HIGHDUCKS

StoryW US 41-02

The Status Seeker

Submarine trip to get a candy-like ruby in the South Seas

First published
6 December 1962
Created
16 May 1962
Length
20 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
153 times, in 26 countries
Also coded
3-sk-156, us174-p.1-26, w/us41, wr/us98, wus41, wus41-02

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
6 December 1962United StatesUncle Scrooge 41The Status Seeker
10 March 1963ItalyTopolino (libretto) 380Paperon de' Paperoni snob di società
7 May 1963ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 967Lo que más vale (part 2)
27 June 1963Egyptميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 114The Status Seeker
August 1963BrazilMickey (Abril) 130Em Busca do Rubi Listrado
24 September 1963DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1963-39Den stribede rubin (part 1)
29 September 1963FranceLe Journal de Mickey 592Picsou toujours premier !
1 October 1963DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1963-40Den stribede rubin (part 2)
8 October 1963DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1963-41Den stribede rubin (part 3)
8 October 1963SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1963-41bland de högsta hönsen (part 1)
9 October 1963NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1963-41Snobber med status (part 1)
15 October 1963SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1963-42bland de högsta hönsen (part 2)
16 October 1963NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1963-42Snobber med status (part 2)
22 October 1963SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1963-43bland de högsta hönsen (part 3)
23 October 1963NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1963-43Snobber med status (part 3)
1963AustraliaGiant (G Series) 288The Status Seeker
17 January 1964MexicoCuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 312Posición social
7 March 1964GreeceΓέλιο και Χαρά 338Το ριγωτό ρουμπίνι
April 1964PhilippinesWalt Disney Komiks 50Basta Sikat (Kasali)
4 July 1964GermanyMicky Maus 1964-27Die Spitzen der Gesellschaft (part 1)
11 July 1964GermanyMicky Maus 1964-28Die Spitzen der Gesellschaft (part 2)
18 July 1964GermanyMicky Maus 1964-29Die Spitzen der Gesellschaft (part 3)
30 September 1964FinlandAku Ankka 1964-39Roope-setä ja juovikas rubiini (part 1)
7 October 1964FinlandAku Ankka 1964-40Roope-setä ja juovikas rubiini (part 2)
14 October 1964FinlandAku Ankka 1964-41Roope-setä ja juovikas rubiini (part 3)
1965FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1964-2Roope-setä ja juovikas rubiini (part 1)
1965FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1964-2Roope-setä ja juovikas rubiini (part 2)
1965FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1964-2Roope-setä ja juovikas rubiini (part 3)
1966ChileTío Rico 15El arribista
February 1967SpainDumbo 2ª (ERSA) 18El imperio del pedrusco
9 March 1969ItalyAlbi della rosa 748Paperon de' Paperoni snob di società
10 July 1970GreeceΜίκυ Μάους 211Το ψάρι κατάσκοπος!
20 August 1971NetherlandsDonald Duck 1971-34De zuurtjesrobijn (part 1)
27 August 1971NetherlandsDonald Duck 1971-35De zuurtjesrobijn (part 2)
10 February 1972United StatesUncle Scrooge 98The Status Seeker
October 1972ItalyCartonatoni Disney 3AZio Paperone snob di società
January 1973BrazilTio Patinhas (Abril) 90O Símbolo da Posição Social
1973AustraliaGiant (G Series) 556The Status Seeker
1973FinlandJättikirjat 1973Roope-setä ja juovikas rubiini
1974ChileTío Rico 203Buscando status
1974GermanyIch Onkel Dagobert 1Onkel Dagobert und die feinen Leute
1974SpainYo, Tío Gilito 1Tío Gilito snob de la sociedad
1974FranceGrands albums cartonnés Le Livre de Paris/Hachette 2Onc' Picsou et les gens qui...
November 1975GreeceΜίκυ (Μεγάλο) 99Το σύμβολο κύρους
November 1977NetherlandsOom Dagobert 1De zuurtjesrobijn
1977SpainYo, Tío Gilito S 2Tío Gilito snob de la sociedad
March 1978YugoslaviaMikijev Almanah 129Šareni rubin
4 July 1978GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 55Die Spitzen der Gesellschaft
August 1979ItalyCartonatoni Disney 3BZio Paperone snob di società
August 1979ItalyPaperino d'oro 3Zio Paperone snob di società
October 1979BrazilTio Patinhas de Ouro 2O Símbolo da Posição Social
1979United StatesBest Comics (Hardcover) 4The Status Seeker
3 January 1980United StatesUncle Scrooge 174The Status Seeker
22 August 1980GreeceΜίκυ Μάους 738Το ψάρι κατάσκοπος!
1980SpainPato Donald (Montena) 2Hombre de sociedad
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 27The Status Seeker
December 1981BrazilDisney Especial (1ª Série) 61O Símbolo da Posição Social
1981CanadaOncle Pic$ou 19Dans L'arriviste
1981NetherlandsOom Dagobert B 1De zuurtjesrobijn
16 May 1983YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 449Ловац на статус
16 May 1983YugoslaviaMikijev Zabavnik v slovenščini 449Lovec na status
September 1983FranceGrands albums cartonnés Le Livre de Paris/Hachette 8Onc' Picsou et les gens qui...
August 1985GreeceΜίκυ (Μεγάλο) 216Το σύμβολο κύρους!
November 1985United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 4The Status Seeker
October 1986ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 49Zio Paperone snob di società
1986GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 55Die Spitzen der Gesellschaft
April 1987ItalyI Classici di Walt Disney (seconda serie) 124Paperon De' Paperoni snob di società
1987GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 5Die Spitzen der Gesellschaft
February 1988Egyptميكى جيب (Mickey Guaib) 139The Status Seeker
October 1989FrancePicsou Magazine 213Une place pour Picsou
December 1989BrazilDisney Especial Reedição 55O Símbolo da Posição Social
February 1990Indiaமினி லயன் (Mini Lion Book) 29அந்தஸ்தை தேடி
2 November 1990PortugalDisney Especial 71O Símbolo da Posição Social
13 November 1990NorwayGullbok 7Snobber med status
1990BrazilDisney Especialíssimo 7O Símbolo da Posição Social
1990DenmarkGuldbog 7Den stribede rubin
1990SwedenKalle Anka Guldbok 7bland de högsta hönsen
April 1991ItalyZio Paperone 19Zio Paperone snob di società
July 1991United StatesUncle Scrooge 256The Status Seeker
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 15De zuurtjesrobijn
June 1993GermanyDie großen Klassiker 3Die Spitzen der Gesellschaft
26 June 1995ColombiaDisney Especial 51El símbolo de la posición social
1995GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 44Die Spitzen der Gesellschaft
3 February 1998United StatesThe Adventures of Uncle Scrooge McDuck in Color 39The Status Seeker
1998GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck (Klassik-Album) - Sammelband 6ADie Spitzen der Gesellschaft
June 1999GreeceΚόμιξ 132Σύμβολο Κύρους
1 August 2001FrancePicsou Magazine 355Un rubis pour la haute
January 2002GermanyBarks Library Special Onkel Dagobert 24Die Spitzen der Gesellschaft
June 2002ItalyDisney Libri a fumetti 200206Zio Paperone snob di società
June 2002ItalyTutto Disney 24Zio Paperone snob di società
September 2002ItalyZio Paperone (ristampa) 19Zio Paperone snob di società
29 October 2002FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 36Un rubis pour la haute
27 October 2005NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 125De zuurtjesrobijn
October 2005BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 16O Símbolo da Posição Social
February 2006FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1964-2Roope-setä ja juovikas rubiini (part 1)
February 2006FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1964-2Roope-setä ja juovikas rubiini (part 2)
February 2006FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1964-2Roope-setä ja juovikas rubiini (part 3)
July 2006United StatesCarl Barks' Greatest DuckTales Stories 2The Status Seeker
August 2006GermanyCarl Barks Collection 24The Status Seeker
August 2006DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 24The Status Seeker
August 2006NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 24The Status Seeker
2006SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 24The Status Seeker
3 January 2007FinlandAku Ankka 2007-01Roope-setä ja juovikas rubiini
July 2007NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 32De zuurtjesrobijn
14 December 2007FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 24The Status Seeker
April 2008FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 2007-1Roope-setä ja juovikas rubiini
7 July 2008NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2008-28Snobber med status
8 July 2008SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2008-28Farbror Joakim bland de högsta hönsen
21 July 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 26Zio Paperone snob di società
July 2008SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1963-05bland de högsta hönsen (part 1)
July 2008SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1963-05bland de högsta hönsen (part 2)
July 2008SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1963-05bland de högsta hönsen (part 3)
August 2008NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 62Snobber med status (part 1)
August 2008NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 62Snobber med status (part 2)
August 2008NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 62Snobber med status (part 3)
September 2009NorwayEn kvart årgang Donald Duck & Co 35Snobber med status
5 October 2009GermanyLiebe, Lust und Leidenschaft - Die Ducks von Sinnen 1Die Spitzen der Gesellschaft
December 2009NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie, Algemeen Dagblad 11De zuurtjesrobijn
2010DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1963-5Den stribede rubin (part 1)
2010DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1963-5Den stribede rubin (part 2)
2010DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1963-5Den stribede rubin (part 3)
June 2011GermanyBarks Onkel Dagobert 9Die Spitzen der Gesellschaft
25 April 2012BrazilDisney Big 14O Símbolo da Posição Social
25 June 2012IndonesiaDonal Bebek 1601Pencari status
20 November 2012SpainInolvidables Disney (Reedición Dumbo 2ª) 14El imperio del pedrusco
4 September 2013FrancePicsou Magazine 494Un rubis pour la haute
22 January 2014FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 13Un rubis pour la haute
June 2015ItalyUack! 15Zio Paperone snob di società
15 August 2015GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 26Σύμβολο κύρους
30 September 2015NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 14Snobber med Status
21 June 2016FranceLes trésors de Picsou 35Un rubis pour la haute
14 October 2016FinlandCarl Barksin parhaat sarjat 6Juovikas rubiini
18 December 2017ItalyTesori Disney International 11Zio Paperone snob di società
2017SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 14The Status Seeker
5 July 2018GermanyEntenhausen exklusiv: Die Spitzen der Gesellschaft 1Die Spitzen der Gesellschaft
30 November 2019SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 37Estatus social
29 December 2021GreeceΚόμιξ (Περίοδος Β') 90Σύμβολο κύρους
11 January 2022ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 26Zio Paperone snob di società
14 April 2022GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 18Die Spitzen der Gesellschaft
2022FinlandAku Ankka (digipalvelu) 2022-26Roope-setä ja juovikas rubiini
7 November 2023NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 22The Status Seeker
24 April 2024PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 24Walka o status
1 October 2025FinlandRahat haisemaan! 2025Juovikas rubiini
27 May 2026FinlandCarl Barksin sankarit 2026-1Juovikas rubiini
16 June 2026GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 98Die Spitzen der Gesellschaft
30 June 2026United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 30The Status Seeker
BelgiumAlbum du Journal de Mickey 29Picsou toujours premier ! in French
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 29Picsou toujours premier !
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AB29Picsou toujours premier !
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC29Picsou toujours premier !
PortugalDisney Especialíssimo 38O Símbolo da Posição Social
PortugalHiper Disney 13-07O Símbolo da Posição Social
PortugalHiper Hiper Disney 72O Símbolo da Posição Social

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