HIGHDUCKS

StoryW US 39-05

Tricky Experiment

Tricky ball-shaped money bin

First published
5 July 1962
Created
5 February 1962
Length
8 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
114 times, in 27 countries
Also coded
us136-p.13-23;us39, w/us39, w/us39b, wr/wdcd, wus39-05

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 39Tricky Experiment
3 November 1962NetherlandsDonald Duck 1962-44Tricky Experiment
11 November 1962ItalyTopolino (libretto) 363Zio Paperone e la sferarmata
1962AustraliaGiant (G Series) 277Tricky Experiment
3 January 1963Egyptميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 89Tricky Experiment
2 August 1963MexicoCuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 300Experimento peligroso
31 August 1963GreeceΓέλιο και Χαρά 311Οι διαρρήκτες
10 September 1963DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1963-37Den fjernstyrede pengetank
21 September 1963GermanyMicky Maus 1963-38Der Kugeltank
24 September 1963SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1963-39Ett nervpirrande experiment
25 September 1963NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1963-39Onkel Skrues skjule-kule
1963, fourth quarterFranceAlmanach du Journal de Mickey 64Onc' Picsou perd la boule !
16 September 1964FinlandAku Ankka 1964-37Roope-setä ja hänen uusi rahasäiliönsä
1965FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1964-2Roope-setä ja hänen uusi rahasäiliönsä
1966ChileTío Rico 6Experimento complicado
14 April 1968ItalyAlbi della rosa 701Zio Paperone e la sferarmata
11 October 1968GreeceΜίκυ Μάους 120Μια... σφαίρα για τους λύκους!..
1970AustraliaGiant (G Series) 487Tricky Experiment
April 1972United StatesWalt Disney Comics Digest (Gold Key) 34Tricky Experiment
25 July 1973GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 34Der Kugeltank
1974ColombiaDisneylandia 559Experimento complicado
11 November 1976United StatesUncle Scrooge 136Tricky Experiment
7 April 1978BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 1378Um Tanque Cheio de Truques
6 November 1978YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 213Нови трезор
6 November 1978YugoslaviaMikijev Zabavnik v slovenščini 213Novi trezor
10 August 1979NetherlandsDonald Duck 1979-32Tricky Experiment
March 1980CanadaOncle Pic$ou 3Une délicate expérience
November 1980ArgentinaTío Rico 103Esperimento complicado
November 1980ChileTío Rico 356Esperimento complicado
November 1980ColombiaTío Rico (2ª Serie) 85Esperimento complicado
November 1980VenezuelaTío Rico 16Esperimento complicado
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 27Tricky Experiment
8 June 1983BrazilPateta (Abril - 1ª Série) 21Um Tanque Cheio de Truques
16 December 1983PortugalPateta (& Companhia) 69Um Tanque Cheio de Truques
August 1985NetherlandsOom Dagobert 28Tricky Experiment
November 1985United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 4Tricky Experiment
October 1986GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 9Der Kugeltank
1986GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album - Hardcover 9Der Kugeltank
March 1987ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 48Zio Paperone e la sferaarmata
1987GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album - Doppelband 2Der Kugeltank
1987DenmarkBedste historier om Anders And 26Den fjernstyrede pengetank
1987NorwayBeste historier om Donald Duck & Co 33Onkel Skrues skjule-kule
1987NorwayTegneseriebokklubben 30Onkel Skrues skjule-kule
1987SwedenKalle Ankas Bästisar 26Ett nervpirrande experiment
1988FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 31Rullaava rahamassi
1988FinlandParhaat Sarjat 1988-15Rullaava rahamassi
17 October 1989United StatesUncle Scrooge Adventures 19Tricky Experiment
1989GermanyDonald Duck Klassik Album 3Der Kugeltank
1989GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck (Klassik-Album) - Sammelband 4Der Kugeltank
April 1991ItalyZio Paperone 19Zio Paperone e la sferarmata
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 15Tricky Experiment
September 1993Egyptميكى جيب (Mickey Guaib) 206Tricky Experiment
September 1994NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 80Tricky Experiment
2 October 1996GermanyMicky Maus 1996-41Der Kugeltank
11 October 1996SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1996-42Ett nervpirrande experiment
14 October 1996IcelandAndrés Önd 1996-42Erfið tilraun
15 October 1996NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1996-42Skrues skjulekule
16 October 1996FinlandAku Ankka 1996-42Rullaava rahamassi
17 October 1996DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1996-42Den fjernstyrede pengetank
11 February 1997IndonesiaDonal Bebek 799Cara Baru Menyimpan Uang
1997FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1996-4Rullaava rahamassi
6 January 1998United StatesThe Adventures of Uncle Scrooge McDuck in Color 38Tricky Experiment
November 2001Germany50 Jahre Panzerknacker 1Der Kugeltank
January 2002GermanyBarks Library Special Onkel Dagobert 24Der Kugeltank
May 2002PortugalPato Donald (2ª Série) 85Um Tanque Cheio de Truques
September 2002ItalyZio Paperone (ristampa) 19Zio Paperone e la sferarmata
November 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 21Tricky Experiment
November 2003FrancePicsou Magazine 382Le coffre expérimental
September 2004GreeceΚόμιξ 195Ριψοκίνδυνο πείραμα
October 2005BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 16Um Tanque Cheio de Truques
February 2006FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1964-2Roope-setä ja hänen uusi rahasäiliönsä
31 July 2006BulgariaМики Маус 2006-31Опасен експеримент
2 August 2006PolandKaczor Donald 2006-31Kula
August 2006GermanyCarl Barks Collection 24Tricky Experiment
August 2006DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 24Tricky Experiment
August 2006NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 24Tricky Experiment
2006SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 24Tricky Experiment
16 April 2007NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2007-16Onkel Skrues skjulekule
17 April 2007SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2007-16Ett nervpirrande experiment
19 April 2007DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2007-16Den fjernstyrede pengetank
June 2007United StatesUncle Scrooge 366Tricky Experiment
14 December 2007FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 24Tricky Experiment
June 2008NorwayEn kvart årgang Donald Duck & Co 30Onkel Skrues skjulekule
14 July 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 25Zio Paperone e la sferarmata
July 2008SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1963-05Ett nervpirrande experiment
August 2008NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 62Onkel Skrues skjule-kule
7 November 2008RussiaМикки Маус 2008-42Эксперимент
April 2009GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sonderedition 4Der Kugeltank
December 2009NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie, Algemeen Dagblad 9Tricky Experiment
23 August 2010IndonesiaDonal Bebek 1505Percobaan licik
2010DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1963-5Den fjernstyrede pengetank
June 2011GermanyBarks Onkel Dagobert 9Der Kugeltank
November 2011GermanyOnkel Dagobert - Milliardenraub in Entenhausen: Taler in Gefahr! 1Der Kugeltank
22 January 2014FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 13Le coffre expérimental
June 2015ItalyUack! 15Zio Paperone e la sferarmata
9 August 2015GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 25Ριψοκίνδυνο πείραμα
30 September 2015NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 14Skrues skjulekule
28 August 2017NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2017-35Skrues skjulekule
31 August 2017DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2017-35Den fjernstyrede pengetank
9 October 2017IndonesiaDonal Bebek 1877Eksperimen tangki
2017SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 14Tricky Experiment
2017SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2017-35Ett nervpirrande experiment
23 August 2018SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 36Experimento resbaladizo
15 September 2021FranceLes trésors de Picsou 56Le coffre expérimental
4 January 2022ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 25Zio Paperone e la sferarmata
9 February 2022FinlandCarl Barksin sankarit 2022Rullaava rahamassi
17 February 2022GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 17Der Kugeltank
20 June 2023United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 28Tricky Experiment
2023FinlandAku Ankka (digipalvelu) 2023-02Rullaava rahamassi
24 April 2024PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 24Kula
January 2025BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 28Um Tanque Cheio de Truques
10 February 2026GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 96Der Kugeltank
CanadaL'album du collectionneur OP 1Une délicate expérience
Egyptمغامرات عم دهب (Uncle Scrooge Adventures) 8Tricky Experiment

Other versions

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

  • de/BLOD 24e Story, 8 p., 4 tiers
  • de/TGDD 34g Story, 7 ¾ p., 4 tiers
  • de/TGDDSE 4eg Story, 7 ¾ p., 4 tiers
  • eg/MG 206p102 Story, 16 p., 2 tiers
  • gr/MM 120p35 Story, 11 p., 3 tiers
  • se/KA2007-16d Story, 8 p., 4 tiers

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