HIGHDUCKS

StoryW US 61-01

Wasted Words

US teaches parrot to say "Scrooge is a fine fellow!"

First published
11 November 1965
Created
8 February 1965
Length
1 page (4 tiers)
Printed
76 times, in 18 countries
Also coded
w/us61e, wus61-01

Credits

Plot
?
Script
?
Pencils
Carl Barks
Ink
Carl Barks

Characters

In bold: the story's lead.

Where it was printed

DateCountryIssueTitle
11 November 1965United StatesUncle Scrooge 61Wasted Words
8 March 1966BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 748Louro Adivinhão
3 April 1966ItalyAlbi della rosa 595Zio Paperone l'innocente
21 April 1966Egyptميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 261Wasted Words
1966AustraliaGiant (G Series) 375Wasted Words
31 August 1967SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1967-35Den kloka papegojan
5 September 1967DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1967-36Wasted Words
6 September 1967NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1967-36Wasted Words
12 November 1967FranceMickey Parade (ancienne série) 807Un perroquet à la hauteur
14 March 1968YugoslaviaMiki 73Wasted Words
4 September 1968FinlandAku Ankka 1968-36Wasted Words
November 1968SwedenKalle Ankas Pocket 2Den kloka papegojan
1968DenmarkJumbobog 2Papegøjer er kloge fugle
1968NorwayDonald Pocket 2Papegøyer er kloke...
9 January 1969SpainPato Donald 2ª (ERSA) 66Wasted Words
18 January 1969NetherlandsDonald Duck 1969-03Wasted Words
1969FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1968-2Wasted Words
12 March 1971GreeceΜίκυ Μάους 246Wasted Words
1973AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 319Wasted Words
1978, first quarterFranceMickey Parade (nouveau tirage) 807Un perroquet à la hauteur
1978ItalyPaperino 4Zio Paperone in Il becco della verità
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 30Wasted Words
January 1986ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 57-CZio Paperone e il becco della verità
April 1989United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 5Wasted Words
27 July 1990NetherlandsDonald Duck 1990-30Wasted Words
December 1990ItalyZio Paperone 15Zio Paperone
September 1991FinlandRoope-setä 1991-09Wasted Words in English
November 1991GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 29Wasted Words
August 1992United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge One Pagers in Color 2Wasted Words
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 17Wasted Words
February 1994GermanyBarks Library Special Onkel Dagobert 2Wasted Words
August 1997NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 92Wasted Words
13 March 1998YugoslaviaПолитикин Забавник 2405Wasted Words
3 April 1998NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1998B15Wasted Words
7 April 1998DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1998B15Wasted Words
September 2002ItalyZio Paperone (ristampa) 15Zio Paperone
February 2003NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 24Wasted Words
1 August 2003FinlandRoope-setä 2003EWasted Words in English
June 2006BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 21Wasted Words
August 2007GermanyCarl Barks Collection 27Wasted Words
August 2007DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 27Papegøjer er kloge fugle
August 2007SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 27Wasted Words
September 2007NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 27Wasted Words
4 October 2007NetherlandsDonald Duck Scheurkalender 2008Wasted Words
25 August 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 31Zio Paperone l'innocente
19 December 2008FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 27Wasted Words
December 2008NorwayDonald Pocket Luksusutgaven 2Papegøyer er kloke...
29 January 2010FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1968-2Wasted Words
9 February 2011FinlandAku Ankka 2011-06Nokkela oppilas
15 March 2011China米老鼠 2011-07鹦鹉学舌 Clever Parrot
August 2011NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 89Wasted Words
25 October 2011SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2011-43Den kloka papegojan
27 October 2011DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2011-43Papegøjer er kloge fugle
28 October 2011NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2011-43Wasted Words
9 February 2012GermanyBarks Onkel Dagobert 12Wasted Words
2012SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1967-04Den kloka papegojan
16 May 2014SerbiaПолитикин Забавник 3249Вежба
25 February 2015FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 16Un perroquet à la hauteur
19 September 2015GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 31Τζάμπα λόγια
December 2015ItalyUack! 21Zio Paperone - L’innocente
2 June 2016NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 18Wasted Words
June 2016NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 132Wasted Words
1 September 2016NetherlandsDonald Duck Scheurkalender 2017Wasted Words
5 June 2018GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 373Kluger Vogel
2018SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 18Wasted Words
4 July 2019FinlandAku Ankka Juniori 2019-07Nokkela oppilas
24 August 2019SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 42Palabras desperdiciadas
6 November 2020NorwayKlassisk Donald Duck 27Wasted Words
11 December 2020NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 3Wasted Words
15 February 2022ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 31Zio Paperone l'innocente
16 August 2022GermanyLTB ABO+ 2022-03Wasted Words
18 August 2022GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 20Wasted Words
17 February 2023GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 78(Kluger Vogel)
21 June 2024NorwayDonald Duck Junior 2024-13Wasted Words
23 April 2025PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 28Kłapanie dziobem
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 5Zio Paperone

Other versions

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

  • eg/SM 261d Story, ¼ p., 1 tiers
  • it/AR 595e Story, 1 p., 3 tiers
  • no/DDJ2024-13h Story, 3 p., 2 tiers

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