NetherlandsDonald Duck 1978-13Pyramid Scheme
4 September 1978YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 204Археолог
4 September 1978YugoslaviaMikijev Zabavnik 204Arheolog
4 September 1978YugoslaviaMikijev Zabavnik v slovenščini 204Arheolog
4 January 1980BrazilZé Carioca 1469Cada Macaco no Seu Galho
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 21Pyramid Scheme
10 April 1981GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 66Schuster, bleib bei deinem Leisten!
15 February 1983IndonesiaDonal Bebek 69Menggali Harta Karun
April 1983NetherlandsOom Dagobert 19Pyramid Scheme
1984AustraliaSuper Goof (Magman) 3Pyramid Scheme
November 1985United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 4Pyramid Scheme
20 December 1985DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1985B52Bekostelig branche
20 December 1985NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1985B52Ukjent bransje
20 December 1985SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1985X52Skomakare bliv vid din läst
January 1986ItalyPaperino Mese 67Paperino e la grande piramide
1986GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 4ASchuster, bleib bei deinem Leisten!
1986SpainReimpresión Yo, Donald 2Donald y la gran pirámide
1986SpainYo, Donald 4Donald y la gran pirámide
1986NorwayTegneseriebokklubben 10Kong Sesmar VIs skatter
March 1987ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 35Zio Paperone e la grande piramide
1987SpainYo, Donald (Montena/Rueda) 1Donald y la gran piramide
1987FinlandParhaat Sarjat 1987-10Pyramidi
August 1988ItalyZio Paperone 10Zio Paperone alla scoperta delle piramidi
November 1988GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 17Schuster, bleib bei deinem Leisten
1989GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 66Schuster, bleib bei deinem Leisten!
June 1991United StatesUncle Scrooge 255In Egypt
1991GermanyDonald Duck Klassik Album 5Schuster, bleib bei deinem Leisten
1991NetherlandsDonald Duck Scheurkalender 1992Pyramid Scheme
January 1992BrazilTio Patinhas (Abril) 320Cada Macaco no Seu Galho
11 June 1992PortugalTio Patinhas 81Cada Macaco No Seu Galho
1992BrazilShow Disney 7Cada Macaco no Seu Galho
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 11Pyramid Scheme
January 1994GreeceΚόμιξ 67Στην Αίγυπτο
3 June 1997United StatesThe Adventures of Uncle Scrooge McDuck in Color 25Pyramid Scheme
1997FinlandAku Ankan parhaat / Carl Barks -kirjasto 4Pyramidi
August 1998NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 96Pyramid Scheme
September 2000GermanyBarks Library Special Onkel Dagobert 16Schuster, bleib bei deinem Leisten!
March 2001ItalyZio Paperone 138Zio Paperone alla scoperta delle piramidi
March 2001ItalyZio Paperone (ristampa) 10Zio Paperone alla scoperta delle piramidi
March 2002FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1960Pyramid Scheme
February 2003NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 25Pyramid Scheme
August 2005BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 13Cada Macaco no Seu Galho
17 November 2005DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1959-6Pyramid Scheme
2005NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 35Pyramid Scheme
2005SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1960-01Pyramid Scheme
December 2007GermanyCarl Barks Collection 18Schuster, bleib bei deinem Leisten!
December 2007DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 18Pyramid Scheme
December 2007NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 18Pyramid Scheme
December 2007SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 18Pyramid Scheme
19 May 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 17Zio Paperone alla scoperta delle piramidi
March 2009FrancePicsou Magazine 446La grande pyramide !
28 April 2009FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 18Pyramid Scheme
December 2009NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie, Algemeen Dagblad 8Pyramid Scheme
2 August 2010GermanyBarks Onkel Dagobert 6Schuster, bleib bei deinem Leisten!
2010FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 59La grande pyramide !
31 October 2012FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 9La Grande Pyramide
29 March 2013FranceLes trésors de Picsou 22La grande pyramide
4 September 2013FranceMes plus belles histoires 9La grande pyramide
15 December 2014NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 9Kong Stormann den gale
January 2015ItalyUack! 10Zio Paperone - Alla scoperta delle piramidi
14 June 2015GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 17Στην Αίγυπτο
1 September 2015NetherlandsDonald Duck specials 2015-04De falende farao
2016SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 9Pyramid Scheme
16 April 2018SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 28Problema piramidal
27 November 2019FrancePicsou Magazine 546La grande pyramide
9 June 2020United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 22Pyramid Scheme
April 2021BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 22Pyramid Scheme
24 August 2021GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 14Schuster, bleib bei deinem Leisten!
9 November 2021ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 17Zio Paperone alla scoperta delle piramidi
9 February 2022PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 15Piramida finansowa
11 February 2025GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 90Schuster, bleib bei deinem Leisten!
18 March 2026FinlandAku Ankka Ekstra / Aku Ankka Klassikko 2026-03Pyramidi

Other versions

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

  • au/SGM 3c Story, 6 p., 4 tiers
  • br/PD 424d Story, 7 ⅔ p., 3 tiers
  • br/TP 320d Story, 8 p., 3 tiers
  • es/GDPD 28bi Story, 5 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/JM 963d Story, 2 ½ p., 6 tiers
  • it/UACK 10he Story, 5 p., 4 tiers

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