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StoryW WDC 158-15P

The Lens Hunters

M+G find a lost GO's uncle in Africa who has the ability of finding diamonds

First published
November 1953
Length
24 pages (4 tiers)
Parts
3
Printed
53 times, in 16 countries
Also coded
w/wdc158-160a, w/wdc158-160aa, wdc160-p.40-47, wwdc158-15, wwdc158-15, wwdc158-15p, wwdc159-12, wwdc159-12, wwdc160-14, wwdc160-14

Credits

Plot
Carl Fallberg
Script
Carl Fallberg
Pencils
Paul Murry
Ink
Paul Murry

Characters

In bold: the story's lead.

Where it was printed

DateCountryIssueTitle
November 1953United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 158The Lens Hunters (part 1)
December 1953United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 159The Lens Hunters (part 2)
January 1954United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 160The Lens Hunters (part 3)
25 February 1954ItalyTopolino (libretto) 85Topolino e lo zio tropicale
June 1954BrazilMickey (Abril) 21Caçador de Diamantes (part 1)
June 1954BrazilMickey (Abril) 21Caçador de Diamantes (part 2)
1 August 1954FranceLes Belles Histoires Walt Disney (nouvelle série) 7Mickey chasseur d'images (part 1)
1 September 1954FranceLes Belles Histoires Walt Disney (nouvelle série) 8Mickey chasseur d'images (part 2)
1 October 1954FranceLes Belles Histoires Walt Disney (nouvelle série) 9Mickey chasseur d'images (part 3)
1954AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 93The Lens Hunters (part 1)
1954AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 94The Lens Hunters (part 2)
1954AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 95The Lens Hunters (part 3)
1955SpainDumbo 1ª (ERSA) 168El buscador de diamantes
2 August 1956ArgentinaLa Gran Historieta 231Dippy domador de fieras
9 January 1957TurkeyÇocuk Alemi (2nd pocket-size series) 02Miki Afrikada
17 February 1957ItalyAlbi della rosa 119Topolino e lo zio tropicale (part 1)
17 February 1957ItalyAlbi della rosa 119Topolino e lo zio tropicale (part 2)
17 February 1957ItalyAlbi della rosa 119Topolino e lo zio tropicale (part 3)
1 November 1958GermanyMicky Maus 1958-43Die Filmexpedition in Afrika (part 1)
8 November 1958GermanyMicky Maus 1958-44Filmexpedition in Afrika (part 2)
15 November 1958GermanyMicky Maus 1958-45Filmexpedition in Afrika (part 3)
1963NetherlandsDonald Duck en andere verhalen 8Cameracapriolen
November 1964United KingdomGiant Super Mag 3The Lens Hunters
20 February 1966FranceLe Journal de Mickey 717Le don de Dingo
June 1967FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 36Le don de Dingo
1972SpainJovial/Películas 14El buscador de diamantes
June 1976BrazilDisney Especial (1ª Série) 23O Caçador de Diamantes
May 1980NetherlandsMickey Maandblad 1980-05Camera capriolen
27 December 1982YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 429Новогодишњи сафари (part 3)
27 December 1982YugoslaviaMikijev Zabavnik v slovenščini 429Novoletni safari (part 3)
March 1985NetherlandsWalt Disney-stripreeks (Oberon) 5Camera capriolen
23 August 2007DenmarkHall of Fame 19The Lens Hunters
August 2007NorwayHall of Fame - De store serieskaperne 19Mickey Mouse in "The Lens Hunters"
2007SwedenHall of Fame: De stora serieskaparna 19Mickey Mouse in “The Lens Hunters” (part 1)
2007SwedenHall of Fame: De stora serieskaparna 19Mickey Mouse in “The Lens Hunters” (part 2)
2007SwedenHall of Fame: De stora serieskaparna 19Mickey Mouse in “The Lens Hunters” (part 3)
16 July 2010NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2010-29Fotosafari
20 July 2010SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2010-2920- Fotosafari (part 1)
20 July 2010SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2010-2920- Fotosafari (part 2)
20 July 2010SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2010-2920- Fotosafari (part 3)
16 February 2011United StatesMickey Mouse 305The Lens Hunters
20 August 2011BrazilAlmanaque do Mickey (2ª Série) 3O Caçador de Diamantes
27 June 2012FinlandAku Ankka 2012-26Linssisafari (part 1)
4 July 2012FinlandAku Ankka 2012-27Linssisafari (part 2)
11 July 2012FinlandAku Ankka 2012-28Linssisafari (part 3)
18 December 2013FranceSuper Picsou Géant 179Le tonton de la savane
September 2015ItalyI Grandi Classici Disney 346Topolino e lo zio tropicale
13 July 2017DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2017B28På filmsafari i Afrika
23 October 2017NorwayKlassisk Donald Duck 8Fotosafari
3 July 2018United StatesDisney Masters 3The Lens Hunters
FranceLes Belles Histoires de Walt Disney (Albums) B 2Mickey chasseur d'images (part 1)
FranceLes Belles Histoires de Walt Disney (Albums) B 2Mickey chasseur d'images (part 2)
FranceLes Belles Histoires de Walt Disney (Albums) B 2Mickey chasseur d'images (part 3)

Other versions

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

  • ar/GH 231b Story, 18 ½ p., 4 tiers
  • au/WDC 93d Story, 8 p., 4 tiers
  • br/AMK2 3d Story, 16 p., 4 tiers
  • br/MK 21c Story, 8 p., 4 tiers
  • de/MM1958-45e Story, 8 p., 4 tiers
  • es/JP 14i Story, 38 p., 3 tiers
  • fr/JM 717c Story, 10 p., 6 tiers
  • it/AR 119b Story, 31 p., 3 tiers
  • it/AR 119c Story, 3 tiers
  • nl/DDAV 8f Story, 23 p., 4 tiers
  • se/HOF 19kb Story, 8 p., 4 tiers

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