HIGHDUCKS

StoryW WDC 103-02

Rival Beachcombers

DD and GL dig to find a missing ruby on a beach

First published
April 1949
Created
23 September 1948
Length
10 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
133 times, in 31 countries
Also coded
wwdc103-02

Credits

Plot
Carl Barks
Script
Carl Barks
Pencils
Carl Barks
Ink
Carl Barks

Characters

In bold: the story's lead.

Notes

idea Dana Coty

Where it was printed

DateCountryIssueTitle
April 1949United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 103Rival Beachcombers
10 July 1949ItalyAlbi tascabili di Topolino 53Paperino e il rubino
1949AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 35Rival Beachcombers
April 1950DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1950-04Rival Beachcombers
April 1950SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1950-04Rival Beachcombers
August 1950NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1950-08Rival Beachcombers
1950SpainDumbo 1ª (ERSA) 55El rubí del Aga-Pitho
9 May 1952BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 83L'introuvable rubis
9 May 1952BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 83De onvindbare robijn
10 August 1952FranceLe Journal de Mickey 11Donald a le dernier mot
17 February 1953BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 67O Rubi do Rajá! (part 1)
17 February 1953BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 67...O Rubi do Rajá! (part 2)
1953BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 4L'introuvable rubis
1953FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 1Donald a le dernier mot
16 October 1954NetherlandsDonald Duck 1954-42Rival Beachcombers
1960AustraliaJumbo (J Series) 17Rival Beachcombers
1 July 1961FranceLes Belles Histoires Walt Disney (nouvelle série) 90Donald contre Gontran
12 July 1962Egyptميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 64Rival Beachcombers
20 March 1964ChileDisneylandia 78Rival Beachcombers
15 May 1969SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1969-20Allt kommer till den som kan vänta
20 May 1969DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1969-20og maharajaens rubin
21 May 1969NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1969-21Rubinjakten
20 May 1970FinlandAku Ankka 1970-20Odottavan onkeen kala tulee
May 1970United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 356Rival Beachcombers
25 June 1970YugoslaviaMiki 192Rival Beachcombers
1970AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 290Rival Beachcombers
April 1971BrazilTio Patinhas (Abril) 69Nem Só Com Sorte Se Cava A Vida
1971FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1970-2Odottavan onkeen kala tulee
1971FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1970-1Odottavan onkeen kala tulee
April 1972GreeceΜίκυ (Μεγάλο) 56Το ρουμπίνι του Μαχαραγιά!
August 1973ChileDisneylandia 558En la playa
31 October 1975GermanyMicky Maus 1975-44Wer sucht, der findet
1975DenmarkBedste historier om Anders And 3Maharajaens rubin
1975NorwayBeste historier om Donald Duck & Co 3Rubinjakten
1975SwedenKalle Ankas Bästisar 3"Allt kommer..."
1977ItalyAlbi tascabili di Topolino (ristampa Carl Barks) 53Paperino e il rubino
1978FinlandJättikirjat (400-sivuiset) 1978Odottavan onkeen kala tulee
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 7Rival Beachcombers
1980NorwayDonald Duck for 30 år siden 21Rival Beachcombers
January 1981ArgentinaPato Donald 163En la playa
January 1981ChilePato Donald 163En la playa
January 1981ColombiaPato Donald 50En la playa
January 1981VenezuelaPato Donald 22En la playa
April 1981GreeceΜίκυ (Μεγάλο) 164Το ρουμπίνι του Μαχαραγιά!
March 1982FranceAlbums Dargaud D 3Le dernier mot
July 1982BrazilDisney Especial (1ª Série) 65Nem Só Com Sorte Se Cava A Vida
1982DenmarkAnders And Jubilæumsudgave 1950-04Rival Beachcombers
1982ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 9Paperino e il rubino
1982United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 505Rival Beachcombers
August 1983United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 8Rival Beachcombers
July 1985NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 44Rival Beachcombers
1985NorwayTegneseriebokklubben 04Rubinjakten
June 1986FranceSpécial Mickey Géant 1771Donald a le dernier mot
July 1986PortugalAs Mais Belas Histórias D 4A última palavra
January 1987ItalyIl Tascabilone 1Paperino e il rubino
19 May 1987United StatesWalt Disney's Comics Digest (Gladstone) 6The Rajah's Ruby
19 October 1987DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1987B43Maharajaens rubin
20 October 1987NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1987B43Rubinjakten
1987NetherlandsAlle verhalen van Carl Barks / Alle klassieke verhalen 4Rival Beachcombers
December 1987PortugalAntologia DA última palavra
November 1989FranceL'œuvre dessinée de Carl Barks 1Rival Beachcombers
December 1990BrazilDisney Especial Reedição 61Nem Só Com Sorte Se Cava A Vida
July 1991GreeceΣούπερ Μίκυ 21Το ρουμπίνι του Μαχαραγιά!
November 1991Egyptميكى جيب (Mickey Guaib) 184Rival Beachcombers
September 1992ItalyZio Paperone 36Paperino e il rubino
October 1992United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 576Rival Beachcombers
1992GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 117Wer sucht, der findet
1992GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 12AWer sucht, der findet
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 4Rival Beachcombers
March 1993United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color 15Rival Beachcombers
8 April 1994NetherlandsDonald Duck 1994-14Rival Beachcombers
11 October 1994IndonesiaDonal Bebek 677Mencari Permata yang Hilang
1994GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 19Wer sucht, der findet
February 1995GermanyBarks Library 15Wer sucht, der findet
1995Faroe IslandsCarl Barks Savnið - Walt Disney teknisøgur í litum 1Stríðandi rekamenn
August 1997GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 117Wer sucht, der findet
April 1998ItalyCarl Barks Comic Art 9Donald Duck
18 June 1998SloveniaMiki Miška 1998-12Peskokopci
24 June 1998PolandKaczor Donald 1998-25Poszukiwacze zaginionego rubinu
29 June 1998SlovakiaKáčer Donald 1998-13Rubín
9 July 1998HungaryDonald Kacsa Magazin 1998-14Családi homokozósdi
July 1998CzechiaKačer Donald 1998-13Kopáči písku
1998NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 2Rival Beachcombers
6 January 1999FrancePicsou Magazine 324La plage aux trésors
30 September 1999DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1950-1Rival Beachcombers
1 October 1999RomaniaMickey Mouse 1999-17Scormonitorii de nisip!
1999GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 27BWer sucht, der findet
March 2000SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1950-01Rival Beachcombers
February 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 12Rival Beachcombers
June 2002GermanyBarks Comics and Stories - von Carl Barks 5Wer sucht, der findet
September 2003NetherlandsDonald Duck Facsimile-albums 1954 2Rival Beachcombers
February 2007BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 25Nem Só Com Sorte Se Cava A Vida
March 2007NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 6Rival Beachcombers
April 2007GermanyCarl Barks Collection 6Wer sucht, der findet
April 2007DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 6Anders And og Maharajaens rubin
2007SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 6Rival Beachcombers
June 2008GreeceΚόμιξ 240Το Ρουμπίνι του Μαχαραγιά
27 August 2008FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 6Rival Beachcombers
10 November 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 42Paperino e il rubino
2 June 2010FrancePicsou Magazine 461Le dernier mot de la fin !
November 2010FranceLes trésors de Picsou 12Le dernier mot de la fin
23 February 2011United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 716Rival Beachcombers
May 2011NorwayHall of Fame - De store serieskaperne 38Rubinjakten
November 2011United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 7Rival Beachcombers
27 January 2012FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1970-1Odottavan onkeen kala tulee
10 August 2012GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 15Wer sucht, der findet
November 2012ItalyCarl Barks Rizzoli Lizard 1Paperino e il rubino
December 2012NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 101Rubinjakten
5 July 2013FranceLes trésors de Picsou 23Le dernier mot de la fin
2014SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1969-03Allt kommer till den som kan vänta
4 July 2016NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2016-27Rubinjakten
7 August 2016GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 42Το ρουμπίνι του Μαχαραγιά
August 2016BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 7Rival Beachcombers
2016SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2016X27Allt kommer till den som kan vänta
4 May 2017NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 24Rival Beachcombers
21 June 2017FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 23Le dernier mot de la fin
July 2018RussiaБиблиотека Карла Баркса 7Искатели-конкуренты
9 August 2018SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 10El rubí del maharajá
2019SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 24Rival Beachcombers
20 February 2020GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 5Wer sucht, der findet
2 December 2020PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 10Skarb na plaży
7 July 2021FrancePicsou Magazine 556Le dernier mot de la fin
13 September 2021NetherlandsDonald Duck app 2021-37Strijd op het strand
3 May 2022ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 42Paperino e il rubino
1 February 2023FinlandCarl Barksin sankarit 2023Odottavan onkeen tulee kala
5 June 2024FinlandAku Ankka 2024-23Odottavan onkeen kala tulee
5 July 2024NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 26Rival Beachcombers
January 2025China永远的造梦大师：唐纳德漫画精选集 1沙滩挖宝战
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 4De onvindbare robijn
Egyptمغامرات بطوط (Donald Duck Adventures) 4الياقوتة المفقودة
SpainDumbo 1ª (Recopilatorio) 7El rubí del Aga-Pitho
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC 1Donald a le dernier mot
ItalyRaccolta Il Tascabilone 1Paperino e il rubino

Other versions

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

  • be/MM 83p14 Story, 5 p., 5 tiers
  • br/PD 67f Story, 4 p., 4 tiers
  • de/BL 15f Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • dk/AA1969-20d Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • eg/MG 184p004 Story, 20 p., 2 tiers
  • eg/SM 64b Story, 8 p., 4 tiers
  • es/DB1 55c Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • fi/AA1970-20d Story, 9 p., 4 tiers
  • fi/AA2024-23e Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • fi/AN1970-1p627 Story, 9 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/JM 11j Story, 4 p., 6 tiers
  • it/TAS 53b Story, 29 p., 1 tiers
  • it/TASRCB 53ab Story, 29 p., 1 tiers
  • it/TSB 1t Story, 14 ½ p., 2 tiers

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