HIGHDUCKS

Newspaper stripZM 011

Helpless Helpers

various accidents while fixing MI's house

First published
1 March 1936
Length
4 pages
Printed
162 times, in 18 countries
Also coded
, 03-01, 03-08, 03-15, 03-22, zm011, zm36-03-01, zm36-03-01, zm36-03-08, zm36-03-08, zm36-03-08, zm36-03-15, zm36-03-15, zm36-03-22, zm36-03-22, zm36-04-19

Credits

Plot
Ted Osborne
Script
Ted Osborne
Pencils
Floyd Gottfredson
Ink
Al Taliaferro, Ted Thwaites

Characters

In bold: the story's lead.

Where it was printed

DateCountryIssueTitle
1 March 1936United StatesThe Milwaukee Sentinel 360301Helpless Helpers (part 1)
8 March 1936CubaDiario de la Marina 19360308Helpless Helpers (part 1)
8 March 1936United StatesThe Milwaukee Sentinel 360308Helpless Helpers (part 2)
15 March 1936United StatesThe Milwaukee Sentinel 360315Helpless Helpers (part 3)
22 March 1936CubaDiario de la Marina 19360322Helpless Helpers (part 3)
22 March 1936United StatesThe Milwaukee Sentinel 360322Helpless Helpers (part 4)
29 March 1936CubaDiario de la Marina 19360329Helpless Helpers (part 4)
12 April 1936ItalyTopolino (giornale) 172Va per tappezzare e rimane tappezzato
19 April 1936ItalyTopolino (giornale) 173Un nuovo sistema per riparare i tetti (part 2)
9 May 1936SpainMickey (Molino) 62La ayuda de Donal Pato (part 1)
10 May 1936ItalyTopolino (giornale) 176Un'aiutante messo nell'impossibilità di aiutare (part 3)
14 May 1936PortugalMickey Revista Infantil Ilustrada 25Helpless Helpers (part 1)
16 May 1936SpainMickey (Molino) 63Aventuras de Mickey (part 2)
16 May 1936United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 15Helpless Helpers (part 1)
17 May 1936FinlandHelsingin Sanomat 19360517Helpless Helpers
17 May 1936ItalyTopolino (giornale) 177Un dolce di gesso e un gesso di dolce (part 4)
21 May 1936PortugalMickey Revista Infantil Ilustrada 26Helpless Helpers (part 2)
23 May 1936SpainMickey (Molino) 64La ayuda del Pato Donal (part 3)
23 May 1936United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 16Helpless Helpers (part 2)
28 May 1936PortugalMickey Revista Infantil Ilustrada 27Helpless Helpers (part 3)
30 May 1936SpainMickey (Molino) 65Las desdichas de Donal Pato (part 4)
30 May 1936United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 17Helpless Helpers (part 3)
4 June 1936PortugalMickey Revista Infantil Ilustrada 28Helpless Helpers (part 4)
6 June 1936United KingdomMickey Mouse Weekly 18Helpless Helpers (part 4)
15 June 1936ItalyNel regno di Topolino 18Un aiutante troppo zelante
15 June 1936ItalyNel regno di Topolino 18Un dolce di gesso
24 July 1936SwedenHemmets veckotidning 1936-30Ju fler kockar... (part 1)
31 July 1936SwedenHemmets veckotidning 1936-31Ju fler kockar, ju sämre soppa. (part 2)
7 August 1936SwedenHemmets veckotidning 1936-32Kalle Anka har otur jämt. (part 3)
14 August 1936SwedenHemmets veckotidning 1936-33En olycklig förväxling. (part 4)
11 October 1936FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre 104Mickey. - Un travail bien fait (part 1)
18 October 1936FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre 105Mickey cherche la fuite (part 2)
25 October 1936FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre 106Mickey inventeur de la camisole de force (part 3)
1 November 1936FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre 107Mickey aime le gâteau (part 4)
15 December 1936YugoslaviaМикијеве новине 21Сваки је занат тежак (part 4)
December 1936SwitzerlandMicky Maus Zeitung 0Helpless Helpers (part 3)
1936United StatesNewspapers 1936Helpless Helpers (part 1)
1936United StatesNewspapers 1936Helpless Helpers (part 2)
1936United StatesNewspapers 1936Helpless Helpers (part 3)
1936United StatesNewspapers 1936Helpless Helpers (part 4)
25 March 1937ItalyNel regno di Topolino 34Topolino tappezziere
25 March 1937ItalyNel regno di Topolino 34La tragedia del tetto
1937FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre (Albums) B 2Mickey. - Un travail bien fait (part 1)
1938FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre (Albums) B 3Mickey inventeur de la camisole de force (part 3)
1938FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre (Albums) B 3Mickey aime le gâteau (part 4)
1938FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre (Albums) B 3Mickey cherche la fuite (part 2)
8 August 1940United StatesMickey Mouse Magazine (3rd series, 1935-1940) 60Helpless Helpers (part 3)
December 1940United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 3"--And It Comes Out There!" (part 1)
January 1941United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 4Rain on the Roof (part 2)
July 1945SpainHistorietas Walt Disney 5Helpless Helpers
15 April 1953ItalyAlbi d'oro prima ristampa 48095La tragedia del tetto (part 2)
30 June 1953ItalyAlbi d'oro prima ristampa 49156Topolino tappezziere (part 1)
1958ItalyAlbi d'oro seconda ristampa 48095La tragedia del tetto (part 2)
1958ItalyAlbi d'oro seconda ristampa 49156Topolino tappezziere (part 1)
October 1970ItalyTopolino d'oro 4Topolino e la parete...al forno (part 4)
1972FinlandMikki Hiiren kulta-aika 4Taikinasta seinää (part 4)
August 1973ItalyTopolino d'oro 27Pippo e la perdita sul tetto (part 2)
August 1973ItalyTopolino d'oro 27Topolino e la tenuta da vernice (part 3)
September 1973ItalyTopolino d'oro 28Paperino e la carta da parati (part 1)
October 1977ItalyCartonatoni Disney 6Helpless Helpers (part 1)
October 1977ItalyCartonatoni Disney 6Helpless Helpers (part 3)
October 1977ItalyCartonatoni Disney 6Helpless Helpers (part 4)
October 1977ItalyCartonatoni Disney 6Helpless Helpers (part 2)
10 February 1978NetherlandsDonald Duck 1978-06Helpless Helpers (part 4)
17 March 1978NetherlandsDonald Duck 1978-11Helpless Helpers (part 3)
14 July 1978NetherlandsDonald Duck 1978-28Helpless Helpers (part 1)
July 1978BrazilMickey (Abril) 309Consertos e Desconsertos
1978, third quarterFranceGrands albums cartonnés Le Livre de Paris/Hachette 10Helpless Helpers (part 1)
1978, third quarterFranceGrands albums cartonnés Le Livre de Paris/Hachette 10Helpless Helpers
1979DenmarkDen store … 1979Helpless Helpers (part 1)
1979DenmarkDen store … 1979Helpless Helpers (part 3)
1979DenmarkDen store … 1979Helpless Helpers (part 4)
1979DenmarkDen store … 1979Helpless Helpers (part 2)
1979NorwayKjempebok 06Helpless Helpers (part 1)
1979NorwayKjempebok 06Helpless Helpers (part 3)
1979NorwayKjempebok 06Helpless Helpers (part 4)
1979NorwayKjempebok 06Helpless Helpers (part 2)
1979Sweden365 dagar med Musse Pigg 1979Helpless Helpers (part 1)
1979Sweden365 dagar med Musse Pigg 1979Helpless Helpers (part 3)
1979Sweden365 dagar med Musse Pigg 1979Helpless Helpers (part 4)
1979Sweden365 dagar med Musse Pigg 1979Helpless Helpers (part 2)
May 1982NetherlandsDe jonge jaren van Mickey & Donald 6Achter het behang (part 1)
May 1982NetherlandsDe jonge jaren van Mickey & Donald 6Stank voor dank (part 3)
May 1982NetherlandsDe jonge jaren van Mickey & Donald 6Een vergissing is menselijk (part 4)
1982FinlandJättikirjat 1982Helpless Helpers (part 1)
1982FinlandJättikirjat 1982Helpless Helpers (part 3)
1982FinlandJättikirjat 1982Helpless Helpers (part 4)
1982FinlandJättikirjat 1982Helpless Helpers (part 2)
October 1983ItalyCollana Special Mongo 6Helpless Helpers
May 1984ItalyTopogag 1Chi fa da se... (part 1)
May 1984ItalyTopogag 1La torta indigesta (part 4)
May 1984ItalyTopogag 1Aiuto "prezioso" (part 3)
May 1984ItalyTopogag 1Chi cerca trova! (part 2)
July 1984NetherlandsMickey Schoolagenda 1984Achter het behang
July 1984NetherlandsMickey Schoolagenda 1984Een vergissing is menselijk
July 1984NetherlandsMickey Schoolagenda 1984Stank voor dank
1985United KingdomGoofy - The Good Sport 1Helpless Helpers (part 2)
1985United StatesGoofy - The Good Sport 1Helpless Helpers (part 2)
November 1987FranceL'album de famille Disney 3Helpless Helpers (part 2) in English
1987ItalyGertie Daily 160Helpless Helpers (part 1)
1987ItalyGertie Daily 160Helpless Helpers (part 2)
1987ItalyGertie Daily 160Helpless Helpers (part 3)
1987ItalyGertie Daily 160Helpless Helpers (part 4)
5 January 1988United StatesMickey Mouse 236Helpless Helpers
18 November 1988FranceDonald Magazine 88-47Helpless Helpers
19 November 1988FranceLe Journal de Mickey 1900Helpless Helpers
1988NetherlandsDe zondagse avonturen van Mickey Mouse en Donald Duck 5Achter het behang (part 1)
1990NetherlandsWalt Disney Mickey Mouse (Loeb/Foodboek) 5Helpless Helpers
1990NetherlandsWalt Disney's Mickey Mouse (Loeb/Foodboek) 2Helpless Helpers
13 July 1991ItalyTopostrips 2Pioggia a catinelle... in sala da pranzo! (part 2)
December 1991ItalyOmaggio Abbonati 1991Chi fa da se... (part 1)
December 1991ItalyOmaggio Abbonati 1991La torta indigesta (part 4)
December 1991ItalyOmaggio Abbonati 1991Aiuto "prezioso" (part 3)
December 1991ItalyOmaggio Abbonati 1991Chi cerca trova! (part 2)
January 1993ItalyDisney News Consumer 53Pippo e il diluvio primaverile (part 2)
10 November 1993FranceLe Journal de Mickey 2160"Ça bouche un coin" (part 4)
10 November 1993FranceLe Journal de Mickey 2160"Donald fait tapisserie" (part 3)
23 February 1995Egyptميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 1766Helpless Helpers (part 4)
30 September 1996GermanyMicky Maus Reprint Kassette 1Helpless Helpers (part 3)
October 1999ItalyTopogag 2Chi fa da se... (part 1)
October 1999ItalyTopogag 2La torta indigesta (part 4)
October 1999ItalyTopogag 2Aiuto "prezioso" (part 3)
October 1999ItalyTopogag 2Chi cerca trova! (part 2)
2003ItalyTopolino d'oro (ristampa Disney) 4Topolino e la parete...al forno (part 4)
October 2004BrazilPato Donald 70 Anos 1Concertos e Desconsertos (part 1)
October 2004BrazilPato Donald 70 Anos 1Concertos e Desconsertos (part 2)
October 2004BrazilPato Donald 70 Anos 1Concertos e Desconsertos (part 3)
October 2004BrazilPato Donald 70 Anos 1Concertos e Desconsertos (part 4)
29 November 2010ItalyGli anni d'oro di Topolino 37Helpless Helpers (part 1)
29 November 2010ItalyGli anni d'oro di Topolino 37Helpless Helpers (part 2)
29 November 2010ItalyGli anni d'oro di Topolino 37Helpless Helpers (part 3)
29 November 2010ItalyGli anni d'oro di Topolino 37Helpless Helpers (part 4)
24 November 2011NetherlandsDe grappigste avonturen van Donald Duck 35Achter het behang (part 1)
24 November 2011NetherlandsDe grappigste avonturen van Donald Duck 35Stank voor dank (part 3)
24 November 2011NetherlandsDe grappigste avonturen van Donald Duck 35Een vergissing is menselijk (part 4)
October 2013United StatesFloyd Gottfredson Library S 2Helpless Helpers
26 February 2014FinlandAku Ankka 2014-09Tapettimestarit (part 1)
26 February 2014FinlandAku Ankka 2014-09Maalilla koreasti (part 3)
26 February 2014FinlandAku Ankka 2014-09Tuliko valmista? (part 4)
June 2016China米老鼠爆笑园 0MQD无用的帮手
1 August 2016China迪士尼米奇经典漫画 4Helpless Helpers 帮倒忙
July 2017BrazilOs Anos de Ouro de Mickey 7Helpless Helpers
3 October 2018NetherlandsJubileumalbums 18-1Achter het behang (part 1)
20 September 2019NorwayFloyd Gottfredson – De originale avisstripene 4Hjelpeløse hjelpere
2019China米老鼠彩色漫画典藏 2没用的帮手
8 May 2023GermanyFloyd Gottfredson Library Spezial (Die Sonntagsseiten in Farbe) 2Hilflose Helferlein
9 April 2026ItalyDisney Classic 22Aiutanti combinaguai
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 134Helpless Helpers
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 159"Ça bouche un coin" (part 4)
FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 159"Donald fait tapisserie" (part 3)
ItalyNel Regno di Topolino (ristampa Comic Art) 18Un dolce di gesso
ItalyNel Regno di Topolino (ristampa Comic Art) 18Un aiutante troppo zelante
ItalyNel Regno di Topolino (ristampa Comic Art) 34Topolino tappezziere
ItalyNel Regno di Topolino (ristampa Comic Art) 34La tragedia del tetto
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 1Va per tappezzare e rimane tappezzato
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 1Un nuovo sistema per riparare i tetti (part 2)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 1Un dolce di gesso e un gesso di dolce (part 4)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art) 1Un'aiutante messo nell'impossibilità di aiutare (part 3)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art numeri sfusi) 172Va per tappezzare e rimane tappezzato
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art numeri sfusi) 173Un nuovo sistema per riparare i tetti (part 2)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art numeri sfusi) 176Un'aiutante messo nell'impossibilità di aiutare (part 3)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Comic Art numeri sfusi) 177Un dolce di gesso e un gesso di dolce (part 4)

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