HIGHDUCKS

StoryW US 29-01

Island in the Sky

Scrooge seeks security in the asteroids!

First published
21 January 1960
Created
15 June 1959
Length
18 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
140 times, in 23 countries
Also coded
k.194, us143-p.1-23, wus29-01, wus29-01

Credits

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

Characters

In bold: the story's lead.

Where it was printed

DateCountryIssueTitle
21 January 1960United StatesUncle Scrooge 29Island in the Sky
10 July 1960ItalyTopolino (libretto) 241Zio Paperone astronauta
2 October 1960FranceLe Journal de Mickey 436Le coffre-fort spatial de l'onc' Picsou
October 1960BelgiumAlbum du Journal de Mickey 20Le coffre-fort spatial de l'onc' Picsou in French
8 November 1960BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 470Ilha no Espaço
1960AustraliaGiant (G Series) 192Island in the Sky
17 March 1961MexicoCuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 238Isla en el cielo
17 July 1962DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1962-29Øen i luften (part 1)
21 July 1962GermanyMicky Maus 1962-29Die Insel im All (part 1)
24 July 1962DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1962-30Øen i luften (part 2)
24 July 1962SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1962-30På jakt efter en ö i rymd-havet (part 1)
25 July 1962NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1962-30Himmeløya (part 1)
28 July 1962GermanyMicky Maus 1962-30Eine Insel im All (part 2)
31 July 1962DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1962-31Øen i luften (part 3)
31 July 1962SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1962-31På jakt efter en ö i rymdhavet (part 2)
1 August 1962NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1962-31Himmeløya (part 2)
4 August 1962GermanyMicky Maus 1962-31Eine Insel im All (part 3)
7 August 1962SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1962-32På jakt efter en ö i rymdhavet (part 3)
8 August 1962NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1962-32Himmeløya (part 3)
1962FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 20Le coffre-fort spatial de l'onc' Picsou
17 July 1963FinlandAku Ankka 1963-29Saari avaruudessa (part 1)
24 July 1963FinlandAku Ankka 1963-30Saari avaruudessa (part 2)
31 July 1963FinlandAku Ankka 1963-31Saari avaruudessa (part 3)
1963GermanyMicky Maus Sammelband 7Eine Insel im All (part 2)
1963GermanyMicky Maus Sammelband 7Eine Insel im All (part 3)
1964FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1963-2Saari avaruudessa (part 2)
1964FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1963-2Saari avaruudessa (part 3)
1964FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1963-2Saari avaruudessa (part 1)
14 March 1965ItalyAlbi della rosa 540Zio Paperone astronauta
30 September 1966GreeceΜίκυ Μάους 14Ο Θείος Σκρουτζ αστροναύτης
September 1966NetherlandsDonald Duck en andere verhalen 12Eiland in het heelal
July 1968United StatesWalt Disney Comics Digest (Gold Key) 2Island in the Sky
1968ChileTío Rico 62Isla en el cielo
1968ColombiaTío Rico 62Isla en el cielo
March 1970SpainDumbo 2ª (ERSA) 61Los apaches del asteroide
1970AustraliaGiant (G Series) 480Island in the Sky
April 1971BrazilTio Patinhas (Abril) 69Uma Ilha no Céu
August 1974BrazilDisney Especial (1ª Série) 12Ilha no Espaço
27 September 1974GreeceΜίκυ Μάους 431Ο διαστημικός παράδεισος
3 May 1977GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 49Die Insel im All
9 June 1977United StatesUncle Scrooge 143Island in the Sky
1977AustraliaGiant (G Series) 689Island in the Sky
18 December 1978YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 219Острво на небу
18 December 1978YugoslaviaMikijev Zabavnik v slovenščini 219Otok na nebu
March 1979NetherlandsOom Dagobert 5Eiland in het heelal
September 1979GreeceΜίκυ (Μεγάλο) 145Το διαστημικό νησί
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 23Island in the Sky
1981United StatesWalt Disney's Uncle $crooge McDuck: His Life and Times by Carl Barks 1Island in the Sky
August 1982BrazilDisney Especial Reedição 11Ilha no Espaço
November 1982FranceAlbums Dargaud P 5Un coffre fort inaccessible
March 1985PortugalAs Mais Belas Histórias P 5Um Cofre Bastante Inacessível
May 1985GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 49Die Insel im All
November 1985GreeceΚλασικά Ντίσνεϋ 79Ο διαστημικός παράδεισος!
November 1985United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 4Island in the Sky
May 1986ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 39-AZio Paperone astronauta
1986GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 3Die Insel im All
1986DenmarkGuldbog 3Øen i luften
1986NorwayGullbok 3Himmeløya
1986SwedenKalle Anka Guldbok 3På jakt efter en ö i rymdhavet
1987United StatesWalt Disney's Uncle $crooge McDuck: His Life and Times by Carl Barks 2Island in the Sky
February 1988PortugalAntologia PUm Cofre Bastante Inacessível
September 1988ItalyZio Paperone 11Zio Paperone - L'isola nel cielo
December 1988China迪斯尼乐园 1太空岛
September 1990FrancePicsou Magazine 224Un Picsou au cœur d'or
1990SpainJovial/Películas 74Los apaches del asteroide
August 1991BrazilDisney Especialíssimo 11Ilha no Espaço
September 1991BrazilDisney Superespecial 11Ilha no Espaço
July 1992United StatesUncle Scrooge 268Island in the Sky
1992FinlandAku Ankan Juhlasarjat 2Saari avaruudessa
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 12Eiland in het heelal
August 1993GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 36Die Insel im All
15 July 1994NetherlandsDonald Duck 1994-28Island in the Sky
22 November 1994IndonesiaDonal Bebek 683Gudang Uang di Angkasa Luar
15 May 1995NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1995B20Himmeløya
18 May 1995DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1995B20Øen i luften
June 1995GreeceΚόμιξ 84Το ουράνιο νησί
September 1996ItalyZio Paperone 84Zio Paperone e l'isola nel cielo
August 1997ItalyPaper Fantasy 20Zio Paperone astronauta
2 September 1997United StatesThe Adventures of Uncle Scrooge McDuck in Color 29Island in the Sky
January 2001GermanyBarks Library Special Onkel Dagobert 18Die Insel im All
March 2001DenmarkCarl Barks' bedste 1Island in the Sky
March 2001ItalyZio Paperone (ristampa) 11Zio Paperone - L'isola nel cielo
March 2001SwedenCarl Barks' bästa 1På jakt efter en ö i rymdhavet
6 June 2001FrancePicsou Magazine 353Une île dans le ciel
2001NorwayCarl Barks 100 år 2Island in the Sky
24 June 2002FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 35Une île dans le ciel
27 April 2004NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 119Island in the Sky
February 2005FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1963-2Saari avaruudessa (part 2)
February 2005FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1963-2Saari avaruudessa (part 3)
February 2005FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1963-2Saari avaruudessa (part 1)
April 2005NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 31Island in the Sky
August 2005BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 14Ilha no Espaço
August 2007NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 53Himmeløya (part 1)
September 2007NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 54Himmeløya (part 2)
September 2007NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 54Himmeløya (part 3)
December 2007SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1962-04På jakt efter en ö i rymd-havet (part 1)
December 2007SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1962-04På jakt efter en ö i rymdhavet (part 2)
December 2007SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1962-04På jakt efter en ö i rymdhavet (part 3)
9 June 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 20Zio Paperone e l'isola nel cielo
July 2008DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1962-4Øen i luften (part 1)
July 2008DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1962-4Øen i luften (part 2)
July 2008DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1962-4Øen i luften (part 3)
10 December 2008SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 20Island in the Sky
December 2008GermanyCarl Barks Collection 20Island in the Sky
December 2008DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 20Island in the Sky
December 2008NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 20Island in the Sky
June 2009GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sonderedition 5Die Insel im All
10 December 2009FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 20Island in the Sky
7 April 2010IndonesiaKomik Terbaik Disney 3Island in the Sky - Pulau di Angkasa
8 November 2010GermanyBarks Onkel Dagobert 7Insel im All
March 2012FranceLes trésors de Picsou 18L'île dans le ciel !
April 2012NorwayHall of Fame - De store serieskaperne 42Island in the Sky
9 October 2012FinlandAku Ankka Parhaat palat 1963Saari avaruudessa
30 January 2013FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 10L'île dans le ciel
2 December 2013SpainInolvidables Disney (Reedición Dumbo 2ª) 68Los apaches del asteroide
February 2015ItalyUack! 11Zio Paperone e l’isola nel cielo
25 March 2015NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 11Himmeløya
4 July 2015GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 20Το ουράνιο νησί
2016SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 11Island in the Sky
3 August 2017GermanyEnten, Tiere, Sensationen 1Die Insel im All
23 February 2018FinlandCarl Barksin parhaat sarjat 9Saari avaruudessa
3 May 2018GermanyDucktionary: Für die polyglott globetrottende Ente 1Die Insel im All
27 June 2018SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 31Una isla en el cielo
3 September 2018NorwayKlassisk Donald Duck 13Himmeløya
15 July 2019ItalyI Grandi Classici Disney (Seconda Serie) 43Zio Paperone astronauta
April 2020FrancePicsou Magazine 548Une île dans le ciel !
20 August 2020FinlandAku Ankka Ekstra / Aku Ankka Klassikko 2020-08Saari avaruudessa
16 March 2021United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 24Island In The Sky
September 2021BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 24Ilha no Espaço
21 October 2021GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 15Die Insel im All
30 November 2021ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 20Zio Paperone e l'isola nel cielo
23 August 2023PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 21Wyspa na niebie
21 November 2024GermanyWalt Disney's Donald Duck - Die Ultimative Chronik 1Island in the Sky in English
17 June 2025GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 92Die Insel im All
Egyptمغامرات عم دهب (Uncle Scrooge Adventures) 3Island in the Sky
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AB20Le coffre-fort spatial de l'onc' Picsou
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC20ALe coffre-fort spatial de l'onc' Picsou
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC20BLe coffre-fort spatial de l'onc' Picsou
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 2Zio Paperone - L'isola nel cielo
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 14Zio Paperone e l'isola nel cielo

Other versions

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

  • de/BLOD 18c Story, 17 7/8 p., 4 tiers
  • de/DDUC 1p417 Story, ⅓ p., 6 tiers
  • de/MM1962-29e Story, 6 p., 4 tiers
  • fi/AA1963-29f Story, 5 p., 4 tiers
  • fi/PAL1963p094 Story, 17 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/JM 436c Story, 8 p., 6 tiers
  • gr/KL 79h Story, 24 p., 3 tiers

Referred to by