HIGHDUCKS

StoryW WDC 44-02

The Mad Chemist

DD becomes a mad chemist and invents a powerful explosive

First published
May 1944
Created
30 December 1943
Length
10 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
140 times, in 28 countries
Also coded
w/wdc44, w/wdc44, w/wdc44a, wr/wdc44, wwdc44-02, wwdc44-02

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
May 1944United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 44The Mad Chemist
5 September 1944ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 8El químico loco (part 1)
12 September 1944ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 9El químico loco (part 2)
19 September 1944ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 10El químico loco (part 3)
26 September 1944ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 11El químico loco (part 4)
3 October 1944ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 12El químico loco (part 5)
25 May 1948ArgentinaLa Gran Historieta 37El químico loco
June 1949ItalyTopolino (libretto) 3Paperino chimico pazzo
July 1950BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 1O Químico Louco
23 October 1955ItalyAlbi della rosa 50Paperino chimico pazzo
4 September 1964MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 283Genio de la química
October 1965United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 301The Mad Chemist
24 February 1966SpainPato Donald 1ª (ERSA) 33Un pato en la Luna
November 1968BrazilTio Patinhas (Abril) 40De Gênio e de Louco...
April 1970ChileDisneylandia 388El químico loco
8 January 1971BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 1000O Químico Louco
30 October 1975SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1975-44Kan knäpp i bollen göra geni av stollen?
3 November 1975DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1975-45Brugbar bule
4 November 1975NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1975-45Til månen i rakett
26 April 1976YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 81Луди хемичар
10 November 1976FinlandAku Ankka 1976-45Hullu kemisti
14 January 1977NetherlandsDonald Duck 1977-02De gekke chemicus
1977FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1976-4Hullu kemisti
1977FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1976-2Hullu kemisti
7 March 1978GermanyMicky Maus 1978-10Donaldchens Mondfahrt
June 1978NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 9De gekke chemicus
April 1979GermanyCarl Barks gesammelte Werke 33The Mad Chemist
May 1980ItalyPaperino d'oro 12Paperino chimico pazzo
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 2The Mad Chemist
13 March 1981BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 1532O Químico Maluco
21 August 1981PortugalPato Donald 9O Químico Maluco
September 1984BrazilFacsímile de O Pato Donald Número 1 1O Químico Louco
January 1985PortugalPato Donald - edição de aniversário 501CO Químico Louco
July 1985BrazilDisney Especial (1ª Série) 86O Químico Maluco
28 February 1986PortugalDisney Especial 14O Químico Maluco
24 June 1986PortugalAs Melhores Histórias 10O Químico Maluco
1986ItalyTopolino (ristampa Nerbini) 1 3Paperino chimico pazzo
1986PortugalSelecção Disney 8O Químico Maluco
4 August 1987FranceLe Journal de Mickey 1832Chimères chimiques
7 August 1987FranceDonald Magazine 87-31Chimères chimiques
March 1988United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 7The Mad Chemist
April 1988BrazilAnos de Ouro do Pato Donald 1O Químico Louco
1988NetherlandsAlle verhalen van Carl Barks / Alle klassieke verhalen 1De gekke chemicus
27 June 1989United StatesDonald Duck Adventures (Gladstone) 15The Mad Chemist
16 November 1989GermanyMicky Maus 1989-47Donaldchens Mondfahrt
3 March 1990SpainDisney Especial 7El químico loco
17 November 1990ItalyIl Messaggero 96Paperino - Il chimico pazzo
1990ItalyTopolino (ristampa Nerbini) 2 3Paperino chimico pazzo
March 1991ItalyZio Paperone 18Paperino chimico genio
6 May 1991DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1991-19Brugbar bule
6 May 1991IcelandAndrés Önd 1991-19Brjálaði efnafræðingurinn
6 May 1991NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1991-19Til månen i rakett
6 May 1991SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1991-19Kan knäpp i bollen göra geni av stollen?
8 May 1991FinlandAku Ankka 1991-19Hullu kemisti
1991ColombiaDisney Especial 7El químico loco
1991SpainPandillas Disney 3El químico loco
March 1992United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color 3The Mad Chemist
1992FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1991-2Hullu kemisti
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 1De gekke chemicus
February 1993GermanyBarks Library 3Donaldchens Mondfahrt
1994SloveniaZbirka Carla Barksa 3Nori kemik
August 1995PortugalHiper Disney 7-08O Químico Maluco
June 1996ItalyCarl Barks Comic Art 2Donald Duck this month "The mad chemist"
1996PortugalHiper Hiper Disney 35O Químico Maluco
9 July 1997PolandKaczor Donald 1997-16Szalony chemik
24 July 1997HungaryDonald Kacsa Magazin 1997-10Az õrült kémikus
July 1997CzechiaKačer Donald 1997-14Šílený chemik
August 1997BrazilDisney Especial Reedição 99O Químico Maluco
1997BrazilDisney Especialíssimo 28O Químico Maluco
1997SlovakiaKáčer Donald 1997-14Šialený chemik
October 1998BulgariaМики Маус 1998-20Лудият химик
April 1999ItalySuper Disney 12Paperino chimico pazzo
7 February 2001FrancePicsou Magazine 349Le chimiste fou
November 2001GermanyBarks Comics and Stories - von Carl Barks 1Donaldchens Mondfahrt
2001NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 3De gekke chemicus
8 January 2002GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 177Donaldchens Mondfahrt
22 March 2002FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 34Le chimiste fou
March 2002ItalyTopolino (ristampa Disney) 3Paperino chimico pazzo
September 2002ItalyZio Paperone (ristampa) 18Paperino chimico genio
4 June 2004SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2004-24Kan knäpp i bollen göra geni av stollen?
7 June 2004NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2004-24Til Månen i rakett
9 June 2004FinlandAku Ankka 2004-24Hullu kemisti
9 June 2004PolandKaczor Donald 2004-24Kaczor z guzem na głowie
10 June 2004DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2004-24Brugbar bule
15 June 2004GermanyMicky Maus 2004-25Donaldchens Mondfahrt
June 2004EstoniaMiki Hiir - Eriväljaanne 2004-01Hull keemik
April 2005FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 2004-2Hullu kemisti
8 June 2005United StatesDonald Duck 329The Mad Chemist
November 2005GermanyCarl Barks Collection 2Donaldchens Mondfahrt
December 2005DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 2The Mad Chemist
December 2005NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 2The Mad Chemist
2005NorwayEn kvart årgang Donald Duck & Co 18Til Månen i rakett
December 2005SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 2This Month The Mad Chemist
February 2006BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 17De Gênio e de Louco...
19 April 2007FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 2The Mad Chemist
15 September 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 34Paperino chimico genio
20 February 2009SpainBiblioteca Carl Barks 2El científico loco
February 2010ItalyTopolino (ristampa Lo Scarabeo) 3Paperino chimico pazzo
5 April 2010ItalyTopolino (ristampa Corriere della Sera) 3Paperino chimico pazzo
May 2010BrazilFacsímile de O Pato Donald Número 1 2O Químico Louco
20 August 2010GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 3Donaldchens Mondfahrt
May 2011GreeceΚόμιξ 275Ο τρελλός χημικός
21 November 2014GermanyMicky Maus 2014-48Donaldchens Mondfahrt
December 2014BrazilFacsímile de O Pato Donald Número 1 3O Químico Louco
7 January 2015GermanyDonald Duck Comics & Stories (Jokers) 1Donaldchens Mondfahrt
25 August 2015FinlandCarl Barks in English 2015The Mad Chemist
26 September 2015FranceLes trésors de Picsou 32The mad chemist
9 October 2015FinlandCarl Barksin parhaat sarjat 4Hullu kemisti
3 November 2015FinlandAku Ankka (digipalvelu) 2015-45Hullu kemisti
16 March 2016FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 19Le Chimiste fou
12 June 2016GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 34Ο τρελός χημικός
5 September 2016NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2016-36Til månen i rakett
8 September 2016DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2016-36Brugbar bule
20 September 2016NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 20Til månen i rakett
12 December 2016IndonesiaDonal Bebek 1834Ilmuwan jenius
2016SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2016-36Kan knäpp i bollen göra geni av stollen?
20 January 2017ItalyUack! 29Paperino chimico genio
17 August 2017PolandKaczor Donald 2017-09Kaczor z guzem na głowie
17 August 2017SloveniaMiki Miška 2017-06Nori kemik
1 September 2017SerbiaМики Маус 2017-09Ћакнути хемичар
12 September 2017CzechiaKačer Donald 2017-09Šílený chemik
25 January 2018FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1976-2Hullu kemisti
January 2018NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 146Til månen i rakett
2018SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 20The Mad Chemist
20 April 2019SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 2El químico loco
27 June 2019GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 1Donaldchens Mondfahrt
8 March 2022ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 34Paperino chimico genio
26 October 2022PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 18Kaczor z guzem na głowie
16 August 2023FinlandCarl Barksin Aku Ankka 4Hullu kemisti
10 October 2023GermanyDisney - 100 Jahre Comics - Das Beste aus Entenhausen 1Donaldchens Mondfahrt
24 April 2024FinlandAku Ankka 2024-17Hullu kemisti
12 November 2024United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 2The Mad Chemist
21 November 2024GermanyWalt Disney's Donald Duck - Die Ultimative Chronik 1The Mad Chemist in English
22 November 2024NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 28The Mad Chemist
10 January 2025FrancePicsou Magazine 583Mini ordi, maxi appli
20 January 2025DenmarkGuldbog 20Brugbar bule
May 2025BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 2O Químico Maluco
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 127Chimères chimiques
PortugalDisney Especial 159O Químico Maluco
PortugalDisney Especialíssimo 80O Químico Maluco

Other versions

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

  • ar/EPD 8xa Story, -1 p., 4 tiers
  • br/PD 1d Story, 7 p., 5 tiers
  • br/PD 1000c Story, 7 p., 5 tiers
  • de/DDUC 1p306 Story, 1 ½ p., 4 tiers
  • es/PD1 33d Story, 5 ⅔ p., 6 tiers
  • it/AR 50c Story, 13 p., 3 tiers
  • se/KA2004-24e Story, 10 p., 4 tiers

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