HIGHDUCKS

StoryW WDC 188-01

The Olympic Hopeful

compete to be Duckburg's olympic athlete

First published
May 1956
Created
28 April 1955
Length
10 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
119 times, in 22 countries
Also coded
w/wdc188a, wdc468-p.1-797;90011-909, wwdc188-01, wwdc188-01

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
May 1956United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 188The Olympic Hopeful
25 August 1956ItalyTopolino (libretto) 145Paperino e le prove olimpiche
25 November 1956FranceLe Journal de Mickey 235Donald aux jeux olympiques !
1956AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 121The Olympic Hopeful
1956SpainDumbo 1ª (ERSA) 222Un atleta completo
11 January 1957SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1957-02The Olympic Hopeful
15 January 1957DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1957-02The Olympic Hopeful
15 January 1957MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 89The Olympic Hopeful
23 January 1957GermanyMicky Maus 1957-02The Olympic Hopeful
5 February 1957BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 274O Importante é Competir
27 March 1957NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1957-07The Olympic Hopeful
August 1957FinlandAku Ankka 1957A08The Olympic Hopeful
1958FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1957The Olympic Hopeful
March 1960BrazilMickey (Abril) 89O Importante é Competir
July 1960ItalyI Classici di Walt Disney (prima serie) 4Paperino e le prove olimpiche
20 August 1960NetherlandsDonald Duck 1960-34The Olympic Hopeful
1964AustraliaGiant (G Series) 316The Olympic Hopeful
September 1966ChileDisneylandia 207The Olympic Hopeful
27 June 1969GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 17Die Olympische Idee
November 1971SpainDumbo 2ª (ERSA) 82Un atleta completo
1973GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 4ADie Olympische Idee
25 July 1974SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1974-30Ankeborgsmästerskapen
29 July 1974DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1974-31Det store sportsstævne
30 July 1974NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1974-31Det viktigste er å delta...
December 1974BrazilDisney Especial (1ª Série) 14O Importante é Competir
6 August 1975FinlandAku Ankka 1975-31Yleisurheilukilpailut
1976FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1975-3Yleisurheilukilpailut
1976FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1975-2Yleisurheilukilpailut
1977BrazilO Grande Almanaque Disney (Abril) 1O Importante é Competir!
1977BrazilO Grande Livro Disney 1O Importante é Competir!
September 1979NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 14The Olympic Hopeful
September 1979United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 468The Olympic Hopeful
12 May 1980YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 292Важно је учествовати
12 May 1980YugoslaviaMikijev Zabavnik v slovenščini 292Važno je sodelovati
June 1980FranceSpécial Mickey Géant 1460Donald aux jeux olympiques !
16 August 1980United KingdomMickey Mouse 248A Sporting Challenge (part 1)
23 August 1980United KingdomMickey Mouse 249A Sporting Challenge (part 2)
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 16The Olympic Hopeful
18 February 1981MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 799Las Olimpiadas
December 1982BrazilDisney Especial Reedição 13O Importante é Competir
1982SwedenKalle Ankas Bästisar 17som idrottsman
1983DenmarkBedste historier om Anders And 17Det store sportsstævne
1983FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 16Yleisurheilukilpailut
1983NorwayBeste historier om Donald Duck & Co 17Det viktigste er å delta
6 August 1984GermanyGoofy 1984-08Die olympische Idee
September 1984ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 24Paperino e le prove olimpiche
June 1985United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 9The Olympic Hopeful
July 1987Egyptميكى جيب (Mickey Guaib) 132The Olympic Hopeful
May 1991GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 27Die olympische Idee
1991FinlandParhaat Sarjat 1991-55Yleisurheilukilpailut
January 1992BrazilDisney Superespecial 13O Importante é Competir
September 1992United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 575U.S. Olympic Team Try-Outs
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 9The Olympic Hopeful
November 1993ItalyZio Paperone 50Paperino e le prove olimpiche
June 1994United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color 30The Olympic Hopeful
5 July 1994NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1994B27Det viktigste er å delta
14 July 1994DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1994B28Det store sportsstævne
3 July 1996FinlandAku Ankka 1996-27Olympiakarsinnat
August 1997GermanyBarks Library 30Die olympische Idee
1997FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1996-3Olympiakarsinnat
1997Faroe IslandsCarl Barks Savnið - Walt Disney teknisøgur í litum 16Tann olympiska vónin
1999FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1957The Olympic Hopeful
September 2000ItalyDisney Libri a fumetti 200009Paperino e le prove olimpiche
September 2000ItalyPiù Disney 15Paperino e le prove olimpiche
4 October 2000FrancePicsou Magazine 345Participer ou gagner ?
May 2001GermanyMicky Maus Reprint Kassette 10The Olympic Hopeful
27 June 2001FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 32Participer ou gagner ?
August 2001NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 5The Olympic Hopeful
April 2003GermanyBarks Comics and Stories - von Carl Barks 10Die olympische Idee
July 2003SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1957-01The Olympic Hopeful
September 2003DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1957-1The Olympic Hopeful
2003NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 20The Olympic Hopeful
April 2004BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 2O Importante é Competir
August 2004GreeceΚόμιξ 194Ολυμπιακή Ελπίδα
October 2004PortugalObras-Primas da BD Disney 3O importante é competir
22 May 2005ItalyTopolino Story (Corriere della Sera) 8Paperino e le prove olimpiche
August 2006GermanyCarl Barks Collection 14The Olympic Hopeful
August 2006DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 14Det store sportsstævne
August 2006NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 14The Olympic Hopeful
August 2006SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 14The Olympic Hopeful
October 2006FinlandAku Ankka Parhaat palat 1957Yleisurheilukilpailut
31 May 2007DenmarkHall of Fame 18Det store sportsstævne
June 2007NorwayHall of Fame - De store serieskaperne 18Det viktigste er å delta
14 December 2007FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 14The Olympic Hopeful
2007SwedenHall of Fame: De stora serieskaparna 18Ankeborgsmästerskapen
7 April 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 11Paperino e le prove olimpiche
5 August 2008FrancePicsou Magazine 439Aux Jeux Olympiques !
December 2008GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sonderedition 2Die Olympische Idee
28 November 2009NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie, Algemeen Dagblad 2The Olympic Hopeful
20 December 2011BrazilAlmanaque do Pato Donald (Abril - 2ª Série) 5O Importante é Competir
21 March 2012FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 6Donald aux Jeux olympiques
April 2012GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη του Καρλ Μπαρκς 11Ολυμπιακή Ελπίδα
30 July 2012IndonesiaDonal Bebek 1606Uji coba olimpiade
15 August 2013FinlandIlta-Sanomat 2013-A3Yleisurheilukilpailut
3 April 2014NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 5Det viktigste er å delta
24 August 2014GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 11Ολυμπιακή Ελπίδα
6 February 2015GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 30Die olympische Idee
2015SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 5The Olympic Hopeful
14 October 2016FinlandCarl Barksin parhaat sarjat 6Yleisurheilukilpailut
25 January 2017FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1975-2Yleisurheilukilpailut
February 2017NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 138Det viktigste er å delta...
19 September 2017United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 17The Olympic Hopeful
January 2018BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 17The Olympic Hopeful
1 May 2018SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 22Lo importante es participar
18 September 2018FranceLes trésors de Picsou 44Des espoirs olympiques
23 October 2019PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 5Ci, co skaczą i rzucają
18 February 2021GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 11Die olympische Idee
19 February 2021NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 4The Olympic Hopeful
7 July 2021FrancePicsou Magazine 556Des espoirs olympiques
30 July 2021NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 7The Olympic Hopeful
4 August 2021FinlandAku Ankka 2021-31Yleisurheilukilpailut
28 September 2021ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 11Paperino e le prove sportive
11 May 2026GermanyDonald Duck in Leichter Sprache 2Der Wettkampf
9 July 2026FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 1956Yleisurheilukilpailut
2026SwedenCarl Barks och Don Rosa: Originalen och uppföljarna 14The Olympic Hopeful
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 10Donald aux jeux olympiques !
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 57AAux Jeux Olympiques !
FranceCollection Bibliothèque M1460Donald aux jeux olympiques !
ItalyRaccolta Zio Paperone 11Paperino e le prove olimpiche

Other versions

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

  • br/GLD 1p082 Story, 3 p., 7 tiers
  • de/BL 30i Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • eg/MG 132p010 Story, 20 p., 2 tiers
  • fr/JM 235d Story, 4 p., 6 tiers
  • fr/SMG 1460p022 Story, 4 p., 6 tiers
  • it/CTS 8dg Story, 13 p., 3 tiers
  • it/CWD 4c Story, 12 p., 3 tiers
  • it/DPCS211jb Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • uk/MM 248j Story, 4 p., -1 tiers
  • uk/MM 249l Story, 2 p., 4 tiers

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