HIGHDUCKS

StoryW WDC 230-01

Black Wednesday

DD and HDL try to sell hair potion to bald indians to stop Duckburg's curse

First published
November 1959
Created
30 October 1958
Length
10 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
87 times, in 25 countries
Also coded
wwdc230-01, wwdc230-01

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
November 1959United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 230Black Wednesday
26 January 1960ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 800Martes 13
15 March 1960BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 436A Sexta-Feira Negra
1 June 1960NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1960-23Black Wednesday
7 June 1960DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1960-23Black Wednesday
21 June 1960SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1960-25och Svarta Onsdagen
20 August 1960GermanyMicky Maus 1960-34Black Wednesday
26 August 1960MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 178Martes negro
September 1960ItalyAlmanacco Topolino 45Paperino e il venerdì nero
1960SpainDumbo 1ª (ERSA) 347Ni tanto ni tan calvo
January 1961Egyptميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 25Black Wednesday
7 June 1961FinlandAku Ankka 1961-23Black Wednesday
1961AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 181Black Wednesday
18 March 1962FranceLe Journal de Mickey 512Sombre jeudi !
April 1962BelgiumAlbum du Journal de Mickey 24Sombre jeudi ! in French
1962FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1961-1Black Wednesday
September 1963FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 24Sombre jeudi !
January 1970ChileDisneylandia 379El día de la mala suerte
22 July 1971GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 26Der Schwarze Mittwoch
1973GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 5Der Schwarze Mittwoch
26 January 1976YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 70Црни петак
November 1976FranceMickey Poche 31Jeudi bizarre
7 February 1979MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 693Martes Negro
March 1979BrazilDisney Especial (1ª Série) 42Sexta-Feira Negra
24 October 1980NetherlandsDonald Duck 1980-43Zwarte woensdag
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 22Black Wednesday
September 1982ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 37Paperino e il mercoledì nero
May 1985NetherlandsOom Dagobert 27Zwarte woensdag
28 October 1986BrazilDisney Especial Reedição 36Sexta-Feira Negra
29 May 1987PortugalDisney Especial 29Sexta-Feira Negra
April 1990SpainDisney Especial 8Viernes negro
August 1990United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 10Black Wednesday
1991ColombiaDisney Especial 8Viernes negro
1991SpainPandillas Disney 4Viernes negro
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 12Zwarte woensdag
30 March 1993PortugalDisney Especial Reedição 21Sexta-Feira Negra
September 1993GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 127Der Schwarze Mittwoch
June 1994ItalyZio Paperone 57Paperino e il mercoledì nero
1994DenmarkGuldbog 11Sort onsdag
1994NorwayGullbok 11Svart-onsdag
1994SwedenKalle Anka Guldbok 11och svarta onsdagen
March 1995United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color 39Black Wednesday
1995GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 21Der Schwarze Mittwoch
1995FinlandAku Ankan Juhlasarjat 5Musta keskiviikko
5 August 1998PolandKaczor Donald 1998-31Czarna środa
10 August 1998SlovakiaKáčer Donald 1998-16Čierny škriatok
20 August 1998HungaryDonald Kacsa Magazin 1998-17Fekete szerda
August 1998CzechiaKačer Donald 1998-16Černá středa
April 1999GermanyBarks Library 39Der schwarze Mittwoch
April 1999GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 127Der Schwarze Mittwoch
25 July 2002NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 112Zwarte woensdag
2002GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 33EDer Schwarze Mittwoch
2002GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 33FDer Schwarze Mittwoch
March 2003FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1961-1Black Wednesday
July 2003GermanyBarks Comics and Stories - von Carl Barks 13Der schwarze Mittwoch
July 2003NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 29Zwarte woensdag
May 2004BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 4Sexta-Feira Negra
September 2005PortugalObras-Primas da BD Disney 7Sexta-Feira Negra
2005NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 38Black Wednesday
2005SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1960-03och Svarta Onsdagen
10 May 2006DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1960-3Black Wednesday
November 2006FrancePicsou Magazine 418Mercredi noir...
April 2008NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 19Black Wednesday
26 May 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 18Paperino e il mercoledì nero
May 2008GermanyCarl Barks Collection 19Black Wednesday
31 May 2008DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 19Black Wednesday
May 2008SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 19Black Wednesday
February 2009GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sonderedition 3Der Schwarze Mittwoch
24 August 2009FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 19Black Wednesday
8 October 2010FinlandAku Ankka Parhaat palat 1961Black Wednesday
April 2012BrazilA História de Patópolis 1Sexta-Feira Negra
31 October 2012FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 9Mercredi noir...
12 November 2014FinlandCarl Barksin parhaat sarjat 2Musta keskiviikko
February 2015NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 10Svart-onsdag
21 June 2015GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 18Η μαύρη Τετάρτη
5 August 2016GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 39Der schwarze Mittwoch
2016SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 10Black Wednesday
7 September 2019SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 29Miércoles negro
10 November 2020United StatesThe Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 23Black Wednesday
May 2021BrazilColeção Carl Barks Definitiva 23A Sexta-Feira Negra
24 August 2021GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 14Der schwarze Mittwoch
16 November 2021ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 18Paperino e il mercoledì nero
27 July 2022PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 17Czarna środa
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AB24Sombre jeudi !
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC24ASombre jeudi !
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC24BSombre jeudi !
PortugalDisney Especialíssimo 20Sexta-Feira Negra

Other versions

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

  • be/ALJM 24ic Story, 4 p., 5 tiers
  • br/DE 42zg Story, 13 p., 3 tiers
  • co/DE 8u Story, 13 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/JM 512c Story, 4 p., 5 tiers
  • fr/MPO 31p137 Story, 18 p., 2 tiers

Referred to by