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StoryW WDC 226-01

The Floating Island

US finds island watching satellite image on TV

First published
July 1959
Created
16 September 1958
Length
10 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
85 times, in 25 countries
Also coded
9707, dd192-p.36-47;wdc226, w/wdc226a, wwdc226-01

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
July 1959United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 226The Floating Island
29 November 1959FranceLe Journal de Mickey 392Satané satellite !
23 February 1960BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 433A Ilha dos Patos
March 1960ItalyAlmanacco Topolino 39Paperino e la nuova isola
22 June 1960NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1960-26The Floating Island
28 June 1960DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1960-26The Floating Island
2 July 1960GermanyMicky Maus 1960-27The Floating Island
12 July 1960SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1960-28The Floating Island
August 1960Egyptميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 20The Floating Island
1960AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 162The Floating Island
1960SpainDumbo 1ª (ERSA) 335La isla flotante
March 1961FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 17Satané satellite !
28 June 1961FinlandAku Ankka 1961-26The Floating Island
1 August 1961Japanディズニーの国 1961-08The Floating Island
1962FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1961-1The Floating Island
April 1970ChileDisneylandia 389Programa con consecuencias
11 November 1971GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 27Die schwimmende Insel
October 1973BrazilDisney Especial (1ª Série) 7A Ilha dos Patos
February 1978United StatesDonald Duck 192The Floating Island
3 September 1979YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 256Специјална емисија
3 September 1979YugoslaviaMikijev Zabavnik v slovenščini 256Posebna oddaja
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 21The Floating Island
December 1980ItalySuper Almanacco Paperino (seconda serie) 6Paperino e la nuova isola
August 1981BrazilDisney Especial Reedição 6A Ilha dos Patos
June 1985United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 9The Floating Island
September 1986ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 36Paperino e la nuova isola
24 October 1986NetherlandsDonald Duck 1986-43The Floating Island
22 September 1987IndonesiaDonal Bebek 309Pulau Baru
22 August 1989United StatesUncle Scrooge 239The Floating Island
March 1990NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 62The Floating Island
November 1990BrazilDisney Superespecial 6A Ilha dos Patos
September 1991Egyptميكى جيب (Mickey Guaib) 182The Floating Island
1991BrazilDisney Especialíssimo 10A Ilha dos Patos
February 1992GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 30Die schwimmende Insel
November 1992ItalyPaperino Mese 149Paperino e la nuova isola
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 12The Floating Island
1993DenmarkGuldbog 10Den nye ø
1993NorwayGullbok 10Den nye øya
1993SwedenKalle Anka Guldbok 10Den TV-funna ön
July 1994ItalyZio Paperone 58Paperino e la nuova isola
1994FinlandAku Ankan Juhlasarjat 4Vaarilla oli saari...
February 1995United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color 38The Floating Island
July 1996United StatesWalt Disney Giant 6The Floating Island
7 February 1997PolandKaczor Donald 1997-03Pływająca wyspa
February 1997CzechiaKačer Donald 1997-03Strýček Skrblík na novém ostrově
1997SlovakiaKáčer Donald 1997-03Plávajúci ostrov
June 1998BulgariaМики Маус 1998-12Собственик на остров
February 1999GermanyBarks Library 38Die schwimmende Insel
1 February 2000RomaniaMickey Mouse 2000-03Insula plutitoare
4 July 2001FrancePicsou Magazine 354L'île flottante
24 June 2002FrancePicsou Magazine (Albums) B 35L'île flottante
August 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 17The Floating Island
March 2003FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1961-1The Floating Island
July 2003GermanyBarks Comics and Stories - von Carl Barks 13Die schwimmende Insel
May 2004BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 4A Ilha dos Patos
September 2005PortugalObras-Primas da BD Disney 7A Ilha dos Patos
December 2005NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 39The Floating Island
February 2006SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1960-04The Floating Island
10 May 2006DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1960-3The Floating Island
April 2008NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 19The Floating Island
26 May 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 18Paperino e la nuova isola
May 2008GermanyCarl Barks Collection 19The Floating Island
31 May 2008DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 19The Floating Island
May 2008SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 19The Floating Island
February 2009GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sonderedition 3Die schwimmende Insel
24 August 2009FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 19The Floating Island
August 2009GreeceΚόμιξ 254Το πλωτό νησί
31 October 2012FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 9L'Île flottante
15 December 2014NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 9Den nye øya
3 June 2015FranceLes trésors de Picsou 31L'île flottante
21 June 2015GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 18Το πλωτό νησί
3 June 2016GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 38Die schwimmende Insel
2016SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 9The Floating Island
7 September 2019SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 29La isla errante
14 September 2019FranceLes trésors de Picsou 48Lîle flottante
8 October 2019United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 21The Floating Island
December 2020BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 21The Floating Island
2 June 2021FinlandAku Ankka 2021-22Vaarilla oli saari...
24 August 2021GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 14Die schwimmende Insel
16 November 2021ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 18Paperino e la nuova isola
9 February 2022PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 15Tajemnicza wyspa
12 May 2023NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 19The Floating Island
BelgiumAlbum du Journal de Mickey 17Satané satellite ! in French
ItalyRaccolta Paperino Mese / Paperino 14Paperino e la nuova isola
ItalyRaccolta Super Almanacco (di) Paperino 4Paperino e la nuova isola

Other versions

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

  • br/DE 7j Story, 13 p., 3 tiers
  • eg/MG 182p026 Story, 20 p., 2 tiers
  • es/DB1 335c Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • fi/AA1961-26b Story, 9 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/JM 392c Story, 3 5/6 p., 6 tiers

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