HIGHDUCKS

StoryW WDC 90-02

Wired

Messengers' competition

First published
March 1948
Created
9 October 1947
Length
10 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
100 times, in 26 countries
Also coded
3-nt165, w/wdc90, wdcs91=wrong, wwdc90-02, wwdc90-02

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
March 1948United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 90Wired
28 September 1948ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 220Aventuras Invernales (part ?)
1948AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 23Wired
1949SpainDumbo 1ª (ERSA) 33Tres botones de abrigo
12 March 1950ItalyAlbi tascabili di Topolino 88Paperino e i telegrammi
1 December 1950ItalyRaccolta Albi tascabili di Topolino 6Paperino e i telegrammi
October 1951BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 16Donald Mensageiro (part 1)
October 1951BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 16Donald Mensageiro (part 2)
November 1951BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 17Donald Mensageiro (part 3)
November 1951BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 17Donald Mensageiro (part 4)
11 April 1952BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 79N'oubliez pas le pourboire
11 April 1952BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 79Wired
1953BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 4N'oubliez pas le pourboire
12 November 1958NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1958-29Wired
14 November 1958SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1958-23Wired
29 November 1958GermanyMicky Maus 1958-47Wired
1958DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1958-23Wired
October 1959FinlandAku Ankka 1959-20Wired
1960FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1959Wired
1960ItalyAlbi tascabili di Topolino (ristampa Persil) 51Paperino e i telegrammi
1964AustraliaMobil giveaway series (pages 130x180 mm, 2 rows per page) 12Telegram Troubadors
12 October 1967SpainPato Donald 2ª (ERSA) 37Tres botones de abrigo
24 November 1967MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 367Wired
6 November 1970GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 23Vergebliches Streben
7 December 1973NetherlandsDonald Duck 1973-49Wired
1973GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 4CVergebliches Streben
13 September 1976YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 101Разносач
October 1976NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 3Wired
1977ItalyAlbi tascabili di Topolino (ristampa Carl Barks) 88Paperino e i telegrammi
September 1979ItalyPaperino d'oro 4Paperino e i telegrammi
1980SpainPato Donald (Montena) 3Los telegramas
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 6Wired
4 December 1981BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 1570O Mensageiro Encrenqueiro
14 May 1982PortugalPato Donald 28O Mensageiro Encrenqueiro
1982ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 7-0Paperino e i telegrammi
26 November 1985FranceLe Journal de Mickey 1744Donald télégraphiste !
6 December 1985FranceDonald Magazine 85-48Donald télégraphiste !
1987NetherlandsAlle verhalen van Carl Barks / Alle klassieke verhalen 3Wired
6 March 1988ItalyIl Tascabilone 4Paperino e i telegrammi
March 1988United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 7Wired
June 1988BrazilAnos de Ouro do Pato Donald 3Donald Mensageiro (part 1)
June 1988BrazilAnos de Ouro do Pato Donald 3Donald Mensageiro (part 3)
June 1988BrazilAnos de Ouro do Pato Donald 3Donald Mensageiro (part 4)
June 1988BrazilAnos de Ouro do Pato Donald 3Donald Mensageiro (part 2)
23 August 1988PortugalAs Melhores Histórias 22O Mensageiro Encrenqueiro
21 February 1989United StatesMickey and Donald 10Wired
11 June 1991IndonesiaDonal Bebek 503Keserakahan Membawa Petaka
May 1992ItalyZio Paperone 32Paperino e i telegrammi
November 1992GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 33Vergebliches Streben
1992DenmarkGuldbog 9De syngende telegrafbude
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 3Wired
1992NorwayGullbok 9Telegrafbudene
1992SwedenKalle Anka Guldbok 9Telegrambuden
December 1992United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color 12Wired
1993FinlandAku Ankan Juhlasarjat 3Lennätinlähettinä
August 1994GermanyBarks Library 12Wired
26 November 1997PolandKaczor Donald 1997-36Ludzie listy piszą
11 December 1997HungaryDonald Kacsa Magazin 1997-20-21Egy különc küldönc
December 1997CzechiaKačer Donald 1997-24-25Wired
December 1997GreeceΚόμιξ 114Αθέμιτος ανταγωνισμός
1997SlovakiaKáčer Donald 1997-24Poslíček
April 1998ItalyCarl Barks Comic Art 7Donald Duck
4 January 1999BulgariaМики Маус 1999-01Нося телеграма!
July 2000PortugalDisney Mania 5O Mensageiro Encrenqueiro
2001FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1959Wired
2001NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 2Wired
April 2002GermanyBarks Comics and Stories - von Carl Barks 4Wired
December 2002FrancePicsou Magazine 371Le prix du pourboire
August 2004DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1958-3Wired
2004NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 28Wired
2004SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1958-04Wired
May 2006BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 20Mensageiro
November 2006GermanyCarl Barks Collection 5Vergebliches Streben
December 2006DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 5De syngende telegrafbude
December 2006NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 5Wired
2006, fourth quarterSwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 5Wired
29 April 2008FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 5Wired
27 October 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 40Paperino e i telegrammi
February 2009GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sonderedition 3Vergebliches Streben
10 February 2012GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 12Vergebliches Streben
1 June 2013United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 6Wired
24 July 2016GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 40Αθέμιτος Ανταγωνισμός
October 2016BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 6Wired
15 February 2017FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 22Le Prix du pourboire
7 March 2017NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 23Telegrafbudene
February 2018RussiaБиблиотека Карла Баркса 6Посыльные
2 November 2018SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 8Mensajes y chantajes
12 December 2019GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 4Vergebliches Streben
2019SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 23Wired
16 September 2020PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 9Ludzie listy piszą
19 April 2022ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 40Paperino e i telegrammi
January 2025China永远的造梦大师：唐纳德漫画精选集 2紧急电报
5 March 2025FinlandAku Ankka 2025-10Aku Ankka lennätinlähettinä
25 March 2026FinlandCarl Barksin Aku Ankka 20Lennätinlähettinä
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 4Wired
SpainDumbo 1ª (Recopilatorio) 5Tres botones de abrigo
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 118Donald télégraphiste !
ItalyRaccolta Il Tascabilone 2Paperino e i telegrammi
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 8Paperino e i telegrammi
PortugalShow Disney 14O Mensageiro Encrenqueiro

Other versions

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

  • ar/EPD 220z Story, 1 p., 5 tiers
  • au/MOB 12b Story, 14 ¾ p., 2 tiers
  • be/MM 79p14 Story, 5 p., 5 tiers
  • br/PD 16b Story, 1 p., 5 tiers
  • br/PD 16g Story, 2 p., 5 tiers
  • es/PD2 37c Story, 14 p., 3 tiers
  • fr/JM 1744d Story, 5 2/5 p., 5 tiers
  • it/TAS 88b Story, 27 p., 1 tiers
  • it/TSB 4f Story, 13 ½ p., 2 tiers

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