HIGHDUCKS

StoryW US 39-01

Getting the Bird

At an auction US bids for a parrot

First published
5 July 1962
Created
15 January 1962
Length
1 page (4 tiers)
Printed
107 times, in 23 countries
Also coded
us176, us176-p.31;us39, w/us39, wus39-01, wus39-01

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
5 July 1962United StatesUncle Scrooge 39Getting the Bird
1 September 1962ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 933El culpable
1962AustraliaDonald Duck (D series) 72Getting the Bird
January 1963ItalyAlmanacco Topolino 73Paperon de' Paperoni all'asta
2 August 1963MexicoCuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 300La subasta
17 August 1963GreeceΓέλιο και Χαρά 309Ο Παπαγάλος
19 November 1963SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1963-47Får pippi
1963TurkeyMiki (Pulhan) 63Varyemez Amca Kuş Meraklısıs
1966ChileTío Rico 5Cacemos el pajarito
4 March 1968SwedenWalt Disney's Serier 1968-03och papegojan
May 1970SpainDumbo 2ª (ERSA) 64La subasta
4 August 1972NetherlandsDonald Duck 1972-31Getting the Bird
28 September 1972United StatesUncle Scrooge 102Getting the Bird
7 October 1973ItalyTopolino (libretto) 932Zio Paperone e l'avversario... volatile
1974ChileTío Rico 200Getting the Bird
January 1975GreeceΜίκυ (Μεγάλο) 89Getting the Bird
24 November 1975GermanyDonald Duck 12Ein hartnäckiger Gegner
14 December 1976Sweden(Farbror) Joakim 1976-04En hårdnackad motståndare
16 December 1976DenmarkOnkel Joakim 1976-04En hårdnakket modstander
1976AustraliaFilm Preview (FP Series) 87Getting the Bird
1976NorwayOnkel Skrue 1976-04En hard motstander
June 1977FrancePicsou Magazine 64Un perroquet de prix !
November 1977GermanyDer Donaldist 7Ein hartnäckiger Gegner
November 1978NetherlandsOom Dagobert 4Getting the Bird
1978FinlandRoope-setä 1978-04Kova vastustaja
January 1979GermanyCarl Barks gesammelte Werke 30Getting the Bird
May 1979GermanyDonald Duck (Zweitauflage) 12Ein hartnäckiger Gegner
1979DenmarkCarl Barks & Co. 13Getting the Bird
6 March 1980United StatesUncle Scrooge 176Getting the Bird
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 27Getting the Bird
1 July 1981SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1981-27En papegoja ropas in
7 July 1981GermanyMicky Maus 1981-28Getting the Bird
7 July 1981NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1981-28Onkel Skrue fanger fuglen
1981DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1981-21-23På auktion
15 February 1982YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 384Паметњаковић
15 February 1982YugoslaviaMikijev Zabavnik v slovenščini 384Kdo je ta norec
June 1982SwedenKalle Ankas Sommarlov 1982Auktionen
19 September 1982ItalyPaperino & C. 64Zio Paperone e il pappagallo
22 September 1982FinlandAku Ankka 1982-38Roope-setä lintuostoksilla
September 1982United KingdomThe Disney Magazine / Disney 1 7Getting the Bird
1982DenmarkGavehæfte 40Prisbevidst papegøje
1982NorwayDonald Ducks show 1982-1Getting the Bird
January 1983GreeceΜίκυ (Μεγάλο) 185Getting the Bird
6 June 1983YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 452Причалица
6 June 1983YugoslaviaMikijev Zabavnik v slovenščini 452Klepetulja
1983FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1982-3Roope-setä lintuostoksilla
1983FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1982-2Roope-setä lintuostoksilla
1984FinlandAku Ankan satasivuiset / Aku Ankan karuselli 1984-09Huutokauppa
November 1985ItalySuper Almanacco Paperino (seconda serie) 65Paperon de' Paperoni all'asta
November 1985United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 4Getting the Bird
1986NorwayB-gjengen pocket 01En hard motstander
February 1987ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 47Zio Paperone all'asta
November 1988ItalyZio Paperone 13Zio Paperone Un'asta truccata
25 September 1990IndonesiaDonal Bebek 466Getting the Bird
February 1992FinlandRoope-setä 1992-02Getting the Bird in English
May 1992GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 31Getting the Bird
August 1992United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge One Pagers in Color 2Getting the Bird
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 15Getting the Bird
February 1994GermanyBarks Library Special Onkel Dagobert 2Getting the Bird
June 1994NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 79Getting the Bird
1996FinlandRoope-setä 1996-KHKova vastustaja
28 February 1997SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1997-10- får pippi
3 March 1997IcelandAndrés Önd 1997-09Þar gala gaukar
4 March 1997NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1997-10Ingen høyere?
6 March 1997DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1997-10Prisbevidst papegøje
27 February 1998YugoslaviaПолитикин Забавник 2403Getting the Bird
12 March 1998GermanyMicky Maus 1998-11Getting the Bird
18 March 1998FinlandAku Ankka 1998-12Huutokauppa
February 1999ItalyZio Paperone 113Zio Paperone un'asta truccata
1999FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1998-1Huutokauppa
29 March 2000FrancePicsou Magazine 339Getting the Bird
16 August 2000FinlandRoope-setä 2000EGetting the Bird in English
1 May 2001RussiaМикки Маус 2001-09Английский со Скруджем in English
September 2002ItalyZio Paperone (ristampa) 13Zio Paperone Un'asta truccata
21 October 2002FinlandMurrealbumit B 2002Huutokauppa
21 October 2002FinlandMurrealbumit BB2002Huutokauppa
November 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 21Getting the Bird
October 2005BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 16Quem Paga O Pássaro?
August 2006GermanyCarl Barks Collection 24Getting the Bird
August 2006DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 24Getting the Bird
August 2006NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 24Getting the Bird
2006SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 24Getting the Bird
14 December 2007FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 24Getting the Bird
21 July 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 26Zio Paperone - Un'asta truccata
September 2008SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1963-06Får pippi
June 2011GermanyBarks Onkel Dagobert 9Getting the Bird
14 May 2013SpainInolvidables Disney (Reedición Dumbo 2ª) 39La subasta
22 January 2014FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 13Un perroquet de prix !
June 2015ItalyUack! 15Zio Paperone - Un’asta truccata
15 August 2015GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 26Η δημοπρασία
30 September 2015NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 14Getting the Bird
22 February 2017FinlandSuuri suomalainen murrekirja 2017Auksuuni
2017SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 14Getting the Bird
9 October 2019FinlandAku Ankka 2019X41Roope-setä lintuostoksilla
30 November 2019SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 37Atrapa ese pájaro
10 December 2021NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2021B49Getting the Bird
11 January 2022ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 26Zio Paperone - Un'asta truccata
17 February 2022GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 17(Ein hartnäckiger Gegner)
23 February 2022NetherlandsDe leukste grappen van Donald Duck 3Getting the Bird
17 May 2022FinlandSuuri suomalainen murrekirja 2022Huutokauppa
3 May 2023FinlandAku Ankka Juniori 2023-05Roope-setä lintuostoksilla
20 June 2023United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 28Getting the Bird
24 April 2024PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 24Zażarta licytacja
January 2025BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 28Quem Paga O Pássaro?
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 30Getting the Bird
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 1Zio Paperone Un'asta truccata
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 18Zio Paperone un'asta truccata

Other versions

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

  • de/DD 12f Story, 1 p., 3 tiers
  • de/HD 7p12 Story, ¼ p., 4 tiers
  • gr/MIK 185g Story, 4 p., 1 tiers

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