HIGHDUCKS

StoryW US 28-02

The Inventors' Contest

Mouse trap competition

First published
22 October 1959
Created
16 January 1959
Length
4 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
101 times, in 23 countries
Also coded
k.212, us144-p.27-31, w/us28c, wus28-02

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 October 1959United StatesUncle Scrooge 28The Inventors' Contest
29 March 1960ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 809Trampa para ratones
12 June 1960ItalyTopolino (libretto) 237Archimede Pitagorico e la gara degli inventori
21 June 1960BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 450Torneio de Inventores
24 June 1960MexicoCuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 219Concurso de inventores
15 October 1960NetherlandsDonald Duck 1960-42The Inventors' Contest
23 November 1960NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1960-48The Inventors' Contest
29 November 1960DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1960-48The Inventors' Contest
13 December 1960SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1960-50på uppfinnar-tävling
1960AustraliaGiant (G Series) 172The Inventors' Contest
7 January 1961GermanyMicky Maus 1961-02Der Mäusefänger
29 November 1961FinlandAku Ankka 1961-48The Inventors' Contest
1961, fourth quarterFranceAlmanach du Journal de Mickey 62L'appât irrésistible
22 December 1962GreeceΓέλιο και Χαρά 275Ο μεγαλοφυής εφευρέτης
1962FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1961-2The Inventors' Contest
28 November 1965ItalyAlbi della rosa 577Archimede Pitagorico e la gara degli inventori
21 December 1967SpainPato Donald 2ª (ERSA) 41La trampa
1968ChileTío Rico 63Concurso de inventores
1968ColombiaTío Rico 63Concurso de inventores
May 1969United StatesWalt Disney Comics Digest (Gold Key) 11The Inventors' Contest
1971AustraliaGiant (G Series) 512The Inventors' Contest
21 April 1972GreeceΜίκυ Μάους 304Διαγωνισμός εφευρετών!
29 June 1972BrazilDisney Especial (1ª Série) 1Que Rata, Rato!
14 December 1974United KingdomDonald and Mickey 144The Inventors' Contest
14 July 1977United StatesUncle Scrooge 144The Inventors' Contest
2 January 1978YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 169Мишоловка
2 January 1978YugoslaviaMikijev Zabavnik v slovenščini 169Mišolovka
1978AustraliaMickey Mouse (M series) 258The inventors' contest
17 July 1980Egyptميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 1004The Inventors' Contest
August 1980BrazilDisney Especial Reedição 1Que Rata, Rato!
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 22The Inventors' Contest
May 1982PortugalDisney Especial (primeira série) 1Que Rata, Rato!
8 April 1983GreeceΜίκυ Μάους 873Η ποντικοπαγίδα!
23 March 1984NetherlandsDonald Duck 1984-12De uitvinderswedstrijd
1984DenmarkBedste historier om Anders And 20En fælde
1984FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 19Keksijäin mittelö
1984NorwayBeste historier om Donald Duck & Co 21Musefangeren
1984SwedenKalle Ankas Bästisar 20Uppfinnartävlingen
May 1985GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 4Der Mäusefänger
November 1985United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 4The Inventors' Contest
1985GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album - Hardcover 4Der Mäusefänger
October 1986ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 39Archimede Pitagorico e la gara degli inventori
1987GermanyDonald Duck Klassik Album 1Der Mäusefänger
September 1988ItalyZio Paperone 11Archimede Pitagorico e la gara degli inventori
1988GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck (Klassik-Album) - Sammelband 3Der Mäusefänger
January 1990BrazilDisney Superespecial 1Que Rata, Rato!
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 12De uitvinderswedstrijd
March 1993United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers in Color 3The Inventors' Contest
2 September 1993PortugalDisney Especial 105Que Sorte, Rato!
July 1994GermanyBarks Library Special Daniel Düsentrieb 3Der Mäusefänger
15 November 1995FrancePicsou Magazine 286Le concours des inventeurs
February 1996GreeceΚόμιξ 92Διαγωνισμός εφευρετών
March 2000ItalyZio Paperone 126Archimede Pitagorico e la gara degli inventori
March 2001ItalyZio Paperone (ristampa) 11Archimede Pitagorico e la gara degli inventori
25 July 2002NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 112De uitvinderswedstrijd
March 2003FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1961-2The Inventors' Contest
July 2003NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 29De uitvinderswedstrijd
3 January 2004ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 19Archimede Pitagorico e la gara degli inventori
August 2005BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 14Que Rata, Rato!
April 2006NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 42The Inventors' Contest
2 November 2006DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1960-6The Inventors' Contest
2006SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1960-06på uppfinnar-tävling
March 2007United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 678The Inventors' Contest
2 June 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 19Archimede Pitagorico e la gara degli inventori
10 December 2008SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 20Gyro Gearloose And The Inventors' Contest
December 2008GermanyCarl Barks Collection 20The Inventors' Contest
December 2008DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 20Gyro Gearloose and the Inventors' Contest
December 2008NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 20Gyro Gearloose and the Inventors' Contest
10 December 2009FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 20The Inventors' Contest
19 April 2010NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2010-16Musefangeren
20 April 2010SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2010-16Oppfinnar-Jocke på uppfinnartävling
22 April 2010DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2010-16En fælde
19 May 2010PolandKaczor Donald 2010-20Pułapka na myszy
2 June 2010CroatiaMiki Maus (& prijatelji) 2010-12Mišolovka
8 November 2010GermanyBarks Onkel Dagobert 7Der Mäusefänger
30 January 2013FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 10Le concours des inventeurs
5 March 2013GermanyMicky Maus Comics 11Der Mäusefänger
26 September 2013NetherlandsDonald Duck 2013-40wint een wedstrijd
26 March 2014FinlandAku Ankka 2014-13Keksijäin mittelö
February 2015ItalyUack! 11Archimede Pitagorico e la gara degli inventori
February 2015NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 10Musefangeren
28 June 2015GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 19Διαγωνισμός εφευρετών
2016SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 10The Inventors' Contest
5 October 2019SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 30Competición de inventores
1 September 2020GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 400Der Mäusefänger
16 March 2021United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 24The Inventors' Contest
15 May 2021ItalyI Grandi Classici Disney (Seconda Serie) 65Archimede Pitagorico e la gara degli inventori
23 July 2021NorwayDonald Duck Junior 2021-08Musefangeren
September 2021BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 24Que Rata, Rato!
21 October 2021GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 15Der Mäusefänger
22 October 2021NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 9The Inventors' Contest
23 November 2021ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 19Archimede Pitagorico e la gara degli inventori
27 July 2022PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 17Pułapka na myszy
28 February 2024FinlandCarl Barksin sankarit 2024Keksijäin mittelö
27 September 2024NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 27The Inventors' Contest
18 July 2025NorwayDonald Duck Junior 2025-15Musefangeren
Egyptمغامرات عم دهب (Uncle Scrooge Adventures) 3The Inventors' Contest
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 19Le concours des inventeurs
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 2Archimede Pitagorico e la gara degli inventori
PortugalDisney Especialíssimo 53Que Sorte, Rato!
PortugalDisney Especialíssimo 109Que Sorte, Rato!

Other versions

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

  • ar/EPD 809xb Story, -1 p., 4 tiers
  • br/DE 1p217 Story, 5 p., 3 tiers
  • gr/MM 304c Story, 5 ⅔ p., 3 tiers
  • no/DDJ2021-08l Story, 11 p., -1 tiers
  • se/KA2010-16j Story, 4 p., 4 tiers
  • uk/DAM 144f Story, 2 p., 5 tiers

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