HIGHDUCKS

StoryW WDC 288-01

Hero Of The Dike

While Duckburg celebrates its annual Sea Festival, honoring a hero who once saved the town by plugging a leaking dike with his finger, Donald and Gladstone argue over who will escort Daisy to the Wooden Shoe Ball. Their rivalry is interrupted when they discover a small leak in the dike. Donald steps up and plugs it with his finger, preventing a potential flood, but no one seems to notice or care to help him.

First published
September 1964
Created
6 March 1964
Length
10 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
86 times, in 26 countries
Also coded
w/wdc288a, wdc#288-647, wwdc288-01

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
September 1964United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 288Hero Of The Dike
November 1964PhilippinesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 25Hero Of The Dike
1964SpainDumbo 1ª (ERSA) 508¡Un héroe en apuros!
19 January 1965BrazilZé Carioca 689O Herói do Dique
2 May 1965ItalyTopolino (libretto) 492Paperino eroe del foro
14 July 1965NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1965-29Dikenes Jens
16 July 1965SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1965-28Nästan en hjälte
20 July 1965DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1965-29En heltedåd
28 August 1965GermanyMicky Maus 1965-35Undank ist der Welt Lohn
5 November 1965MexicoCuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 359El Héroe Del Dique
1965AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 221Hero Of The Dike
20 July 1966FinlandAku Ankka 1966-29Sankariteko
1966GermanyMicky Maus Sammelband 25Undank ist der Welt Lohn
1966Hong Kong和路迪斯尼晝刊 1966-10HERO OF THE DIKE
1967FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1966-2Sankariteko
November 1968ChileDisneylandia 315El héroe del dique
September 1971NetherlandsDonald Duck en andere verhalen 17De held van de dijk
12 November 1972FranceLe Journal de Mickey 1065Le héros de la digue !
4 November 1974YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 4Јунак дана
1974AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 339Hero Of The Dike
1975NetherlandsDonald Duck en andere verhalen (V&D) 3De held van de dijk
April 1976BrazilDisney Especial (1ª Série) 22O Herói do Dique
August 1976United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 431Hero Of The Dike
3 July 1979GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 59Undank ist der Welt Lohn
19 January 1980United KingdomMickey Mouse 222Hero of the Dyke
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 29Hero Of The Dike
9 October 1981NetherlandsDonald Duck 1981-41De held van de dijk
September 1983ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 56Paperino eroe del foro
November 1987GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 59Undank ist der Welt Lohn
1988DenmarkGuldbog 5En heltedåd
1988NorwayGullbok 5Dikenes Jens
1988SwedenKalle Anka Guldbok 5Nästan en hjälte
August 1990United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 10Hero Of The Dike
1991GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 10Undank ist der Welt Lohn
1992FinlandAku Ankan Juhlasarjat 2Sankariteko
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 16De held van de dijk
May 1993BrazilDisney Superespecial 20O Herói do Dique
1994PortugalShow Disney 40O Herói Do Dique
April 1995ItalyZio Paperone 67Paperino eroe del foro
February 1996United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color 50Hero Of The Dike
1996ItalyRisatissima 96Paperino eroe del foro
1997GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 52Undank ist der Welt Lohn
February 1998NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 94De held van de dijk
25 November 1998PolandKaczor Donald 1998-47Bohater wielkiej tamy
30 November 1998SlovakiaKáčer Donald 1998-24Priehrada
November 1998CzechiaKačer Donald 1998-24Hrdina hráze
10 December 1998HungaryDonald Kacsa Magazin 1998-25Legény a gáton
1998GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck (Klassik-Album) - Sammelband 6AUndank ist der Welt Lohn
1998GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck (Klassik-Album) - Sammelband 6BUndank ist der Welt Lohn
27 December 1999BulgariaМики Маус 1999-52Героят на дигата
3 May 2000FrancePicsou Magazine 340Le héros de la digue
February 2001GermanyBarks Library 50Undank ist der Welt Lohn
November 2001ItalyPaperinik e altri supereroi 98Paperino eroe del foro
February 2003NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 25De held van de dijk
November 2003GermanyBarks Comics and Stories - von Carl Barks 17Undank ist der Welt Lohn
25 July 2005ItalyTopolino Story (Corriere della Sera) 17Paperino eroe del foro
March 2007NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 26Hero of the Dike
April 2007GermanyCarl Barks Collection 26Hero Of The Dike
April 2007DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 26Hero of the Dike
April 2007SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 26Hero of the Dike
10 October 2007NetherlandsDonald Duck specials 2007-01De held van de dijk
March 2008FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1966-2Sankariteko
May 2008BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 36O Herói do Dique
11 August 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 29Paperino eroe del foro
27 August 2008FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 26Hero Of The Dike
November 2009NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 74Dikenes Jens
2010SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1965-04Nästan en hjälte
May 2011NorwayHall of Fame - De store serieskaperne 38Hero of the Dike
18 June 2012IndonesiaDonal Bebek 1600Pahlawan waduk
15 October 2014FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 15Le héros de la digue
6 November 2014GermanyEntenhausen - Weltstadt an der Gumpe 1Undank ist der Welt Lohn
6 September 2015GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 29Ο ήρωας του φράγματος
21 January 2016NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 16Dikenes Jens
2017SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 16Hero of the Dike
6 April 2018GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 49Undank ist der Welt Lohn
21 May 2018IndonesiaDonal Bebek 1909Pahlawan Waduk
1 June 2019SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 40El héroe de la presa
7 August 2020NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 1Hero Of The Dike
1 February 2022ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 29Paperino eroe del foro
15 June 2022GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 19Undank ist der Welt Lohn
5 July 2024NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 26Hero Of The Dike
23 October 2024PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 26Bohater wielkiej tamy
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 56ALe héros de la digue !
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 56BLe héros de la digue !
ItalyRaccolta Paperinik e altri supereroi 13Paperino eroe del foro
PortugalTio Patinhas 96O Herói Do Dique

Other versions

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

  • de/BL 50f Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/JM 1065c Story, 4 ½ p., 6 tiers
  • it/CTS 17ed Story, 13 p., 3 tiers
  • it/PK 98e Story, 13 p., 3 tiers
  • it/RIS 96k Story, 13 p., 3 tiers
  • it/TL 492d Story, 13 p., 3 tiers
  • uk/MM 222o Story, 4 p., 5 tiers

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