HIGHDUCKS

StoryW WDC 269-02

A Matter of Factory

the motel business has Donald on the run!

First published
February 1963
Created
19 April 1962 (writ)
Length
10 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
95 times, in 23 countries
Also coded
wr.wdc269, wwdc269-02

Credits

Plot
Bob Gregory, Carl Barks (rewrite)
Script
Bob Gregory, Carl Barks (rewrite)
Pencils
Carl Barks
Ink
Carl Barks

Characters

In bold: the story's lead.

Where it was printed

DateCountryIssueTitle
February 1963United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 269A Matter of Factory
June 1963ItalyAlmanacco Topolino 78Paperino presidente a tutti i costi
11 July 1963Egyptميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 116A Matter of Factory
13 August 1963BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 614O Gerente de Confusões
1 October 1963DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1963-40En betroet stilling
15 October 1963SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1963-42En skruv lös
16 October 1963NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1963-42Løse skruer
19 October 1963GermanyMicky Maus 1963-42Der unwürdige Neffe
1963AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 205A Matter of Factory
1963SpainDumbo 1ª (ERSA) 472¡El "motelero"!
8 January 1964TurkeyMiki (Pulhan) 106Donald Fabrika Müdürü
14 February 1964MexicoCuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 314Cuestión de negocios
7 October 1964FinlandAku Ankka 1964-40Aku Ankka vastuullisessa työssä
1965FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1964-2Aku Ankka vastuullisessa työssä
May 1968ChileDisneylandia 292Sobrinos fabriles
1969ColombiaDisneylandia 292Sobrinos fabriles
10 January 1970NetherlandsDonald Duck 1970-02is de koning te rijk
13 November 1973GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 35Der unwürdige Neffe
December 1973BrazilDisney Especial (1ª Série) 8O Gerente de Confusões
2 March 1974United KingdomDonald and Mickey 103A matter of Factory
March 1975United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 414A Matter of Factory
16 August 1976YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 97Паја Патак постаје директор
1976AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 352A Matter of Factory
3 June 1979FranceLe Journal de Mickey 1405Donald Président Directeur Général
10 November 1979United KingdomMickey Mouse 212An Unsatis-Factory Nephew (part 1)
17 November 1979United KingdomMickey Mouse 213An Unsatis-Factory Nephew (part 2)
March 1980GreeceΜίκυ (Μεγάλο) 151Ο κ. Διευθυντής!
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 27A Matter of Factory
October 1981BrazilDisney Especial Reedição 7O Gerente de Confusões
August 1982NetherlandsOom Dagobert 15A Matter of Factory
October 1986ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 49Paperino presidente a tutti i costi
August 1990United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 10A Matter of Factory
January 1991BrazilDisney Superespecial 7O Gerente de Confusões
30 August 1991NetherlandsDonald Duck 1991-35A Matter of Factory
1991BrazilDisney Especialíssimo 10O Gerente de Confusões
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 15A Matter of Factory
May 1993GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 125Der unwürdige Neffe
1994DenmarkBedste historier om Anders And 38En betroet stilling
January 1995ItalyZio Paperone 64Paperino presidente a tutti i costi
January 1995NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 81A Matter of Factory
October 1995United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color 46A Matter of Factory
1995GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 21Der unwürdige Neffe
1996FinlandAku Ankan Juhlasarjat 6Tehtaan varjossa
May 1997United StatesUncle Scrooge 305A Matter of Factory
1997GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 24ADer unwürdige Neffe
December 1998GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 125Der unwürdige Neffe
1998IndonesiaDonal Bebek Edisi Nostalgia 7Mengelola Losmen
21 April 1999PolandKaczor Donald 1999-16Powód do dumy
June 2000GermanyBarks Library 46Der unwürdige Neffe
September 2000BrazilAlmanaque Disney (Abril) 336O Gerente de Confusões
1 November 2001FinlandMurrealbumit B 2001Sarmööriv virka vapaana
1 November 2001FinlandMurrealbumit BB2001Tehtaan varjossa
November 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 21A Matter of Factory
October 2003GermanyBarks Comics and Stories - von Carl Barks 16Der unwürdige Neffe
February 2006FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1964-2Aku Ankka vastuullisessa työssä
August 2006GermanyCarl Barks Collection 24A Matter of Factory
August 2006DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 24A Matter of Factory
August 2006NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 24A Matter of Factory
2006SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 24A Matter of Factory
April 2007FrancePicsou Magazine 423Motel Duck
14 December 2007FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 24A Matter of Factory
April 2008BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 35O Gerente de Confusões
21 July 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 26Paperino presidente a tutti i costi
July 2008SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1963-05En skruv lös
August 2008NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 62Løse skruer
19 January 2009NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2009-04Løse skruer
20 January 2009SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2009-04En skruv lös
22 January 2009DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2009-04En betroet stilling
April 2009GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sonderedition 4Der unwürdige Neffe
2010DenmarkAnders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1963-5En betroet stilling
22 January 2014FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 13Motel Duck
13 January 2015FinlandAku Ankka (digipalvelu) 2015-04Sarmööriv virka vapaana
15 August 2015GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 26Ο κύριος διευθυντής
30 September 2015NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 14Løse skruer
1 June 2016GermanyDonald Duck - Sein Leben, seine Pleiten 1Der unwürdige Neffe
22 February 2017FinlandSuuri suomalainen murrekirja 2017Sarmööriv virka vapaana
6 October 2017GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 46Der unwürdige Neffe
30 October 2017FranceSuper Picsou Géant Hors-série Collector 1Motel Duck
13 December 2017FranceBalthazar Picsou - L'Encyclopédie 1Motel Duck
2017FinlandAku Ankka (digipalvelu) 2017M16Sarmööriv virka vapaana
2017SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 14A Matter of Factory
30 November 2019SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 37El país de los sueños
2019SwedenKalle Ankas bästa 2019-03En skruv lös
2019SwedenKalle gör karriär 2019En skruv lös
11 January 2022ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 26Paperino presidente a tutti i costi
14 April 2022GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 18Der unwürdige Neffe
13 May 2022NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 13A Matter of Factory
17 May 2022FinlandSuuri suomalainen murrekirja 2022Sarmööriv virka vapaana
6 September 2023FinlandAku Ankka 2023-36Aku Ankka vastuullisessa työssä
24 April 2024PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 24Motelowy biznes
2024FinlandAkusta on moneksi 2024Aku Ankka vastuullisessa työssä
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 84Donald Président Directeur Général
PortugalHiper Disney 13-05O Gerente de Confusões
PortugalHiper Hiper Disney 69O Gerente de Confusões
SwedenKalle Ankas Bästisar 38Direktör för drömlandet

Other versions

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

  • eg/SM 116b Story, 8 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/JM 1405p21 Story, 5 p., 5 tiers
  • se/KA2009-04d Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • uk/DAM 103e Story, 4 p., -1 tiers
  • uk/MM 212l Story, 4 p., 5 tiers

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