HIGHDUCKS

StoryW WDC 149-01

Flip Decision

DD flips a coin to decide his destiny, following the Flipism philosophy

First published
February 1953
Created
30 June 1952
Length
10 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
152 times, in 32 countries
Also coded
3-nt196, r/wdc//149/531, w/wdc149a, wdc#365, wdc365, wdcs149, wwdc149-01, wwdc149-01

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
February 1953United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 149Flip Decision
10 May 1953ItalyTopolino (libretto) 66Paperino e la filosofia flippista
31 July 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 147Donald pichenettiste
31 July 1953BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 147Donald, kruismuntist
1 November 1953MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 50Flip Decision
1953AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 83Flip Decision
1953SpainDumbo 1ª (ERSA) 145Esencialismo
27 January 1954GermanyMicky Maus 1954-02Flip Decision
29 January 1954SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1954-02Flip Decision
February 1954DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1954-02Flip Decision
22 May 1954NetherlandsDonald Duck 1954-21Flip Decision
26 May 1954NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1954-06Flip Decision
June 1954FinlandAku Ankka 1954-06Flip Decision
21 July 1954TurkeyÇocuklara Armağan 39Atmasyonizm Felsefesi
2 September 1955PortugalRato Mickey 2Donald e o Filipismo (part 1)
9 September 1955PortugalRato Mickey 3Donald e o Filipismo (part 2)
16 September 1955PortugalRato Mickey 4Donald e o Filipismo (part 3)
1955FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1954Flip Decision
27 November 1956BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 264Cara ou Coroa
9 December 1956FranceLe Journal de Mickey 237Donald piloufaciste !
15 December 1957ItalyAlbi della rosa 162Paperino e la filosofia flippista
1962AustraliaGiant (G Series) 247Flip Decision
21 March 1965ChileDisneylandia 131Flip Decision
1965ArgentinaDisneylandia 20Flip Decision
18 December 1969SpainPato Donald 2ª (ERSA) 88Esencialismo
18 February 1971YugoslaviaMiki 226Flip Decision
February 1971United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 365Flip Decision
July 1971BrazilAlmanaque Disney (Abril) 5Cara ou Coroa
1971AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 297Flip Decision
10 February 1972SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1972-07Krona eller klave
14 February 1972DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1972-07Plat eller krone
15 February 1972NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1972-08Mynt eller krone
14 February 1973FinlandAku Ankka 1973-07Kruunu vai klaava
February 1974ChileDisneylandia 583El flipista
15 November 1974NetherlandsDonald Duck 1974-46Flip Decision
1974FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1973-1Kruunu vai klaava
1974FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1973-1Kruunu vai klaava
February 1975GreeceΜίκυ (Μεγάλο) 90Flip Decision
29 August 1977YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 151Глава-писмо!
September 1977NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 6Flip Decision
1979United KingdomDonald Duck Annual (IPC) 1980Head or Tails
January 1980ItalyPaperino d'oro 8Paperino e la Filosofia Flippista
3 September 1980MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 775Filosofando
November 1980BrazilDisney Especial (1ª Série) 53Cara ou Coroa
1980DenmarkBedste historier om Anders And 12En plattenslager
1980FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 11Kruuna vai klaava
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 12Flip Decision
1980NorwayBeste historier om Donald Duck & Co 12Donald Duck blir kronist
1980SwedenKalle Ankas Bästisar 12Att vara "plattist"
November 1982NetherlandsDonald Duck 30 jaar - jubileum uitgave 1Flip Decision
August 1983United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 8Flip Decision
15 July 1984FranceLe Journal de Mickey 1672Donald piloufaceur !
20 July 1984FranceDonald Magazine 84-29Donald piloufaceur !
1984SpainDisneylandia 8Flip Decision
1984United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 507Flip Decision
January 1988GreeceΣούπερ Μίκυ 14Κορώνα-γράμματα!
October 1988BrazilDisney Especial Reedição 48Cara ou Coroa
November 1988GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 17Wappen oder Zahl?
14 June 1989PortugalDisney Especial 54Cara ou Coroa
1989FinlandParhaat Sarjat 1989-27Kruuna vai klaava
1989NorwayTegneseriebokklubben 48Donald Duck blir kronist
17 April 1990IndonesiaDonal Bebek 443Flip Decision
July 1991United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 561Flip Decision
1991GermanyDonald Duck Klassik Album 5Wappen oder Zahl?
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 7Flip Decision
3 February 1993YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 955Којим путем треба ићи
3 February 1993YugoslaviaMikijev Zabavnik v slovenščini 955(Kojim putem treba iči)
23 March 1993NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1993-12Kronismen
May 1993ItalyZio Paperone 44Paperino e la filosofia flippista
October 1993United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color 22Flip Decision
27 October 1994PolandKaczor Donald 1994-14Wyznawca rzucizmu
April 1996GermanyBarks Library 22Wappen oder Zahl?
1996DenmarkComics – 100 år med tegneserier 1Flip Decision
1996FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1954Flip Decision
1996Faroe IslandsCarl Barks Savnið - Walt Disney teknisøgur í litum 8Kasta lut!
1996NorwayTegneserien 100 år: 1896 - 1996 1Donald Duck blir kronist
1996SwedenComics - serierna 100 år 1996Att vara "plattist"
16 January 1998LatviaДональд Дак / Donalds Daks 1998-02Орел или решка in Latvian Russian
30 September 1998GermanyMicky Maus Reprint Kassette 5Flip Decision
15 November 1998LithuaniaDonaldas ir kiti 1998-16Springtelizmas
1998ItalyTopolino (ristampa Nerbini) 2 66Paperino e la filosofia flippista
August 1999GreeceΚόμιξ 134Περί στριφτολογίας
18 August 2000FinlandMurrealbumit B 2000Krunde vai klande
18 August 2000FinlandMurrealbumit BB2000Kruuna vai klaava
19 December 2001DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1954-1Flip Decision
2001NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 3Flip Decision
2001NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 11Flip Decision
9 April 2002GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 179Wappen oder Zahl?
November 2002GermanyMicky Maus - Die frühen Jahre 7Flip Decision
December 2002GermanyBarks Comics and Stories - von Carl Barks 8Wappen oder Zahl?
2002SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1954-01Flip Decision
June 2003FrancePicsou Magazine 377À pile ou face
September 2003NetherlandsDonald Duck Facsimile-albums 1954 1Flip Decision
October 2003ItalyCarl Barks Comic Art 18Paperino e la filosofia flippista
29 December 2003DenmarkAnders And Ekstra 2004-01Plat eller krone
5 January 2004NorwayMikke Mus 2004-01Kronismen
25 June 2004FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 42À pile ou face
2 May 2005ItalyTopolino Story (Corriere della Sera) 5Paperino e la filosofia flippista
August 2005GermanyCarl Barks Collection 11Flip Decision
August 2005DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 11Plat eller krone
August 2005NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 11Flip Decision
September 2005SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 11Flip Decision
12 December 2006FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 11Flip Decision
April 2007BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 27Cara ou Coroa
2007Italy313 La mitica auto di Paperino 0Paperino e la filosofia flippista
3 March 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 6Paperino e la filosofia flippista
10 June 2009FinlandAku Ankka 2009-24Kruuna vai klaava
21 November 2009NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie, Algemeen Dagblad 1Flip Decision
November 2010GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη του Καρλ Μπαρκς 6Περί στριφτολογίας
16 February 2011FinlandKulmikkaat munat 2011Kruuna vai klaava
29 June 2011FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 3À pile ou face
20 December 2011BrazilAlmanaque do Pato Donald (Abril - 2ª Série) 5Cara ou Coroa
5 September 2013NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 1Kronismen
4 October 2013GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 22Wappen oder Zahl?
18 October 2013FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos B1954-1Flip Decision
15 December 2013China米老鼠 2014-01抛抛主义者
20 July 2014GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 6Περί στριφτολογίας
2014SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 1Flip Decision
13 January 2015FinlandAku Ankka (digipalvelu) 2015-04Krunde vai klande
22 January 2015FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1973-1Kruunu vai klaava
January 2015NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 120Mynt eller krone
27 March 2015FranceLes trésors de Picsou 30La vie à pile ou face ?
26 October 2015United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 13Flip Decision
22 February 2017FinlandSuuri suomalainen murrekirja 2017Krunde vai klande
September 2017BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 13Flip Decision
2017FinlandAku Ankka (digipalvelu) 2017M16Krunde vai klande
April 2018SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 17Monedismo
September 2018ItalyPaperdinastia 6Paperino e la filosofia flippista
28 November 2018PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 1Orzeł czy reszka
23 July 2019FrancePicsou Magazine 544La vie à pile ou face ?
2019FinlandAku Ankka (digipalvelu) 2019-08Krunde vai klande
2019RussiaБиблиотека Карла Баркса 13Орёл или решка
20 August 2020GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 8Wappen oder Zahl?
24 August 2021ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 6Paperino e la filosofia flippista
17 May 2022FinlandSuuri suomalainen murrekirja 2022Krunde vai klande
2022BulgariaДъкбург. Carl Barks 1ези или тура
27 January 2023NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 17Flip Decision
11 July 2023FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 1953Kruuna vai klaava?
29 September 2023CroatiaPatkograd. Carl Barks 1Pismo ili glava
20 November 2023SerbiaПатковград. Carl Barks 1Писмо или глава
11 June 2024FinlandAku 90 2024Kruuna vai klaava
26 August 2024NetherlandsDonald Duck app 2024-35Kop of munt?
September 2024SloveniaRacigrad. Carl Barks 1Cifra ali grb
2024SwedenArvet från Barks 1Krona eller klave
4 June 2025FranceSuper Picsou Géant Hors-série D5La vie à pile ou face
2025DenmarkArven efter Barks 1Plat eller krone
2025FinlandAku Ankka (digipalvelu) 2025-03Kruuna vai klaava
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 6Donald pichenettiste
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 6Donald, kruismuntist
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 10Donald piloufaciste !
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 110Donald piloufaceur !
PortugalDisney Especialíssimo 30Cara ou Coroa

Other versions

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

  • be/MM 147p14 Story, 5 p., 6 tiers
  • br/PD 264g Story, 7 ¾ p., 4 tiers
  • de/BL 22i Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • es/DL 8b Story, 20 p., 2 tiers
  • es/PD2 88b Story, 14 p., 3 tiers
  • fi/AA1954-06d Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • fi/AA2009-24e Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • fo/CBS 8h Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/JM 237d Story, 4 p., 6 tiers
  • fr/JM 1672e Story, 6 p., 5 tiers
  • it/AR 162b Story, 13 p., 3 tiers
  • it/PDO 8c Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • it/TL 66d Story, 13 p., 3 tiers
  • it/ZP 44c Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • pt/RM 2p11 Story, 4 p., 4 tiers
  • pt/RM 3p06a Story, 2 p., 5 tiers
  • se/CSHAA 1996a Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • tr/CA 39b Story, 6 ½ p., 3 tiers

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