HIGHDUCKS

StoryW WDC 292-01

Instant Hercules

Donald is a talented diver who knows how to meet the most diverse missions. A researcher asks him to help him locate the remains of the Persian fleet that sank in the Aegean Sea to find the secret of the strength of the ancient warriors.

First published
January 1965
Created
11 June 1964
Length
10 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
91 times, in 23 countries
Also coded
wwdc292-01

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
January 1965United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 292Instant Hercules
18 May 1965BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 706O Hércules Instantâneo
29 August 1965ItalyTopolino (libretto) 509Paperino moderno Ercole
30 December 1965SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1965-52Herkules i Ankeborg
1965AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 228Instant Hercules
1965SpainDumbo 1ª (ERSA) 524Herculito Donald
3 January 1966NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1966-01Fulle mugger
4 January 1966DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1966-01Havets helt
5 February 1966GermanyMicky Maus 1966-06Die schwarze Suppe
11 March 1966MexicoCuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 368Hércules al instante
7 May 1966NetherlandsDonald Duck 1966-19Instant Hercules
1966GermanyMicky Maus Sammelband 26Die schwarze Suppe
1 January 1967FranceLe Journal de Mickey 762Mission "Hercule"
4 January 1967FinlandAku Ankka 1967-01Merten sankari
29 June 1967Egyptميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 323Instant Hercules
1967BelgiumAlbum du Journal de Mickey 38Mission "Hercule" in French
March 1968FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 38Mission "Hercule"
1968FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1967-1Merten sankari
1971ArgentinaVariedades 205Hércules al instante
August 1972ChileDisneylandia 506Hércules al instante
1973ColombiaDisneylandia 514Hércules al instante
June 1975BrazilDisney Especial (1ª Série) 17O Hércules Instantâneo
19 January 1976YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 67Херкул... али закратко
April 1977United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 439Instant Hercules
1977AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 374Instant Hercules
20 April 1978Egyptميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 887Instant Hercules
June 1980SwedenKalle Ankas Sommarlov 1980- havets hjälte
28 October 1980GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 64Die schwarze Suppe
1980DenmarkGavehæfte 36Havets helt
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 30Instant Hercules
1980NorwayDonald Ducks show 1980-1Fulle mugger
October 1982ChileHistorietas Disney 19Hércules al instante
1982FinlandAku Ankan satasivuiset / Aku Ankan karuselli 1982-05Merten urho
June 1983BrazilDisney Especial Reedição 16O Hércules Instantâneo
June 1983FranceMickey Poche 110Mission "Hercule"
April 1984ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 57-0Paperino moderno Ercole
July 1984Egyptميكى جيب (Mickey Guaib) 96Instant Hercules
October 1988GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 64Die schwarze Suppe
August 1990United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 10Instant Hercules
1990SwedenKalle Ankas Bästisar 33Herkules i Ankeborg
7 March 1991DenmarkBedste historier om Anders And 31Havets Helt
8 November 1991NetherlandsDonald Duck 1991-45Instant Hercules
1991FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 40Merten sankari
1991FinlandParhaat Sarjat 1991-53Merten sankari
1991NorwayBeste historier om Donald Duck & Co 42Fulle mugger
1991NorwayTegneseriebokklubben 74Fulle mugger
July 1992BrazilDisney Superespecial 16O Hércules Instantâneo
29 December 1992IndonesiaDonal Bebek 584Penyelam Berani Mati
1992GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 14Die schwarze Suppe
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 16Instant Hercules
14 September 1993PortugalTio Patinhas 95O Hércules Instantâneo
September 1994NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 80Instant Hercules
1 October 1994ColombiaDisneylandia (Abril Cinco) 75El Hércules rescatador
1994PortugalShow Disney 40O Hércules Instantâneo
May 1995ItalyZio Paperone 68Paperino moderno ercole
February 1996United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color 50Instant Hercules
1998GermanyDie besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 56Die schwarze Suppe
February 2001GermanyBarks Library 50Die schwarze Suppe
October 2001ItalyPaperinik e altri supereroi 97Paperino moderno Ercole
November 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 21Instant Hercules
November 2003GermanyBarks Comics and Stories - von Carl Barks 17Die schwarze Suppe
7 July 2004FrancePicsou Magazine 390La force d'Hercule
March 2007NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 26Instant Hercules
April 2007GermanyCarl Barks Collection 26Instant Hercules
April 2007DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 26Instant Hercules
April 2007SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 26Instant Hercules
May 2008BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 36O Hércules Instantâneo
18 August 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 30Paperino moderno Ercole
27 August 2008FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 26Instant Hercules
February 2009FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1967-1Merten sankari
December 2009NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie, Algemeen Dagblad 9Instant Hercules
April 2010NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 78Fulle mugger
2010SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1965-06Herkules i Ankeborg
31 July 2014GreeceΚόμιξ (Περίοδος Β') 1Ένας σύγχρονος Ηρακλής
15 October 2014FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 15La force d'Hercule
13 September 2015GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 30Ένας σύγχρονος Ηρακλής
21 March 2016NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 17Fulle mugger
1 June 2016GermanyDonald Duck - Sein Leben, seine Pleiten 1Die schwarze Suppe
6 April 2018GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 49Die schwarze Suppe
20 September 2018SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 41Un Hércules instantáneo
2018SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 17Instant Hercules
2019SwedenKalle Ankas bästa 2019-03Herkules i Ankeborg
2019SwedenKalle gör karriär 2019Herkules i Ankeborg
19 February 2021NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 4Instant Hercules
8 February 2022ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 30Paperino moderno Ercole
15 June 2022GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 19Die schwarze Suppe
22 January 2024DenmarkGuldbog 19Havets helt
16 October 2024FinlandAku Ankka Ekstra / Aku Ankka Klassikko 2024-10Merten sankari
22 January 2025PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 27Podwodny Herkules
ItalyRaccolta Paperinik e altri supereroi 13Paperino moderno Ercole
PortugalDisney Especialíssimo 2O Hércules Instantâneo in Brazilian Portuguese

Other versions

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

  • eg/MG 96p047 Story, 17 p., 2 tiers
  • eg/SM 323c Story, 8 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/JM 762e Story, 4 p., 6 tiers
  • it/PK 97h Story, 13 p., 3 tiers

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