HIGHDUCKS

Newspaper stripYD 38-02-25

The Mother of Invention

Manhole cover as bike wheel

First published
25 February 1938
Length
1 page
Printed
39 times, in 14 countries
Also coded
yd38-02-25

Credits

Plot
Homer Brightman
Script
Homer Brightman
Pencils
Al Taliaferro
Ink
Al Taliaferro

Characters

In bold: the story's lead.

Where it was printed

DateCountryIssueTitle
25 February 1938CanadaLa Patrie 380225Nécessité, mère de l'invention
11 March 1938CubaDiario de la Marina 19380311The Mother of Invention
24 March 1938FranceCe soir 38-03-24On peut toujours
5 May 1938SwedenAftonbladet 19380505The Mother of Invention
1938United StatesNewspapers 1938The Mother of Invention
24 March 1939FranceLe Petit Provençal 39-03-24The Mother of Invention
30 May 1939FranceLa Petite Gironde 39-05-30Jamais embarrassé
13 June 1940ItalyPaperino e altre avventure 129Le disavventure di Paperino
September 1941United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 12The Mother of Invention
2 November 1961SwitzerlandLe Peuple Valaisan 61-11-02The Mother of Invention
11 April 1980NetherlandsDonald Duck 1980-15The Mother of Invention
May 1983ItalyDailies di Paperino collezione ANAF 1The Mother of Invention
October 1984ItalyCartonatoni Disney 14The Mother of Invention
1986FinlandJättikirjat 1986The Mother of Invention
1987NetherlandsDonald Duck van dag tot dag 1938The Mother of Invention
1987NetherlandsWalt Disney's Donald Duck (Loeb/Oberon) 1The Mother of Invention
1987NorwayDonald Duck fra dag til dag 1The Mother of Invention
1988FinlandAku Ankka Päivästä päivään 1938The Mother of Invention
1989NetherlandsDonald Duck (Loeb, dagstrips in kleur) 1The Mother of Invention
September 1990GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 109The Mother of Invention
1 December 1990ItalyIl Messaggero 98Paperinate
1990DenmarkEn daglig dosis 1The Mother of Invention
1990SwedenDag för dag 1938The Mother of Invention
1991ItalyDiario Scolastico Disney 1991The Mother of Invention
November 1992ItalyCartonatoni Disney 22The Mother of Invention
1993GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 17The Mother of Invention
1993GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 18AThe Mother of Invention
1 March 1994United StatesDonald Duck 284The Mother of Invention
April 1996GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 109The Mother of Invention
23 February 1997ItalyDisney MEGAzine 1La ruota della sfortuna
December 1997GermanyDie großen Klassiker 16The Mother of Invention
1998GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 26CThe Mother of Invention
1998GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 26EThe Mother of Invention
May 2014ItalyLibri a fumetti di Topolino 2The Mother of Invention
2 September 2015United StatesDonald Duck: The Complete Daily Newspaper Comics 1The Mother of Invention
November 2019ItalyDisney Classic 1The Mother of Invention
November 2022BrazilPato Donald: As Tiras Diárias de Jornal Por Al Taliaferro 1The Mother of Invention
26 August 2026PolandWielcy bohaterowie Disneya D 3Matka wynalazków
ItalyPaperino e altre avventure (ristampa Comic Art) 6Le disavventure di Paperino

Other versions

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

  • br/PDTD 1p019b Story, ⅓ p., 3 tiers
  • ca/LP 380225a Story, ¼ p., 1 tiers
  • ch/PV 61-11-02a Story, 1 tiers
  • cu/DM 19380311a Story, ⅛ p., 8 tiers
  • de/GK 16caq Story, ⅙ p., 6 tiers
  • de/TGDD 109f Story, ½ p., 4 tiers
  • fi/M 1986p196d Story, ⅕ p., 5 tiers
  • fr/CS 38-03-24a Story, ¼ p., 4 tiers
  • it/DI 1991bu Story, 4 tiers
  • it/DMR 1bd Story, ⅓ p., 4 tiers
  • it/TLAI 2fau Story, 6 tiers
  • nl/VDTDP 1aq Story, 1 p., -1 tiers
  • se/AB 19380505a Story, 1/7 p., 4 tiers
  • us/DD 284s Story, ½ p., 2 tiers

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