HIGHDUCKS

StoryW WDC 141-02

The Think Box Bollix

DD wears wolf costume to fool GY's thinking boxes

First published
June 1952
Created
18 October 1951
Length
10 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
156 times, in 30 countries
Also coded
k.302, w-374, w/wdc141, w/wdc141, w/wdc141a, wdc-141, wwdc141-02

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
June 1952United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 141The Think Box Bollix
25 July 1952ItalyTopolino (libretto) 47Paperino e la macchina soffiapensieri
1952AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 74The Think Box Bollix
January 1953GermanyMicky Maus 1953-01The Think Box Bollix
January 1953DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1953-01The Think Box Bollix
January 1953SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1953-01The Think Box Bollix
13 February 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 123Si les bêtes parlaients
13 February 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 123Als de dieren spreken konden
21 March 1953NetherlandsDonald Duck 1953-12The Think Box Bollix
March 1953MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 42The Think Box Bollix
May 1953FinlandAku Ankka 1953-05The Think Box Bollix
June 1953NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1953-06The Think Box Bollix
11 August 1953BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 92Falam Os Animais
1953SpainDumbo 1ª (ERSA) 134¡Hoy las ciencias adelantan...!
12 May 1954TurkeyÇocuklara Armağan 30Fikir Makinası
1954FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1953The Think Box Bollix
10 July 1955GreeceΓέλιο και Χαρά 72Ο Ντόναλντ Ντακ και τα „μηχανήματα που σκέπτονται“
29 July 1956ItalyAlbi della rosa 90Paperino e la macchina soffiapensieri
8 June 1958FranceLe Journal de Mickey 315Géo fait des siennes !
1959FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 13Géo fait des siennes !
1964AustraliaMobil giveaway series (pages 130x180 mm, 2 rows per page) 24Ray's A Riot
20 March 1968GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 12Die Intelligenzstrahlen
August 1969United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 347The Think Box Bollix
December 1969SpainDumbo 2ª (ERSA) 58¡Hoy las ciencias adelantan...!
5 March 1970YugoslaviaMiki 176BThe Think Box Bollix
29 March 1970ItalyTopolino (libretto) 748Paperino e le scatole pensanti
May 1970BrazilTio Patinhas (Abril) 58Êsses Birutas e Suas Maravilhosas Invenções...
4 May 1972SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1972-19Underbara språklådor
8 May 1972DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1972-19And i ulveklæder
9 May 1972NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1972-20Tenkeboksen
24 June 1972United KingdomDonald and Mickey 15The Brainy Wolf
1972GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 3Die Intelligenzstrahlen
9 May 1973FinlandAku Ankka 1973-19Ajatuslaatikot
March 1974GreeceΜίκυ (Μεγάλο) 79The Think Box Bollix
May 1974ChileDisneylandia 593Animales pensantes
1974FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1973-2Ajatuslaatikot
1974FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1973-1Ajatuslaatikot
10 October 1975NetherlandsDonald Duck 1975-41The Think Box Bollix
November 1977NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 7The Think Box Bollix
1978DenmarkBedste historier om Anders And 8And i ulveklæder
1978FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 7Ajatuslaatikot
1978NorwayBeste historier om Donald Duck & Co 8Tenkeboksen
1978SwedenKalle Ankas Bästisar 8Underbara språklådor
November 1979FranceSpécial Mickey Géant 1430Géo fait des siennes !
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 11The Think Box Bollix
7 September 1981GermanyGoofy 1981-09Die Intelligenzstrahlen
July 1982ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 14-0Paperino e la macchina soffiapensieri
1982ChileMickey (2ª serie) 18Animales pensantes
1982ColombiaMickey (3ª Serie) 28Animales pensantes
March 1983GreeceΜίκυ (Μεγάλο) 187Η σκεπτομηχανή!
August 1983United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 8The Think Box Bollix
4 May 1984BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 1696Esses Birutas e Suas Maravilhosas Invenções
12 October 1984PortugalPato Donald 91Esses Malucos e Suas Maravilhosas Invenções
July 1985NetherlandsDonald Duck Agenda 1985The Think Box Bollix
1986NorwayTegneseriebokklubben 20Tenkeboksen
12 April 1988United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 530The Think Boxes
1988FinlandParhaat Sarjat 1988-17Ajatuslaatikot
1989NetherlandsAlle verhalen van Carl Barks / Alle klassieke verhalen 6The Think Box Bollix
February 1990GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 22Die Intelligenzstrahlen
1990United StatesDisney Comics Album 1The Think Box Bollix
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 6The Think Box Bollix
April 1993ItalyZio Paperone 43Paperino e la macchina soffiapensieri
September 1993United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color 21The Think Box Bollix
12 July 1994United StatesDonald and Mickey (Gladstone) 25The Think Box Bollix
1994GermanyDonald Duck Klassik Album 6Die Intelligenzstrahlen
1995, second quarterItalyTopolino (ristampa Nerbini) 2 47Paperino e la macchina soffiapensieri
1995FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1953The Think Box Bollix
February 1996GermanyBarks Library 21Die Intelligenzstrahlen
1996Faroe IslandsCarl Barks Savnið - Walt Disney teknisøgur í litum 7Dunna í úlvaklæðum
18 April 1997PolandKaczor Donald 1997-08Nosił kaczor razy kilka...
April 1997CzechiaKačer Donald 1997-08Zvířecí řeč
May 1997GreeceΚόμιξ 107Η Ακτίνα της Σκέψης
May 1997HungaryDonald Kacsa Magazin 1997-05Állati találmány
30 September 1997GermanyMicky Maus Reprint Kassette 3The Think Box Bollix
1997SlovakiaKáčer Donald 1997-08Vynález
November 1998BulgariaМики Маус 1998-21Какво мислят животните?
1998FinlandAku Ankan parhaat / Carl Barks -kirjasto 7Ajatuslaatikot
23 April 1999NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck L 7The Think Box Bollix in Limburgian
16 August 1999LatviaДональд Дак / Donalds Daks 1999-16Ирония судьбы in Latvian Russian
2000NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 8The Think Box Bollix
March 2001DenmarkCarl Barks' bedste 1And i ulveklæder
March 2001SwedenCarl Barks' bästa 1Underbara tankelådor
28 May 2001DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1953-1The Think Box Bollix
July 2001GermanyMicky Maus - Die frühen Jahre 4The Think Box Bollix
August 2001ItalySpeciale Disney 23Paperino e le scatole pensanti
21 December 2001SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1952-02The Think Box Bollix
2001NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 3The Think Box Bollix
2001NorwayCarl Barks 100 år 2Tenkeboksen
March 2002SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1953-01The Think Box Bollix
22 August 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Facsimile-albums 1953 1The Think Box Bollix
October 2002GermanyBarks Comics and Stories - von Carl Barks 7Die Intelligenzstrahlen
November 2002ItalyCarl Barks Comic Art 15Paperino e la macchina soffiapensieri
June 2004ItalyDisney Libri a fumetti 200406Paperino e le scatole pensanti
June 2004ItalyTutto Disney 29Paperino e le scatole pensanti
22 July 2005FinlandAku Ankka ja kumppanit 2005Ajatuslaatikot
October 2005FrancePicsou Magazine 405La boîte à Géo !
4 July 2006FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 48La boîte à Géo !
April 2007BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 27Esses Birutas e Suas Maravilhosas Invenções
25 February 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 5Paperino e la macchina soffiapensieri
10 December 2008SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 10The Think Box Bollix
December 2008GermanyCarl Barks Collection 10The Think Box Bollix
December 2008GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sonderedition 2Die Intelligenzstrahlen
December 2008DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 10The Think Box Bollix
December 2008NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 10The Think Box Bollix
March 2009NetherlandsDonald Duck - Avonturen van het eerste uur 11The Think Box Bollix
10 December 2009FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 10The Think Box Bollix
November 2010GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη του Καρλ Μπαρκς 5Η ακτίνα της σκέψης
6 April 2011FrancePicsou Magazine 470La boîte à Géo
29 June 2011FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 3La boîte à Géo
24 October 2012FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos B1953-1The Think Box Bollix
22 November 2012United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 11The Think Box Bollix
January 2013FranceLes trésors de Picsou 21La boîte à Géo
19 April 2013FinlandAku Ankan Toivesarjat 2013Ajatuslaatikot
9 August 2013GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 21Die Intelligenzstrahlen
23 May 2014FranceLes trésors de Donald 1La boîte à Géo
13 July 2014GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 5Η ακτίνα της σκέψης
16 January 2015GermanyMicky Maus 2015-04Die Intelligenzstrahlen
22 January 2015FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1973-1Ajatuslaatikot
25 March 2015United StatesDonald Duck in ... 3The Think Box Bollix
April 2015NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 122Tenkeboksen
29 June 2015NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2015-27Tenkeboksen
23 March 2016FinlandAku Ankka 2016-12Ajatuslaatikot
December 2016ItalyI Grandi Classici Disney (Seconda Serie) 11Paperino e le scatole pensanti
6 April 2017GermanyDem Ingeniör ist nichts zu schwör 1Die Intelligenzstrahlen
6 November 2017NorwayCarl Barks og Don Rosa - Originalene og oppfølgerne 9Tenkeboksen
12 December 2017NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 28Tenkeboksen
12 June 2018SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 16Cajas de pensamiento
September 2018ItalyPaperdinastia 5Paperino e la macchina soffiapensieri
14 February 2019FinlandSlangisota 2019Funtsauslodjut
November 2019ItalyDisney Classic 2(Paperino e le scatole pensanti)
November 2019ItalyDisney Classic 2C(Paperino e le scatole pensanti)
December 2019BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 11Esses Birutas e Suas Maravilhosas Invenções
2019RussiaБиблиотека Карла Баркса 11Неприятности с мозгоящиками
25 June 2020GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 7Die Intelligenzstrahlen
20 October 2020NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 2The Think Box Bollix
2020SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 28The Think Box Bollix
30 March 2021DenmarkCarl Barks & Don Rosa - Originalerne og fortsættelserne 3And i ulveklæder
17 August 2021ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 5Paperino e la macchina soffiapensieri
24 November 2021PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 14Nosił kaczor razy kilka
16 March 2022FranceLes trésors de Picsou 58La boîte à Géo
12 July 2022FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 1952Ajatuslaatikot
1 September 2022DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2022-35And i ulveklæder
2022SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2022-37-38Underbara tankelådor
15 January 2024NetherlandsDonald Duck app 2024-03De denkdoos
28 February 2024FinlandCarl Barksin sankarit 2024Ajatuslaatikot
21 November 2024GermanyWalt Disney's Donald Duck - Die Ultimative Chronik 1The Think Box Bollix in English
2024SwedenCarl Barks och Don Rosa: Originalen och uppföljarna 8The Think Box Bollix
September 2025FranceLes incontournables 5La boîte à Géo
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 5Si les bêtes parlaients
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 5Als de dieren spreken konden
Egyptمغامرات بطوط (Donald Duck Adventures) 11صندوق الأفكار
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 64ALa boîte à Géo
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 64BLa boîte à Géo
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 64CLa boîte à Géo
FranceCollection Bibliothèque M1430Géo fait des siennes !
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 9Paperino e la macchina soffiapensieri

Other versions

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

  • au/MOB 24b Story, 14 ¾ p., 2 tiers
  • be/MM 123p14 Story, 5 p., 6 tiers
  • br/PD 92f Story, 6 p., 4 tiers
  • de/DDUC 1p391 Story, 1 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/JM 315xb Story, 4 p., 5 tiers
  • fr/SMG 1430w Story, 4 p., 6 tiers
  • it/AR 90b Story, 14 p., 3 tiers
  • nl/AG 1985xb Story, -1 p., 1 tiers
  • tr/CA 30b Story, 7 p., 3 tiers
  • uk/DAM 15f Story, 4 p., 4 tiers
  • us/DDI 3p089 Story, 20 p., 2 tiers
  • us/DM 25da Story, 4 tiers

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