HIGHDUCKS

StoryW WDC 127-02

The April Foolers

April fools' wallet trick

First published
April 1951
Created
28 September 1950
Length
10 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
134 times, in 35 countries
Also coded
665, w/wdc127, w/wdc127a, wwdc127-02

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
April 1951United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 127The April Foolers
10 August 1951ItalyTopolino (libretto) 31Paperino e il pesce d'aprile
October 1951DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1951-10The April Foolers
October 1951SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1951-10The April Foolers
28 March 1952BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 77En avril, les poissons coûtent cher
28 March 1952BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 77Vis is peperduur in april
March 1952NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1952-03The April Foolers
1952AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 67The April Foolers
1952SpainDumbo 1ª (ERSA) 97El día del ingenuo
4 April 1953NetherlandsDonald Duck 1953-14The April Foolers
5 April 1953FranceLe Journal de Mickey 45En avril, les poissons coûtent cher !
1953FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 2En avril, les poissons coûtent cher !
16 May 1954GreeceΓέλιο και Χαρά 12Ο Γουώλτ Ντίσνεϋ παρουσιάζει τον Ντόναλντ Ντακ στο έργο η Πρωταπριλιά
8 April 1962ItalyAlbi della rosa 387Paperino e il Pesce d'Aprile
24 April 1969SpainPato Donald 2ª (ERSA) 73Tres inocentes bromistas
May 1969United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 344The April Foolers
20 November 1969YugoslaviaMiki 161The April Foolers
1969ArgentinaDisneylandia 234Burladores burlados
January 1970ChileDisneylandia 376Burladores burlados
29 March 1970ItalyTopolino (libretto) 748Paperino e la fortuna fortunosa
March 1970BrazilTio Patinhas (Abril) 561º de Abril!
1970AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 282The April Foolers
30 March 1973NetherlandsDonald Duck 1973-13De 1 april grap
February 1974ChileDisneylandia 581Burladores burlados
2 April 1975FinlandAku Ankka 1975-13Aprillia!
April 1975GreeceΜίκυ (Μεγάλο) 92Πρωταπριλιάτικη φάρσα
22 November 1975BrazilEspecial (Capa Dura) 1The April Foolers
1976FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1975-1Aprillia!
1976FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1975-1Aprillia!
June 1977NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 5The April Foolers
5 December 1977YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 165Априлилили
June 1979GermanyCarl Barks gesammelte Werke 35The April Foolers
December 1979ItalyPaperino d'oro 7Paperino e il Pesce d'Aprile
5 April 1980United KingdomMickey Mouse 233The April Foolers
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 10The April Foolers
27 March 1981BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 1534Primeiro de Abril
August 1983United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 8The April Foolers
April 1984ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 12-EPaperino e il pesce d'aprile
1984BrazilViva Donald! 1The April Foolers
26 February 1985PortugalHeróis Disney 11O Primeiro de Abril
31 March 1987FranceLe Journal de Mickey 1814Vraiment pas leur jour
3 April 1987FranceDonald Magazine 87-13Vraiment pas leur jour
21 April 1987United StatesDonald Duck Digest 5The April Foolers
1988NetherlandsAlle verhalen van Carl Barks / Alle klassieke verhalen 5The April Foolers
April 1989GreeceΜίκυ (Μεγάλο) 260Πρωταπριλιάτικη φάρσα!
June 1991United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 560The April Foolers
1992GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 118April! April!
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 5The April Foolers
June 1993United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color 18The April Foolers
July 1993ItalyZio Paperone 46Paperino e il pesce d'aprile
1994, second quarterItalyTopolino (ristampa Nerbini) 2 31Paperino e il pesce d'aprile
1994GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 19April! April!
27 March 1995IcelandAndrés Önd 1995-13Aprílgabbið
27 March 1995SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1995-13Första april
28 March 1995NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1995-13Aprilsnarr
29 March 1995FinlandAku Ankka 1995-13Aprillia!
30 March 1995DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1995-13Aprilsnar
30 March 1995PolandKaczor Donald 1995-07Prima aprilis
7 April 1995United KingdomMickey and Friends (Fleetway) 1995-13The April Foolers
April 1995CzechiaMickey Mouse 1995-07Aprílové žertíky
August 1995GermanyBarks Library 18April! April!
1995Faroe IslandsCarl Barks Savnið - Walt Disney teknisøgur í litum 4Apríl! Apríl!
1995SlovakiaMickey Mouse 1995-071.Apríl
1996FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1995-1Aprillia!
3 April 1997GermanyMicky Maus 1997-15April! April!
October 1997GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 118April! April!
April 1998RomaniaMickey Mouse 1998-04Păcăleală de 1 Aprilie
1999GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 27BApril! April!
1999NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 5The April Foolers
March 2000ItalyDisney Game Shots Magazine 9Paperino e il pesce d'aprile
12 October 2000DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1951-2The April Foolers
June 2001SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1951-02The April Foolers
2001NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 2The April Foolers
22 August 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Facsimile-albums 1953 1The April Foolers
August 2002GermanyBarks Comics and Stories - von Carl Barks 6April! April!
November 2002ItalyCarl Barks Comic Art 14Paperino e il pesce d'aprile
May 2003FrancePicsou Magazine 376Poisson d'avril
April 2004ItalyI Grandi Classici Disney 209Paperino e la fortuna fortunosa
25 June 2004FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 42Poisson d'avril
23 March 2005PolandKaczor Donald 2005-13Kawalarze są zmęczeni
24 March 2005SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2005-13Första april
29 March 2005GermanyMicky Maus 2005-14April! April!
29 March 2005NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2005-13Aprilsnarr
March 2005CzechiaKačer Donald 2005-07Apríloví šprýmaři
31 March 2005DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2005-13Aprilsnar
31 March 2005CroatiaMiki Maus (& prijatelji) 2005-07Prvoaprilski promašaj
31 March 2005HungaryDonald Kacsa Magazin 2005-07Április bolondja
11 April 2005LatviaДональд Дак / Donalds Daks 2005-08Aprīļa joki
2005EstoniaMiki Hiir 2005-04Aprillinaljad
2005SlovakiaKáčer Donald 2005-04Aprílové žartíky
2005TurkeyDonald Amca 2005-07Nisan Balıkları
2006NorwayEn kvart årgang Donald Duck & Co 21Aprilsnarr
March 2007BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 261º de Abril
April 2007GreeceΚόμιξ 226Μια του ψεύτη... Δυο του ψεύτη...
April 2007RussiaМикки Маус 2007-13Первоапрельский розыгрыш
December 2007GermanyCarl Barks Collection 8The April Foolers
December 2007DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 8The April Foolers
December 2007NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 8The April Foolers
December 2007SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 8The April Foolers
11 February 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 3Paperino e il pesce d'aprile
28 April 2009FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 8The April Foolers
April 2009NetherlandsDonald Duck - Avonturen van het eerste uur 12The April Foolers
March 2010GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη του Καρλ Μπαρκς 3Μια του ψεύτη δυο του ψεύτη
1 April 2010SerbiaМики Маус 2010-04Првоаприлске шаљивџије
18 October 2010ItalyTopolino (ristampa Corriere della Sera) 31Paperino e il pesce d'aprile
1 April 2011RomaniaDonald Duck 2011-06Păcălelile Nereuşite de 1 Aprilie
6 April 2011FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 2Poisson d'avril
26 March 2012IndonesiaDonal Bebek 1588April Mop
18 February 2013GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 18April! April!
15 March 2013China米老鼠 2013-07聪明反被聪明误
29 June 2014GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 3Μια του ψεύτη δυο του ψεύτη
7 May 2016United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 10The April Foolers
25 January 2017FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1975-1Aprillia!
27 March 2017NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2017-13Aprilsnarr
30 March 2017DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2017-13Aprilsnar
July 2017BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 10The April Foolers
September 2017SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 14Bromistas embromados
26 October 2017NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 27Aprilsnarr
2017SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2017-13Första april
June 2018ItalyPaperdinastia 3Paperino e il pesce d'aprile
2019FinlandAku Ankka (digipalvelu) 2019-11Aprillia!
23 April 2020GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 6April! April!
April 2020RussiaБиблиотека Карла Баркса 10Первоапрельские шутники
2020SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 27The April Foolers
31 March 2021FinlandAku Ankka 2021-13Aprillia!
14 July 2021FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 1951Aprillia!
3 August 2021ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 3Paperino e il pesce d'aprile
25 August 2021PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 13Kawalarze są zmęczeni
January 2025China永远的造梦大师：唐纳德漫画精选集 6愚人节恶作剧
24 March 2025NetherlandsDonald Duck app 2025-13De 1 aprilgrap
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 3En avril, les poissons coûtent cher
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 3Vis is peperduur in april
Egyptمغامرات بطوط (Donald Duck Adventures) 7كذبة أبريل
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 125Vraiment pas leur jour

Other versions

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

  • be/MM 77p14 Story, 5 p., 5 tiers
  • es/DB1 97b Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • es/PD2 73b Story, 14 p., 3 tiers
  • fr/JM 45ca Story, 4 p., 6 tiers
  • fr/JM 1814h Story, 5 ½ p., 5 tiers
  • it/DGS 9b Story, 10 p., 3 tiers
  • uk/MM 233j Story, 4 p., 5 tiers

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