HIGHDUCKS

StoryW WDC 294-01

Duck Out Of Luck

Year after year, Gladstone has won the annual skaters’ fishing race. This time, however, he is disqualified, opening the door for others to compete for the $10 prize. Donald promises to donate his prize to the Junior Woodchucks if he wins. However, Gladstone secretly enters the race in disguise.

First published
March 1965
Created
17 September 1964
Length
10 pages (4 tiers)
Printed
92 times, in 27 countries
Also coded
w/wdc294a, wwdc294-01

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
March 1965United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 294Duck Out Of Luck
May 1965PhilippinesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 29Duck Out Of Luck
6 July 1965BrazilZé Carioca 713O Grande Torneio dos Patinadores
3 October 1965ItalyTopolino (libretto) 514Paperino pattinatore da "brividi"
10 December 1965SpainPato Donald 1ª (ERSA) 24Pesca y carrera
1965AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 227Duck Out Of Luck
19 January 1966NorwayDonald Duck & Co 1966-04Med lite granne flaks
20 January 1966SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 1966-03På hal is
25 January 1966DenmarkAnders And & Co. 1966-04En katte-katastrofe
19 February 1966GermanyMicky Maus 1966-08Der Fischerlauf
13 May 1966MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 327El pato desafortunado
1 December 1966Egyptميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 293Duck Out Of Luck
21 January 1967NetherlandsDonald Duck 1967-03Welke Duck heeft meer geluk?
25 January 1967FinlandAku Ankka 1967-04Kiipeliä kerrakseen...
1968FinlandAku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1967-1Kiipeliä kerrakseen...
July 1972ChileDisneylandia 502Pato sin suerte
1973ColombiaDisneylandia 520Pato sin suerte
24 April 1974BrazilDisney Especial (1ª Série) 10O Grande Torneio dos Patinadores
February 1975United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 413Duck Out Of Luck
20 July 1975FranceLe Journal de Mickey 1205Donald n'est pas dans la course !
29 November 1976YugoslaviaМикијев Забавник 112Баксуз
1976AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 359Duck Out Of Luck
January 1977GreeceΜίκυ (Μεγάλο) 113Ντόναλντ εναντίον Γκαστόνε
July 1979GermanyCarl Barks gesammelte Werke 36Duck Out Of Luck
1980ItalyComplete Carl Barks 30Duck Out Of Luck
22 March 1982MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 856El Pato Desafortunado
April 1982BrazilDisney Especial Reedição 9O Grande Torneio dos Patinadores
1983DenmarkBedste historier om Anders And 19En katte-katastrofe
1983SwedenKalle Ankas Bästisar 19på hal is
April 1984ItalyPaperino di Barks collezione ANAF 57-APaperino pattinatore da brividi
1984FinlandAku Ankan parhaat 18Kiipeliä kerrakseen
1984NorwayBeste historier om Donald Duck & Co 19Med litte granne flaks
December 1985GreeceΜίκυ (Μεγάλο) 220Ντόναλντ εναντίον Γκαστόνε
17 January 1986NetherlandsDonald Duck 1986-03Duck Out Of Luck
29 September 1987GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 92Der Fischerlauf
August 1990United StatesCarl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 10Duck Out Of Luck
October 1990NetherlandsDe beste verhalen van Donald Duck 64Duck Out Of Luck
May 1991BrazilDisney Superespecial 9O Grande Torneio dos Patinadores
1992GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 12BDer Fischerlauf
1992FinlandParhaat Sarjat 1992-63Kiipeliä kerrakseen
1992NetherlandsAlle klassieke verhalen 16Duck Out Of Luck
July 1993GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 92Der Fischerlauf
1993NorwayTegneseriebokklubben 128Med litte granne flaks
May 1995ItalyZio Paperone 68Paperino pattinatore da brividi
1995GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 22BDer Fischerlauf
February 1996United StatesThe Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color 50Duck Out Of Luck
3 May 2000FrancePicsou Magazine 340La chance aux canards
February 2001GermanyBarks Library 50Der Fischerlauf
August 2002NetherlandsDonald Duck Collectie 17Duck Out Of Luck
November 2003GermanyBarks Comics and Stories - von Carl Barks 17Der Fischerlauf
October 2004ItalyPaperinik e altri supereroi 133Paperino pattinatore da "brividi"
27 October 2005FinlandMurrealbumit B 2005Useaman sortin tuuria
27 October 2005FinlandMurrealbumit BB2005Luistelukilpailu
August 2007GermanyCarl Barks Collection 27Duck Out Of Luck
August 2007DenmarkCarl Barks' Samlede Værker 27Duck Out of Luck
August 2007SwedenCarl Barks samlade verk 27Duck Out of Luck
September 2007NorwayCarl Barks samlede verk 27Duck Out of Luck
May 2008BrazilO Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 36O Grande Torneio dos Patinadores
18 August 2008ItalyLa grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 30Paperino pattinatore da brividi
19 December 2008FinlandCarl Barksin kootut 27Duck out of Luck
February 2009FinlandAku Ankka - Näköispainos 1967-1Kiipeliä kerrakseen...
April 2010NorwayDonald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 78Med lite granne flaks
2010SwedenKalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1966-01På hal is
23 February 2011FinlandAku Ankka 2011-08Kiipeliä kerrakseen
21 November 2011NorwayCarl Barks' jul 2011Med lite granne flaks
31 January 2012NetherlandsDuck Out 2012-01Duck Out Of Luck
March 2012FinlandMaharadža Aku 2012Kiipeliä kerrakseen
15 October 2014FranceLa dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 15La chance aux canards
13 September 2015GreeceΗ Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 30Ένας άτυχος τυχεράκιας
15 February 2016NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2016-07Med litte granne flaks
16 February 2016PolandKaczor Donald 2016-03Kaczki walczą na lodzie
25 February 2016DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2016-08En kattekatastofe
1 March 2016SerbiaМики Маус 2016-03Кад срећа окрене леђа
3 March 2016SloveniaMiki Miška 2016-03Racak brez sreče
9 March 2016CzechiaKačer Donald 2016-03Pechkačer
21 March 2016NorwayCarl Barks' Andeby 17Med lite granne flaks
25 April 2016IndonesiaDonal Bebek 1801Hadiah lomba
June 2016EstoniaMiki Hiir 2016-06Piilupart Donald õnne vembud
2016SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2016-08Kalle Anka på hal is
22 February 2017FinlandSuuri suomalainen murrekirja 2017Useaman sortin tuuria
6 April 2018GermanyEntenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 49Der Fischerlauf
20 September 2018SpainLa Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 41Un pato sin suerte
2018SwedenCarl Barks Ankeborg 17Duck Out of Luck
1 January 2020IcelandAndrés Önd 2020-01Óheppinn andarsteggur
2020LithuaniaDonaldas ir kiti 2020-02Pabėgusi laimė
10 September 2021NorwayDonald Duck av Carl Barks 8Duck Out Of Luck
8 February 2022ItalyLa Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 30Paperino pattinatore da brividi
17 May 2022FinlandSuuri suomalainen murrekirja 2022Useaman sortin tuuria
15 June 2022GermanyLustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 19Der Fischerlauf
22 January 2025PolandKaczogród. Carl Barks 27Kaczki walczą na lodzie
4 March 2026FranceLes incontournables 7La chance aux canards
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 66Donald n'est pas dans la course !

Other versions

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

  • de/BL 50j Story, 10 p., 4 tiers
  • eg/SM 293b Story, 8 p., 4 tiers
  • es/PD1 24c Story, 4 ⅔ p., 6 tiers
  • fi/AA1967-04b Story, 9 p., 4 tiers
  • fr/ALJM 66mj Story, 4 ½ p., 6 tiers
  • fr/JM 1205j Story, 4 ½ p., 6 tiers
  • it/PK 133h Story, 13 p., 3 tiers
  • it/TL 514d Story, 13 p., 3 tiers

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