HIGHDUCKS

StoryW WDC 224-01

The Beachcombers' Picnic

As tradition dictates, whoever finds the most beautiful object on the beach will be able to offer it to the lady of his heart and thus win the right to picnic with her. The race commences between DD and GL the lucky one. But the winner is not one of those.

First published
May 1959
Created
19 March 1958
Length
10 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
103 times, in 24 countries
Also coded
w/wdc224a, wwdc224-01

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 1959United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 224The Beachcombers' Picnic
19 January 1960BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 428Torneio na Praia
March 1960ItalyAlmanacco Topolino 39Paperino e la gara di raspasabbia
March 1960MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 167The Beachcombers' Picnic
8 June 1960NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1960-24The Beachcombers' Picnic
14 June 1960DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1960-24The Beachcombers' Picnic
18 June 1960GermanyMicky Maus 1960-25The Beachcombers' Picnic
28 June 1960SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1960-26The Beachcombers' Picnic
July 1960Egyptميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 19The Beachcombers' Picnic
October 1960BelgiumAlbum du Journal de Mickey 20Le plus beau des cadeaux ! in French
13 November 1960FranceLe Journal de Mickey 442Le plus beau des cadeaux !
1960AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 160The Beachcombers' Picnic
1960SpainDumbo 1ª (ERSA) 341Se salió con la suya
14 June 1961FinlandAku Ankka 1961-24The Beachcombers' Picnic
1962FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1961-1The Beachcombers' Picnic
1962FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 20Le plus beau des cadeaux !
February 1970ChileDisneylandia 381El hallazgo más valioso
1970ColombiaDisneylandia 381El hallazgo más valioso
22 July 1971GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 26Das Strandfest
1971AustraliaGiant (G Series) 495The Beachcombers' Picnic
1973GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 5Das Strandfest
February 1974United StatesDaisy and Donald 4The Giant Cowry Shell
December 1974BrazilDisney Especial (1ª Série) 14Torneio na Praia
5 June 1975FranceMickey Poche 15Le plus beau des cadeaux !
16 August 1975United KingdomDonald and Mickey 179The Giant Cowry Shell (part 1)
23 August 1975United KingdomDonald and Mickey 180The Giant Cowry Shell (part 2)
1975AustraliaGiant (G Series) 613The Giant Cowry Shell
9 July 1976NetherlandsDonald Duck 1976-28De reuze schitterschelp
1977Egyptميكى جيب (Mickey Guaib) 15The Beachcombers' Picnic
22 June 1978SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1978-25Stora strandletardagen
26 June 1978DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1978-26Til strandfest med strandfinderne
27 June 1978NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1978-26Den store strandfesten
27 June 1979FinlandAku Ankka 1979-26Aarteenetsijäin yhdistyksen rantajuhla
1980FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1979-2Aarteenetsijäin yhdistyksen rantajuhla
1980FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1979-1Aarteenetsijäin yhdistyksen rantajuhla
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 21The Beachcombers' Picnic
January 1981ItalySuper Almanacco Paperino (seconda serie) 7Paperino e la gara di raspasabbia
December 1982BrazilDisney Especial Reedição 13Torneio na Praia
February 1983NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 30De reuze schitterschelp
21 July 1984GermanyMicky Maus 1984-30Das Strandfest
June 1985United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 9The Beachcombers' Picnic
March 1987ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 35Paperino e la gara di raspasabbia
May 1989ItalyPaperino Mese 107Paperino e la gara di raspasabbia
January 1992BrazilDisney Superespecial 13Torneio na Praia
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 11De reuze schitterschelp
1993DenmarkBedste historier om Anders And 35Strandfindernes store strandfest
1993FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 44Aarteenetsijäin yhdistyksen rantajuhla
1993NorwayBeste historier 6Den store strandfesten
1993NorwayTegneseriebokklubben 105Den store strandfesten
April 1994ItalyZio Paperone 55Paperino e la gara di raspasabbia
May 1994GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 39Das Strandfest
January 1995United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color 37The Beachcombers' Picnic
December 1998GermanyBarks Library 37Das Strandfest
1 March 2000FrancePicsou Magazine 338La chasse au cadeau
November 2001NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 9De reuze schitterschelp
March 2003FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1961-1The Beachcombers' Picnic
July 2003GermanyBarks Comics and Stories - von Carl Barks 13Das Strandfest
May 2004BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 4Torneio na Praia
18 June 2004SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2004-26Stora strandletardagen
21 June 2004NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2004-26Den store strandfesten
23 June 2004FinlandAku Ankka 2004-26Aarteenetsijäin yhdistyksen rantajuhla
24 June 2004DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2004-26Til strandfest med strandfinderne
April 2005FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 2004-2Aarteenetsijäin yhdistyksen rantajuhla
20 June 2005China米老鼠特刊 2005-07沙滩寻宝记
15 August 2005IndonesiaDonal Bebek 1243Piknik Menyisir Pantai
September 2005PortugalObras-Primas da BD Disney 7Torneio na Praia
December 2005NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 39The Beachcombers' Picnic
2005NorwayEn kvart årgang Donald Duck & Co 18Den store strandfesten
February 2006Germanymarebibliothek 25Das Strandfest
February 2006SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1960-04The Beachcombers' Picnic
10 May 2006DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1960-3The Beachcombers' Picnic
15 December 2006Malaysia唐老鸭 11沙滩寻宝大赛
December 2007GermanyCarl Barks Collection 18The Beachcombers' Picnic
December 2007DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 18The Beachcombers' Picnic
December 2007NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 18The Beachcombers' Picnic
December 2007SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 18The Beachcombers' Picnic
19 May 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 17Paperino e la gara dei Raspasabbia
February 2009GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sonderedition 3Das Strandfest
28 April 2009FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 18The Beachcombers' Picnic
June 2010GreeceΚόμιξ 264Πικνίκ στο Κύμα
29 June 2011FranceMes plus belles histoires 4La chasse au cadeau
31 October 2012FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 9La Chasse au cadeau
30 January 2013FrancePicsou Magazine 488La chasse au cadeau
15 December 2014NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 9Den store strandfesten
14 June 2015GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 17Πικνίκ στο κύμα
5 April 2016GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 37Das Strandfest
14 October 2016FinlandCarl Barksin parhaat sarjat 6Aarteenetsijäin yhdistyksen rantajuhla
2016SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 9The Beachcombers' Picnic
16 April 2018SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 28Picnic playero
8 October 2019United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 21The Beachcombers' Picnic
March 2020FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1979-1Aarteenetsijäin yhdistyksen rantajuhla
December 2020BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 21The Beachcombers' Picnic
7 July 2021FrancePicsou Magazine 556La chasse aux cadeaux
24 August 2021GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 14Das Strandfest
22 October 2021NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 9The Beachcombers' Picnic
9 November 2021ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 17Paperino e la gara dei Raspasabbia
9 February 2022PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 15Piknik na skraju plaży
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AB20Le plus beau des cadeaux !
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC20ALe plus beau des cadeaux !
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC20BLe plus beau des cadeaux !
FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 30La chasse au cadeau
ItalyRaccolta Paperino Mese / Paperino 4Paperino e la gara di raspasabbia
SwedenKalle Ankas Bästisar 37Stora strandletardagen

Other versions

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

  • br/PD 428b Story, 12 ⅔ p., 3 tiers
  • eg/MG 15p066 Story, 12 p., 3 tiers
  • fi/AA1961-24b Story, 9 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/JM 442c Story, 4 p., 5 tiers
  • it/SAP 7i Story, 10 p., 3 tiers
  • se/KA2004-26g Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • uk/DAM 179e Story, 4 p., 4 tiers
  • uk/DAM 180n Story, 2 p., 5 tiers

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