Newspaper stripZS 3901
The Ugly Duckling
- First published
- 26 March 1939
- Length
- 4 pages
- Printed
- 82 times, in 14 countries
- Also coded
zs39-03-26,zs39-03-26,zs39-04-02,zs39-04-09,zs39-04-16,zs3901
Credits
- Plot
- Merrill De Maris
- Script
- Merrill De Maris
- Pencils
- Al Taliaferro
Characters
In bold: the story's lead.
Where it was printed
| Date | Country | Issue | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 April 1939 |  Cuba | Diario de la Marina 19390402 | El patito feo (part 1) |
| 9 April 1939 | Cuba | Diario de la Marina 19390409 | El patito feo (part 2) |
| 16 April 1939 | Cuba | Diario de la Marina 19390416 | El patito feo (part 3) |
| 21 April 1939 | Yugoslavia | Политикин Забавник 16 | Ружно паче (part 1) |
| 23 April 1939 | Cuba | Diario de la Marina 19390423 | El patito feo (part 4) |
| 25 April 1939 | Yugoslavia | Политикин Забавник 17 | Ружно паче (part 2) |
| 28 April 1939 | Yugoslavia | Политикин Забавник 18 | Ружно паче (part 3) |
| 2 May 1939 | Yugoslavia | Политикин Забавник 19 | Ружно паче (part 4) |
| 20 May 1939 |  United Kingdom | Mickey Mouse Weekly 172 | The Ugly Duckling (part 1) |
| 27 May 1939 | United Kingdom | Mickey Mouse Weekly 173 | The Ugly Duckling (part 2) |
| 31 May 1939 |  Finland | Seura 1939-22 | The Ugly Duckling (part 1) |
| 3 June 1939 | United Kingdom | Mickey Mouse Weekly 174 | The Ugly Duckling (part 3) |
| 7 June 1939 | Finland | Seura 1939-23 | The Ugly Duckling (part 2) |
| 10 June 1939 | United Kingdom | Mickey Mouse Weekly 175 | The Ugly Duckling (part 4) |
| 14 June 1939 | Finland | Seura 1939-24 | The Ugly Duckling (part 3) |
| 21 June 1939 | Finland | Seura 1939-25 | The Ugly Duckling (part 4) |
| 20 August 1939 |  France | Le Journal de Mickey avant-guerre 253 | Une famille qui se fait attendre (part 1) |
| 23 August 1939 |  Belgium | Wonderland 112 | Het zonderlinge avontuur van Kwakske (part 1) |
| 27 August 1939 | France | Le Journal de Mickey avant-guerre 254 | Le déshonneur de la famille (part 2) |
| 3 September 1939 | France | Le Journal de Mickey avant-guerre 255 | Seul au monde (part 3) |
| 10 September 1939 | France | Le Journal de Mickey avant-guerre 256 | Petit caneton deviendra grand !... (part 4) |
| 25 September 1939 |  Italy | Nel regno di Topolino 90 | Il brutto anatroccolo (part 1) |
| 15 November 1939 | Belgium | Wonderland 113 | Het zonderlinge avontuur van Kwakske (part 2) |
| November 1939 | Finland | Seura-lehden albumit 1 | The Ugly Duckling |
| 6 December 1939 | Belgium | Wonderland 116 | Het zonderlinge avontuur van Kwakske (part 3) |
| 13 December 1939 | Belgium | Wonderland 117 | Het zonderlinge avontuur van Kwakske (part 4) |
| 1939 |  United States | Newspapers 1939 | The Ugly Duckling (part 1) |
| 1939 | United States | Newspapers 1939 | The Ugly Duckling (part 2) |
| 1939 | United States | Newspapers 1939 | The Ugly Duckling (part 3) |
| 1939 | United States | Newspapers 1939 | The Ugly Duckling (part 4) |
| 1940 | France | Le Journal de Mickey avant-guerre (Albums) B 5 | Une famille qui se fait attendre (part 1) |
| 1940 | France | Le Journal de Mickey avant-guerre (Albums) B 5 | Le déshonneur de la famille (part 2) |
| 1940 | France | Le Journal de Mickey avant-guerre (Albums) B 5 | Seul au monde (part 3) |
| 1940 | France | Le Journal de Mickey avant-guerre (Albums) B 5 | Petit caneton deviendra grand !... (part 4) |
| February 1942 | United States | Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 17 | The Ugly Duckling |
| 13 March 1945 |  Argentina | El Pato Donald 35 | El patito feo (part 2?) |
| 6 December 1947 | Italy | Albi d'oro 47082 | Il brutto anitroccolo |
| 2 October 1948 | Italy | Albi d'oro prima ristampa 48125 | Il brutto anatroccolo (part 1) |
| 3 March 1951 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 21 | Le vilain petit canard (part 1) |
| 3 March 1951 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 21 | De lelijke kleine eend (part 1) |
| 10 March 1951 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 22 | Le vilain petit canard (part 2) |
| 10 March 1951 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 22 | De lelijke kleine eend (part 2) |
| 17 March 1951 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 23 | Le vilain petit canard (part 3) |
| 17 March 1951 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 23 | De lelijke kleine eend (part 3) |
| 24 March 1951 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (francophone) 24 | Le vilain petit canard (part 4) |
| 24 March 1951 | Belgium | Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 24 | De lelijke kleine eend (part 4) |
| 30 March 1953 | Italy | Albi d'oro prima ristampa 47082 | Il brutto anitroccolo |
| 6 March 1954 | Yugoslavia | Политикин Забавник 114 | Ружно паче (part 1) |
| 13 March 1954 | Yugoslavia | Политикин Забавник 115 | Ружно паче (part 2) |
| 20 March 1954 | Yugoslavia | Политикин Забавник 116 | Ружно паче (part 3) |
| 27 March 1954 | Yugoslavia | Политикин Забавник 117 | Ружно паче (part 4) |
| 1958 | Italy | Albi d'oro seconda ristampa 47082 | Il brutto anitroccolo |
| April 1963 | Italy | Almanacco Topolino 76 | Il brutto anatroccolo |
| 8 July 1964 |  Turkey | Miki (Pulhan) 132 | Çirkin Ördek Yavrusu |
| 1 March 1974 |  Spain | Gigantes Disney 12 | El patito feo |
| 20 February 1976 |  Netherlands | Donald Duck 1976-08 | Het lelijke kleine eendje |
| February 1980 |  Brazil | Almanaque Disney (Abril) 105 | O Patinho Feio |
| 17 August 1980 | Italy | Topolino (libretto) 1290 | Il brutto anatroccolo (part 1) |
| 1980 | United States | Best Comics (Hardcover) 5 | The Ugly Duckling (part 1) |
| 4 August 1983 | Spain | Don Miki 356 | El patito feo |
| October 1985 | France | Grands albums cartonnés Le Livre de Paris/Hachette 14 | Un villain petit canard |
| October 1987 | Italy | Cartonatoni Disney 17 | Il brutto anatroccolo |
| 5 June 1989 | Italy | Gertie Daily 185 | The Ugly Duckling |
| 7 May 1990 | Italy | Collana Special Mongo 45 | Il brutto anatroccolo (part 1) |
| February 1991 | France | Winnie 65 | Blancblanc le canard |
| 10 July 1992 |  Greece | Μίκυ Μάους 1356 | Το ασχημόπαπο! |
| 1995 | Italy | Albi d'oro (ristampa Camillo Conti) 47082 | Il brutto anitroccolo |
| 1996 | Finland | Jättikirjat 1996 | Ruma ankanpoikanen |
| 2002 | Italy | Albi d'oro (ristampa IF) 47082 | Il brutto anitroccolo |
| October 2005 | United States | Walt Disney's Mickey and the Gang 1 | The Ugly Duckling (part 1) |
| 2005 | United States | Walt Disney's Mickey and the Gang 2 | The Ugly Duckling (part 1) |
| 22 November 2017 | United States | Silly Symphonies: The Sunday Newspaper Comics 3 | The Ugly Duckling |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 1 | Le vilain petit canard (part 1) | |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 1 | Le vilain petit canard (part 2) | |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 1 | Le vilain petit canard (part 3) | |
| Belgium | Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 1 | Le vilain petit canard (part 4) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 1 | De lelijke kleine eend (part 1) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 1 | De lelijke kleine eend (part 2) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 1 | De lelijke kleine eend (part 3) | |
| Belgium | Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 1 | De lelijke kleine eend (part 4) | |
| Italy | Nel Regno di Topolino (ristampa Comic Art) 90 | Il brutto anatroccolo (part 1) | |
| Italy | Raccolta Topolino (libretto) 5 | Il brutto anatroccolo (part 1) |
Other versions
Redrawn, cut, recoloured or relettered for a later printing.
ar/EPD 35xaStory, 1 p., 4 tiersbe/MM 21gStory, ½ p., 3 tiersbr/AD 105jStory, 8 p., 3 tierscu/DM 19390402aStory, ½ p., 6 tierses/GD 12cStory, 13 p., 3 tiersfi/M 1996p123Story, 2 ½ p., 6 tiersfi/S1939-22aStory, ½ p., 3 tiersfi/SA 1bStory, 4 p., 3 tiersfr/GB 14kStory, 2 p., 6 tiersfr/W 65p32Text story, 2 p., 1 tiersit/AO 47082cStory, 5 p., 3 tiersit/BIG 17ezStory, 2 p., 6 tiersit/CGD 185agStory, 2 p., 3 tiersnl/DD1976-08cStory, 4 p., 6 tierstr/MIK 132eStory, 5 p., 4 tiersuk/MMW 172abStory, ½ p., 5 tiersuk/MMW 173abStory, ½ p., 4 tiersus/MATG 1p196Story, 2 p., 6 tiersus/WDC 17-49Story, 4 p., 4 tiersus/ZZ1939d26SNewspaper strip, 1 p.yu/PZA 16bStory, 4/5 p., 4 tiers
Referred to by
- O Patinho Feio (cover)
- IC CSM 45 (cover)
- IC NRT 90 (cover)
- Ugly Duckling (remake)
- The Ugly Duckling (remake)