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StoryW WDC 203-09P

The Crystal Ball Quest

Minnie is going to a charity bazaar dressed as a gypsy fortune teller but she needs a crystal ball to complete her outfit, Mickey and Goofy take a drive to source a crystal ball, they come across a real gypsy camp and find a proper ball with unbelievable abilities, but some crooks are after the very same ball.

First published
August 1957
Length
15 pages (4 tiers)
Parts
2
Printed
60 times, in 17 countries
Also coded
w/wdc203-09p, wwdc203-09, wwdc203-09, wwdc203-09p, wwdc204-09, wwdc204-09

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
August 1957United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 203The Crystal Ball Quest (part 1)
September 1957United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 204The Crystal Ball Quest (part 2)
15 April 1958BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 336A Bola de Cristal
10 May 1958ItalyTopolino (libretto) 186Topolino e la sfera ipnotica
15 August 1958MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 127La bola mágica (part 2)
6 September 1958GermanyMicky Maus 1958-35Die Hellsehkugel (part 1)
13 September 1958GermanyMicky Maus 1958-36Die Hellsehkugel (part 2)
31 October 1958SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1958-22och den mystiska kristallkulan (part 1)
5 November 1958NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1958-28Mikke Mus og krystallkulen (part 1)
12 November 1958NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1958-29Mikke Mus og krystallkulen (part 2)
14 November 1958SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1958-23och den mystiska kristallkulan (part 2)
1958AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 140The Crystal Ball Quest (part 1)
1958AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 141The Crystal Ball Quest (part 2)
1958DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1958-22På jagt efter en krystalkugle (part 1)
1958DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1958-23På jagt efter en krystalkugle (part 2)
5 September 1959NetherlandsDonald Duck 1959-36De kristallen bol (part 1)
12 September 1959NetherlandsDonald Duck 1959-37De kristallen bol (part 2)
October 1959FinlandAku Ankka 1959-19Mikki Hiiri ja mustalaisen kristallipallo (part 1)
October 1959FinlandAku Ankka 1959-20Mikki Hiiri ja mustalaisen kristallipallo (part 2)
13 December 1959FranceLe Journal de Mickey 394Mickey et la boule de crystal !
1960FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1959Mikki Hiiri ja mustalaisen kristallipallo (part 1)
1960FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1959Mikki Hiiri ja mustalaisen kristallipallo (part 2)
March 1961FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 17Mickey et la boule de crystal !
3 November 1962GreeceΓέλιο και Χαρά 268Το μυστήριο της κρυστάλλινης σφαίρας
17 March 1963ItalyAlbi della rosa 436Topolino e la sfera ipnotica (part 1)
17 March 1963ItalyAlbi della rosa 436Topolino e la sfera ipnotica (part 2)
May 1968ChileDisneylandia 291En busca de la bola de cristal
October 1977BrazilDisney Especial (1ª Série) 32A Bola de Cristal
August 1981SpainRueda la Rueda 1La bola de cristal
September 1981FranceFolles Aventures 1Mickey et la boule de cristal
September 1985ItalyCartonatoni Disney 15Topolino e la sfera ipnotica (part 2)
September 1985ItalyCartonatoni Disney 15Topolino e la sfera ipnotica (part 1)
October 1985FranceGrands albums cartonnés Le Livre de Paris/Hachette 13Dingo perd la boule
1985DenmarkDen store … 1985På jagt efter en krystalkugle
1985NorwayKjempebok 12Krystallkulen
1985SwedenLångben & Musse 1985och den mystiska kristallkulan
1986FinlandJättikirjat 1986Mustalaisen kristallipallo
1 November 1988United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 536The Crystal Ball Quest (part 1)
13 December 1988United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 537The Crystal Ball Quest (part 2)
July 1995GermanyDie großen Klassiker 13Die Hellsehkugel (part 1)
July 1995GermanyDie großen Klassiker 13(Die Hellsehkugel) (part 2)
11 December 1997GermanyDie besten Comics aus Micky Maus 6Die Hellsehkugel (part 1)
11 December 1997GermanyDie besten Comics aus Micky Maus 6(Die Hellsehkugel) (part 2)
2001FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1959Mikki Hiiri ja mustalaisen kristallipallo (part 1)
2001FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1959Mikki Hiiri ja mustalaisen kristallipallo (part 2)
August 2004DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1958-3På jagt efter en krystalkugle (part 1)
August 2004DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1958-3På jagt efter en krystalkugle (part 2)
2004NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 27Mikke Mus og krystallkulen (part 1)
2004NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 28Mikke Mus og krystallkulen (part 2)
2004SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1958-04och den mystiska kristallkulan (part 1)
2004SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1958-04och den mystiska kristallkulan (part 2)
4 September 2008NetherlandsDonald Duck Facsimile-albums 1959 2De kristallen bol (part 1)
4 September 2008NetherlandsDonald Duck Facsimile-albums 1959 2De kristallen bol (part 2)
3 October 2008FinlandAku Ankka Parhaat palat 1959Mikki Hiiri ja mustalaisen kristallipallo
December 2009BrazilAs Grandes Aventuras Do Mickey 1A Bola de Cristal
25 March 2018ItalyI Grandi Classici Disney (Seconda Serie) 27Topolino e la sfera ipnotica
3 November 2020United StatesDisney Masters 13The Crystal Ball Quest
29 September 2021FranceLes grands maîtres 2La Quête de la boule de cristal
BelgiumAlbum du Journal de Mickey 17Mickey et la boule de crystal ! in French
ColombiaDumbo 59La bola de cristal

Other versions

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

  • au/WDC 140g Story, 8 p., 4 tiers
  • au/WDC 141k Story, 7 p., 4 tiers
  • de/GK 13fa Story, 6 p., 5 tiers
  • de/GK 13fb Story, 5 tiers
  • es/RR 1b Story, 32 p., 1 tiers
  • fr/FAV 1b Story, 32 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/GB 13e Story, 5 4/5 p., 5 tiers
  • fr/JM 394c Story, 6 5/6 p., 6 tiers
  • it/AR 436b Story, 20 p., 3 tiers
  • it/AR 436c Story, 3 tiers
  • se/LOM 1985e Story, 6 p., 6 tiers

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