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Newspaper stripYM 061

The War Orphans

MM helps children from an European nation menaced by nazis

First published
13 March 1944
Length
30 pages
Printed
66 times, in 14 countries
Also coded
kf03-13-44m, ym061, ym44-03-13, ym44-03-14, ym44-03-15, ym44-03-16, ym44-03-17, ym44-03-18, ym44-03-20, ym44-03-21, ym44-03-22, ym44-03-23, ym44-03-24, ym44-03-25, ym44-03-27, ym44-03-28, ym44-03-29, ym44-03-30, ym44-03-31, ym44-04-01, ym44-04-03, ym44-04-04, ym44-04-05, ym44-04-06, ym44-04-07, ym44-04-08, ym44-04-10, ym44-04-11, ym44-04-12, ym44-04-13, ym44-04-14, ym44-04-15

Credits

Plot
Bill Walsh
Script
Bill Walsh
Pencils
Floyd Gottfredson
Ink
Dick Moores

Characters

In bold: the story's lead.

Notes

Part of Mickey in World War II.

In YM 44-04-14, Kell of the State Department talks to Bong (the Chinese boy), but it is in Japanese instead of Chinese!

Where it was printed

DateCountryIssueTitle
8 May 1944CanadaLe Canada 44-05-08Surprise qui vient à point ! (part 1)
7 June 1944CanadaLe Canada 44-06-07Un de trop ! (part 26)
8 June 1944CanadaLe Canada 44-06-08Miquette passe à l'offensive (part 27)
9 June 1944CanadaLe Canada 44-06-09La valse de "La Fille de l'air"...? (part 28)
10 June 1944CanadaLe Canada 44-06-10Le Chinois ne perd pas la tête ! (part 29)
12 June 1944CanadaLe Canada 44-06-12Cela, toutes les femmes le savent ! (part 30)
October 1944United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 49The War Orphans (part 1)
November 1944United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 50and the War Orphans (part 2)
1944United StatesNewspapers 1944The War Orphans (part 1)
1944United StatesNewspapers 1944The War Orphans (part 2)
1944United StatesNewspapers 1944The War Orphans (part 3)
1944United StatesNewspapers 1944The War Orphans (part 4)
1944United StatesNewspapers 1944The War Orphans (part 5)
1944United StatesNewspapers 1944The War Orphans (part 6)
1944United StatesNewspapers 1944The War Orphans (part 7)
1944United StatesNewspapers 1944The War Orphans (part 8)
1944United StatesNewspapers 1944The War Orphans (part 9)
1944United StatesNewspapers 1944The War Orphans (part 10)
1944United StatesNewspapers 1944The War Orphans (part 11)
1944United StatesNewspapers 1944The War Orphans (part 12)
1944United StatesNewspapers 1944The War Orphans (part 13)
1944United StatesNewspapers 1944The War Orphans (part 14)
1944United StatesNewspapers 1944The War Orphans (part 15)
1944United StatesNewspapers 1944The War Orphans (part 16)
1944United StatesNewspapers 1944The War Orphans (part 17)
1944United StatesNewspapers 1944The War Orphans (part 18)
1944United StatesNewspapers 1944The War Orphans (part 19)
1944United StatesNewspapers 1944The War Orphans (part 20)
1944United StatesNewspapers 1944The War Orphans (part 21)
1944United StatesNewspapers 1944The War Orphans (part 22)
1944United StatesNewspapers 1944The War Orphans (part 23)
1944United StatesNewspapers 1944The War Orphans (part 24)
1944United StatesNewspapers 1944The War Orphans (part 25)
1944United StatesNewspapers 1944The War Orphans (part 26)
1944United StatesNewspapers 1944The War Orphans (part 27)
1944United StatesNewspapers 1944The War Orphans (part 28)
1944United StatesNewspapers 1944The War Orphans (part 29)
1944United StatesNewspapers 1944The War Orphans (part 30)
24 February 1945United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 382Mickey's little guests! (part 2?)
February 1945SpainAventuras de... M 2Los tres huerfanitos
28 December 1948ArgentinaEl Pato Donald 233Y los refugiados (part 1)
11 December 1964MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 290Los huérfanos (part 1)
25 December 1964MexicoHistorietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 291Los huérfanos (part 2)
July 1982ItalyTopolino collezione ANAF 23Topolino e gli orfani di guerra
November 1986ItalyTopolino collezione ANAF 46-CTopolino e gli orfani di guerra
November 1987ItalyRevival Comics (Mondadori/Traverso) 1944Topolino e gli orfani di guerra
10 November 1990ItalyIl Messaggero 95Topolino e gli orfani di guerra
September 1997ItalyI Maestri Disney 5Topolino e gli orfani di guerra
29 March 2007DenmarkHall of Fame 17Krigsbørnene
April 2007NorwayHall of Fame - De store serieskaperne 17Krigsbarna
July 2007GermanyDisneys Hall of Fame 12Die Kriegswaisen
2007SwedenHall of Fame: De stora serieskaparna 17Musse Pigg och krigsbarnen
27 May 2009SpainAntología 1Mickey Mouse y los huérfanos de guerra
3 May 2010ItalyGli anni d'oro di Topolino 7Topolino e gli orfani di guerra
5 December 2012FranceL'âge d'or de Mickey Mouse par Floyd Gottfredson 5The War Orphans
7 June 2015United StatesFloyd Gottfredson Library 7The War Orphans
7 June 2015United StatesFloyd Gottfredson Library 7The War Orphans
15 October 2015FinlandFloyd Gottfredson 2015Sotaorvot
March 2018BrazilOs Anos de Ouro de Mickey 14Os Órfãos de Guerra
3 November 2021FranceMickey Mouse par Floyd Gottfredson 7Les orphelins de guerre
3 November 2021FranceMickey Mouse par Floyd Gottfredson 7Les orphelins de guerre
9 March 2022GermanyFloyd Gottfredson Library 7Die Kriegswaisen
9 March 2022GermanyFloyd Gottfredson Library 7Die Kriegswaisen: 13. März 1944 - 15. April 1944
3 November 2022ItalyDisney Classic 14Topolino e gli orfani di guerra
3 November 2022ItalyDisney Classic 14Topolino e gli orfani di guerra
GermanyThe Complete Daily Strip Adventures of Mickey Mouse 1930-1955 15The War Orphans

Other versions

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

  • ar/EPD 233f Story, 2 p., 5 tiers
  • br/AOMK 14bb Story, 10 p., 3 tiers
  • ca/LC 44-05-08a Story, 1 tiers
  • de/FGL 7p221 Illustration, 1 p., 1 tiers
  • de/HOF 12p013 Story, 15 p., 4 tiers
  • dk/HOF 17p013 Story, 15 p., 4 tiers
  • fi/FG2015p085 Story, 5 p., 6 tiers
  • it/MESS 95d Story, 5 ½ p., 5 tiers
  • it/RC 1944e Story, -1 p., 3 tiers
  • it/TANAF23b Story, 15 p., 2 tiers
  • it/TANAF46-Cd Story, 6 p., 5 tiers
  • mx/HWD 290g Story, 7 p., 4 tiers
  • mx/HWD 291g Story, 5 p., 4 tiers
  • se/HOF 17f Story, 15 p., 4 tiers
  • uk/MMW 382i Story, 6 tiers
  • us/ZZ1944d13M Newspaper strip, 1 p.

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