HIGHDUCKS

StoryW US 38-04

Madcap Inventors

Inventors' duel with fruit tree enhancing formula

First published
22 March 1962
Created
3 November 1961
Length
3 ¾ pages (4 tiers)
Printed
83 times, in 25 countries
Also coded
w!us38c, wus38-04

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 March 1962United StatesUncle Scrooge 38Madcap Inventors
9 September 1962ItalyTopolino (libretto) 354Archimede Pitagorico e gli alberi esotici
1962AustraliaGiant (G Series) 268Madcap Inventors
1962SpainDumbo 1ª (ERSA) 429Guerra de genios
12 March 1963BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 592Inventores Culinários
19 April 1963MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 247Duelo de inventores
21 May 1963DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1963-21Mærkelige opfindelser
4 June 1963SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1963-23möter sin like
5 June 1963NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1963-23Gærne oppfinnere
3 August 1963GermanyMicky Maus 1963-31Blinde Wut
25 January 1964NetherlandsDonald Duck 1964-04Madcap Inventors
27 May 1964FinlandAku Ankka 1964-21Kummia keksintöjä
1965FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1964-1Kummia keksintöjä
29 December 1966YugoslaviaMiki 10Nezgodan sused
10 September 1967ItalyAlbi della rosa 670Archimede Pitagorico e gli alberi esotici
1968ChileTío Rico 39Inventores Locos
1968ColombiaTío Rico 39Inventores locos
14 August 1969GreeceΚλασικά Ντίσνεϋ 2«Οι εφευρέτες μαλώνουν»
June 1972United StatesWalt Disney Comics Digest (Gold Key) 35Madcap Inventors
3 July 1977FranceLe Journal de Mickey 1305Inventeurs fous
18 January 1980GreeceΜίκυ Μάους 707Οι εφευρέτες μαλώνουν
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 26Madcap Inventors
January 1981BrazilDisney Especial (1ª Série) 55Inventores Culinários
13 May 1983NetherlandsDonald Duck 1983-19Madcap Inventors
November 1985United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 4Madcap Inventors
February 1987ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 47Archimede Pitagorico e gli alberi esotici
11 August 1987United StatesUncle Scrooge Adventures 1Madcap Inventors
December 1988ItalyZio Paperone 14Zio Paperone Inventori particolari
April 1989BrazilDisney Especial Reedição 51Inventores Culinários
12 January 1990PortugalPato Donald 228Inventores Culinários
August 1991NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 67Madcap Inventors
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 15Madcap Inventors
June 1993United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers in Color 6Madcap Inventors
January 1995GermanyBarks Library Special Daniel Düsentrieb 6Madcap Inventors
March 1997ItalyZio Paperone 90Archimede Pitagorico e gli alberi esotici
August 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 18Madcap Inventors
September 2002ItalyZio Paperone (ristampa) 14Zio Paperone Inventori particolari
April 2004CzechiaKačer Donald 2004-11Šílení vynálezci
14 May 2004SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2004-21Oppfinnar-Jocke möter sin like
17 May 2004IcelandAndrés Önd 2004-21Hamslausir hugvitsmenn
18 May 2004DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2004-21Mærkelige opfindelser
18 May 2004NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2004-21Gærne oppfinnere
19 May 2004PolandKaczor Donald 2004-21Owoce niezgody
27 May 2004CroatiaMiki Maus (& prijatelji) 2004-11Poludjeli izumitelji
27 May 2004HungaryDonald Kacsa Magazin 2004-11Salátafa majonézbokorral
2 June 2004FinlandAku Ankka 2004-23Sekopäistä satoa
16 June 2004LatviaДональд Дак / Donalds Daks 2004-12Madcap Inventors
28 December 2004GermanyMicky Maus 2005-01Blinde Wut
April 2005FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 2004-2Sekopäistä satoa
October 2005BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 16Inventores Culinários
2005NorwayEn kvart årgang Donald Duck & Co 18Gærne oppfinnere
February 2006FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1964-1Kummia keksintöjä
March 2006RussiaМикки Маус 2006-11Кто кого?
April 2006GermanyCarl Barks Collection 23Blinde Wut
April 2006DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 23Madcap Inventors
April 2006NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 23Madcap Inventors
2006SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 23Madcap Inventors
27 August 2007FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 23Madcap Inventors
April 2008SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1963-03möter sin like
May 2008NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 60Gærne oppfinnere
14 July 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 25Archimede Pitagorico e gli alberi esotici
2 September 2009FrancePicsou Magazine 452Duel d'inventeurs !
28 November 2009NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie, Algemeen Dagblad 2Madcap Inventors
2009DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1963-3Mærkelige opfindelser
2009FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 60ADuel d'inventeurs !
2010FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 61BDuel d'inventeurs !
June 2011GermanyBarks Onkel Dagobert 9Blinde Wut
22 January 2014FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 13Duel d'inventeurs !
June 2015ItalyUack! 15Archimede Pitagorico e gli alberi esotici
9 August 2015GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 25Τρελοί εφευρέτες
30 September 2015NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 14Gærne oppfinnere
August 2016BrazilDisney Especial (2ª Série) 188Inventores Culinários
2017SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 14Madcap Inventors
23 August 2018SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 36Inventores alocados
10 September 2021NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 8Madcap Inventors
5 October 2021GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 413Blinde Wut
4 January 2022ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 25Archimede Pitagorico e gli alberi esotici
17 February 2022GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 17Blinde Wut
20 June 2023United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 28Madcap Inventors
24 April 2024PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 24Owoce niezgody
January 2025BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 28Inventores Culinários
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 75Inventeurs fous
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 4Zio Paperone Inventori particolari

Other versions

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

  • br/DE 55f Story, 4 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/JM 1305j Story, 2 p., 5 tiers
  • gr/KL 2p102 Story, 5 p., 3 tiers
  • it/PANAF47g Story, 3 p., 4 tiers
  • it/UACK 15ca Story, 3 p., 4 tiers

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