HIGHDUCKS

StoryW US 30-01

Pipeline to Danger

assembling oil pipeline in desert, finding little Arabian ducks inside crater; Oil and unexpected discoveries in the Sahara!

First published
21 April 1960
Created
13 November 1959
Length
17 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
145 times, in 22 countries
Also coded
us30, wus30-01, wus30-01

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 April 1960United StatesUncle Scrooge 30Pipeline to Danger
23 October 1960ItalyTopolino (libretto) 256Paperon de' Paperoni magnate del petrolio
1960AustraliaGiant (G Series) 197Pipeline to Danger
14 March 1961BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 488O Grande Operador
29 April 1961GermanyMicky Maus 1961-18Das große Ölgeschäft (part 1)
2 May 1961DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1961-18og de små ørkenboere (part 1)
3 May 1961NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1961-18Pipeline to Danger (part 1)
6 May 1961GermanyMicky Maus 1961-19Das große Ölgeschäft (part 2)
9 May 1961DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1961-19og de små ørkenboere (part 2)
10 May 1961NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1961-19Onkel Skrue lever farlig (part 2)
13 May 1961GermanyMicky Maus 1961-20Das große Ölgeschäft (part 3)
15 May 1961NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1961-20Onkel Skrue lever farlig (part 3)
16 May 1961DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1961-20De små ørkenboere (part 3)
16 May 1961SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1961-20och ökenfolket (part 1)
23 May 1961SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1961-21och ökenfolket (part 2)
30 May 1961SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1961-22och ökenfolket (part 3)
16 June 1961MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 199Rico petrolero
2 May 1962FinlandAku Ankka 1962-18Roope-setä ja aavikon pikkuväki (part 1)
9 May 1962FinlandAku Ankka 1962-19Roope-setä ja aavikon pikkuväki (part 2)
16 May 1962FinlandAku Ankka 1962-20Roope-setä ja aavikon pikkuväki (part 3)
7 October 1962FranceLe Journal de Mickey 541Destination danger
January 1963BelgiumAlbum du Journal de Mickey 26Destination danger in French
1963FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1962-1Roope-setä ja aavikon pikkuväki (part 1)
1963FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1962-1Roope-setä ja aavikon pikkuväki (part 3)
1963FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1962-1Roope-setä ja aavikon pikkuväki (part 2)
March 1964FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 26Destination danger
1964NetherlandsDonald Duck en andere verhalen 9als oliesheik
15 August 1965ItalyAlbi della rosa 562Paperon de' Paperoni magnate del petrolio
10 February 1967GreeceΜίκυ Μάους 33Το ηφαίστειο της ερήμου
June 1967SpainDumbo 2ª (ERSA) 22El gigante del petroleo
1968AustraliaGiant (G Series) 438Pipeline to Danger
1968ChileTío Rico 64El gran operador
1968ColombiaTío Rico 64El gran operador
January 1972BrazilTio Patinhas (Abril) 78O Grande Operador
8 June 1972United StatesUncle Scrooge 100Pipeline to Danger
October 1972ItalyCartonatoni Disney 3AZio Paperone magnate del petrolio
19 January 1973NetherlandsDonald Duck 1973-03in de olie (part 1)
26 January 1973NetherlandsDonald Duck 1973-04Dagobert Duck in de olie (part 2)
1973ColombiaTío Rico 167El gran operador
1973FinlandJättikirjat 1973Roope-setä ja aavikon pikkuväki
1973NetherlandsDonald Duck en andere verhalen (V&D) 1als oliesheik
10 September 1974YugoslaviaMiki 412Opasna pustinja
1974GermanyIch Onkel Dagobert 1Onkel Dagobert als Erdölriese
1974SpainYo, Tío Gilito 1Tío Gilito magnate del petróleo
1974FranceGrands albums cartonnés Le Livre de Paris/Hachette 2Onc' Picsou et l'affaire du cratère-citerne
23 May 1975GreeceΜίκυ Μάους 465Το μυστικό του ηφαιστείου
1975DenmarkDen store … 1975Lilleputfolket i ørkenkrateret
1975NorwayKjempebok 02Onkel Skrue lever farlig
1975SwedenJag Farbror Joakim 1975Ökenfolket
14 August 1976United KingdomMickey Mouse 43Pipeline to Danger! (part 1)
21 August 1976United KingdomMickey Mouse 44Pipeline to Danger (part 2)
28 August 1976United KingdomMickey Mouse 45Pipeline to Danger (part 3)
4 September 1976United KingdomMickey Mouse 46Pipeline to Danger (part 4)
11 September 1976United KingdomMickey Mouse 47Pipeline to Danger (part 5)
8 September 1977United StatesUncle Scrooge 146Pipeline to Danger
1977SpainYo, Tío Gilito S 1Tío Gilito magnate del petróleo
August 1979ItalyCartonatoni Disney 3BZio Paperone magnate del petrolio
1979United StatesBest Comics (Hardcover) 4Pipeline to Danger
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 23Pipeline to Danger
1981, second quarterFranceAlbums Dargaud P 2Destination danger
January 1983NetherlandsOom Dagobert 18in de olie
September 1983FranceGrands albums cartonnés Le Livre de Paris/Hachette 8Onc' Picsou et l'affaire du cratère-citerne
4 July 1984GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 79Das große Ölgeschäft
November 1985United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 4Pipeline to Danger
May 1986ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 41Zio Paperone Magnate del petrolio
January 1987PortugalAs Mais Belas Histórias P 3Destino Perigo
27 March 1987GreeceΜίκυ Μάους 1080Το μυστικό του ηφαιστείου!
February 1988PortugalAntologia PDestino Perigo
February 1988United StatesGladstone Comic Album 6Pipeline to Danger
September 1988ItalyZio Paperone 11Zio Paperone magnate del petrolio
November 1988BrazilDuckTales Os Caçadores de Aventuras (Abril - 1ª Série) 9O Grande Operador
1989GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 8Das große Ölgeschäft
1989United StatesGladstone Leather Bound Hardcover Comic Albums 2Pipeline to Danger
April 1990United StatesWalt Disney's Comics in Color 1st album series 4Pipeline to Danger
August 1990BrazilÁlbuns Disney 2O Grande Operador
1990PortugalÁlbuns Disney 2O Grande Operador
1990PortugalÁlbum Disney de Carl Barks 1O Grande Operador
1991GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 79Das große Ölgeschäft
1991SpainÁlbumes Disney 2Oleoducto al peligro
1992SpainSuper Álbum Disney 1Oleoducto al peligro
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 13in de olie
June 1993GermanyDie großen Klassiker 3Das große Ölgeschäft
24 August 1993NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1993-34Rørledning til besvær (part 1)
31 August 1993NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1993-35Rørledning til besvær (part 2)
February 1997Egyptميكى جيب (Mickey Guaib) 247Pipeline to Danger
2 September 1997United StatesThe Adventures of Uncle Scrooge McDuck in Color 30Pipeline to Danger
1997GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 50Das große Ölgeschäft
2 June 1999FrancePicsou Magazine 329Le peuple du cratère en péril
August 1999ItalyZio Paperone 119Zio Paperone magnate del petrolio
2000, third quarterSwedenKalle Anka Guldbok 17Farbror Joakim och ökenfolket
November 2000DenmarkGuldbog 17og de små ørkenboere
2000NorwayGullbok 17Rørledning til besvær
January 2001GermanyBarks Library Special Onkel Dagobert 18Das große Ölgeschäft
March 2001ItalyZio Paperone (ristampa) 11Zio Paperone magnate del petrolio
June 2001PortugalÁlbuns Disney (2ª Série) 18O Grande Operador
January 2004FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1962-1Roope-setä ja aavikon pikkuväki (part 1)
January 2004FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1962-1Roope-setä ja aavikon pikkuväki (part 3)
January 2004FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1962-1Roope-setä ja aavikon pikkuväki (part 2)
28 October 2004NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 121in de olie
November 2004ItalyPaperino Mese 293Paperon de' Paperoni magnate del petrolio
April 2005NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 31in de olie
August 2005BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 14O Grande Operador
August 2005GermanyCarl Barks Collection 21Pipeline to Danger
August 2005DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 21Pipeline to Danger
August 2005NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 21Pipeline to Danger
September 2005SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 21Pipeline to Danger
September 2006NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 45Pipeline to Danger (part 1)
September 2006NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 45Onkel Skrue lever farlig (part 2)
September 2006NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 45Onkel Skrue lever farlig (part 3)
12 December 2006FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 21Pipeline to Danger
2006SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1961-03och ökenfolket (part 1)
2006SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1961-03och ökenfolket (part 2)
2006SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1961-03och ökenfolket (part 3)
15 March 2007DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1961-2og de små ørkenboere (part 1)
10 May 2007DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1961-3og de små ørkenboere (part 2)
10 May 2007DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1961-3De små ørkenboere (part 3)
16 June 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 21Zio Paperone magnate del petrolio
6 October 2009GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 269Das große Ölgeschäft
12 December 2009NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie, Algemeen Dagblad 4in de olie
8 November 2010GermanyBarks Onkel Dagobert 7Das große Ölgeschäft
April 2012NorwayHall of Fame - De store serieskaperne 42Pipeline to Danger
6 November 2012SpainInolvidables Disney (Reedición Dumbo 2ª) 12El gigante del petroleo
30 January 2013FrancePicsou Magazine 488Le peuple du cratère en péril
24 April 2013FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 11Le Peuple du cratère en péril
25 March 2015NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 11Rørledning til besvær
31 March 2015GreeceΚόμιξ (Περίοδος Β') 9Ένας μεγιστάνας στην Σαχάρα
March 2015ItalyUack! 12Zio Paperone magnate del petrolio
12 July 2015GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 21Ένας μεγιστάνας στην Σαχάρα
5 October 2015NorwayJubileumspocket 2015-3Rørledning til besvær
9 October 2015FinlandCarl Barksin parhaat sarjat 4Roope-setä ja aavikon pikkuväki
2016SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 11Pipeline to Danger
9 March 2019SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 32Oleoducto al peligro
16 July 2020FinlandAku Ankka Ekstra / Aku Ankka Klassikko 2020-07Roope-setä ja aavikon pikkuväki
16 March 2021United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 24Pipeline To Danger
September 2021BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 24O Grande Operador
21 October 2021GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 15Das große Ölgeschäft
7 December 2021ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 21Zio Paperone magnate del petrolio
23 August 2023PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 21Pustynna rura
2023NorwayNorsk Donald 9Rørledning til besvær
13 March 2024NetherlandsOp reis om de wereld met Donald Duck 4'n Grootse zaak
17 June 2025GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 92Das große Ölgeschäft
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AA26Destination danger
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC26Destination danger
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 28Le peuple du cratère en péril
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 2Zio Paperone magnate del petrolio

Other versions

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

  • de/BLOD 18g Story, 16 7/8 p., 4 tiers
  • de/GK 3gb Story, 5 4/6 p., 6 tiers
  • de/MM1961-18p36 Story, 4 p., 4 tiers
  • de/MM1961-19d Story, 8 p., 4 tiers
  • de/MM1961-20p12 Story, 5 p., 4 tiers
  • dk/DS 1975p045 Story, 5 5/6 p., 6 tiers
  • eg/MG 247p087 Story, 33 ½ p., 2 tiers
  • es/DB2 22e Story, 17 p., 4 tiers
  • es/YTG 1am Story, 6 p., 6 tiers
  • fi/AA1962-19e Story, 7 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/GB 2g Story, 5 5/6 p., 6 tiers
  • fr/JM 541c Story, 7 p., 6 tiers
  • gr/MM 33b Story, 23 p., 3 tiers
  • nl/DD1973-03c Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • uk/MM 43k Story, 2 p., 5 tiers
  • uk/MM 46i Story, 1 p., 5 tiers
  • us/BCS 4f Story, 6 p., 6 tiers

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