StoryW WDC 155-16P
The Secret of the Whirlpool
Mickey and Goofy help a scholar, accompanying him in their boat to the ship he hadn't managed to board in time. A storm prevents the two friends from returning to shore, so they are forced to embark on the same voyage, which they soon discover is captained by Black Pete.
- First published
- August 1953
- Length
- 24 pages (4 tiers)
- Parts
- 3
- Printed
- 118 times, in 15 countries
- Also coded
mm156,w/wdc155-157a,wwdc155-16,wwdc155-16,wwdc155-16p,wwdc156-16,wwdc156-16,wwdc157-17,wwdc157-17
Credits
- Plot
- Carl Fallberg
- Script
- Carl Fallberg
- Pencils
- Dick Moores
- Ink
- Dick Moores
Characters
In bold: the story's lead.
Where it was printed
| Date | Country | Issue | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 1953 |  United States | Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 155 | The Secret of the Whirlpool (part 1) |
| September 1953 | United States | Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 156 | The Secret of the Whirlpool (part 2) |
| October 1953 | United States | Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 157 | The Secret of the Whirlpool (part 3) |
| 10 November 1953 |  Italy | Topolino (libretto) 78 | Topolino e il gorgo misterioso (part 1) |
| 25 November 1953 | Italy | Topolino (libretto) 79 | Topolino e il gorgo misterioso (part 2) |
| 10 December 1953 | Italy | Topolino (libretto) 80 | Topolino e il gorgo misterioso (part 3) |
| 1 February 1954 |  France | Les Belles Histoires Walt Disney (nouvelle série) 1 | Mickey et le tourbillon (part 1) |
| 2 February 1954 |  Argentina | El Pato Donald 495 | The Secret of the Whirlpool (part ?) |
| 1 March 1954 | France | Les Belles Histoires Walt Disney (nouvelle série) 2 | Mickey et le tourbillon (part 2) |
| 1 April 1954 | France | Les Belles Histoires Walt Disney (nouvelle série) 3 | Mickey et le tourbillon (part 3) |
| July 1954 |  Brazil | Mickey (Abril) 22 | O Remoinho Misterioso (part 1) |
| July 1954 | Brazil | Mickey (Abril) 22 | O Remoinho Misterioso (part 2) |
| 2 September 1954 |  Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 204 | Le secret du tourbillon (part 1) |
| 2 September 1954 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 204 | Het geheim van de draaikolk (part 1) |
| 9 September 1954 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 205 | Le secret du tourbillon (part 2) |
| 9 September 1954 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 205 | Het geheim van de draaikolk (part 2) |
| 16 September 1954 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 206 | Le secret du tourbillon (part 3) |
| 16 September 1954 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 206 | Het geheim van de draaikolk (part 3) |
| 23 September 1954 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 207 | Le secret du tourbillon (part 4) |
| 23 September 1954 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 207 | Het geheim van de draaikolk (part 4) |
| 30 September 1954 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 208 | Le secret du tourbillon (part 5) |
| 30 September 1954 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 208 | Het geheim van de draaikolk (part 5) |
| 7 October 1954 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 209 | Le secret du tourbillon (part 9) |
| 7 October 1954 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 209 | Het geheim van de draaikolk (part 9) |
| 14 October 1954 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 210 | Le secret du tourbillon (part 10) |
| 14 October 1954 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 210 | The Secret of the Whirlpool (part 10) |
| 21 October 1954 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 211 | Le secret du tourbillon (part 11) |
| 21 October 1954 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 211 | The Secret of the Whirlpool (part 11) |
| 28 October 1954 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 212 | Le secret du tourbillon (part 13) |
| 28 October 1954 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 212 | The Secret of the Whirlpool (part 13) |
| 4 November 1954 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 213 | Le secret du tourbillon (part 14) |
| 4 November 1954 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 213 | The Secret of the Whirlpool (part 14) |
| 11 November 1954 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 214 | Le secret du tourbillon (part 15) |
| 11 November 1954 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 214 | The Secret of the Whirlpool (part 15) |
| 18 November 1954 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 215 | Le secret du tourbillon (part 16) |
| 18 November 1954 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 215 | The Secret of the Whirlpool (part 16) |
| 25 November 1954 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 216 | Le secret du tourbillon (part 17) |
| 25 November 1954 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 216 | The Secret of the Whirlpool (part 17) |
| 1954 |  Australia | Walt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 89 | The Secret of the Whirlpool (part 1) (part 1) |
| 1954 | Australia | Walt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 90 | The Secret of the Whirlpool (part 2) (part 2) |
| 1954 | Australia | Walt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 91 | The Secret of the Whirlpool (part 3) (part 3) |
| 1954 |  Spain | Dumbo 1ª (ERSA) 163 | El secreto del remolino |
| 4 November 1956 | Italy | Albi della rosa 104 | Topolino e il gorgo misterioso (part 1) |
| 4 November 1956 | Italy | Albi della rosa 104 | Topolino e il gorgo misterioso (part 2) |
| 4 November 1956 | Italy | Albi della rosa 104 | Topolino e il gorgo misterioso (part 3) |
| August 1957 | Brazil | Mickey (Abril) 59 | O Remoinho Misterioso |
| 20 March 1962 |  Denmark | Anders And & Co. 1962-12 | Sørøverskatten (part 1) |
| 27 March 1962 | Denmark | Anders And & Co. 1962-13 | Sørøverskatten (part 2) |
| 27 March 1962 |  Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o 1962-13 | och vattenvirvelns hemlighet (part 1) |
| 28 March 1962 |  Norway | Donald Duck & Co 1962-13 | Mikke Mus og den underlige hvirvelstrømmen (part 1) |
| 3 April 1962 | Denmark | Anders And & Co. 1962-14 | Sørøverskatten (part 3) |
| 3 April 1962 | Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o 1962-14 | och vattenvirvelns hemlighet (part 2) |
| 4 April 1962 | Norway | Donald Duck & Co 1962-14 | Mikke Mus og den underlige hvirvelstrømmen (part 2) |
| 10 April 1962 | Norway | Donald Duck & Co 1962-15 | Mikke Mus og den underlige hvirvelstrømmen (part 3) |
| 10 April 1962 | Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o 1962-15 | och vattenvirvelns hemlighet (part 3) |
| 20 March 1963 |  Finland | Aku Ankka 1963-12 | Merirosvoaarre (part 1) |
| 27 March 1963 | Finland | Aku Ankka 1963-13 | Merirosvoaarre (part 2) |
| 3 April 1963 | Finland | Aku Ankka 1963-14 | Merirosvoaarre (part 3) |
| 1964 | Finland | Aku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1963-1 | Merirosvoaarre (part 1) |
| 1964 | Finland | Aku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1963-1 | Merirosvoaarre (part 2) |
| 1964 | Finland | Aku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1963-1 | Merirosvoaarre (part 3) |
| 25 May 1965 |  Chile | Disneylandia 140 | El secreto del remolino (part 3) |
| June 1970 | Spain | Dumbo 2ª (ERSA) 65 | El secreto del remolino |
| October 1991 | United States | Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 564 | The Secret of the Whirlpool (part 1) |
| November 1991 | United States | Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 565 | The Secret of the Whirlpool (part 2) |
| December 1991 | United States | Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 566 | The Secret of the Whirlpool (part 3) |
| 9 December 1994 |  Thailand | Mickey Mouse Adventures 152 | The Secret of the Whirlpool (part 1) |
| 2001 | Italy | Topolino (ristampa Nerbini) 2 78 | Topolino e il gorgo misterioso (part 1) |
| 2001 | Italy | Topolino (ristampa Nerbini) 2 79 | Topolino e il gorgo misterioso (part 2) |
| 2001 | Italy | Topolino (ristampa Nerbini) 2 80 | Topolino e il gorgo misterioso (part 3) |
| February 2005 | Finland | Aku Ankka - Näköispainos 1963-1 | Merirosvoaarre (part 1) |
| February 2005 | Finland | Aku Ankka - Näköispainos 1963-1 | Merirosvoaarre (part 2) |
| February 2005 | Finland | Aku Ankka - Näköispainos 1963-1 | Merirosvoaarre (part 3) |
| May 2007 | Norway | Donald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 51 | Mikke Mus og den underlige hvirvelstrømmen (part 1) |
| May 2007 | Norway | Donald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 51 | Mikke Mus og den underlige hvirvelstrømmen (part 2) |
| May 2007 | Norway | Donald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 51 | Mikke Mus og den underlige hvirvelstrømmen (part 3) |
| July 2007 | Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1962-02 | och vattenvirvelns hemlighet (part 1) |
| July 2007 | Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1962-02 | och vattenvirvelns hemlighet (part 2) |
| July 2007 | Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1962-02 | och vattenvirvelns hemlighet (part 3) |
| 27 March 2008 | Denmark | Anders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1962-2 | Sørøverskatten (part 1) |
| 27 March 2008 | Denmark | Anders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1962-2 | Sørøverskatten (part 2) |
| 27 March 2008 | Denmark | Anders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1962-2 | Sørøverskatten (part 3) |
| September 2009 | Norway | Hall of Fame - De store serieskaperne 30 | Mikke Mus og den underlige virvelstrømmen |
| 23 January 2017 | Norway | Klassisk Donald Duck 4 | Mikke Mus og den underlige virvelstrømmen |
| 6 November 2018 |  Germany | Micky Maus Comics 45 | Das Rätsel des Meeres |
| 2019 | Sweden | Musse Pigg & C:o 2019-02 | Musse Pigg och vattenvirvelns hemlighet |
| 15 July 2022 | Italy | I Grandi Classici Disney (Seconda Serie) 79 | Topolino e il gorgo misterioso (part 1) |
| 15 July 2022 | Italy | I Grandi Classici Disney (Seconda Serie) 79 | Topolino e il gorgo misterioso (part 2) |
| 15 July 2022 | Italy | I Grandi Classici Disney (Seconda Serie) 79 | Topolino e il gorgo misterioso (part 3) |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 8 | Le secret du tourbillon (part 1) | |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 8 | Le secret du tourbillon (part 2) | |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 8 | Le secret du tourbillon (part 3) | |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 8 | Le secret du tourbillon (part 4) | |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 8 | Le secret du tourbillon (part 5) | |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 9 | Le secret du tourbillon (part 9) | |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 9 | Le secret du tourbillon (part 10) | |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 9 | Le secret du tourbillon (part 11) | |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 9 | Le secret du tourbillon (part 13) | |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 9 | Le secret du tourbillon (part 14) | |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 9 | Le secret du tourbillon (part 15) | |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 9 | Le secret du tourbillon (part 16) | |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 9 | Le secret du tourbillon (part 17) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 8 | Het geheim van de draaikolk (part 1) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 8 | Het geheim van de draaikolk (part 2) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 8 | Het geheim van de draaikolk (part 3) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 8 | Het geheim van de draaikolk (part 4) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 8 | Het geheim van de draaikolk (part 5) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 9 | Het geheim van de draaikolk (part 9) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 9 | The Secret of the Whirlpool (part 10) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 9 | The Secret of the Whirlpool (part 11) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 9 | The Secret of the Whirlpool (part 13) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 9 | The Secret of the Whirlpool (part 14) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 9 | The Secret of the Whirlpool (part 15) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 9 | The Secret of the Whirlpool (part 16) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 9 | The Secret of the Whirlpool (part 17) | |
| France | Les Belles Histoires de Walt Disney (Albums) B 1 | Mickey et le tourbillon (part 1) | |
| France | Les Belles Histoires de Walt Disney (Albums) B 1 | Mickey et le tourbillon (part 2) | |
| France | Les Belles Histoires de Walt Disney (Albums) B 1 | Mickey et le tourbillon (part 3) |
Other versions
Redrawn, cut, recoloured or relettered for a later printing.
ar/EPD 495xdStory, -1 p., 4 tiersau/WDC 89cStory, 8 p., 4 tiersbe/MM 204p07Story, 1 p., 5 tiersbe/MM 210p07Story, 1 p., 5 tiersbe/MM 216p07Story, ⅔ p., 5 tiersbr/MK 22cStory, 8 p., 4 tiersbr/MK 59dStory, 15 p., 4 tiersfi/AA1963-14eStory, 6 p., 4 tiersit/AR 104bStory, 31 p., 3 tiersit/AR 104cStory, 3 tiersit/GCDN 79p207Story, 11 p., 3 tiers
Referred to by
- Ocean Treasure (remake)
- O Remoinho Misterioso (cover)
- GC MMC 45 (cover)
- IC AR 104 (cover)
- Laggiù negli abissi (article)