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StoryW WDC 161-12P

The Case of the Vanishing Bandit

Vanishing thief in circus

First published
1954
Length
26 pages (4 tiers)
Parts
3
Printed
160 times, in 17 countries
Also coded
w/wdc161/162/163, w/wdc161a, w/wdc162a, w/wdc163a, wdc16, wdc161, wdc162, wdc163, wwdc161-12, wwdc161-12, wwdc161-12p, wwdc162-09, wwdc162-09, wwdc163-13, wwdc163-13

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
February 1954United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 161The Case of the Vanishing Bandit (part 1)
March 1954United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 162The Case of the Vanishing Bandit (part 2)
25 April 1954ItalyTopolino (libretto) 89Topolino e il bandito evanescente (part 1)
April 1954United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 163The Case of the Vanishing Bandit (part 3)
10 May 1954ItalyTopolino (libretto) 90Topolino e il bandito evanescente (part 2)
25 May 1954ItalyTopolino (libretto) 91Topolino e il bandito evanescente (part 3)
25 July 1954FranceLe Journal de Mickey 113Mystère au cirque (part 1)
1 August 1954FranceLe Journal de Mickey 114Mystère au cirque (part 2)
8 August 1954FranceLe Journal de Mickey 115Mystère au cirque (part 3)
15 August 1954FranceLe Journal de Mickey 116Mystère au cirque (part 4)
22 August 1954FranceLe Journal de Mickey 117Mystère au cirque (part 5)
29 August 1954FranceLe Journal de Mickey 118Mystère au cirque (part 6)
5 September 1954FranceLe Journal de Mickey 119Mystère au cirque (part 7)
12 September 1954FranceLe Journal de Mickey 120Mystère au cirque (part 8)
19 September 1954FranceLe Journal de Mickey 121Mystère au cirque (part 9)
26 September 1954FranceLe Journal de Mickey 122Mystère au cirque (part 10)
1 October 1954MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 61El hombre misterioso
3 October 1954FranceLe Journal de Mickey 123Mystère au cirque (part 11)
10 October 1954FranceLe Journal de Mickey 124Mystère au cirque (part 12)
17 October 1954FranceLe Journal de Mickey 125Mystère au cirque (part 13)
24 October 1954FranceLe Journal de Mickey 126Mystère au cirque (part 14)
31 October 1954FranceLe Journal de Mickey 127Mystère au cirque (part 15)
1 November 1954FranceLes Belles Histoires Walt Disney (nouvelle série) 10Mickey et l'insaisissable voleur (part 1)
1 November 1954MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 62El Ratón Mickey y el hombre misterioso (part 2)
November 1954BrazilMickey (Abril) 26Mickey no Circo
1 December 1954FranceLes Belles Histoires Walt Disney (nouvelle série) 11Mickey et l'insaisissable voleur (part 2)
1 December 1954MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 63El Ratón Mickey y el hombre misterioso (part 3)
1954AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 96The Case of the Vanishing Bandit (part 1)
1954AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 97The Case of the Vanishing Bandit (part 2)
1954AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 98The Case of the Vanishing Bandit (part 3)
1 January 1955FranceLes Belles Histoires Walt Disney (nouvelle série) 12Mickey et l'insaisissable voleur (part 3)
March 1956FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 5Mystère au cirque (part 1)
March 1956FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 5Mystère au cirque (part 2)
March 1956FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 5Mystère au cirque (part 3)
March 1956FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 5Mystère au cirque (part 4)
March 1956FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 5Mystère au cirque (part 5)
March 1956FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 5Mystère au cirque (part 6)
March 1956FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 5Mystère au cirque (part 7)
March 1956FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 5Mystère au cirque (part 8)
March 1956FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 5Mystère au cirque (part 9)
March 1956FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 5Mystère au cirque (part 10)
March 1956FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 5Mystère au cirque (part 11)
March 1956FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 5Mystère au cirque (part 12)
March 1956FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 5Mystère au cirque (part 13)
March 1956FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 5Mystère au cirque (part 14)
March 1956FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 5Mystère au cirque (part 15)
17 July 1956ArgentinaLa Gran Historieta 230El bandido invisible
22 June 1958ItalyAlbi della rosa 189Topolino e il bandito evanescente (part 1)
22 June 1958ItalyAlbi della rosa 189Topolino e il bandito evanescente (part 2)
22 June 1958ItalyAlbi della rosa 189Topolino e il bandito evanescente (part 3)
10 April 1965NetherlandsPep 1965-15The Case of the Vanishing Bandit (part 1)
17 April 1965NetherlandsPep 1965-16The Case of the Vanishing Bandit (part 2)
24 April 1965NetherlandsPep 1965-17The Case of the Vanishing Bandit (part 3)
1 May 1965NetherlandsPep 1965-18The Case of the Vanishing Bandit (part 4)
8 May 1965NetherlandsPep 1965-19The Case of the Vanishing Bandit (part 5)
2 March 1967SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1967-09Filuren som alltid försvann (part 1)
7 March 1967DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1967-10Den mystiske bankrøver (part 1)
8 March 1967NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1967-10Banditten som forsvant (part 1)
9 March 1967SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1967-10Filuren som alltid försvann (part 2)
13 March 1967NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1967-11Banditten som forsvant (part 2)
14 March 1967DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1967-11Den mystiske bankrøver (part 2)
16 March 1967SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1967-11Filuren som alltid försvann (part 3)
18 March 1967NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1967-12Banditten som forsvant (part 3)
21 March 1967DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1967-12Den mystiske bankrøver (part 3)
25 March 1967GermanyMicky Maus 1967-12Schatten über Zirkus Zacharias (part 1)
1 April 1967GermanyMicky Maus 1967-13Schatten über Zirkus Zacharias (part 2)
8 April 1967GermanyMicky Maus 1967-14Schatten über Zirkus Zacharias (part 3)
6 March 1968FinlandAku Ankka 1968-10Pankinryöstäjän arvoitus (part 1)
13 March 1968FinlandAku Ankka 1968-11Pankinryöstäjän arvoitus (part 2)
20 March 1968FinlandAku Ankka 1968-12Pankinryöstäjän arvoitus (part 3)
1969FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1968-1Pankinryöstäjän arvoitus (part 1)
1969FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1968-1Pankinryöstäjän arvoitus (part 2)
1969FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1968-1Pankinryöstäjän arvoitus (part 3)
20 April 1974ItalyGrazia Disney 4Topolino e il bandito evanescente
15 December 1975YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 62Мики и „Случај бандита који ишчезава”
23 May 1981MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 813El Hombre Misterioso (part 2)
March 1984NetherlandsMickey Maandblad 1984-03De zaak van de verdwijnende bankrover
November 1984BrazilMickey (Abril) 386O Caso do Bandido Que Desaparecia
15 February 1985PortugalAlmanaque do Patinhas e do Mickey 15O Caso do Bandido que desaparecia
1986PortugalSelecção Disney 4O Caso do Bandido que desaparecia
28 October 1993PortugalHiper Disney 5-10O Caso do Bandido que Desaparecia
1996PortugalHiper Hiper Disney 25O Caso do Bandido que Desaparecia
May 1998NetherlandsDonald Duck Vakantieboek 1998De zaak van de verdwijnende bankrover (part 1)
May 1998NetherlandsDonald Duck Vakantieboek 1998De zaak van de verdwijnende bankrover (part 2)
May 1998NetherlandsDonald Duck Vakantieboek 1998De zaak van de verdwijnende bankrover (part 3)
2002NorwayMikke påskekrim 2002Banditten som forsvant (part 1)
2002NorwayMikke påskekrim 2002Banditten som forsvant (part 2)
2002NorwayMikke påskekrim 2002Banditten som forsvant (part 3)
May 2003FinlandAku-Palat 18Pankinryöstäjän arvoitus
29 January 2010FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1968-1Pankinryöstäjän arvoitus (part 1)
29 January 2010FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1968-1Pankinryöstäjän arvoitus (part 2)
29 January 2010FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1968-1Pankinryöstäjän arvoitus (part 3)
October 2010NorwayHall of Fame - De store serieskaperne 35Banditten som forsvant
April 2011NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 86Banditten som forsvant (part 1)
April 2011NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 86Banditten som forsvant (part 2)
April 2011NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 86Banditten som forsvant (part 3)
2011SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1967-01Filuren som alltid försvann (part 1)
2011SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1967-02Filuren som alltid försvann (part 2)
2011SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1967-02Filuren som alltid försvann (part 3)
4 April 2013DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2013-14Den mystiske bankrøver (part 1)
5 April 2013NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2013-14Banditten som forsvant (part 1)
11 April 2013DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2013-15Den mystiske bankrøver (part 2)
12 April 2013NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2013-15Banditten som forsvant (part 2)
15 April 2013China米老鼠 2013-09匪影迷踪 (part 1)
18 April 2013DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2013-16Den mystiske bankrøver (part 3)
19 April 2013NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2013-16Banditten som forsvant (part 3)
1 May 2013China米老鼠 2013-10匪影迷踪 (part 2)
15 May 2013China米老鼠 2013-11匪影迷踪 (part 3)
9 July 2013GermanyMicky Maus Comics 13Schatten über Zirkus Zacharias (part 1)
9 July 2013GermanyMicky Maus Comics 13Schatten über Zirkus Zacharias (part 2)
9 July 2013GermanyMicky Maus Comics 13Schatten über Zirkus Zacharias (part 3)
2013SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2013-14Filuren som alltid försvann (part 1)
2013SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2013-15Filuren som alltid försvann (part 2)
2013SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2013-16Filuren som alltid försvann (part 3)
16 February 2015IndonesiaDonal Bebek 1739Perampok Dari Sirkus
July 2015ItalyI Grandi Classici Disney 344Topolino e il bandito evanescente (part 1)
July 2015ItalyI Grandi Classici Disney 344Topolino e il bandito evanescente (part 2)
July 2015ItalyI Grandi Classici Disney 344Topolino e il bandito evanescente (part 3)
3 July 2018United StatesDisney Masters 3The Case of the Vanishing Bandit
28 February 2020NorwayKlassisk Donald Duck 23Banditten som forsvant
21 January 2022GermanyMicky Maus Taschenbuch 31Schatten über Zirkus Zacharias (part 1)
21 January 2022GermanyMicky Maus Taschenbuch 31Schatten über Zirkus Zacharias (part 2)
21 January 2022GermanyMicky Maus Taschenbuch 31Schatten über Zirkus Zacharias (part 3)
18 February 2026FranceLes âges d'or de Disney M 2L'affaire du bandit insaisissable (part 1)
18 February 2026FranceLes âges d'or de Disney M 2L'affaire du bandit insaisissable (part 2)
18 February 2026FranceLes âges d'or de Disney M 2L'affaire du bandit insaisissable (part 3)
11 June 2026FinlandAnkkojen ankka 2026Pankinryöstäjän arvoitus
FranceLes Belles Histoires de Walt Disney (Albums) B 2Mickey et l'insaisissable voleur (part 1)
FranceLes Belles Histoires de Walt Disney (Albums) B 3Mickey et l'insaisissable voleur (part 2)
FranceLes Belles Histoires de Walt Disney (Albums) B 3Mickey et l'insaisissable voleur (part 3)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC 5AMystère au cirque (part 1)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC 5AMystère au cirque (part 2)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC 5AMystère au cirque (part 3)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC 5AMystère au cirque (part 4)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC 5AMystère au cirque (part 5)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC 5AMystère au cirque (part 6)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC 5AMystère au cirque (part 7)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC 5AMystère au cirque (part 8)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC 5AMystère au cirque (part 9)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC 5AMystère au cirque (part 10)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC 5AMystère au cirque (part 11)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC 5AMystère au cirque (part 12)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC 5AMystère au cirque (part 13)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC 5AMystère au cirque (part 14)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC 5AMystère au cirque (part 15)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC 5BMystère au cirque (part 1)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC 5BMystère au cirque (part 2)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC 5BMystère au cirque (part 3)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC 5BMystère au cirque (part 4)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC 5BMystère au cirque (part 5)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC 5BMystère au cirque (part 6)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC 5BMystère au cirque (part 7)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC 5BMystère au cirque (part 8)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC 5BMystère au cirque (part 9)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC 5BMystère au cirque (part 10)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC 5BMystère au cirque (part 11)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC 5BMystère au cirque (part 12)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC 5BMystère au cirque (part 13)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC 5BMystère au cirque (part 14)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC 5BMystère au cirque (part 15)

Other versions

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

  • ar/GH 230b Story, -1 p., 4 tiers
  • au/WDC 96d Story, 8 p., 4 tiers
  • au/WDC 98d Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • br/MK 26d Story, 20 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/JM 113c Story, 1 p., 5 tiers
  • it/AR 189ba Story, 32 p., 3 tiers
  • it/AR 189bb Story, 3 tiers
  • it/GCD 344ia Story, 11 p., 3 tiers
  • it/GCD 344ic Story, 13 p., 3 tiers
  • it/GRAZIA4a Story, 16 p., 3 tiers
  • nl/PE1965-15d Story, 2 p., 5 tiers
  • nl/PE1965-17c Story, 4 p., 5 tiers
  • nl/PE1965-18c Story, 3 p., 5 tiers
  • nl/PE1965-19c Story, 2 3/5 p., 5 tiers

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