HIGHDUCKS

StoryW US 46-03

A Helper's Helping Hand

Gyro has invented a very effective way to fly and paint with the help of a jet-rocket-pack and spray gun. Now he is going to paint an enormous suspension bridge, but nesting birds make the task difficult.

First published
3 October 1963
Created
19 March 1963
Length
4 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
98 times, in 24 countries
Also coded
k.216, us48, w#46, w/us46-wr/wdcd10, w/us46c, wus46-03

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
3 October 1963United StatesUncle Scrooge 46A Helper's Helping Hand
14 April 1964BrazilZé Carioca 649O Ajudante do Ajudante
6 October 1964DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1964-40Den lille hjælper – hjælper til
12 October 1964SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1964-42Medhjälparens hjälp
14 October 1964NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1964-42A Helper's Helping Hand
24 October 1964GermanyMicky Maus 1964-43Lohnender Auftrag
25 October 1964ItalyTopolino (libretto) 465Archimede aiutante dell'aiutante
1964AustraliaGiant (G Series) 308A Helper's Helping Hand
1964United KingdomSuper Mag 6A Helper's Helping Hand
5 February 1965MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 294El ayudante
6 February 1965GreeceΓέλιο και Χαρά 386Ο βοηθός του βοηθού
3 November 1965FinlandAku Ankka 1965-44Pelle Peloton ja kekseliäs Pikku apulainen
1965NetherlandsDonald Duck en andere verhalen 10krijgt een lesje
1966FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1965-2Pelle Peloton ja kekseliäs Pikku apulainen
1968ChileTío Rico 40Ayuda del Ayudante
1968ColombiaTío Rico 40Ayuda del Ayudante
April 1969United StatesWalt Disney Comics Digest (Gold Key) 10A Helper's Helping Hand
4 February 1973FranceLe Journal de Mickey 1077Ah! La bonne idée, Géo !
1973NetherlandsDonald Duck en andere verhalen (V&D) 1krijgt een lesje
28 February 1975NetherlandsDonald Duck 1975-09krijgt een lesje
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 28A Helper's Helping Hand
February 1982BrazilEdição Extra 126O Ajudante do Ajudante
June 1982NetherlandsWillie Wortel 2krijgt een lesje
1982ItalyLa Banda Disney tutta in adesivi 8Archimede aiutante dell'aiutante
1983ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 52Archimede Pitagorico aiutante dell'aiutante
4 February 1985SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1985-06Medhjälparens hjälp
9 February 1985GermanyMicky Maus 1985-07Lohnender Auftrag
11 February 1985DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1985-07Den lille Hjælper – hjælper til
11 February 1985IcelandAndrés Önd 1985-07Hjálparhönd Hjálparans
12 February 1985NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1985-07A Helper's Helping Hand
13 February 1985FinlandAku Ankka 1985-07Pelle Peloton ja kekseliäs Pikku apulainen
1985United KingdomThe Disney Magazine Annual 1986Little Helper's Helping Hand
1986FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1985-1Pelle Peloton ja kekseliäs Pikku apulainen
1986FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1985-1Pelle Peloton ja kekseliäs Pikku apulainen
3 November 1987United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 526A Helper's Helping Hand
April 1989United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 5A Helper's Helping Hand
17 July 1990IndonesiaDonal Bebek 456Mendapat Pelajaran
December 1990ItalyZio Paperone 15Zio Paperone - L'aiutante dell'aiutante
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 15krijgt een lesje
June 1993United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers in Color 6A Helper's Helping Hand
January 1995GermanyBarks Library Special Daniel Düsentrieb 6Lohnender Auftrag
January 1995NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 82krijgt een lesje
1995GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 136Lohnender Auftrag
March 1996GreeceΚόμιξ 93Ο βοηθός του βοηθού
1997GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 24ALohnender Auftrag
1997GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 24BLohnender Auftrag
1997GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 24CLohnender Auftrag
10 October 2000GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 136Lohnender Auftrag
September 2002ItalyZio Paperone (ristampa) 15Zio Paperone - L'aiutante dell'aiutante
November 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 22krijgt een lesje
2002GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 33DLohnender Auftrag
November 2003United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 639A Helper's Helping Hand
21 October 2005SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2005-43Medhjälparens hjälp
24 October 2005NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2005-43Mestermaleren
27 October 2005DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2005-43Lille Hjælper hjælper til
2 November 2005FinlandAku Ankka 2005-44Pelle Peloton ja kekseliäs Pikku apulainen
7 December 2005PolandKaczor Donald 2005-50Malowany most
12 December 2005BulgariaМики Маус 2005-50Помощник на помощника
April 2006FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 2005-4Pelle Peloton ja kekseliäs Pikku apulainen
1 May 2006SerbiaМики Маус 2006-05Шегрт
June 2006BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 21Com A Mãozinha do Lampadinha
November 2006GermanyCarl Barks Collection 25A Helper's Helping Hand
15 December 2006China米老鼠 2006-24小助手帮大忙
December 2006DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 25A Helper's Helping Hand
December 2006NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 25A Helper's Helping Hand
2006NorwayEn kvart årgang Donald Duck & Co 24Mestermaleren
December 2006SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 25A Helper's Helping Hand
March 2007FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1965-2Pelle Peloton ja kekseliäs Pikku apulainen
29 April 2008FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 25A Helper's Helping Hand
28 July 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 27Archimede Pitagorico aiutante dell'aiutante
April 2009NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 69A Helper's Helping Hand
2009SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1964-05Medhjälparens hjälp
3 March 2010FrancePicsou Magazine 458L'aide à l'aide
2010DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1964-5Den lille hjælper – hjælper til
2010FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 62L'aide à l'aide
4 August 2011GermanyBarks Onkel Dagobert 10Lohnender Auftrag
3 April 2014NetherlandsDonald Duck 2014-15Een helpende hand
May 2014ItalyI Grandi Classici Disney 330Archimede aiutante dell'aiutante
4 June 2014FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 14L'aide à l'aide
23 August 2015GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 27Ο βοηθός του βοηθού
August 2015ItalyUack! 17Archimede Pitagorico aiutante dell’aiutante
1 December 2015NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 15Mestermaleren
18 September 2017NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2017-38Mestermaleren
21 September 2017DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2017-38Den Lille Hjælper - hjælper til
2017SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 15A Helper's Helping Hand
2017SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2017-38Medhjälparens hjälp
15 November 2018China米老鼠 2018-23小助手帮大忙 A Helper's Helping Hand
11 January 2019SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 38La ayuda del ayudante
2020DenmarkCarl Barks 120 år 1A Helper’s Helping Hand
18 January 2022ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 27Archimede Pitagorico aiutante dell'aiutante
14 April 2022GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 18Lohnender Auftrag
17 July 2024PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 25Malowany most
27 September 2024NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 27A Helper's Helping Hand
20 January 2025DenmarkGuldbog 20Den Lille Hjælper - hjælper til
30 June 2026United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 30A Helper's Helping Hand
BelgiumAlbum du Journal de Mickey 57Ah! La bonne idée, Géo ! in French
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 57Ah! La bonne idée, Géo !
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 5Zio Paperone - L'aiutante dell'aiutante

Other versions

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

  • fr/JM 1077g Story, 2 p., 6 tiers
  • it/BDTA 8d Story, 2 p., 3 tiers
  • it/GCD 330e Story, 5 p., 3 tiers
  • se/KA2005-43e Story, 4 p., 4 tiers

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