HIGHDUCKS

StoryW WDC 109-02

Dowsing Ducks

HDL's magical stick finds water everywhere

First published
October 1949
Created
28 April 1949
Length
10 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
129 times, in 21 countries
Also coded
w/wdc109, wwdc109-02

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 1949United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 109Dowsing Ducks
1 December 1949MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 3Dowsing Ducks
26 February 1950ItalyAlbi tascabili di Topolino 86Paperino rabdomante
1 May 1950ItalyRaccolta Albi tascabili di Topolino 5Paperino rabdomante
1950AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 47Dowsing Ducks
1950SpainDumbo 1ª (ERSA) 66La horquilla hidráulica
May 1952GermanyMicky Maus 1952-05Dowsing Ducks
May 1952DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1952-05Dowsing Ducks
May 1952SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1952-05Dowsing Ducks
29 July 1952BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 38Aparelho de Achar Água (part 1)
29 July 1952BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 38Aparelho de Achar Água (part 2)
September 1952FinlandAku Ankka 1952-09Dowsing Ducks
September 1952NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1952-09Dowsing Ducks
15 November 1952NetherlandsDonald Duck 1952-04Dowsing Ducks
12 December 1952BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 114La baguette magique
12 December 1952BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 114Dowsing Ducks
April 1953FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1952Dowsing Ducks
3 February 1963FranceLe Journal de Mickey 558Donald n'y croyait pas !
9 May 1963Egyptميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 107Dowsing Ducks
June 1964BelgiumAlbum du Journal de Mickey 27Donald n'y croyait pas ! in French
June 1964FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 27Donald n'y croyait pas !
1964AustraliaMobil giveaway series (pages 130x180 mm, 2 rows per page) 3The Witch Stick Wonder
26 July 1967GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 10Die Wünschelrute
16 May 1968SpainPato Donald 2ª (ERSA) 51La horquilla hidráulica
14 May 1970SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1970-20Kalle Anka slår ett slag för slagruta
19 May 1970DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1970-20Dowsing Ducks
19 May 1970NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1970-21Ønskekvisten
19 May 1971FinlandAku Ankka 1971-20Taikavarpu
1972FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1971-2Taikavarpu
1972FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1971-1Taikavarpu
17 June 1977NetherlandsDonald Duck 1977-24Dowsing Ducks
October 1977NetherlandsDonald Duck Facsimile-albums 1952 1Dowsing Ducks
1977ItalyAlbi tascabili di Topolino (ristampa Carl Barks) 86Paperino rabdomante
1978DenmarkBedste historier om Anders And 8Ønskekvisten
1978FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 7Taikavarpu
1978NorwayBeste historier om Donald Duck & Co 8Ønskekvisten
1978SwedenKalle Ankas Bästisar 8slår ett slag för slagruta
2 July 1979GermanyGoofy 1979-07Die Wünschelrute
June 1980ItalyOggi lavoro io 1Paperino rabdomante
September 1980NetherlandsDonald Duck Facsimile-albums 1952 2Dowsing Ducks
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 8Dowsing Ducks
June 1981NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 21Dowsing Ducks
September 1981ItalyOmaggio Abbonati 1981Paperino rabdomante
21 May 1982BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 1594A Forquilha Mágica
29 October 1982PortugalPato Donald 40Forquilha Mágica
August 1983United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 8Dowsing Ducks
May 1985NetherlandsDonald Duck Facsimile 1952 4Dowsing Ducks
1986NorwayTegneseriebokklubben 20Ønskekvisten
April 1987United StatesDonald Duck 255The Witching Stick
November 1987ItalyIl Tascabilone 3Paperino rabdomante
December 1987BrazilAlmanaque do Pato Donald (Abril - 1ª Série) 4A Forquilha Mágica
1987ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 11Paperino rabdomante
1987NetherlandsAlle verhalen van Carl Barks / Alle klassieke verhalen 4Dowsing Ducks
1988FinlandParhaat Sarjat 1988-17Taikavarpu
November 1989FranceL'œuvre dessinée de Carl Barks 1Dowsing Ducks
October 1992ItalyZio Paperone 37Paperino rabdomante
November 1992GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 122Die Wünschelrute
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 4Dowsing Ducks
April 1993United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color 16Dowsing Ducks
20 August 1994ItalySupplemento al quotidiano "La Voce" 28Paperino rabdomante (part 1)
21 August 1994ItalySupplemento al quotidiano "La Voce" 29Paperino rabdomante (part 2)
1994GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 20Die Wünschelrute
1994FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1951-52Dowsing Ducks
April 1995GermanyBarks Library 16Die Wünschelrute
1995Faroe IslandsCarl Barks Savnið - Walt Disney teknisøgur í litum 2Vatnvísar dunnur
30 September 1996GermanyMicky Maus Reprint Kassette 1Dowsing Ducks
April 1998ItalyCarl Barks Comic Art 10Donald Duck
June 1998GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 122Die Wünschelrute
1998FinlandAku Ankan parhaat / Carl Barks -kirjasto 7Taikavarpu
5 May 1999PolandKaczor Donald 1999-18Poszukiwacze podziemnego źródła
14 December 2000DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1952-1Dowsing Ducks
2000GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 28BDie Wünschelrute
2000NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 6Dowsing Ducks
January 2001GermanyMicky Maus - Die frühen Jahre 2Dowsing Ducks
August 2001NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 6Dowsing Ducks
1 October 2001SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1952-01Dowsing Ducks
3 April 2002FrancePicsou Magazine 363Le Bâton de Source
August 2002GermanyBarks Comics and Stories - von Carl Barks 6Die Wünschelrute
4 April 2003FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 38Le Bâton de Source
September 2003NetherlandsDonald Duck Facsimile-albums 1952 3Dowsing Ducks
October 2004GreeceΚόμιξ 196Τρεις μικροί ραβδοσκόποι
March 2007BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 26A Forquilha Mágica
March 2007NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 6Dowsing Ducks
April 2007GermanyCarl Barks Collection 6Die Wünschelrute
April 2007DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 6Ønskekvisten
2007SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 6Dowsing Ducks
31 May 2008NetherlandsDonald Duck - Avonturen van het eerste uur 2Dowsing Ducks
27 August 2008FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 6Dowsing Ducks
October 2008GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sonderedition 1Die Wünschelrute
17 November 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 43Paperino rabdomante
3 August 2011FrancePicsou Magazine 473Le bâton de source !
14 October 2011FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos B1951-1952-2Dowsing Ducks
6 April 2012FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 65Le bâton de source !
5 October 2012GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 16Die Wünschelrute
18 January 2013FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1971-1Taikavarpu
September 2013NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 108Ønskekvisten
2 May 2014United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 8Dowsing Ducks
26 September 2015FranceLes trésors de Picsou 32Le bâton de source
2015SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1970-03Kalle Anka slår ett slag för slagruta
13 August 2016GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 43Τρεις μικροί ραβδοσκόποι
15 August 2016NorwayDonald Duck & Co - En god, gammeldags... 4Dowsing Ducks
December 2016BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 8A Forquilha Mágica
17 July 2017NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 25Ønskekvisten
8 November 2017FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 24Le bâton de source
6 September 2018SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 11Zahorí azaroso
October 2018RussiaБиблиотека Карла Баркса 8В поисках воды
20 February 2020GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 5Die Wünschelrute
2020SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 25Dowsing Ducks
24 February 2021PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 11Poszukiwacze podziemnego źródła
28 March 2022NetherlandsDonald Duck app 2022-13Dowsing Ducks
10 May 2022ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 43Paperino rabdomante
January 2025China永远的造梦大师：唐纳德漫画精选集 4寻水之旅
13 June 2025SwedenWalt Disneys Ankeborg 1Kalle Anka slår ett slag för slagruta
29 July 2025NorwayDisneys Ikoner 1Ønskekvisten
10 September 2025PolandWielcy bohaterowie Disneya D 1Poszukiwacze podziemnego źródła
7 October 2025GermanyEntenhausener Ikonen 1Die Wünschelrute
8 October 2025FinlandAnkkalinna 1Taikavarpu
2025DenmarkWalt Disneys Andeby 1Ønskekvisten
2025ItalyThe Greatest Comics Collection P 1Paperino rabdomante
2 January 2026FranceLes âges d'or de Disney D 1--
1 July 2026FinlandAku Ankka 2026-27Taikavarpu
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 5La baguette magique
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 5Dowsing Ducks
Egyptمغامرات بطوط (Donald Duck Adventures) 8العصا السحرية
SpainDumbo 1ª (Recopilatorio) 9La horquilla hidráulica
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AA27Donald n'y croyait pas !
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AB27Donald n'y croyait pas !
ItalyRaccolta Il Tascabilone 2Paperino rabdomante
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 10Paperino rabdomante

Other versions

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

  • au/MOB 3b Story, 14 ¾ p., 2 tiers
  • be/MM 114p14 Story, 5 p., 5 tiers
  • br/PD 38d Story, 4 p., 4 tiers
  • eg/SM 107b Story, 8 p., 4 tiers
  • es/DB1 66c Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • es/PD2 51c Story, 14 p., 3 tiers
  • fr/JM 558f Story, 4 p., 6 tiers
  • it/ABB1981i Story, 7 p., 4 tiers
  • it/SVOC 28a Story, 1 p., -1 tiers
  • it/TAS 86b Story, 27 p., 1 tiers
  • it/TSB 3r Story, 13 ½ p., 2 tiers

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