Newspaper stripYM 114
The Kumquat Question
EB in danger because of lack of kumquat
- First published
- 6 April 1948
- Length
- 21 pages
- Printed
- 96 times, in 12 countries
- Also coded
ym-114,ym114,ym48-04-06,ym48-04-07,ym48-04-08,ym48-04-09,ym48-04-10,ym48-04-12,ym48-04-13,ym48-04-14,ym48-04-15,ym48-04-16,ym48-04-17,ym48-04-19,ym48-04-20,ym48-04-21,ym48-04-22,ym48-04-23,ym48-04-24,ym48-04-26,ym48-04-27,ym48-04-28,ym48-04-29
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 July 1948 |  Sweden | Stockholms-Tidningen 19480714 | The Kumquat Question (part 1) |
| 6 August 1948 | Sweden | Stockholms-Tidningen 19480806 | The Kumquat Question (part final) |
| 1948 |  United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Kumquat Question (part 1) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Kumquat Question (part 2) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Kumquat Question (part 3) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Kumquat Question (part 4) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Kumquat Question (part 5) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Kumquat Question (part 6) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Kumquat Question (part 7) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Kumquat Question (part 8) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Kumquat Question (part 9) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Kumquat Question (part 10) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Kumquat Question (part 11) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Kumquat Question (part 12) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Kumquat Question (part 13) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Kumquat Question (part 14) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Kumquat Question (part 15) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Kumquat Question (part 16) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Kumquat Question (part 17) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Kumquat Question (part 18) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Kumquat Question (part 19) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Kumquat Question (part 20) |
| 1948 | United States | Newspapers 1948 | The Kumquat Question (part 21) |
| 5 March 1949 |  United Kingdom | Mickey Mouse Weekly 486 | The Kumquat Question (part 1) |
| 19 March 1949 | United Kingdom | Mickey Mouse Weekly 487 | The Kumquat Question (part 2) |
| 2 April 1949 | United Kingdom | Mickey Mouse Weekly 488 | The Kumquat Question (part 3) |
| 16 April 1949 | United Kingdom | Mickey Mouse Weekly 489 | The Kumquat Question (part 4) |
| 30 April 1949 | United Kingdom | Mickey Mouse Weekly 490 | The Kumquat Question (part final) |
| 18 March 1950 |  Italy | Albi d'oro 50201 | Eta Beta e l'atombrello |
| 30 May 1952 |  Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 86 | L'homme de demain revient (part 1) |
| 30 May 1952 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 86 | The Kumquat Question (part 1) |
| 6 June 1952 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 87 | L'homme de demain revient (part 2) |
| 6 June 1952 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 87 | The Kumquat Question (part 2) |
| 13 June 1952 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 88 | L'homme de demain revient (part 3) |
| 13 June 1952 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 88 | The Kumquat Question (part 3) |
| 17 June 1952 |  Brazil | O Pato Donald (Abril) 32 | O Menino Prodígio (part 1) |
| 20 June 1952 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 89 | L'homme de demain revient (part 4) |
| 20 June 1952 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 89 | The Kumquat Question (part 4) |
| 24 June 1952 | Brazil | O Pato Donald (Abril) 33 | O Menino Prodígio (part 2) |
| 27 June 1952 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 90 | L'homme de demain revient (part 5) |
| 27 June 1952 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 90 | The Kumquat Question (part 5) |
| 4 July 1952 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 91 | L'homme de demain revient (part 6) |
| 4 July 1952 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 91 | The Kumquat Question (part 6) |
| 1953 | Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 4 | L'homme de demain revient (part 1) |
| 1953 | Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 4 | L'homme de demain revient (part 2) |
| 1953 | Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 4 | L'homme de demain revient (part 3) |
| 1953 | Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 4 | L'homme de demain revient (part 4) |
| 1953 | Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 4 | L'homme de demain revient (part 5) |
| 1953 | Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 4 | L'homme de demain revient (part 6) |
| 22 August 1954 | Italy | Albi della rosa 8 | Eta Beta e l'atombrello (part 2) |
| 21 February 1956 |  Finland | Helsingin Sanomat 19560221 | The Kumquat Question |
| October 1971 | Italy | Omaggio Abbonati 1971 | Eta Beta e l'atombrello |
| August 1972 | Italy | Oscar Mondadori (Oscar Fumetto) 419 | Topolino Eta Beta e l'atombrello |
| August 1973 | Brazil | Disney Especial (1ª Série) 6 | As Aventuras de Esquálidus |
| January 1977 |  Netherlands | Mickey Maandblad 1977-01 | De atoombrella |
| 9 June 1980 | Yugoslavia | Микијев Забавник 296 | Кумкват |
| 9 June 1980 | Yugoslavia | Mikijev Zabavnik v slovenščini 296 | Kumkvat |
| 28 September 1980 |  France | Le Journal de Mickey 1474 | Opération Kumquat |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Donald Duck en andere verhalen (V&D) 8 | De Atoombrella |
| October 1982 | Italy | Topolino collezione ANAF 49 | Topolino e la crisi di Eta Beta |
| 1982 | Italy | The Daily Mickey Mouse 4 | The Kumquat Question |
| November 1983 | France | Albums Dargaud M 5 | Le kumquat adéquat |
| 11 November 1984 | France | Le Journal de Mickey 1689 | Opération Kumquat |
| 16 November 1984 | France | Donald Magazine 84-46 | Opération Kumquat |
| August 1985 | Italy | Revival Comics (Mondadori/Traverso) 1948 | Topolino e l'invenzione di Eta Beta |
| 1986 | Netherlands | Donald Duck (en andere verhalen) Dubbelalbum 10 | De Atoombrella |
| 1987 |  Spain | Revival Comics 2 | The Kumquat Question |
| 31 March 1990 | Italy | Il Messaggero 63 | Topolino Eta Beta e l'atombrello |
| October 1991 | Italy | Cartonatoni Disney 21 | Topolino e i poteri di Eta Beta (part 4) |
| October 1991 | Italy | Cartonatoni Disney 21 | Topolino e l'invenzione di Eta Beta (part 1) |
| 23 March 1998 | Italy | New Comics Now 387 | The Kumquat Question |
| June 1998 | Italy | Topomistery 63 | Topolino Eta Beta e lo scassinatore |
| 2000 |  Germany | Die großen Klassiker 18 | (Micky Maus und Gammas Kräfte) (part 1) |
| 2000 | Germany | Die großen Klassiker 18 | Micky Maus und Gammas Erfindung (part 2) |
| 24 May 2010 | Italy | Gli anni d'oro di Topolino 10 | Topolino e la crisi di Eta Beta |
| 27 November 2013 | France | L'âge d'or de Mickey Mouse par Floyd Gottfredson 8 | Le Kumquat adéquat |
| 12 July 2016 | United States | Floyd Gottfredson Library 9 | The Kumquat Question |
| 18 August 2017 | Italy | Tesori Disney International 9 | Topolino e la crisi di Eta Beta |
| May 2020 | Brazil | Os Anos de Ouro de Mickey 17 | A Crise de Esquálidus |
| 9 March 2022 | Germany | Floyd Gottfredson Library 9 | Die Kumquat-Krise |
| 26 September 2022 | Italy | Disney Special Books Panini 14 | The Kumquat Question (part 19) |
| 26 September 2022 | Italy | Disney Special Books Panini 14 | The Kumquat Question (part 20) |
| 26 September 2022 | Italy | Disney Special Books Panini 14 | Topolino e la crisi di Eta Beta |
| 24 May 2023 | France | Mickey Mouse par Floyd Gottfredson 9 | Une question de kumquat |
| 5 October 2023 | Italy | Disney Classic 16 | Topolino e le crisi di Eta Beta |
| August 2026 | Italy | Topolino Classics 2 | Topolino e la crisi di Eta Beta |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 4 | The Kumquat Question (part 1) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 4 | The Kumquat Question (part 2) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 4 | The Kumquat Question (part 3) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 4 | The Kumquat Question (part 4) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 4 | The Kumquat Question (part 5) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 4 | The Kumquat Question (part 6) | |
| Germany | The Complete Daily Strip Adventures of Mickey Mouse 1930-1955 19 | The Kumquat Question | |
| France | Le Journal de Mickey (Albums) 91 | Opération Kumquat | |
| France | Le Journal de Mickey (Albums) 112 | Opération Kumquat | |
| Italy | Albi della rosa (ristampa Nerbini) 8 | Eta Beta e l'atombrello (part 2) |
Other versions
Redrawn, cut, recoloured or relettered for a later printing.
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