HIGHDUCKS

StoryW US 28-04

The Witching Stick

Fake witching stick

First published
22 October 1959
Created
16 January 1959
Length
5 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
112 times, in 29 countries
Also coded
, k105, w/us28b, wr/us138, wus.38=wrong, wus26-04, wus28-04

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 Witching Stick
3 May 1960BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 443A Forquilha Mágica
17 May 1960ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 816The Witching Stick
24 June 1960MexicoCuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 219La varita mágica
28 August 1960ItalyTopolino (libretto) 248Zio Paperone e la bacchetta magica
1960AustraliaGiant (G Series) 172The Witching Stick
25 July 1961DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1961-30The Witching Stick
26 July 1961NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1961-30Onkel Skrue og ønskekvisten
8 August 1961SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1961-32The Witching Stick
12 August 1961GermanyMicky Maus 1961-33The Witching Stick
25 July 1962FinlandAku Ankka 1962-30The Witching Stick
29 September 1962GreeceΓέλιο και Χαρά 263Ζητείται θησαυρός
25 November 1962FranceLe Journal de Mickey 548A la baguette
January 1963BelgiumAlbum du Journal de Mickey 26A la baguette in French
8 June 1963NetherlandsDonald Duck 1963-23The Witching Stick
1963FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1962-2The Witching Stick
March 1964FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 26A la baguette
30 January 1966ItalyAlbi della rosa 586Zio Paperone e la bacchetta magica
18 January 1968SpainPato Donald 2ª (ERSA) 43Una tomadura de "palo"
1968ChileTío Rico 63El palo brujo
1968ColombiaTío Rico 63El palo brujo
1971AustraliaGiant (G Series) 512The Witching Stick
14 July 1972GreeceΜίκυ Μάους 316Το μαγικό ραβδί!
13 January 1977United StatesUncle Scrooge 138The Witching Stick
September 1977FranceMickey Poche 41À la baguette
1977AustraliaGiant (G Series) 676The Witching Stick
21 September 1978Egyptميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 909The Witching Stick
September 1978BrazilDisney Especial (1ª Série) 38A Forquilha Mágica
1978United StatesA Walt Disney Comic Book Read-Along 5The Witching Stick
5 March 1979YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 230Чаробне рашље
5 March 1979YugoslaviaMikijev Zabavnik v slovenščini 230Čarovna bajanica
1979Egyptميكى جيب (Mickey Guaib) 36The Witching Stick
1979SwedenKalle Ankas Bästisar 11Slagrutan
14 March 1980BrazilZé Carioca 1479A Forquilha Mágica
May 1980CanadaOncle Pic$ou 5La baguette divinatoire
1980FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 10Roope-setä ja taikavarpu
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 22The Witching Stick
1980NorwayBeste historier om Donald Duck & Co 11Ønskekvisten
November 1982CanadaLe monde merveilleux de Disney 11Oncle Picsou et la baguette divinatoire
1982CanadaComicOrama Jumbo 236La baguette divinatoire
28 June 1985NetherlandsDonald Duck 1985-26De wichelroede
2 July 1985GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 83Die Wünschelrute
November 1985United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 4The Witching Stick
29 June 1986BrazilDisney Especial Reedição 34A Forquilha Mágica
22 July 1986IndonesiaDonal Bebek 248Tongkat Pencari Air
October 1986ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 39Zio Paperone e la bacchetta magica
1987SpainEspecial Disney 1La horquilla mágica
September 1988ItalyZio Paperone 11Zio Paperone e la bacchetta magica
1988FinlandParhaat Sarjat 1988-23Roope-setä ja taikavarpu
1988NorwayTegneseriebokklubben 42Ønskekvisten
1989GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 8Die Wünschelrute
August 1990United StatesUncle Scrooge 245The Witching Stick
1991GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 83Die Wünschelrute
19 February 1992United KingdomThe Disney Weekly (Fleetway) 50The Witching Stick
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 12De wichelroede
January 1993GreeceΚόμιξ 55Ο ραβδοσκόπος
July 1994BrazilDisney Especial (1ª Série) 144A Forquilha Mágica
1995BrazilDisney Especialíssimo 14A Forquilha Mágica
August 1997United StatesThe Adventures of Uncle Scrooge McDuck in Color 28The Witching Stick
1997GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 50Die Wünschelrute
January 1998ItalyZio Paperone 100Zio Paperone e la bacchetta magica
November 2000GermanyBarks Library Special Onkel Dagobert 17Die Wünschelrute
March 2001ItalyZio Paperone (ristampa) 11Zio Paperone e la bacchetta magica
November 2001Egyptميكى جيب (Mickey Guaib) 304The Witching Stick
2001Egyptمجلد ميكى جيب (Mickey Guaib Volumes) 102The Witching Stick
December 2003FrancePicsou Magazine 383Le bâton magique
January 2004FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1962-2The Witching Stick
29 July 2004NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 120De wichelroede
16 April 2005FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 44Le bâton magique
21 April 2005FinlandAnkalliskirjasto 5Taikavarpu
April 2005NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 31De wichelroede
August 2005BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 14A Forquilha Mágica
October 2006NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 46Onkel Skrue og ønskekvisten
2006SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1961-04The Witching Stick
12 July 2007DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1961-4The Witching Stick
2 June 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 19Zio Paperone e la bacchetta magica
10 December 2008SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 20Uncle $crooge and the Witching Stick
December 2008GermanyCarl Barks Collection 20The Witching Stick
December 2008DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 20Uncle $crooge and the Witching Stick
December 2008NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 20Uncle $crooge and the Witching Stick
10 December 2009FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 20The Witching Stick
December 2009NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie, Algemeen Dagblad 12De wichelroede
8 November 2010GermanyBarks Onkel Dagobert 7Die Wünschelrute
30 January 2013FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 10Le bâton magique
26 June 2014DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2014-26Tvist om en ønskekvist
27 June 2014NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2014-26Ønskekvisten
2 July 2014EstoniaMiki Hiir 2014-07Nõiavits
2 July 2014PolandKaczor Donald 2014-14Złoto i różdżka
10 July 2014CroatiaMiki Maus (& prijatelji) 2014-08Vještica
22 July 2014LatviaДональд Дак / Donalds Daks 2014-08Raganu nūja
2014SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2014-26Slagrutan
February 2015ItalyUack! 11Zio Paperone e la bacchetta magica
February 2015NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 10Ønskekvisten
May 2015China米老鼠特刊 2015-06史高治寻宝记
28 June 2015GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 19Ο ραβδοσκόπος
18 April 2016IndonesiaDonal Bebek 1800Tongkat Pencari Emas
2016SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 10The Witching Stick
5 October 2019SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 30El palo mágico
16 March 2021United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 24The Witching Stick
September 2021BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 24A Forquilha Mágica
21 October 2021GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 15Die Wünschelrute
23 November 2021ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 19Zio Paperone e la bacchetta magica
22 June 2022FinlandAku Ankka 2022X25Taikavarpu
19 July 2022IcelandAndrés Önd 2022-30Spákvisturinn
27 July 2022PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 17Złoto i różdżka
14 April 2025GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 91Die Wünschelrute
CanadaL'album du collectionneur OP 2La baguette divinatoire
DenmarkBedste historier om Anders And 11Ønskekvisten
Egyptمغامرات عم دهب (Uncle Scrooge Adventures) 3The Witching Stick
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AA26A la baguette
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC26A la baguette
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 2Zio Paperone e la bacchetta magica

Other versions

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

  • ar/EPD 816xb Story, -1 p., 4 tiers
  • br/DE 38u Story, 7 p., 3 tiers
  • br/PD 443e Story, 6 ⅔ p., 3 tiers
  • eg/MG 36p136 Story, 9 p., 2 tiers
  • fi/AA1962-30d Story, 4 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/JM 548e Story, 2 p., 6 tiers
  • it/UACK 11n Story, 4 p., 4 tiers

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