HIGHDUCKS

Newspaper stripZS 39-07-30

A Painful End

little black snake identical to PL's tail; PL bites in own tail thinking it's a worm

First published
30 July 1939
Length
1 page
Printed
62 times, in 28 countries
Also coded
kf07-30-39mp, kf07-30-39mp, zs39-07-30

Credits

Plot
Hubie Karp
Script
Hubie Karp
Pencils
Bob Grant
Ink
Bob Grant

Characters

In bold: the story's lead.

Where it was printed

DateCountryIssueTitle
24 September 1939SwedenSvenska journalen 1939-39untitled
3 October 1939YugoslaviaПолитикин Забавник 63Плутон и змија
25 October 1939FinlandSeura 1939-43Uljas käärmeentappaja
5 November 1939BrazilGibi 73Sinfonias Coloridas
24 December 1939FranceLe Journal de Mickey avant-guerre 271Une douloureuse méprise
1939United StatesNewspapers 1939untitled
17 January 1940BelgiumWonderland 122untitled
September 1941United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 12A Painful End
8 February 1953FranceLe Journal de Mickey 37Un serpent récalcitrant
1953FranceLe Journal de Mickey (Albums) 2Un serpent récalcitrant
4 October 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (francophone) 313Erreur fatale
4 October 1956BelgiumMickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 313Pijnlijke vergissing
February 1965United StatesWalt Disney's Comics and Stories 293untitled
October 1965SpainDumbo 2ª (ERSA) 1Semejanza fatal
6 February 1966ItalyTopolino (libretto) 532Le avventure di Pluto
6 May 1966MexicoCuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 372untitled
19 July 1966BrazilZé Carioca 767untitled
3 August 1968NetherlandsDonald Duck 1968-31untitled
1971AustraliaWalt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 301untitled
February 1972ChileDisneylandia 482untitled
4 September 1976United KingdomMickey Mouse 46untitled
October 1982ChilePluto (2ª serie) 19untitled
1983DenmarkMandelgaven 23Der fik jeg dig
December 1983NorwayDonald Duck & Co julehefte 1983Ormejakten
1983SwedenGlada julparaden 1983En riktig munsbit
October 1987ItalyCartonatoni Disney 17Pluto il cucciolone (part 20)
3 June 1989ItalyGertie Daily 186untitled
September 1989BrazilDisney Mix 8Final Doído
1990ColombiaMickey (Abril Cinco) 9Un final loco
18 August 1991ItalyTopolino (libretto) 1864Le vacanze di Pluto
23 April 1992GermanyOnkel Dagobert 61Auf Schlangenjagd
27 April 1992DenmarkMickey Mouse 1992-05På ferie
1 May 1992GreeceΜίκυ Μάους 1346Οι διακοπές του Πλούτο
May 1992NorwayOnkel Skrue 1992-10untitled
December 1993ItalyDisney Video Parade 15Pluto il cucciolone
1996FinlandJättikirjat 1996untitled
December 1997GermanyDie großen Klassiker 16untitled
1997GermanyJumbo-Comics 46CAuf Schlangenjagd
22 August 2003SwedenKalle Anka & C:o 2003-35En riktig munsbit
25 August 2003IcelandAndrés Önd 2003-35untitled
25 August 2003NorwayDonald Duck & Co 2003-35Jeger bombom
27 August 2003FinlandAku Ankka 2003-35Kavala kuin käärme
27 August 2003PolandKaczor Donald 2003-35Robaczek
28 August 2003DenmarkAnders And & Co. 2003-35Slangejagt
August 2003CzechiaKačer Donald 2003-18untitled
2 September 2003GermanyMicky Maus 2003-37Der Schreckwurm
4 September 2003CroatiaMiki Maus (& prijatelji) 2003-18untitled
4 September 2003HungaryDonald Kacsa Magazin 2003-18Kígyós ügy
16 September 2003LatviaДональд Дак / Donalds Daks 2003-18untitled
April 2004FinlandAku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 2003-3Kavala kuin käärme
15 October 2004China米老鼠 2004-20形同实殊
2004NorwayEn kvart årgang Donald Duck & Co 15Jeger bombom
25 March 2005RussiaМикки Маус 2005-12untitled
24 November 2008NorwayDonald Duck & Co julehefte 2008Ormejakten
1 February 2012SerbiaМики Маус 2012-02untitled
11 December 2012SpainInolvidables Disney (Reedición Dumbo 2ª) 17Semejanza fatal
22 November 2017United StatesSilly Symphonies: The Sunday Newspaper Comics 3untitled
March 2022BrazilSilly Symphonies 2untitled
BelgiumAlbum Mickey Magazine (francophone) 13Erreur fatale
BelgiumMickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 13Pijnlijke vergissing
ItalyCollana Special Mongo 46Pluto the Pup
ItalyRaccolta Topolino (libretto) 93Le vacanze di Pluto

Other versions

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

  • au/WDC 301g Story, 1 p., 4 tiers
  • br/DM 8h Story, 2 p., 3 tiers
  • br/GIBI 73b Story, 1 p., 3 tiers
  • br/ZC 767c Story, 1 p., 4 tiers
  • de/GK 16dat Story, ½ p., 6 tiers
  • dk/MG 23g Story, 2 p., 2 tiers
  • fi/S1939-43a Story, ½ p., 3 tiers
  • yu/PZA 63b Story, 4/6 p., 4 tiers

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