Donald Duck
The Floating Island

Story code: W WDC 226-01
Origin: Western
Title: The Floating Island
Hero(es): Donald Duck
Pages: 10
Layout: 4 rows per page
Appearances: Donald Duck, Huey Dewey and Louie, Uncle Scrooge [show character portraits]
Writing: Carl Barks
Art (pencil and ink): Carl Barks
Date of first publication: July 1959
Date the story was created: September 16, 1958
External link: Carl Barks guidebook
Referred to in: article: Qde/HD 158G, Qfi/ALP 37C, Qfi/T2018TRJ, Qit/DPCS 18E, Qus/CBDL 21A

This story is rated 7/10 and ranked 2031/44802 according to COA users. There have been about 35 votes for this story.

en	US finds a floating island by watching satellite image on TV he has to pay taxes every time he comes at a different group of islands (by Germain van Drunen, history)
en	US finds island watching satellite image on TV
fr	Donald oblige son oncle à venir regarder avec lui et ses neveux une émission diffusant les images d'un satellite, et Picsou pense avoir repéré une île nouvelle (by duckstories, history)
de	US will schwimmende Insel nach Entenhausen ziehen
no	Skrue finner en flytende øy

United States, WDC 226

United States, WDC 226
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Publications

(24 countries, 84 publications)

Australia
1. Walt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 162 (1960)
Belgium
1. Album du Journal de Mickey 17 Satané satellite ! [3 5/6 pg.]
Brazil
1. O Pato Donald (Abril) 433 (1960) A Ilha dos Patos [13 pg.] [Layout remounted]
2. Disney Especial (1ª Série) 7 - Os Aventureiros (1973) idem [13 pg.] [Layout remounted]
3. Disney Especial Reedição 6 - Os Aventureiros (1981) idem [13 pg.] [Layout remounted]
4. Disney Superespecial 6 - Os Aventureiros (1990) idem [13 pg.] [Layout remounted]
5. Disney Especialíssimo 10 - Os Aventureiros / Os Desastrados (1991) idem [13 pg.] [Layout remounted]
6. O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 4 (2004) idem
7. Coleção Carl Barks Definitiva 21 (2020)
Bulgaria
1. Мики Маус 1998-12 (1998) Собственик на остров
Chile
1. Disneylandia 389 (1970) Programa con consecuencias
Czechia
1. Kačer Donald 1997-03 (1997) Strýček Skrblík na novém ostrově
Denmark
1. Anders And & Co. 1960-26 (1960)
2. Anders And holder stand (Guldbog 10) p. 041 (1993) Den nye ø
3. Anders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1960-3 - 1960 bind 3 (2006)
4. Carl Barks' Samlede Værker 19 p. 045 (2008)
Egypt
1. ميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 20 (1960)
2. ميكى جيب (Mickey Guaib) 182 p. 026 (1991) [20 pg.]
Finland
1. Aku Ankka 1961-26 (1961) [1 page cut]
2. Aku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1961-1 (1962) [1 page cut]
3. Aku Ankan Juhlasarjat 4 p. 123 (1994) Vaarilla oli saari...
4. Aku Ankka - Näköispainos 1961-1 - Aku Ankka - näköispainos vuosikerrasta 1961, osa I p. 810 (2003) [1 page cut]
5. Carl Barksin kootut 19 - XIX (1959) p. 045 (2009)
6. Aku Ankka 2021-22 (2021) Vaarilla oli saari...
France
1. Le Journal de Mickey 392 (1959) Satané satellite ! [3 5/6 pg.]
2. Le Journal de Mickey (Albums) 17 (1961) idem [3 5/6 pg.]
3. Picsou Magazine 354 p. 121 (2001) L'île flottante
4. Picsou Magazine (Albums) B 35 (2002) idem
5. La dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 9 - 1958-1959 Le trésor du Hollandais volant et autres histoires p. 229 (2012) L'Île flottante
6. Les trésors de Picsou 31 - Aventures dans les îles p. 150 (2015) L'île flottante
7. Les trésors de Picsou 48 - Intégrale Don Rosa - Partie 5 (1991-1992) p. 077 (2019) Lîle flottante
Germany
1. Micky Maus 1960-27 (1960)
2. Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 27 (1971) Die schwimmende Insel
3. Die besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 30 - Der wackere Dorfschmied (1992) idem
4. Barks Library 38 (1999) idem
5. Barks Comics and Stories - von Carl Barks 13 (2003) idem
6. Carl Barks Collection 19 - XIX p. 045 (2008)
7. Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sonderedition 3 (2009) Die schwimmende Insel
8. Entenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 38 p. 15 (2016) idem
9. Lustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 14 p. 091 (2021) idem
Greece
1. Κόμιξ 254 - Η ιστορία ενός παπιού p. 045 (2009) Το πλωτό νησί
2. Η Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 18 - 1959 - Τα λάφυρα του Πιζάρρο p. 047 (2015) idem
Indonesia
1. Donal Bebek 309 - Pulau Baru p. 03 (1987) Pulau Baru
Italy
1. Almanacco Topolino 39 (1960) Paperino e la nuova isola
2. Complete Carl Barks 21 (1980)
3. Super Almanacco Paperino (seconda serie) 6 (1980) Paperino e la nuova isola
4. Paperino di Barks collezione ANAF 36 (1986) idem
5. Paperino Mese 149 (1992) idem
6. Zio Paperone 58 (1994) idem
7. La grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 18 - 1959 (I) - Zio Paperone e l'oro di Pizarro (2008) idem
8. La Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 18 - 1959 (I) - Zio Paperone e l'oro di Pizarro (2021) idem
9. Raccolta Paperino Mese / Paperino 14 idem
10. Raccolta Super Almanacco (di) Paperino 4 idem
Japan
1. ディズニーの国 1961-08 (1961) [Mirrored]
Netherlands
Norway
1. Donald Duck & Co 1960-26 (1960)
2. Gullbok 10 - Eventyrlig snadder (1993) Den nye øya
3. Donald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 39 - 1960 del IV (2005)
4. Carl Barks samlede verk 19 - XIX (2008)
5. Carl Barks' Andeby 9 - Inkagullet - og andre historier fra 1958-1959 p. 127 (2014) Den nye øya
6. Donald Duck av Carl Barks 19 - And mot natur (2023)
Poland
1. Kaczor Donald 1997-03 (1997) Pływająca wyspa
2. Kaczogród. Carl Barks 15 - Skarb Pizarra i inne historie z lat 1958-1959 p. 127 (2022) Tajemnicza wyspa
Portugal
1. Obras-Primas da BD Disney 7 - Carl Barks 1958-1959 p. 215 (2005) A Ilha dos Patos
Romania
1. Mickey Mouse 2000-03 p. 23 (2000) Insula plutitoare
Spain
1. Dumbo 1ª (ERSA) 335 - La isla flotante (1960) La isla flotante [redrawn]
2. La Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 29 - Tío Gilito en El tesoro de Pizarro y otras historias (2019) La isla errante
Sweden
1. Kalle Anka & C:o 1960-28 (1960)
2. Kalle Anka Guldbok 10 (1993) Den TV-funna ön
3. Kalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1960-04 (2006)
4. Carl Barks samlade verk 19 (2008)
5. Carl Barks Ankeborg 9 - Inkas Guld och andra historier från 1958-1959 p. 127 (2016)
United States
1. Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 226 (1959)
2. Donald Duck 192 (1978)
3. Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 9 p. 703 (1985)
4. Uncle Scrooge 239 (1989) [title hero changed from DD to US]
5. The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color 38 (1995)
6. Walt Disney Giant 6 (1996)
7. The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 21 - Donald Duck: Christmas in Duckburg p. 111 (2019)
Yugoslavia
1. Микијев Забавник 256 (1979) Специјална емисија
2. Mikijev Zabavnik v slovenščini 256 p. 19 (1979) Posebna oddaja

France, JM 392

Germany, TGDD 27

United States, DD 192

Yugoslavia, MZC 256

Yugoslavia, MZS 256

Italy, SAP 6

Netherlands, DD1986-43

United States, US 239

Netherlands, BV 62

Egypt, MG 182

Sweden, GB 10

United States, WDG 6

Poland, KD 1997-03

Brazil, OMD 4

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