HIGHDUCKS

StoryW WDC 199-01

Gyro's Imagination Invention

GY's imagination invention takes Ducks to "Jupiter and beyond"

First published
April 1957
Created
20 September 1956
Length
10 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
118 times, in 27 countries
Also coded
05111, 3-nt173, w/wdc199, wdcs199, wr/wdc199, wwdc199-01, wwdc199-01

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
April 1957United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 199Gyro's Imagination Invention
10 August 1957ItalyTopolino (libretto) 168Paperino e la macchina di fantasia
3 December 1957BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 317Donald e Os Astros
1957AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 133Gyro's Imagination Invention
1957SpainDumbo 1ª (ERSA) 256Una imaginación gigantesca
11 January 1958GermanyMicky Maus 1958-01Gyro's Imagination Invention
24 January 1958SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1958-02Gyro's Imagination Invention
1 February 1958MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 114Gyro's Imagination Invention
2 February 1958FranceLe Journal de Mickey 297Voyage interplanétaire !
9 April 1958NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1958-08Gyro's Imagination Invention
29 April 1958ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 709Gyro's Imagination Invention (part ?)
6 May 1958ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 710Gyro's Imagination Invention (part final)
26 June 1958BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 403Dans les étoiles
26 June 1958BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 403Donald ziet sterren
November 1958FinlandAku Ankka 1958-22Gyro's Imagination Invention
1958DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1958-02Gyro's Imagination Invention
March 1959FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 12Voyage interplanétaire !
1959FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1958Gyro's Imagination Invention
5 January 1963GreeceΓέλιο και Χαρά 277Ιστορίες για τ' αστέρια
October 1966ChileDisneylandia 212Gyro's Imagination Invention
1967AustraliaGiant (G Series) 404Think Big
September 1969BrazilTio Patinhas (Abril) 50Ora, Ouvir Estrêlas...
27 February 1970GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 20Der freie Lauf der Phantasie
1973GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 4BDer freie Lauf der Phantasie
June 1975BrazilDisney Especial (1ª Série) 17Ora, Ouvir Estrelas...
16 September 1976SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1976-38Gyro's Imagination Invention
20 September 1976DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1976-39På rejse i rummet
21 September 1976NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1976-39Gyro's Imagination Invention
November 1976United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 434Gyro's Imagination Invention
30 July 1977United KingdomMickey Mouse 93Seeing Stars (part 1)
6 August 1977United KingdomMickey Mouse 94Seeing Stars (part 2)
28 September 1977FinlandAku Ankka 1977-39Mielikuvituskone
12 May 1978NetherlandsDonald Duck 1978-19Gyro's Imagination Invention
1978FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1977-3Mielikuvituskone
1978FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1977-2Mielikuvituskone
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 18Gyro's Imagination Invention
June 1983BrazilDisney Especial Reedição 16Ora, Ouvir Estrelas...
August 1984GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 1Der freie Lauf der Phantasie
1984GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album - Hardcover 1Der freie Lauf der Phantasie
12 May 1985FranceLe Journal de Mickey 1715Le maître des étoiles
17 May 1985FranceDonald Magazine 85-20Le maître des étoiles
June 1985United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 9Gyro's Imagination Invention
1985DenmarkBedste historier om Anders And 22På rejse i rummet
1985FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 22Mielikuvituskone
1985NorwayBeste historier om Donald Duck & Co 25Donald Duck på tur i verdensrommet
1985SwedenKalle Ankas Bästisar 22studerar stjärnor
January 1986ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 28Paperino e la macchina di fantasia
May 1986NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 47Gyro's Imagination Invention
1987GermanyDonald Duck Klassik Album 1Der freie Lauf der Phantasie
1987HungaryKlasszikus Album 1A szárnyaló képzelet
January 1988United StatesWalt Disney's Comics in Color 1st album series 2Gyro's Imagination Invention
19 May 1988United KingdomDonald Duck / Donald Duck Comic 6The Dream Machine!
June 1988United StatesGladstone Comic Album 10Gyro's Imagination Invention
1989GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck (Klassik-Album) - Sammelband 5Der freie Lauf der Phantasie
1989United StatesGladstone Leather Bound Hardcover Comic Albums 2Gyro's Imagination Invention
July 1992BrazilDisney Superespecial 16Ora, Ouvir Estrelas...
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 10Gyro's Imagination Invention
18 August 1993FranceLe Journal de Mickey 2148Si j'étais là-haut
January 1994ItalyZio Paperone 52Paperino e la macchina di fantasia
August 1994United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color 32Donald's Big Imagination
September 1996United StatesWalt Disney Giant 7Gyro's Imagination Invention
1 October 1997PolandKaczor Donald 1997-28Gigantyczność wirtualna
16 October 1997HungaryDonald Kacsa Magazin 1997-16Fantáziamánia
October 1997CzechiaKačer Donald 1997-20Stroj na přání
December 1997GermanyBarks Library 32Der freie Lauf der Phantasie
1997Faroe IslandsCarl Barks Savnið - Walt Disney teknisøgur í litum 18Stóra hugflogið hjá Dunnaldi
1997SlovakiaKáčer Donald 1997-20Hviezdny výlet
November 1998GreeceΚόμιξ 125Μεγάλη Φαντασία
8 February 1999BulgariaМики Маус 1999-06Пътешественици в космоса
20 August 2000FrancePicsou Magazine 343La machine à imaginer
2000FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1958Gyro's Imagination Invention
29 March 2001FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 31La machine à imaginer
February 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 13Gyro's Imagination Invention
May 2003GermanyBarks Comics and Stories - von Carl Barks 11Der freie Lauf der Phantasie
23 December 2003FinlandAku Ankka 2003-52Mielikuvituskone
March 2004DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1958-1Gyro's Imagination Invention
April 2004FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 2003-4Mielikuvituskone
May 2004BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 3Ora, Ouvir Estrelas...
2004NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 25Gyro's Imagination Invention
2004SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1958-01Gyro's Imagination Invention
April 2005PortugalObras-Primas da BD Disney 5Ouvir Estrelas...
March 2007NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 16Gyro's Imagination Invention
April 2007GermanyCarl Barks Collection 16Gyro's Imagination Invention
April 2007DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 16På rejse i rummet
2007SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 16Gyro's Imagination Invention
21 April 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 13Paperino e la macchina di fantasia
27 August 2008FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 16Gyro's Imagination Invention
December 2008GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sonderedition 2Der freie Lauf der Phantasie
20 December 2011BrazilAlmanaque do Pato Donald (Abril - 2ª Série) 5Ora, Ouvir Estrelas...
29 February 2012FrancePicsou Magazine 479La machine à imaginer !
9 May 2012FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 7La machine à imaginer
November 2012GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη του Καρλ Μπαρκς 13Μεγάλη φαντασία
January 2013FranceLes trésors de Picsou 21La machine à imaginer
16 June 2014NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 6På tur i verdensrommet
7 September 2014GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 13Μεγάλη φαντασία
January 2015DenmarkAnders And Classic 2015-01På rejse i rummet
5 June 2015GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 32Der freie Lauf der Phantasie
2015SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 6Gyro's Imagination Invention
March 2018BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 18Gyro's Imagination Invention
3 April 2018United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 18Gyro's Imagination Invention
November 2018NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 153Gyro's Imagination Invention
25 January 2019FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1977-2Mielikuvituskone
23 March 2019SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 24El invento de imaginación de Ungenio
4 December 2019PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 6Kosmiczne wielkości
2019FinlandAku Ankka (digipalvelu) 2019-34Mielikuvituskone
15 April 2021GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 12Der freie Lauf der Phantasie
12 October 2021ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 13Paperino e la macchina di fantasia
28 February 2024FinlandCarl Barksin sankarit 2024Mielikuvituskone
2 November 2024BulgariaДъкбург. Carl Barks 5Космически размери
20 January 2025DenmarkGuldbog 20På rejse i rummet
September 2025FranceLes incontournables 5La machine à imaginer
17 October 2025CroatiaPatkograd. Carl Barks 5Svemirske veličine
2 July 2026SerbiaПатковград. Carl Barks 5Свемирске величине
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 16Dans les étoiles
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 16Donald ziet sterren
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 115Le maître des étoiles
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 158Si j'étais là-haut
PortugalDisney Especialíssimo 2Ora, Ouvir Estrelas... in Brazilian Portuguese

Other versions

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

  • ar/EPD 709xa Story, -1 p., 4 tiers
  • be/MM 403p15 Story, 4 p., 5 tiers
  • fr/JM 297f Story, 4 p., 6 tiers
  • fr/JM 1715e Story, 5 2/5 p., 5 tiers
  • it/TL 168e Story, 13 p., 3 tiers
  • uk/MM 94i Story, 2 p., 4 tiers

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