HIGHDUCKS

Newspaper stripZM 35-04-28

A Striking Idea

DD didn't keep an eye on MF

First published
28 April 1935
Length
1 page
Printed
43 times, in 17 countries
Also coded
zm35-04-28

Credits

Plot
Ted Osborne
Script
Ted Osborne
Pencils
Floyd Gottfredson
Ink
Ted Thwaites

Characters

In bold: the story's lead.

Where it was printed

DateCountryIssueTitle
28 April 1935United StatesThe Milwaukee Sentinel 350428untitled
5 May 1935CubaDiario de la Marina 19350505untitled
16 June 1935ItalyTopolino (giornale) 129Il ping-pong
6 July 1935SpainMickey (Molino) 18Aventuras de Mickey
1 August 1935YugoslaviaПолитика за децу 1935-31Пинг-понг
15 August 1935ItalyNel regno di Topolino 6Topolino alle prese con i suoi vispi nipotini (part 5)
20 September 1935SwedenHemmets veckotidning 1935-38Snällt barn roar sig själv!
8 December 1935FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre 60Mickey et ses neveux. - Les bonnes idées de Donald
1935TurkeyÇocuk Sesi'nin Miki Fare Albümü 2Mikinin Yeğenleri Oyun Oynıyorlar
1935United StatesNewspapers 1935untitled
1 August 1936YugoslaviaМикијеве новине 12Пинг-понг
1936SpainÁlbum Walt Disney 3untitled
19 March 1937United StatesMickey Mouse Magazine (3rd series, 1935-1940) 19Mickey Mouse Comics
1937FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre (Albums) B 2Mickey et ses neveux. - Les bonnes idées de Donald
1937United KingdomThe Donald Duck Book 1A Striking Idea
23 August 1939BrazilO Tico-Tico 1768As Aventuras do Camondongo Mickey (part 1)
25 February 1944HungaryÜnnep 1944-08a ping-pong
December 1965ItalyLinus 9Un'idea originale
June 1971ItalyTopolino d'oro 12Una pendola sportiva
October 1977ItalyCartonatoni Disney 6untitled
1978, third quarterFranceGrands albums cartonnés Le Livre de Paris/Hachette 10untitled
1979DenmarkDen store … 1979untitled
1979NorwayKjempebok 06untitled
1979Sweden365 dagar med Musse Pigg 1979untitled
May 1982NetherlandsDe jonge jaren van Mickey & Donald 6Gefopt!
1982FinlandJättikirjat 1982untitled
October 1985ItalyGertie Daily 158untitled
October 1985ItalyGertie Daily 158untitled
21 March 1988ItalyCollana Special Mongo 12untitled
1988NetherlandsDe zondagse avonturen van Mickey Mouse en Donald Duck 5Gefopt!
25 February 1989ItalyIl Messaggero 6untitled
1989NetherlandsMickey Mouse & Donald Duck (Loeb/Foodboek) 8Gefopt!
August 1993ItalyDisney Video Parade 11Topolino bambinaio
15 November 2010ItalyGli anni d'oro di Topolino 35untitled
June 2013United StatesFloyd Gottfredson Library S 1A Striking Idea
May 2017BrazilOs Anos de Ouro de Mickey 5untitled
March 2019China米老鼠彩色漫画典藏 1好主意
13 May 2019NorwayFloyd Gottfredson – De originale avisstripene 3Selvspilt er velspilt
8 May 2023GermanyFloyd Gottfredson Library Spezial (Die Sonntagsseiten in Farbe) 1Ein treffsicherer Einfall
16 October 2025ItalyDisney Classic 21untitled
BrazilO Tico-Tico 1769As Aventuras do Camondongo Mickey (part 2)
ItalyNel Regno di Topolino (ristampa Comic Art) 6Topolino alle prese con i suoi vispi nipotini (part 5)
ItalyTopolino (giornale) (ristampa Nerbini) 129Il ping-pong

Other versions

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

  • br/AOMK 5p153 Story, 1 p., 4 tiers
  • br/OTT 1768c Story, -1 p., 3 tiers
  • cu/DM 19350505b Story, ⅔ p., 6 tiers
  • de/FGLS 1p205 Story, 1 p., 3 tiers
  • dk/DS 1979ep Story, ½ p., 6 tiers
  • es/MMM 18b Story, ⅔ p., 5 tiers
  • fr/GB 10el Story, ½ p., 3 tiers
  • fr/JMAG 60b Story, ½ p., 3 tiers
  • it/BIG 6eq Story, -1 p., 4 tiers
  • it/CGD 158ab Cover, ½ p., 1 tiers
  • it/CSM 12f Story, 1 p., -1 tiers
  • it/MESS 6g Story, 3/5 p., 5 tiers
  • it/NRT 6f Story, 2 p., 3 tiers
  • nl/JJMD 8gg Story, 1 p., 5 tiers
  • tr/CSMFA 2c Story, 1 p., 2 tiers
  • us/ZZMS350428b Story, ½ p., 7 tiers
  • yu/MN 12c Story, 1 ½ p., 2 tiers
  • yu/PZD1935-31a Story, 1 ⅓ p., 3 tiers

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