HIGHDUCKS

StoryW WDC 61-02

Thug Busters

DD makes fun with HDL's detective skills

First published
October 1945
Created
31 May 1945
Length
8 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
117 times, in 26 countries
Also coded
w/wdc61, w/wdc61a, wr/wdc61, wwdc61-02, wwdc61-02, wwdc61-02

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
October 1945United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 61Thug Busters
7 May 1946ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 95Émulos De Sherlock Holmes (part ?)
14 May 1946ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 96Émulos De Sherlock Holmes (part ?)
28 May 1946ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 98Émulos De Sherlock Holmes (part ?)
1946AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 2Thug Busters
1949ItalyQuaderni a fumetti 0212Paperino e i poliziotti
March 1952BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 21Discípulos de Sherlock Holmes
2 August 1958GermanyMicky Maus 1958-30Thug Busters
22 August 1958SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1958-17Thug Busters
1 October 1958NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1958-23Thug Busters
1958DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1958-17Thug Busters
July 1959FinlandAku Ankka 1959-14Thug Busters
12 December 1959BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 479Thug Busters in Dutch
12 December 1959NetherlandsDonald Duck 1959-50Thug Busters
31 July 1960FranceLe Journal de Mickey 427De fins limiers
1960FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1959Thug Busters
February 1962FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 19De fins limiers
28 October 1966MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 339Thug Busters
March 1976FranceMickey Poche 23De fins limiers
7 October 1977NetherlandsDonald Duck 1977-40Thug Busters
1978Egyptميكى جيب (Mickey Guaib) 21Thug Busters
1978ItalyPaperino 5Donald Duck e gli investigatori
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 3Thug Busters
2 January 1981BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 1522Os Detetives Mirins
15 June 1981PortugalPato Donald 4Os Detectives Mirins
May 1982ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 4Paperino e gli investigatori
August 1983NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 33Thug Busters
4 May 1984PortugalAs Melhores Histórias 2Os Detectives Mirins
1986NetherlandsAlle verhalen van Carl Barks / Alle klassieke verhalen 2Thug Busters
7 January 1987BrazilSeleção Disney 9Os Detetives Mirins
3 February 1987FranceLe Journal de Mickey 1806élémentaire, mon cher Donald !
6 February 1987FranceDonald Magazine 87-05élémentaire, mon cher Donald !
March 1988United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 7Thug Busters
24 May 1988United StatesDonald Duck Adventures (Gladstone) 6Thug Busters
June 1988BrazilAnos de Ouro do Pato Donald 3Discípulos de Sherlock Holmes
1988NetherlandsDonald Duck Scheurkalender 1989Thug Busters
14 November 1990FinlandAku Ankka 1990-46Nappuladekkarit
15 November 1990GermanyMicky Maus 1990-47Die großen Detektive
26 November 1990DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1990-48Mesterdetektiverne
26 November 1990IcelandAndrés Önd 1990-48Spæjaraspæling
26 November 1990SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1990-48Mästerdetektiverna
27 November 1990NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1990-48Detektivene
April 1991CzechiaMickey Mouse 1991-04Detektivní kancelář
April 1991SpainPato Donald (Primavera) 32Despacho de detectives
April 1991HungaryMickey Mouse - Magyar nyelvü kiadás 1991-04A nagy nyomozás
April 1991SlovakiaMickey Mouse 1991-04Veľkí detektívi
June 1991ItalyZio Paperone 21Paperino e gli investigatori
June 1991PolandDonald Duck 1991-06Detektywi
1991SpainNestle 2Despacho de detectives
1991SpainSuper Pato Donald 4Despacho de detectives
1991FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1990-4Nappuladekkarit
June 1992China米老鼠 1992SK1假戏真作
June 1992United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color 6Thug Busters
1992BulgariaМики Маус 1992-09Детективско бюро
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 2Thug Busters
1992PortugalÁlbuns Disney Nestlé PDEscritório de Detectives
August 1993GermanyBarks Library 6Thug Busters
January 1995PortugalDisney Especial 124Os Detectives Mirins
August 1996ItalyCarl Barks Comic Art 4Donald Duck
1998DenmarkGuldbog 15Mesterdetektiverne
1998NorwayGullbok 15Detektivene
1998SwedenKalle Anka Guldbok 15Mästerdetektiverna
November 2001NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 9Thug Busters
December 2001GermanyBarks Comics and Stories - von Carl Barks 2Thug Busters
2001FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1959Thug Busters
September 2002ItalyZio Paperone (ristampa) 21Paperino e gli investigatori
8 April 2003GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 191Das Detektivspiel
June 2004DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1958-2Thug Busters
2004NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 27Thug Busters
2004SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1958-03Thug Busters
5 January 2005FrancePicsou Magazine 396Traque à la trace
November 2005GreeceΚόμιξ 209Αστυνομικά δαιμόνια
March 2006BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 18Os Detetives Mirins
7 April 2006FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 47Traque à la trace
April 2006GermanyCarl Barks Collection 3Die großen Detektive
April 2006DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 3Mesterdetektiverne
April 2006NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 3Thug Busters
2006SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 3Thug Busters
5 April 2007FinlandAnkalliskirjasto 7Nappuladekkarit
27 August 2007FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 3Thug Busters
September 2007United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 684Thug Busters
4 September 2008NetherlandsDonald Duck Facsimile-albums 1959 2Thug Busters
29 September 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 36Paperino e gli investigatori
24 June 2009SpainBiblioteca Carl Barks 3Los pequeños detectives
October 2010BrazilClássicos da Literatura Disney 21Os Detetives Mirins
11 February 2011GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 6Die großen Detektive
11 October 2011SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2011-41Mästerdetektiverna
12 October 2011PolandKaczor Donald 2011-41Biuro śledcze
13 October 2011DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2011-41Mesterdetektiverne
14 October 2011NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2011-41Detektivbyrå
19 October 2011CzechiaKačer Donald 2011-22Thug Busters
20 October 2011CroatiaMiki Maus (& prijatelji) 2011-22Detektivski ured
1 November 2012China米老鼠 2012-22小侦探出道
13 April 2015NorwayDonald Spesial 2015-02Detektivbyrå
26 June 2016GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 36Αστυνομικά δαιμόνια
6 July 2016FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 20Traque à la trace
November 2016BrazilDisney Especial (2ª Série) 191Os Detetives Mirins
11 January 2018GermanyMicky Holmes & Donald Watson 1Das Detektivspiel
20 July 2018ItalyUack! 38Paperino e gli investigatori
2 November 2018SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 4Los pequeños detectives
22 August 2019GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 2Die großen Detektive
2019SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 21Thug Busters
28 February 2020NorwayDonald Duck & Co Krimgåter 2020-01Detektivbyrå
2020SwedenMusse Piggs Deckargåtor 2020-01Mästerdetektiverna
23 March 2021FinlandCarl Barksin sankarit 2021Nappuladekkarit
22 March 2022ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 36Paperino e gli investigatori
25 January 2023PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 19Biuro śledcze
21 February 2024FinlandAku Ankka Ekstra / Aku Ankka Klassikko 2024-02Nappuladekkarit
12 June 2024FinlandCarl Barksin Aku Ankka 9Nappuladekkarit
August 2024United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 3Thug Busters
December 2025BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 3Os Detetives Mirins
BelgiumAlbum du Journal de Mickey 19De fins limiers in French
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 124élémentaire, mon cher Donald !
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AA19De fins limiers
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC19De fins limiers
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 6Paperino e gli investigatori
PortugalDisney Especialíssimo 63Os Detectives Mirins

Other versions

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

  • ar/EPD 95xc Story, 1 p., 4 tiers
  • ar/EPD 96c Story, 1 p., 4 tiers
  • br/CCBD 3al Story, 8 p., 4 tiers
  • br/PD 21e Story, 6 p., 5 tiers
  • eg/MG 21p138 Story, 14 p., 2 tiers
  • fr/JM 427e Story, 3 p., 6 tiers
  • fr/JM 1806d Story, 5 p., 5 tiers
  • it/QS 0212b Story, 3 ½ p., 4 tiers
  • it/UACK 38r Story, 10 p., 4 tiers

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