StoryW WDC 243-05P
Mickey's Strange Mission
MM helps to find Black Pete so that he can reform and get an inheritance
- First published
- December 1960
- Length
- 23 ½ pages (4 tiers)
- Parts
- 3
- Printed
- 77 times, in 18 countries
- Also coded
wdc243,wwdc243-05,wwdc243-05,wwdc243-05p,wwdc244-05,wwdc244-05,wwdc245-05,wwdc245-05
Credits
- Plot
- Carl Fallberg
- Script
- Carl Fallberg
- Pencils
- Paul Murry
- Ink
- Paul Murry
Characters
In bold: the story's lead.
Where it was printed
| Date | Country | Issue | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 1960 |  United States | Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 243 | Mickey's Strange Mission (part 1) |
| January 1961 | United States | Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 244 | Mickey's Strange Mission (part 2) |
| February 1961 | United States | Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 245 | Mickey's Strange Mission (part 3) |
| August 1961 |  Italy | Almanacco Topolino 56 | Topolino e la strana missione |
| 22 September 1961 |  Mexico | Historietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 206 | Extraña misión (part 1) |
| 20 October 1961 | Mexico | Historietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 208 | Extraña misión (part 2) |
| 17 November 1961 | Mexico | Historietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 210 | Extraña misión (part 3) |
| 1961 |  Australia | Walt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 179 | Mickey's Strange Mission (part 1) |
| 1961 | Australia | Walt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 180 | Mickey's Strange Mission (part 2) |
| 1961 | Australia | Walt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 181 | Mickey's Strange Mission (part 3) |
| 1961 |  Turkey | Miki (Pulhan) 0 | Miki ve Garip Görevi |
| 15 February 1962 |  Egypt | ميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 43 | Mickey's Strange Mission (part 1) |
| 17 February 1962 |  Netherlands | Pep 1962-07 | Mickey's Strange Mission (part 1) |
| 22 February 1962 | Egypt | ميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 44 | Mickey's Strange Mission (part 2) |
| 24 February 1962 | Netherlands | Pep 1962-08 | Mickey's Strange Mission (part 2) |
| 1 March 1962 | Egypt | ميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 45 | Mickey's Strange Mission (part 3) |
| 3 March 1962 | Netherlands | Pep 1962-09 | Mickey's Strange Mission (part 3) |
| 8 March 1962 | Egypt | ميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 46 | Mickey's Strange Mission (part 4) |
| 10 March 1962 | Netherlands | Pep 1962-10 | Mickey's Strange Mission (part 4) |
| 15 March 1962 | Egypt | ميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 47 | Mickey's Strange Mission (part 5) |
| 17 March 1962 | Netherlands | Pep 1962-11 | Mickey's Strange Mission (part 5) |
| 21 March 1962 | Turkey | Miki (Pulhan) 12 | Garip görevi... |
| 22 March 1962 | Egypt | ميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 48 | Mickey's Strange Mission (part 6) |
| 24 March 1962 | Netherlands | Pep 1962-12 | Mickey's Strange Mission (part 6) |
| 12 August 1962 |  France | Le Journal de Mickey 533 | Le sauvetage de Pat Hibulaire |
| October 1962 |  Brazil | Mickey (Abril) 120 | A Estranha Missão de Mickey |
| December 1963 | France | Le Journal de Mickey (Albums) 25 | Le sauvetage de Pat Hibulaire |
| 29 May 1966 | Italy | Albi della rosa 603 | Topolino e la strana missione (part 1) |
| 29 May 1966 | Italy | Albi della rosa 603 | Topolino e la strana missione (part 2) |
| 29 May 1966 | Italy | Albi della rosa 603 | Topolino e la strana missione (part 3) |
| 4 April 1968 |  Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o 1968-14 | Underligt uppdrag (part 1) |
| 5 April 1968 |  Norway | Donald Duck & Co 1968-15 | Bjørnemysteriet (part 1) |
| 9 April 1968 |  Denmark | Anders And & Co. 1968-15 | Mysteriet i minen (part 1) |
| 11 April 1968 | Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o 1968-15 | Underligt uppdrag (part 2) |
| 16 April 1968 | Denmark | Anders And & Co. 1968-16 | Mysteriet i minen (part 2) |
| 17 April 1968 | Norway | Donald Duck & Co 1968-16 | Bjørnemysteriet (part 2) |
| 18 April 1968 | Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o 1968-16 | Underligt uppdrag (part 3) |
| 23 April 1968 | Denmark | Anders And & Co. 1968-17 | Mysteriet i minen (part 3) |
| 24 April 1968 | Norway | Donald Duck & Co 1968-17 | Svarte Petter og arven (part 3) |
| 18 May 1968 |  Germany | Micky Maus 1968-20 | Eine schwierige Aufgabe (part 1) |
| 25 May 1968 | Germany | Micky Maus 1968-21 | Eine schwierige Aufgabe (part 2) |
| 1 June 1968 | Germany | Micky Maus 1968-22 | Eine schwierige Aufgabe (part 3) |
| 16 April 1969 |  Finland | Aku Ankka 1969-15 | Kaivoksen arvoitus (part 1) |
| 23 April 1969 | Finland | Aku Ankka 1969-16 | Kaivoksen arvoitus (part 2) |
| 30 April 1969 | Finland | Aku Ankka 1969-17 | Kaivoksen arvoitus (part 3) |
| 1970 | Finland | Aku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1969-1 | Kaivoksen arvoitus (part 1) |
| 1970 | Finland | Aku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1969-1 | Kaivoksen arvoitus (part 2) |
| 1970 | Finland | Aku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1969-1 | Kaivoksen arvoitus (part 3) |
| 1971 |  Chile | Tribilín 118 | La extraña misión |
| 23 June 1975 | Yugoslavia | Микијев Забавник 37 | Прави пут |
| June 1977 | France | Mickey Poche 38 | Le sauvetage de Pat Hibulaire |
| November 1982 | Italy | Super Almanacco Paperino (seconda serie) 29 | Topolino e la strana missione |
| July 1984 | Brazil | Disney Especial (1ª Série) 79 | A Estranha Missão de Mickey |
| 5 February 1985 |  Portugal | Disney Especial 1 | A Estranha Missão de Mickey |
| June 1993 | Brazil | Disney Especial Reedição 75 | A Estranha Missão de Mickey |
| July 2003 | Finland | Kesäpalat 2003 | Kaivoksen arvoitus |
| 22 April 2005 | Netherlands | Donald Duck 2005-16 | De erfenis van Boris Boef (part 1) |
| 29 April 2005 | Netherlands | Donald Duck 2005-17 | De erfenis van Boris Boef (part 2) |
| 7 May 2005 | Netherlands | Donald Duck 2005-18 | De erfenis van Boris Boef (part 3) |
| March 2009 | Brazil | Aventuras Disney (Abril) 44 | A Estranha Missão de Mickey |
| 3 February 2011 | Finland | Aku Ankka - Näköispainos 1969-1 | Kaivoksen arvoitus (part 1) |
| 3 February 2011 | Finland | Aku Ankka - Näköispainos 1969-1 | Kaivoksen arvoitus (part 2) |
| 3 February 2011 | Finland | Aku Ankka - Näköispainos 1969-1 | Kaivoksen arvoitus (part 3) |
| January 2012 | Norway | Donald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 93 | Bjørnemysteriet (part 1) |
| March 2012 | Norway | Donald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 94 | Bjørnemysteriet (part 2) |
| March 2012 | Norway | Donald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 94 | Svarte Petter og arven (part 3) |
| May 2012 | Italy | I Grandi Classici Disney 306 | Mickey's Strange Mission (part 1) |
| March 2013 | Brazil | Mega Disney 2 | A Estranha Missão de Mickey |
| 2013 | Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1968-02 | Underligt uppdrag (part 1) |
| 2013 | Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1968-02 | Underligt uppdrag (part 2) |
| 2013 | Sweden | Kalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1968-02 | Underligt uppdrag (part 3) |
| 17 November 2016 | Netherlands | Donald Duck Winterboek 2017 | De erfenis van Boris Boef |
| 25 October 2022 | United States | Disney Masters 21 | Mickey's Strange Mission |
 Belgium | Album du Journal de Mickey 25 | Le sauvetage de Pat Hibulaire in French | |
| France | Le Journal de Mickey (Albums) AA25 | Le sauvetage de Pat Hibulaire | |
| France | Le Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC25 | Le sauvetage de Pat Hibulaire | |
| Portugal | Disney Especialíssimo 9 | A Estranha Missão de Mickey |
Other versions
Redrawn, cut, recoloured or relettered for a later printing.
au/WDC 179eStory, 8 p., 4 tiersau/WDC 181eStory, 7 ½ p., 4 tiersbr/AVD 44eStory, 24 p., 4 tiersde/MM1968-20eStory, 8 p., 4 tiersde/MM1968-22dStory, 7 ½ p., 4 tiersdk/AA1968-17fStory, 7 p., 4 tierseg/SM 43fStory, 4 p., 4 tierseg/SM 46fStory, 3 p., 4 tiersfr/JM 533cStory, 11 p., 6 tiersfr/MPO 38p119Story, 46 p., 2 tiersit/AR 603baStory, 31 p., 3 tiersit/AR 603bbStory, 3 tiersit/AT 56fStory, 23 ½ p., 4 tiersit/GCD 306lStory, 23 ½ p., 4 tiersnl/PE1962-07cStory, 2 p., 6 tiersnl/PE1962-12cStory, 1 p., 6 tierstr/MIK 0bStory, 1 p., 4 tiers
Referred to by
- DC AA1968-15 (cover)
- BC MK 120 (cover)
- IC AR 603 (cover)
- Il vero nome di Gambadilegno (article)
- La "gamba" di Gambadilegno (article)
- The Winds (and Fog) of Change (article)