HIGHDUCKS

StoryW WDC 143-01

Gemstone Hunters

DD buys land with fake precious stones and re-sells it to GL

First published
August 1952
Created
10 January 1952
Length
10 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
141 times, in 28 countries
Also coded
3-nt180, w/wdc143-01, wdc-369, wdc143p1, wwdc143-01

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
August 1952United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 143Gemstone Hunters
25 October 1952ItalyTopolino (libretto) 53Paperino e le gemme preziose
24 April 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 133Les chasseurs de pierres précieuses
24 April 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 133Jagers op edelgesteenten
April 1953GermanyMicky Maus 1953-04Gemstone Hunters
April 1953DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1953-04Gemstone Hunters
April 1953SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1953-04Gemstone Hunters
May 1953MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 44Gemstone Hunters
11 July 1953NetherlandsDonald Duck 1953-28Gemstone Hunters
29 August 1953TurkeyVak Vak Kardeş 2Gemstone Hunters
August 1953FinlandAku Ankka 1953-08Gemstone Hunters
August 1953NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1953-08Gemstone Hunters
1953AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 77Gemstone Hunters
1953SpainDumbo 1ª (ERSA) 134El meteoro de la suerte
17 March 1954TurkeyÇocuklara Armağan 21Kıymetli Taşlar
1954FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1953Gemstone Hunters
4 December 1956BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 265Alguns Nascem Com Estrêla
14 April 1957ItalyAlbi della rosa 127Paperino e le gemme preziose
28 April 1957FranceLe Journal de Mickey 257Tel est pris qui croyait prendre
1966AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 234Gemstone Hunters
March 1969ChileDisneylandia 334Gemstone Hunters
1969ArgentinaDisneylandia 192Gemstone Hunters
15 January 1970SpainPato Donald 2ª (ERSA) 90El meteoro de la suerte
18 February 1971SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1971-08Diamanter
23 February 1971DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1971-08På jagt efter kostbare stene
23 February 1971NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1971-09Diamanten
June 1971United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 369Gemstone Hunters
12 August 1971YugoslaviaMiki 251Gemstone Hunters
September 1971BrazilAlmanaque Disney (Abril) 6O Rei da Sorte
23 February 1972FinlandAku Ankka 1972-08Jalokiviä etsimässä
1973AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 320Gemstone Hunters
1973FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1972-1Jalokiviä etsimässä
1973FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1972-1Jalokiviä etsimässä
January 1974ChileDisneylandia 577El rey de la suerte
February 1976GreeceΜίκυ (Μεγάλο) 102Gemstone Hunters
August 1977GermanyCarl Barks gesammelte Werke 15Gemstone Hunters
1977BrazilO Grande Almanaque Disney (Abril) 1O Rei da Sorte!
1977BrazilO Grande Livro Disney 1O Rei da Sorte!
1978DenmarkBedste historier om Anders And 7På jagt efter kostbare stene
1978FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 6Jalokiviä etsimässä
1978NorwayBeste historier om Donald Duck & Co 7Diamanten
1978SwedenKalle Ankas Bästisar 7Sagan om oturskungen
1978United KingdomThe Best of Donald Duck 1Fortune hunting
19 October 1979NetherlandsDonald Duck 1979-42Gemstone Hunters
November 1980BrazilDisney Especial (1ª Série) 53O Rei da Sorte
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 11Gemstone Hunters
2 February 1981GermanyGoofy 1981-02Angeber oder Glückspilz?
March 1982NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 24Gemstone Hunters
August 1983United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 8Gemstone Hunters
16 December 1984FranceLe Journal de Mickey 1694La chance tombe à la côté !
21 December 1984FranceDonald Magazine 84-51La chance tombe à la côté !
1986NorwayTegneseriebokklubben 18Diamanten
January 1988United StatesWalt Disney's Comics in Color 1st album series 1Gemstone Hunters
October 1988BrazilDisney Especial Reedição 48O Rei da Sorte
November 1988United StatesGladstone Comic Album 15Gemstone Hunters
1988FinlandParhaat Sarjat 1988-15Jalokiviä etsimässä
14 June 1989PortugalDisney Especial 54O Rei Da Sorte
1989NetherlandsAlle verhalen van Carl Barks / Alle klassieke verhalen 6Gemstone Hunters
1989United StatesGladstone Leather Bound Hardcover Comic Albums 3Gemstone Hunters
1992GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 118Angeber oder Glückspilz?
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 6Gemstone Hunters
April 1993ItalyZio Paperone 43Paperino e le gemme preziose
September 1993United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color 21Gemstone Hunters
2 November 1993United StatesDonald Duck 282Gemstone Hunters
1994GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 19Angeber oder Glückspilz?
1995FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1953Gemstone Hunters
February 1996GermanyBarks Library 21Angeber oder Glückspilz?
1996Faroe IslandsCarl Barks Savnið - Walt Disney teknisøgur í litum 7Gimsteinar í heintu
30 September 1997GermanyMicky Maus Reprint Kassette 3Gemstone Hunters
October 1997GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 118Angeber oder Glückspilz?
1997FinlandAku Ankan parhaat / Carl Barks -kirjasto 6Jalokiviä etsimässä
February 1998BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 2130O Rei da Sorte
March 1998GreeceΚόμιξ 117Κυνηγοί πολύτιμων λίθων
July 1998BrazilSeleção Disney (Encadernada - 2ª Série) 19O Rei da Sorte
9 September 1998PolandKaczor Donald 1998-36Diamenty pustyni
1998ItalyTopolino (ristampa Nerbini) 2 53Paperino e le gemme preziose
1998PortugalPato Donald (2ª Série) 41O Rei da Sorte
3 March 1999FrancePicsou Magazine 326Les pierres de la discorde
1999GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 27BAngeber oder Glückspilz?
7 February 2000BulgariaМики Маус 2000-06Диаманти в пустинята
2000NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 8Gemstone Hunters
28 May 2001DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1953-1Gemstone Hunters
July 2001BrazilAlmanaque Disney (Abril) 341O Rei da Sorte
July 2001GermanyMicky Maus - Die frühen Jahre 4Gemstone Hunters
August 2001NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 7Gemstone Hunters
March 2002SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1953-01Gemstone Hunters
April 2002PortugalTio Patinhas 196O Rei da Sorte
22 August 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Facsimile-albums 1953 2Gemstone Hunters
October 2002GermanyBarks Comics and Stories - von Carl Barks 7Angeber oder Glückspilz?
December 2002ItalyCarl Barks Comic Art 16Paperino e le gemme preziose
April 2007BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 27O Rei da Sorte
25 February 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 5Paperino e le gemme preziose
10 December 2008SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 10Gemstone Hunters
December 2008GermanyCarl Barks Collection 10Gemstone Hunters
December 2008DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 10Gemstone Hunters
December 2008NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 10Gemstone Hunters
10 December 2009FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 10Gemstone Hunters
November 2010GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη του Καρλ Μπαρκς 5Κυνηγοί πολύτιμων λίθων
6 April 2011FrancePicsou Magazine 470La chance ou la pierre ?
29 June 2011FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 3Les pierres de la discorde
24 October 2012FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos B1953-2Gemstone Hunters
22 November 2012United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 11Gemstone Hunters
9 August 2013GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 21Angeber oder Glückspilz?
21 January 2014FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1972-1Jalokiviä etsimässä
May 2014NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 114Diamanten
13 July 2014GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 5Κυνηγοί πολύτιμων λίθων
9 October 2015FinlandCarl Barksin parhaat sarjat 4Jalokiviä etsimässä
12 December 2017NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 28Gemstone Hunters
11 April 2018FinlandAku Ankka 2018-15Jalokiviä etsimässä
12 June 2018SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 16Buscadores de gemas
September 2018ItalyPaperdinastia 5Paperino e le gemme preziose
November 2019ItalyDisney Classic 2(Paperino e le gemme preziose)
November 2019ItalyDisney Classic 2C(Paperino e le gemme preziose)
December 2019BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 11O Rei da Sorte
2019RussiaБиблиотека Карла Баркса 11Охотники за бриллиантами
25 June 2020GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 7Angeber oder Glückspilz?
2020SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 28Gemstone Hunters
17 August 2021ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 5Paperino e le gemme preziose
24 November 2021PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 14Łowcy klejnotów
12 July 2022FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 1952Jalokiviä etsimässä
7 November 2023NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 22Gemstone Hunters
5 February 2024NetherlandsDonald Duck app 2024-06De gelukszoekers
24 May 2024GermanyMicky Maus 2024-12Angeber oder Glückspilz
May 2024CzechiaKačer Donald 2024-04Gemstone Hunters
6 June 2024DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2024-23På jagt efter kostbare sten
7 June 2024NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2024-23Diamanten
1 December 2024SerbiaМики Маус 2024-12Краљ среће
2024SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2024-23Diamanter
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 6Les chasseurs de pierres précieuses
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 6Jagers op edelgesteenten
Egyptمغامرات بطوط (Donald Duck Adventures) 7أرض الجواهر
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 10Tel est pris qui croyait prendre
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 113La chance tombe à la côté !
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 28Les pierres de la discorde
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 64ALa chance ou la pierre ?
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 64BLa chance ou la pierre ?
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 64CLa chance ou la pierre ?
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 9Paperino e le gemme preziose
PortugalDisney Especialíssimo 30O Rei Da Sorte
PortugalPato Donald (capa dura) 9O Rei da Sorte
PortugalShow Disney 72O Rei da Sorte

Other versions

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

  • be/MM 133p14 Story, 5 p., 6 tiers
  • br/GLD 1p210 Story, 3 p., 7 tiers
  • br/PD 265f Story, 8 ¾ p., 4 tiers
  • es/PD2 90b Story, 14 p., 3 tiers
  • fr/JM 257e Story, 4 p., 6 tiers
  • fr/JM 1694g Story, 5 3/5 p., 5 tiers
  • it/AR 127b Story, 13 p., 3 tiers
  • tr/CA 21b Story, 6 ½ p., 3 tiers
  • tr/VVY 2c Story, 10 p., 4 tiers

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