HIGHDUCKS

StoryW WDC 139-02

Rocket Wing Saves the Day

DD uses HDL's race pigeon to send love messages to DA

First published
April 1952
Created
26 July 1951
Length
10 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
141 times, in 27 countries
Also coded
3-nt-139, w/wdc139, wdc345, wdc345, wwdc139-02

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 1952United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 139Rocket Wing Saves the Day
10 June 1952ItalyTopolino (libretto) 44Paperino e il piccione da corsa
5 September 1952BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 100Aile de fusée
5 September 1952BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 100Raketvleugel
September 1952GermanyMicky Maus 1952-09Rocket Wing Saves the Day
September 1952DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1952-09Rocket Wing Saves the Day
September 1952SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1952-09Rocket Wing Saves the Day
1952AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 72Rocket Wing Saves the Day
10 January 1953NetherlandsDonald Duck 1953-02Rocket Wing Saves the Day
January 1953FinlandAku Ankka 1953-01Rocket Wing Saves the Day
January 1953MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 40Rocket Wing Saves the Day
February 1953NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1953-02Rocket Wing Saves the Day
1953BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 4Aile de fusée
1953SpainDumbo 1ª (ERSA) 124El sensible mensajero
5 May 1954TurkeyÇocuklara Armağan 28Vak Vakcıların Güvercini
1954FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1953Rocket Wing Saves the Day
1956TurkeyVak Vak Kardeş (2nd series) 4Rocket Wing Saves the Day
June 1957BrazilMickey (Abril) 57O Pombo-Correio dos Sobrinhos
1 September 1957FranceLe Journal de Mickey 275Pigeon vole !
November 1958FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 11Pigeon vole !
1963AustraliaJumbo (J Series) 30The Carrier Bird Carry On
23 November 1967GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 11Die Reisetaube
June 1969United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 345Rocket Wing Saves the Day
21 December 1969ItalyTopolino (libretto) 734Paperino e il messaggero controverso
1 January 1970YugoslaviaMiki 167Rocket Wing Saves the Day
February 1970BrazilTio Patinhas (Abril) 55Pato Não Quer Apito
9 July 1970SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1970-28och brevduvan Lillkuttran
14 July 1970DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1970-28og den duelige due
14 July 1970NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1970-29Lille postbud, min due
14 July 1971FinlandAku Ankka 1971-28Aku Ankka ja kirjekyyhky Silosiipi
1971GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 2Die Reisetaube
21 July 1972GreeceΜίκυ Μάους 317Ο άσπρος πύραυλος
1972AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 311The Carrier Bird Carry On
1972FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1971-3Aku Ankka ja kirjekyyhky Silosiipi
1972FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1971-2Aku Ankka ja kirjekyyhky Silosiipi
December 1975ChileDisneylandia 576La paloma mensajera
April 1976BrazilDisney Especial (1ª Série) 22O Pombo-Correio
1976DenmarkBedste historier om Anders And 5og den duelige due
1976FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 4Aku Ankka ja kirjekyyhky Silosiipi
1976NorwayBeste historier om Donald Duck & Co 5Lille postbud, min due
1976SwedenKalle Ankas Bästisar 5och brevduvan Lillkuttran
15 April 1977NetherlandsDonald Duck 1977-15Rocket Wing Saves the Day
December 1979NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 15Rocket Wing Saves the Day
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 11Rocket Wing Saves the Day
5 October 1981GermanyGoofy 1981-10Die Reisetaube
March 1982FranceAlbums Dargaud D 3Pigeon vole !
June 1982BrazilAlmanaque dos Namorados 1Pombo-Correio
July 1982ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 14-0Paperino e il piccione da corsa
13 May 1983GreeceΜίκυ Μάους 878Ο άσπρος πύραυλος!
August 1983United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 8Rocket Wing Saves the Day
July 1986PortugalAs Mais Belas Histórias D 4Pombo, voa, voa...
1986NorwayTegneseriebokklubben 10Lille postbud, min due
6 July 1987BrazilSérie Ouro Disney 1Pombo-Correio
11 August 1987FranceLe Journal de Mickey 1833Le héros est un pigeon
14 August 1987FranceDonald Magazine 87-32Le héros est un pigeon
1987FinlandParhaat Sarjat 1987-10Aku Ankka ja kirjekyyhky Silosiipi
December 1987PortugalAntologia DPombo, voa, voa...
July 1989BrazilMargarida em Inglês! 1Donald And Daisy
1989NetherlandsAlle verhalen van Carl Barks / Alle klassieke verhalen 6Rocket Wing Saves the Day
November 1992GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 122Die Reisetaube
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 6Rocket Wing Saves the Day
1992United StatesDisney's Comics in 3-D 1Rocket Wing Saves the Day
April 1993ItalyZio Paperone 43Paperino e il piccione da corsa
August 1993United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color 20Rocket Wing Saves the Day
8 March 1994United StatesDonald and Mickey (Gladstone) 23Rocket Wing Saves the Day
1994GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 20Die Reisetaube
April 1995ItalyPaperino Mese 178Paperino e il messaggero controverso
1995, second quarterItalyTopolino (ristampa Nerbini) 2 44Paperino e il piccione da corsa
December 1995GermanyBarks Library 20Die Reisetaube
1995FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1953Rocket Wing Saves the Day
1995Faroe IslandsCarl Barks Savnið - Walt Disney teknisøgur í litum 6Rakettvongur bjargar degnum
30 September 1996GermanyMicky Maus Reprint Kassette 1Rocket Wing Saves the Day
June 1997GreeceΚόμιξ 108Ο φτερωτός ήρωας
1997FinlandAku Ankan parhaat / Carl Barks -kirjasto 4Aku Ankka ja kirjekyyhky Silosiipi
May 1998BrazilSérie Ouro Disney Reedição 2Pombo-Correio
June 1998GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 122Die Reisetaube
14 April 1999PolandKaczor Donald 1999-15Gołębi słuch
22 April 1999SloveniaMiki Miška 1999-08Rocket Wing Saves the Day
29 April 1999HungaryDonald Kacsa Magazin 1999-08Galambkaland
April 1999CzechiaKačer Donald 1999-08Poštovní holub
1999SlovakiaKáčer Donald 1999-08Trampoty s holubom
2000GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 28BDie Reisetaube
2000NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 7Rocket Wing Saves the Day
26 February 2001DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1952-2Rocket Wing Saves the Day
April 2001GermanyMicky Maus - Die frühen Jahre 3Rocket Wing Saves the Day
August 2001NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 5Rocket Wing Saves the Day
21 December 2001SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1952-02Rocket Wing Saves the Day
22 August 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Facsimile-albums 1953 1Rocket Wing Saves the Day
October 2002GermanyBarks Comics and Stories - von Carl Barks 7Die Reisetaube
October 2002ItalyPaperinik e altri supereroi 109Paperino e il messaggero controverso
18 November 2002SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1952-03Rocket Wing Saves the Day
November 2002ItalyCarl Barks Comic Art 15Paperino e il piccione da corsa
1 April 2004FinlandAnkalliskirjasto 4Silosiipi
12 April 2005ItalyRaccolta Paperinik e altri supereroi 15Paperino e il messaggero controverso
October 2005FrancePicsou Magazine 405Le pigeon voyageur
4 July 2006FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 48Le pigeon voyageur
April 2007BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 27O Pombo-Correio
25 February 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 5Paperino e il piccione da corsa
October 2008NetherlandsDonald Duck - Avonturen van het eerste uur 6Rocket Wing Saves the Day
10 December 2008SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 10Rocket Wing Saves the Day
December 2008GermanyCarl Barks Collection 10Rocket Wing Saves the Day
December 2008GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sonderedition 2Die Reisetaube
December 2008DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 10Rocket Wing Saves the Day
December 2008NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 10Rocket Wing Saves the Day
February 2009ItalyPocket Love - L'amore in tasca 18Paperino e il messaggero controverso
10 December 2009FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 10Rocket Wing Saves the Day
December 2009NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie, Algemeen Dagblad 10Rocket Wing Saves the Day
November 2010GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη του Καρλ Μπαρκς 5Ο φτερωτός ήρωας
29 June 2011FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 3Le pigeon voyageur
April 2012NetherlandsDonald Duck (Fries) 1Rocket Wing Saves the Day
22 June 2012ChileHistorietas Clásicas Disney 7La paloma mensajera
24 October 2012FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos B1953-1Rocket Wing Saves the Day
22 November 2012United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 11Rocket Wing Saves the Day
11 February 2013FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1971-2Aku Ankka ja kirjekyyhky Silosiipi
22 February 2013FinlandAnkan elämää 2013Silosiipi
7 June 2013GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 20Die Reisetaube
October 2013NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 109Lille postbud, min due
13 July 2014GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 5Ο φτερωτός ήρωας
25 March 2015United StatesDonald Duck in ... 3Rockt Wings Save the Day
2015SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1970-04och brevduvan Lillkuttran
June 2016ItalyI Grandi Classici Disney (Seconda Serie) 5Paperino e il messaggero controverso
12 December 2017NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 28Lille postbud, min due
12 June 2018SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 16Cohete al rescate
September 2018ItalyPaperdinastia 5Paperino e il piccione da corsa
November 2019ItalyDisney Classic 2(Paperino e il messaggero controverso)
November 2019ItalyDisney Classic 2C(Paperino e il messaggero controverso)
December 2019BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 11O Pombo-Correio
2019RussiaБиблиотека Карла Баркса 11Ракетокрыл спасает положение
25 June 2020GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 7Die Reisetaube
2 September 2020FinlandAku Ankka 2020-36Silosiipi
2020SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 28Rocket Wing Saves the Day
17 August 2021ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 5Paperino e il piccione da corsa
24 November 2021PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 14Nagle gwizd
12 July 2022FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 1952Silosiipi
7 August 2023NetherlandsDonald Duck app 2023-32Een slimme vogel
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 4Raketvleugel
Egyptمغامرات بطوط (Donald Duck Adventures) 9الصاروخ الطائر
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 127Le héros est un pigeon
ItalyRaccolta Paperinik e altri supereroi 14Paperino e il messaggero controverso
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 9Paperino e il piccione da corsa
PortugalSérie Ouro Disney 1Pombo-Correio in Brazilian Portuguese

Other versions

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

  • be/MM 100p14 Story, 5 p., 6 tiers
  • br/MK 57f Story, 7 p., 4 tiers
  • de/BL 20i Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/ALJM 11pd Story, 4 p., 6 tiers
  • fr/JM 275d Story, 4 p., 6 tiers
  • fr/JM 1833g Story, 5 2/5 p., 5 tiers
  • gr/MM 317p35 Story, 14 p., 3 tiers
  • it/PM 178e Story, 14 p., 3 tiers
  • tr/CA 28b Story, 7 p., 3 tiers
  • tr/VVI 4b Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • us/DDI 3p069 Story, 20 p., 2 tiers

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