HIGHDUCKS

StoryW WDC 58-02

Taming the Rapids

Adventures and dangers at the bottom of a canyon

First published
July 1945
Created
9 March 1945
Length
8 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
102 times, in 24 countries
Also coded
k.100, rwdc98-4611, w/wdc58, w/wdc58a, wdc50-457, wdc58-457, wwdc58-02

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
July 1945United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 58Taming the Rapids
1945SpainColección Walt Disney B 39Salvamento heróico
2 November 1948ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 225Donald Alpinista (part ?)
October 1949ItalyTopolino (libretto) 7Paperino in villeggiatura
1 July 1952BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 34O Alpinista
December 1955BrazilMickey (Abril) 39O Alpinista
3 June 1956ItalyAlbi della rosa 82Paperino in villeggiatura
1959, fourth quarterFranceAlmanach du Journal de Mickey 60Une héroïque aventure
31 January 1961DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1961-05Taming the Rapids
1 February 1961NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1961-05Taming the Rapids
14 February 1961SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1961-07Taming the Rapids
31 January 1962FinlandAku Ankka 1962-05Taming the Rapids
1963FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1962-1Taming the Rapids
16 September 1966MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 336Taming the Rapids
21 February 1975NetherlandsDonald Duck 1975-08Taming the Rapids
June 1976GermanyCarl Barks gesammelte Werke 3Taming the Rapids
June 1978NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 9Taming the Rapids
August 1980ItalyPaperino d'oro 15Paperino in villeggiatura
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 3Taming the Rapids
23 January 1981BrazilZé Carioca 1525Tio Herói
15 July 1981PortugalPateta (& Companhia) 6Tio Herói
May 1985ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 3Paperino in villeggiatura
1986NetherlandsAlle verhalen van Carl Barks / Alle klassieke verhalen 2Taming the Rapids
March 1988United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 7Taming the Rapids
22 August 1989United StatesDonald Duck Adventures (Gladstone) 17Taming the Rapids
1989DenmarkGuldbog 6Verdens dybeste klippekløft
1989ItalyTopolino (ristampa Nerbini) 1 7Paperino in villeggiatura
1989NorwayGullbok 6Donald Duck i styggstupet
1989SwedenKalle Anka Guldbok 6Räddad i Grand Canyon
17 July 1990IndonesiaDonal Bebek 456Taming the Rapids
13 November 1990GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 110Abenteuer in der Teufelsschlucht
1990ItalyTopolino (ristampa Nerbini) 2 7Paperino in villeggiatura
June 1991ItalyZio Paperone 21Paperino in villeggiatura
June 1992United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color 6Taming the Rapids
October 1992GreeceΚόμιξ 52Γκραν Κάνυον
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 2Taming the Rapids
15 May 1993PortugalBD Expresso 112Tio Herói
August 1993GermanyBarks Library 6Taming the Rapids
1993GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 17Abenteuer in der Teufelsschlucht
1993FinlandAku Ankan Juhlasarjat 3Suuri kanjoni
June 1996GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 110Abenteuer in der Teufelsschlucht
August 1996ItalyCarl Barks Comic Art 4Donald Duck
13 September 1996SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1996-38Räddad i Grand Canyon
16 September 1996IcelandAndrés Önd 1996-38Miklagljúfur
17 September 1996NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1996-38Donald Duck i Styggestupet
18 September 1996FinlandAku Ankka 1996-38Suuri kanjoni
19 September 1996DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1996-38Helt på slæb
5 November 1996IndonesiaDonal Bebek 785Peristiwa Penyelamatan
9 October 1997United Arab Emiratesميكي (Mickey) 160Taming the Rapids
October 1997RussiaМикки Маус 1997-10Спаситель
October 1997SloveniaMiki Miška 1997-10Veliki kujon
1997FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1996-3Suuri kanjoni
June 1998TurkeyDonald Amca 1998-06Büyük Kanyon
20 July 1998VietnamDonald và bạn hữu (Donald and friends) 79Hẻm núi hiểm nghèo
31 October 2000FrancePicsou Magazine 346Canards en danger !
27 June 2001FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 32Canards en danger !
31 October 2001FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 33Canards en danger !
December 2001GermanyBarks Comics and Stories - von Carl Barks 2Taming the Rapids
2001NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 3Taming the Rapids
March 2002ItalyTopolino (ristampa Disney) 7Paperino in villeggiatura
September 2002ItalyZio Paperone (ristampa) 21Paperino in villeggiatura
January 2004FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1962-1Taming the Rapids
November 2005GermanyCarl Barks Collection 2Retter in der Not
December 2005DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 2Verdens dybeste klippekløft
December 2005NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 2Taming the Rapids
December 2005SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 2Taming the Rapids
March 2006BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 18Tio Herói
2006NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 43Taming the Rapids
2006SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1961-01Taming the Rapids
25 January 2007DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1961-1Taming the Rapids
19 April 2007FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 2Taming the Rapids
June 2007United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 681Taming the Rapids
22 September 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 35Paperino in villeggiatura
20 February 2009SpainBiblioteca Carl Barks 2Aventura en el gran cañón
February 2010ItalyTopolino (ristampa Lo Scarabeo) 7Paperino in villeggiatura
3 May 2010ItalyTopolino (ristampa Corriere della Sera) 7Paperino in villeggiatura
11 February 2011GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 6Retter in der Not
April 2013NorwayHall of Fame - De store serieskaperne 47Donald Duck i Styggestupet
23 May 2013DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2013-21Verdens dybeste klippekløft
24 May 2013NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2013-21Taming the Rapids
2013SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2013-21Räddad i Grand Canyon
October 2014United StatesFloyd Gottfredson Library 6Taming the Rapids
June 2015China米老鼠特刊 2015-07“冒险”大营救
1 September 2015GermanyTick, Trick und Track - Ein Trio mit drei Bürzeln 1Retter in der Not
11 April 2016IndonesiaDonal Bebek 1799Penyelamat di lembah
18 June 2016GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 35Γκραν Κάνυον
6 July 2016FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 20Canards en danger
20 September 2016NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 20Donald Duck i Styggestupet
20 March 2018ItalyUack! 36Paperino in villeggiatura
28 December 2018SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 3Aventura en el Gran Cañón
2018SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 20Taming the Rapids
22 August 2019GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 2Retter in der Not
9 December 2020FranceMickey Mouse par Floyd Gottfredson 6Taming the Rapids
4 August 2021GermanyFloyd Gottfredson Library 6Taming the Rapids
15 March 2022ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 35Paperino in villeggiatura
26 October 2022PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 18W Wielkim Kanionie
2022ItalyDisney Classic 12Taming the Rapids
17 April 2024FinlandCarl Barksin Aku Ankka 8Suuri kanjoni
August 2024United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 3Taming the Rapids
22 November 2024NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 28Taming the Rapids
December 2025BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 3Tio Herói
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 6Paperino in villeggiatura

Other versions

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

  • ae/MM 160g Story, 8 p., 4 tiers
  • ar/EPD 225z Story, 1 p., 5 tiers
  • br/MK 39e Story, 8 ¾ p., 4 tiers
  • br/PD 34c Story, 6 p., 4 tiers
  • de/BL 6d Story, 8 p., 4 tiers
  • de/FGL 6p264a Story, ⅙ p., 4 tiers
  • es/CCWDB 39a Story, 8 p., 3 tiers
  • fr/MMFG 6p264 Story, ⅙ p., 3 tiers
  • it/DCLA 12p264 Story, ⅙ p., 5 tiers

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