Newspaper stripYM 113
The Santa Claus Bandit
OH gets EB's assistance in the case of the giving bandit
- First published
- 1 March 1948
- Length
- 31 pages
- Printed
- 127 times, in 15 countries
- Also coded
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Credits
- Plot
- Bill Walsh
- Script
- Bill Walsh
- Pencils
- Floyd Gottfredson
Characters
In bold: the story's lead.
Where it was printed
| Date | Country | Issue | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 June 1948 |  Sweden | Stockholms-Tidningen 19480607 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 1) |
| 13 July 1948 | Sweden | Stockholms-Tidningen 19480713 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part final) |
| 25 December 1948 |  United Kingdom | Mickey Mouse Weekly 481 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part ?) |
| 1948 |  United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 1) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 2) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 3) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 4) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 5) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 6) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 7) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 8) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 9) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 10) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 11) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 12) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 13) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 14) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 15) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 16) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 17) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 18) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 19) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 20) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 21) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 22) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 23) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 24) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 25) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 26) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 27) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 28) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 29) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 30) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 31) |
| 8 January 1949 | United Kingdom | Mickey Mouse Weekly 482 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part ?) |
| 22 January 1949 | United Kingdom | Mickey Mouse Weekly 483 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part ?) |
| 5 February 1949 | United Kingdom | Mickey Mouse Weekly 484 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part ?) |
| 19 February 1949 | United Kingdom | Mickey Mouse Weekly 485 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part ?) |
| 5 March 1949 | United Kingdom | Mickey Mouse Weekly 486 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part final) |
| 14 January 1950 |  Italy | Albi d'oro 50192 | Eta Beta e lo scassinatore fantasma |
| 17 November 1951 |  Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 58 | Mickey et l'homme de demain détective (part 1) |
| 17 November 1951 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 58 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 1) |
| 24 November 1951 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 59 | Mickey et l'homme de demain détective (part 2) |
| 24 November 1951 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 59 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 2) |
| 1 December 1951 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 60 | Mickey et l'homme de demain détective (part 3) |
| 1 December 1951 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 60 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 3) |
| 8 December 1951 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 61 | Mickey et l'homme de demain détective (part 4) |
| 8 December 1951 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 61 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 4) |
| 15 December 1951 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 62 | Mickey et l'homme de demain détective (part 5) |
| 15 December 1951 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 62 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 5) |
| 22 December 1951 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 63 | Mickey et l'homme de demain détective (part 6) |
| 22 December 1951 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 63 | Rechercheur (part 6) |
| 29 December 1951 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 64 | Mickey et l'homme de demain détective (part 7) |
| 29 December 1951 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 64 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 7) |
| 4 January 1952 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 65 | Mickey et l'homme de demain détective (part 8) |
| 5 January 1952 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 65 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 8) |
| 27 May 1952 |  Brazil | O Pato Donald (Abril) 29 | O Menino Prodígio (part 1) |
| 3 June 1952 | Brazil | O Pato Donald (Abril) 30 | O Menino Prodígio (part 2) |
| 17 June 1952 | Brazil | O Pato Donald (Abril) 32 | O Menino Prodígio (part 5) |
| 22 August 1954 | Italy | Albi della rosa 8 | Eta Beta e l'atombrello (part 1) |
| 26 December 1954 | Italy | Albi della rosa 17 | Eta Beta e lo scassinatore fantasma |
| 22 November 1955 |  Finland | Helsingin Sanomat 19551122 | The Santa Claus Bandit |
| October 1971 | Italy | Omaggio Abbonati 1971 | Eta Beta e lo scassinatore fantasma |
| August 1972 | Italy | Oscar Mondadori (Oscar Fumetto) 419 | Topolino Eta Beta e lo scassinatore |
| August 1973 | Brazil | Disney Especial (1ª Série) 6 | As Aventuras de Esquálidus |
| December 1976 |  Netherlands | Mickey Maandblad 1976-07 | - |
| 15 April 1979 |  France | Le Journal de Mickey 1398 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 1) |
| 22 April 1979 | France | Le Journal de Mickey 1399 | L'Atombrella (part 2) |
| 29 April 1979 | France | Le Journal de Mickey 1400 | L'Atombrella (part 3) |
| 6 May 1979 | France | Le Journal de Mickey 1401 | L'Atombrella (part 4) |
| 26 May 1980 | Yugoslavia | Микијев Забавник 294 | Тајанствени провалник |
| 26 May 1980 | Yugoslavia | Mikijev Zabavnik v slovenščini 294 | Skrivnostni vlomilec |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Donald Duck en andere verhalen (V&D) 8 | - |
| October 1982 | Italy | Topolino collezione ANAF 49 | (Eta Beta e il bandito "Babbo Natale") |
| 1982 | Italy | The Daily Mickey Mouse 4 | The Santa Claus Bandit |
| March 1983 | France | Albums Dargaud M 4 | The Santa Claus Bandit |
| August 1985 | Italy | Revival Comics (Mondadori/Traverso) 1948 | The Santa Claus Bandit |
| March 1986 | Netherlands | Donald Duck (en andere verhalen) Dubbelalbum 9 | - |
| 1987 |  Spain | Revival Comics 2 | The Santa Claus Bandit |
| 20 June 1989 | United States | Mickey and Donald 13 | The Santa Claus Bandit |
| 24 March 1990 | Italy | Il Messaggero 62 | Topolino Eta Beta e lo scassinatore (part 1) |
| 31 March 1990 | Italy | Il Messaggero 63 | Topolino Eta Beta e l'atombrello (part 2) |
| October 1991 | Italy | Cartonatoni Disney 21 | Topolino e i poteri di Eta Beta (part 3) |
| 23 March 1998 | Italy | New Comics Now 387 | The Santa Claus Bandit |
| June 1998 | Italy | Topomistery 63 | Topolino Eta Beta e lo scassinatore |
| 27 October 1998 |  Germany | Micky Maus präsentiert 24 | Der spendable Bandit |
| October 1998 | Sweden | Musse Pigg 70 år 1998 | Den desperate donatorn |
| November 1998 |  Denmark | 70 år med Mickey Mouse 1 | Den gavmilde tyv |
| 1998 |  Austria | Micky Maus Geburtstags-Ausgabe 1 | Der spendable Bandit |
| 1998 |  Norway | Mikke Mus jubileumsbok 1998 | Julenissebanditten |
| 2000 | Germany | Die großen Klassiker 18 | (Micky Maus und Gammas Kräfte) |
| 24 May 2010 | Italy | Gli anni d'oro di Topolino 10 | Topolino, Eta Beta e lo scassinatore fantasma |
| 22 July 2010 | Netherlands | Big Fun 12 | The Santa Claus Bandit |
| 27 November 2013 | France | L'âge d'or de Mickey Mouse par Floyd Gottfredson 8 | Le bandit Père Noël |
| 12 July 2016 | United States | Floyd Gottfredson Library 9 | The Santa Claus Bandit |
| 18 August 2017 | Italy | Tesori Disney International 9 | Topolino, Eta Beta e lo scassinatore fantasma |
| 19 March 2020 | Norway | Floyd Gottfredson – De originale avisstripene 6 | Julenissebanditten |
| May 2020 | Brazil | Os Anos de Ouro de Mickey 17 | O Ladrão-Fantasma |
| 9 March 2022 | Germany | Floyd Gottfredson Library 9 | Der Einbrecher mit den Spendierhosen -und- Die Kumquat-Krise: 1. März 1948 - 29. April 1948 |
| 9 March 2022 | Germany | Floyd Gottfredson Library 9 | Der Einbrecher mit den Spendierhosen |
| 26 September 2022 | Italy | Disney Special Books Panini 14 | Eta Beta e lo scassinatore fantasma |
| 24 May 2023 | France | Mickey Mouse par Floyd Gottfredson 9 | Le brigand Père Noël |
| 5 October 2023 | Italy | Disney Classic 16 | Topolino, Eta Beta e lo scassinatore fantasma |
| August 2026 | Italy | Topolino Classics 2 | Topolino e lo scassinatore fantasma |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 3 | Mickey et l'homme de demain détective (part 1) | |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 3 | Mickey et l'homme de demain détective (part 2) | |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 3 | Mickey et l'homme de demain détective (part 3) | |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 3 | Mickey et l'homme de demain détective (part 4) | |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 3 | Mickey et l'homme de demain détective (part 5) | |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 3 | Mickey et l'homme de demain détective (part 6) | |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 3 | Mickey et l'homme de demain détective (part 7) | |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 3 | Mickey et l'homme de demain détective (part 8) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 3 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 1) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 3 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 2) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 3 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 3) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 3 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 4) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 3 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 5) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 3 | Rechercheur (part 6) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 3 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 7) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 3 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 8) | |
| Germany | The Complete Daily Strip Adventures of Mickey Mouse 1930-1955 19 | The Santa Claus Bandit | |
| France | Le Journal de Mickey (Albums) 84 | The Santa Claus Bandit (part 1) | |
| France | Le Journal de Mickey (Albums) 84 | L'Atombrella (part 2) | |
| France | Le Journal de Mickey (Albums) 84 | L'Atombrella (part 3) | |
| France | Le Journal de Mickey (Albums) 84 | L'Atombrella (part 4) | |
| Italy | Albi della rosa (ristampa Nerbini) 8 | Eta Beta e l'atombrello (part 1) | |
| Italy | Albi della rosa (ristampa Nerbini) 17 | Eta Beta e lo scassinatore fantasma |
Other versions
Redrawn, cut, recoloured or relettered for a later printing.
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