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Newspaper stripYM 050

The Black Crow Mystery

MM and GO are working on a farm in the country, where a mysterious giant crow is creating large fires

First published
17 August 1942
Length
84 pages
Printed
202 times, in 15 countries
Also coded
ym050, ym42-08-17, ym42-08-18, ym42-08-19, ym42-08-20, ym42-08-21, ym42-08-22, ym42-08-24, ym42-08-25, ym42-08-26, ym42-08-27, ym42-08-28, ym42-08-29, ym42-08-31, ym42-09-01, ym42-09-02, ym42-09-03, ym42-09-04, ym42-09-05, ym42-09-07, ym42-09-08, ym42-09-09, ym42-09-10, ym42-09-11, ym42-09-12, ym42-09-14, ym42-09-15, ym42-09-16, ym42-09-17, ym42-09-18, ym42-09-19, ym42-09-21, ym42-09-22, ym42-09-23, ym42-09-24, ym42-09-25, ym42-09-26, ym42-09-28, ym42-09-29, ym42-09-30, ym42-10-01, ym42-10-02, ym42-10-03, ym42-10-05, ym42-10-06, ym42-10-07, ym42-10-08, ym42-10-09, ym42-10-10, ym42-10-12, ym42-10-13, ym42-10-14, ym42-10-15, ym42-10-16, ym42-10-17, ym42-10-19, ym42-10-20, ym42-10-21, ym42-10-22, ym42-10-23, ym42-10-24, ym42-10-26, ym42-10-27, ym42-10-28, ym42-10-29, ym42-10-30, ym42-10-31, ym42-11-02, ym42-11-03, ym42-11-04, ym42-11-05, ym42-11-06, ym42-11-07, ym42-11-09, ym42-11-10, ym42-11-11, ym42-11-12, ym42-11-13, ym42-11-14, ym42-11-16, ym42-11-17, ym42-11-18, ym42-11-19, ym42-11-20, ym42-11-21

Credits

Plot
Floyd Gottfredson
Script
Merrill De Maris
Pencils
Floyd Gottfredson
Ink
Bill Wright

Characters

In bold: the story's lead.

Where it was printed

DateCountryIssueTitle
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 1)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 2)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 3)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 4)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 5)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 6)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 7)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 8)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 9)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 10)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 11)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 12)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 13)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 14)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 15)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 16)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 17)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 18)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 19)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 20)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 21)
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1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 32)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 33)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 34)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 35)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 36)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 37)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 38)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 39)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 40)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 41)
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1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 46)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 47)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 48)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 49)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 50)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 51)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 52)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 53)
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1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 55)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 56)
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1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 58)
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1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 61)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 62)
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1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 67)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 68)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 69)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 70)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 71)
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1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 74)
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1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 76)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 77)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 78)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 79)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 80)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 81)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 82)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 83)
1942United StatesNewspapers 1942The Black Crow Mystery (part 84)
14 March 1943BrazilMirim 788Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 1)
14 March 1943BrazilMirim 788Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 2)
17 March 1943BrazilMirim 789Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 3)
17 March 1943BrazilMirim 789Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 4)
19 March 1943BrazilMirim 790Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 5)
19 March 1943BrazilMirim 790Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 6)
21 March 1943BrazilMirim 791Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 7)
21 March 1943BrazilMirim 791Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 8)
24 March 1943BrazilMirim 792Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 9)
24 March 1943BrazilMirim 792Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 10)
26 March 1943BrazilMirim 793Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 11)
26 March 1943BrazilMirim 793Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 12)
28 March 1943BrazilMirim 794Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 13)
28 March 1943BrazilMirim 794Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 14)
31 March 1943BrazilMirim 795Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 15)
31 March 1943BrazilMirim 795Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 16)
2 April 1943BrazilMirim 796Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 17)
2 April 1943BrazilMirim 796Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 18)
4 April 1943BrazilMirim 797Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 19)
4 April 1943BrazilMirim 797Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 20)
7 April 1943BrazilMirim 798Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 21)
7 April 1943BrazilMirim 798Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 22)
9 April 1943BrazilMirim 799Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 23)
9 April 1943BrazilMirim 799Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 24)
11 April 1943BrazilMirim 800Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 25)
11 April 1943BrazilMirim 800Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 26)
14 April 1943BrazilMirim 801Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 27)
14 April 1943BrazilMirim 801Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 28)
25 April 1943BrazilMirim 806Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 29)
25 April 1943BrazilMirim 806Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 30)
28 April 1943BrazilMirim 807Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 31)
28 April 1943BrazilMirim 807Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 32)
30 April 1943BrazilMirim 808Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 33)
30 April 1943BrazilMirim 808Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 34)
2 May 1943BrazilMirim 809Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 35)
2 May 1943BrazilMirim 809Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 36)
5 May 1943BrazilMirim 810Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 37)
5 May 1943BrazilMirim 810Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 38)
7 May 1943BrazilMirim 811Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 39)
7 May 1943BrazilMirim 811Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 40)
9 May 1943BrazilMirim 812Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 41)
9 May 1943BrazilMirim 812Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 42)
12 May 1943BrazilMirim 813Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 43)
12 May 1943BrazilMirim 813Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 44)
19 May 1943BrazilMirim 816Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 45)
19 May 1943BrazilMirim 816Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 46)
21 May 1943BrazilMirim 817Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 47)
21 May 1943BrazilMirim 817Camondongo Mickey Colabora no Esforço de Guerra (part 48)
May 1945United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 56The Black Crow Mystery (part 1)
June 1945United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 57The Black Crow Mystery (part 2)
July 1945United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 58The Black Crow Mystery (part 3)
August 1945United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 59The Black Crow Mystery (part 4)
8 September 1945United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 396Discovery of the Scarecrow-Man! (part ?)
19 September 1945FinlandHelsingin Sanomat 19450919The Black Crow Mystery
22 September 1945United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 397The Black Crow Mystery (part ?)
September 1945United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 60The Black Crow Mystery (part 5)
6 October 1945United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 398The Black Crow Mystery (part ?)
20 October 1945United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 399The Black Crow Mystery (part ?)
3 November 1945United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 400The Black Crow Mystery (part ?)
17 November 1945United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 401The Black Crow Mystery (part ?)
1 December 1945United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 402The Black Crow Mystery (part ?)
19 July 1947ItalyAlbi d'oro 47062Topolino e il misterioso corvo
16 December 1947ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 179Mickey y el misterio del cuervo (part 2?)
30 December 1947ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 181Mickey y el misterio del cuervo (part ?)
13 January 1948ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 183Mickey y el misterio del cuervo (part ?)
20 January 1948ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 184Mickey y el misterio del cuervo (part ?)
27 January 1948ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 185Mickey y el misterio del cuervo (part ?)
3 February 1948ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 186Mickey y el misterio del cuervo (part ?)
September 1950BrazilO Pato Donald (Abril) 3O Mistério do Corvo
30 January 1953ItalyAlbi d'oro prima ristampa 47062Topolino e il misterioso corvo
30 January 1953ItalyAlbi d'oro seconda ristampa 47062Topolino e il misterioso corvo
16 September 1966MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 336El misterio del cuervo negro (part 3)
30 September 1966MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 337El misterio del cuervo negro (part 4)
14 October 1966MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 338El misterio del cuervo negro (part 5)
December 1973ItalyTopolino d'oro 31Topolino e il misterioso corvo
12 May 1974FranceLe Journal de Mickey 1143Mickey et le mystère du corbeau noir
1975GermanyIch Goofy 2Der geheimnisvolle Rabe
1977DenmarkDen store … 1977Den hemmelighedsfulde ravn
1977FinlandJättikirjat 1977Salaperäinen korppi
1977NorwayKjempebok 04Den mystiske ravnen
1977SwedenJag, Långben 1977Den hemlighetsfulla korpen
1979, fourth quarterFranceGrands albums cartonnés Le Livre de Paris/Hachette 3Le corbeau mystérieux
1979United StatesBest Comics (Hardcover) 3and the Black Crow Mystery
October 1980ItalyCartonatoni Disney 9Topolino e il misterioso corvo
1984ItalyTopolino collezione ANAF 46-AThe Black Crow Mystery
April 1988BrazilAnos de Ouro do Pato Donald 1O Mistério do Corvo
20 January 1990ItalyIl Messaggero 53Topolino e il misterioso corvo
January 1992China生活·爱情·幽默——世界系列连环漫画名著丛书 1米老鼠智擒黑鴉記
June 1993ItalyDisney Video Parade 9Topolino e il corvo misterioso
November 1995GermanyDie großen Klassiker 14Der geheimnisvolle Rabenmann
1995ItalyAlbi d'oro (ristampa Camillo Conti) 47062Topolino e il misterioso corvo
June 1999ItalyIl meglio di... 4Topolino e il corvo misterioso
2001ItalyOmaggio Carlo Erba 2Topolino e il corvo misterioso
21 February 2003NetherlandsDonald Duck 2003-08Het raadsel van de zwarte kraai (part 1)
28 February 2003NetherlandsDonald Duck 2003-09Het raadsel van de zwarte kraai (part 2)
7 March 2003NetherlandsDonald Duck 2003-10Het raadsel van de zwarte kraai (part 3)
14 March 2003NetherlandsDonald Duck 2003-11Het raadsel van de zwarte kraai (part 4)
21 March 2003NetherlandsDonald Duck 2003-12Het raadsel van de zwarte kraai (part 5)
28 March 2003NetherlandsDonald Duck 2003-13Het raadsel van de zwarte kraai (part 6)
4 April 2003NetherlandsDonald Duck 2003-14Het raadsel van de zwarte kraai (part 7)
2004ItalyAlbi d'oro (ristampa IF) 47062Topolino e il misterioso corvo
26 April 2010ItalyGli anni d'oro di Topolino 6Topolino e il misterioso corvo
28 November 2011NorwayMikke Mus og Langbein julehefte 2011Den mystiske kråka
12 September 2012FranceL'âge d'or de Mickey Mouse par Floyd Gottfredson 4Le corbeau mystérieux
7 June 2015United StatesFloyd Gottfredson Library 7The Black Crow Mystery
7 June 2015United StatesFloyd Gottfredson Library 7The Black Crow Mystery and Working to Win, Plus! Short Story "Goofy's Car" and Gag Strips
15 October 2015FinlandFloyd Gottfredson 2015Salaperäinen korppi
January 2018BrazilOs Anos de Ouro de Mickey 13O Mistério do Corvo
7 August 2020United StatesWalt Disney's Mickey Mouse - The Ultimate History 2The Black Crow Mystery
13 August 2020GermanyWalt Disney's Mickey Mouse - Die ultimative Chronik 2The Black Crow Mystery
3 November 2021FranceMickey Mouse par Floyd Gottfredson 7Le mystère du corbeau noir
3 November 2021FranceMickey Mouse par Floyd Gottfredson 7Le mystère du corbeau noir et Œuvrer pour la victoire, plus l'histoire courte "La voiture de Dingo" et des gags en un strip
9 March 2022GermanyFloyd Gottfredson Library 7Das Geheimnis der schwarzen Krähe
9 March 2022GermanyFloyd Gottfredson Library 7Das Geheimnis der schwarzen Krähe sowie Kurzgeschichten "Goofys Auto", "Kriegswichtige Arbeit" und Einzelstrips: 17. August 1942 - 12. Dezember 1942
3 November 2022ItalyDisney Classic 14Topolino e il misterioso corvo
BelgiumAlbum du Journal de Mickey 62Mickey et le mystère du corbeau noir in French
GermanyThe Complete Daily Strip Adventures of Mickey Mouse 1930-1955 13The Black Crow Mystery
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 62Mickey et le mystère du corbeau noir

Other versions

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