HIGHDUCKS

Newspaper stripYD 38-03-23

Root of All Evil

Fancy Footwork

First published
23 March 1938
Length
1 page
Printed
44 times, in 14 countries
Also coded
yd38-03-23

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
23 March 1938CanadaLa Patrie 380323La source du mal
16 April 1938FranceCe soir 38-04-16Juste punition
24 May 1938SwedenAftonbladet 19380524Root of All Evil
13 July 1938BrazilMirim 96Azares do Pato Donald
17 August 1938CubaDiario de la Marina 19380817Root of All Evil
13 October 1938ItalyPaperino e altre avventure 42In che modo Paperino restò chiuso in un tombino
10 December 1938ItalyNel regno di Topolino 71Un trucco che non va
1938United StatesNewspapers 1938Root of All Evil
15 April 1939FranceLe Petit Provençal 39-04-15Root of All Evil
28 June 1939FranceLa Petite Gironde 39-06-28Bien mal acquis..
1939United KingdomDonald Duck Annual (Collins) 2Sing a Song of Sixpence
April 1941United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 7Ya Can't Make A Nickel!
20 August 1949ItalyAlbi d'oro prima ristampa 49171Un trucco che non va
20 September 1953ItalyAlbi d'oro prima ristampa 47080Un trucco che non va
20 September 1953ItalyAlbi d'oro seconda ristampa 47080Un trucco che non va
12 April 1962SwitzerlandLe Peuple Valaisan 62-04-12Root of All Evil
May 1983ItalyDailies di Paperino collezione ANAF 1Root of All Evil
1987NetherlandsDonald Duck van dag tot dag 1938Root of All Evil
1987NetherlandsWalt Disney's Donald Duck (Loeb/Oberon) 1Root of All Evil
1987NorwayDonald Duck fra dag til dag 1Root of All Evil
1988FinlandAku Ankka Päivästä päivään 1938Root of All Evil
1 August 1989United StatesDonald Duck 276Fancy Footwork
1989NetherlandsDonald Duck (Loeb, dagstrips in kleur) 1Root of All Evil
29 December 1990ItalyIl Messaggero 102Root of All Evil
1990DenmarkEn daglig dosis 1Root of All Evil
1990SwedenDag för dag 1938Root of All Evil
1991GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 114Root of All Evil
November 1992ItalyCartonatoni Disney 22Root of All Evil
May 1993ItalyDisney News Consumer 55Il tombino
1993GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 15CRoot of All Evil
1993GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 18ARoot of All Evil
1993GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 18BRoot of All Evil
3 May 1994United StatesDonald Duck 285Root of All Evil
3 May 1994United StatesDonald Duck 285Root of All Evil
February 1997GermanyDie tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 114Root of All Evil
2 March 1997ItalyDisney MEGAzine 2Il crimine non paga
December 1997GermanyDie großen Klassiker 16Root of All Evil
15 June 2007NetherlandsDonald Duck Vakantieboek 2007Root of All Evil
May 2014ItalyLibri a fumetti di Topolino 2Root of All Evil
2 September 2015United StatesDonald Duck: The Complete Daily Newspaper Comics 1Root of All Evil
November 2019ItalyDisney Classic 1Root of All Evil
November 2022BrazilPato Donald: As Tiras Diárias de Jornal Por Al Taliaferro 1Root of All Evil
ItalyNel Regno di Topolino (ristampa Comic Art) 71Un trucco che non va
ItalyPaperino e altre avventure (ristampa Comic Art) 2In che modo Paperino restò chiuso in un tombino

Other versions

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

  • br/MIR 96d Story, ⅔ p., 3 tiers
  • br/PDTD 1p026c Story, ⅓ p., 3 tiers
  • ca/LP 380323a Story, ¼ p., 1 tiers
  • ch/PV 62-04-12a Story, 1 tiers
  • cu/DM 19380817a Story, ⅛ p., 8 tiers
  • de/GK 16cbm Story, ⅙ p., 6 tiers
  • de/TGDD 114j Story, ½ p., 4 tiers
  • fr/CS 38-04-16a Story, ¼ p., 4 tiers
  • it/AOPR47080b Story, 1 p., 3 tiers
  • it/DMR 2be Story, ⅓ p., 4 tiers
  • it/DNC 55p08c Story, ⅙ p., -1 tiers
  • it/PG 42f Story, ⅓ p., -1 tiers
  • it/TLAI 2fbq Story, 6 tiers
  • nl/VDTDP 1bt Story, 1 p., -1 tiers
  • se/AB 19380524a Story, 1/7 p., 4 tiers
  • uk/DDA 2p014 Story, 2 p., -1 tiers
  • us/DD 276d Story, 1 ⅔ p., 3 tiers
  • us/DD 285h Story, ½ p., 2 tiers