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StoryW WDC 73-02

The Gold-Finder

HDL's gold-finder machine breaks DD's watch

First published
October 1946
Created
27 May 1946
Length
10 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
91 times, in 21 countries
Also coded
w/wdc73a, w/wdc81, wdc73, wwdc73-02

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 1946United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 73The Gold-Finder
5 July 1947ItalyAlbi d'oro 47060Paperino e lo scopri-oro (part 1)
19 July 1947ItalyAlbi d'oro 47062Paperino e lo scopri oro (part 2)
1947AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 5The Gold-Finder
October 1950BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 4Donald Garimpeiro
15 January 1953ItalyAlbi d'oro prima ristampa 47060Paperino e lo scopri-oro
18 October 1953FranceLe Journal de Mickey 73Onc' Donald et la montre obstinée
1961ItalyAlbi d'oro seconda ristampa 47060Paperino e lo scopri-oro
17 March 1967MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 349The Gold-Finder
July 1975BrazilSuplemento Comemorativo de O Pato Donald 25 Anos 3Garimpeiro
28 November 1975NetherlandsDonald Duck 1975-48The Gold-Finder
23 December 1976SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1976-52Guldfinnaren
27 December 1976DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1976-53Guldsøgeren
30 December 1976NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1976-53Gullfinneren
28 December 1977FinlandAku Ankka 1977-52Kullanilmaisin
3 January 1978GermanyMicky Maus 1978-01Verhängnisvolle Erfindung
1978FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1977-4Kullanilmaisin
1978FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1977-2Kullanilmaisin
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 4The Gold-Finder
28 August 1981BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 1556O Mapa do Tesouro
September 1982ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 5Paperino e lo "scoprioro"
July 1986FranceSpécial Mickey Géant 1779Onc' Donald et la montre obstinée
1986NetherlandsAlle verhalen van Carl Barks / Alle klassieke verhalen 2The Gold-Finder
March 1988United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 7The Gold-Finder
April 1988BrazilAnos de Ouro do Pato Donald 1Donald Garimpeiro
4 August 1988AustriaMicky Maus (österreichische Varianten) 1988-32Eine verhängnisvolle Erfindung
4 August 1988GermanyMicky Maus 1988-32Verhängnisvolle Erfindung
8 August 1988DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1988-32Guldsøgeren
8 August 1988IcelandAndrés Önd 1988-32Gull-bendillinn
8 August 1988SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1988-32Guldfinnaren
9 August 1988NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1988-32Gullfinneren
9 August 1988NorwayVulle Vuojaš 32Golleozan
10 August 1988FinlandAku Ankka 1988-32Kullanilmaisin
1988NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 57The Gold-Finder
1989FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1988-3Kullanilmaisin
1989FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1988-2Kullanilmaisin
October 1991ItalyZio Paperone 25Paperino e lo "scoprioro"
September 1992United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color 9The Gold Finder
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 2The Gold-Finder
February 1994GermanyBarks Library 9The Gold-Finder
1995ItalyAlbi d'oro (ristampa Camillo Conti) 47060Paperino e lo scopri-oro (part 1)
1995ItalyAlbi d'oro (ristampa Camillo Conti) 47062Paperino e lo scopri oro (part 2)
February 1997ItalyCarl Barks Comic Art 5Donald Duck
March 1997United StatesDonald Duck 302The Gold Finder
3 December 1997PolandKaczor Donald 1997-37Gorączka złota
1997LithuaniaDonaldas ir kiti 1997-08Auksinė dovana
1 March 1999BulgariaМики Маус 1999-09Подаръци от злато
4 November 1999DenmarkGuldbog 16Guldsøgeren
1999NorwayGullbok 16Gullfinneren
1999SwedenKalle Anka Guldbok 16Guldfinnaren
21 June 2000GermanyDonald Classics - Das Beste aus Entenhausen 4Verhängnisvolle Erfindung
7 March 2001FrancePicsou Magazine 350L'or loge à l'heure
May 2001BrazilAlmanaque Disney (Abril) 340Garimpeiro
February 2002GermanyBarks Comics and Stories - von Carl Barks 3The Gold-Finder
22 March 2002FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 34L'or loge à l'heure
March 2002PortugalPato Donald (2ª Série) 83Garimpeiro
May 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 15The Gold-Finder
December 2003NorwayVulle Vuojaš (Collection) 2003Golleozan
2004ItalyAlbi d'oro (ristampa IF) 47062Paperino e lo scopri oro (part 2)
April 2006BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 19O Garimpeiro
April 2006GermanyCarl Barks Collection 3Eine verhängnisvolle Erfindung
April 2006DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 3Guldsøgeren
April 2006NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 3The Gold-Finder
2006SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 3The Gold-Finder
5 April 2007FinlandAnkalliskirjasto 7Kullanilmaisin
17 April 2007GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Spezial 9Verhängnisvolle Erfindung
27 August 2007FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 3The Gold-Finder
6 October 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 37Paperino e lo "scoprioro"
24 June 2009SpainBiblioteca Carl Barks 3¡Al loro con el oro!
19 August 2011GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 9Verhängnisvolle Erfindung
February 2013GreeceΚόμιξ 296Ανιχνευτής χρυσού
3 July 2016GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 37Ανιχνευτής χρυσού
12 October 2016FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 21L'Or loge à l'heure
23 February 2018FinlandCarl Barksin parhaat sarjat 9Kullanilmaisin
9 July 2018NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2018-28Gullfinneren
12 July 2018DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2018-28Guldsøgeren
29 October 2018IndonesiaDonal Bebek 1932Robot Pendeteksi Emas
2018SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2018-28Guldfinnaren
25 January 2019FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1977-2Kullanilmaisin
January 2019NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 154Gullfinneren
10 August 2019SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 5El buscaoro
17 October 2019GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 3Verhängnisvolle Erfindung
2019SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 21The Gold-Finder
29 March 2022ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 37Paperino e lo "scoprioro"
25 January 2023PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 19Wykrywacz złota
10 October 2023United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 4The Gold-Finder
January 2024BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 4O Garimpeiro
21 November 2024GermanyWalt Disney's Donald Duck - Die Ultimative Chronik 1The Gold-Finder in English
22 January 2025FinlandCarl Barksin Aku Ankka 13Kullanilmaisin
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 3Onc' Donald et la montre obstinée
PortugalPato Donald (capa dura) 17Garimpeiro

Other versions

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

  • br/PD 4da Story, 6 2/5 p., 5 tiers
  • br/PDSC 3b Story, 14 p., 3 tiers
  • de/DDUC 1p313 Story, 1 p., 4 tiers
  • de/TGDDSP 9p26 Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/JM 73ea Story, 4 p., 6 tiers
  • it/AO 47060c Story, 6 p., 4 tiers
  • it/AO 47062c Story, 2 ¾ p., 4 tiers
  • it/AOPR47060c Story, 8 ¾ p., 4 tiers
  • nl/DD1975-48b Story, 10 p., 4 tiers

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