- 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
- Date the story was created
- 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 |


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Publications
(24 countries, 84 publications)
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Australia
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Belgium
- Album du Journal de Mickey 17 Satané satellite ! [3 5/6 pg.]
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Brazil
- O Pato Donald (Abril) 433 (1960) A Ilha dos Patos [13 pg.] [Layout remounted]
- Disney Especial (1ª Série) 7 - Os Aventureiros (1973) idem [13 pg.] [Layout remounted]
- Disney Especial Reedição 6 - Os Aventureiros (1981) idem [13 pg.] [Layout remounted]
- Disney Superespecial 6 - Os Aventureiros (1990) idem [13 pg.] [Layout remounted]
- Disney Especialíssimo 10 - Os Aventureiros / Os Desastrados (1991) idem [13 pg.] [Layout remounted]
- O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 4 (2004) idem
- Coleção Carl Barks Definitiva 21 (2020)
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Bulgaria
- Мики Маус 1998-12 (1998) Собственик на остров
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Chile
- Disneylandia 389 (1970) Programa con consecuencias
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Czechia
- Kačer Donald 1997-03 (1997) Strýček Skrblík na novém ostrově
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Denmark
- Anders And & Co. 1960-26 (1960)
- Anders And holder stand (Guldbog 10) p. 041 (1993) Den nye ø
- Anders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1960-3 - 1960 bind 3 (2006)
- Carl Barks' Samlede Værker 19 p. 045 (2008)
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Egypt
- ميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 20 (1960)
- ميكى جيب (Mickey Guaib) 182 p. 026 (1991) [20 pg.]
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Finland
- Aku Ankka 1961-26 (1961) [1 page cut]
- Aku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1961-1 (1962) [1 page cut]
- Aku Ankan Juhlasarjat 4 p. 123 (1994) Vaarilla oli saari...
- Aku Ankka - Näköispainos 1961-1 - Aku Ankka - näköispainos vuosikerrasta 1961, osa I p. 810 (2003) [1 page cut]
- Carl Barksin kootut 19 - XIX (1959) p. 045 (2009)
- Aku Ankka 2021-22 (2021) Vaarilla oli saari...
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France
- Le Journal de Mickey 392 (1959) Satané satellite ! [3 5/6 pg.]
- Le Journal de Mickey (Albums) 17 (1961) idem [3 5/6 pg.]
- Picsou Magazine 354 p. 121 (2001) L'île flottante
- Picsou Magazine (Albums) B 35 (2002) idem
- La dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 9 - 1958-1959 Le trésor du Hollandais volant et autres histoires p. 229 (2012) L'Île flottante
- Les trésors de Picsou 31 - Aventures dans les îles p. 150 (2015) L'île flottante
- Les trésors de Picsou 48 - Intégrale Don Rosa - Partie 5 (1991-1992) p. 077 (2019) Lîle flottante
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Germany
- Micky Maus 1960-27 (1960)
- Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 27 (1971) Die schwimmende Insel
- Die besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 30 - Der wackere Dorfschmied (1992) idem
- Barks Library 38 (1999) idem
- Barks Comics and Stories - von Carl Barks 13 (2003) idem
- Carl Barks Collection 19 - XIX p. 045 (2008)
- Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sonderedition 3 (2009) Die schwimmende Insel
- Entenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 38 p. 15 (2016) idem
- Lustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 14 p. 091 (2021) idem
-
Greece
- Κόμιξ 254 - Η ιστορία ενός παπιού p. 045 (2009) Το πλωτό νησί
- Η Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 18 - 1959 - Τα λάφυρα του Πιζάρρο p. 047 (2015) idem
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Indonesia
- Donal Bebek 309 - Pulau Baru p. 03 (1987) Pulau Baru
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Italy
- Almanacco Topolino 39 (1960) Paperino e la nuova isola
- Complete Carl Barks 21 (1980)
- Super Almanacco Paperino (seconda serie) 6 (1980) Paperino e la nuova isola
- Paperino di Barks collezione ANAF 36 (1986) idem
- Paperino Mese 149 (1992) idem
- Zio Paperone 58 (1994) idem
- La grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 18 - 1959 (I) - Zio Paperone e l'oro di Pizarro (2008) idem
- La Grande Dinastia dei Paperi (2a edizione) 18 - 1959 (I) - Zio Paperone e l'oro di Pizarro (2021) idem
- Raccolta Paperino Mese / Paperino 14 idem
- Raccolta Super Almanacco (di) Paperino 4 idem
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Japan
- ディズニーの国 1961-08 (1961) [Mirrored]
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Netherlands
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Norway
- Donald Duck & Co 1960-26 (1960)
- Gullbok 10 - Eventyrlig snadder (1993) Den nye øya
- Donald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 39 - 1960 del IV (2005)
- Carl Barks samlede verk 19 - XIX (2008)
- Carl Barks' Andeby 9 - Inkagullet - og andre historier fra 1958-1959 p. 127 (2014) Den nye øya
- Donald Duck av Carl Barks 19 - And mot natur (2023)
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Poland
- Kaczor Donald 1997-03 (1997) Pływająca wyspa
- Kaczogród. Carl Barks 15 - Skarb Pizarra i inne historie z lat 1958-1959 p. 127 (2022) Tajemnicza wyspa
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Portugal
- Obras-Primas da BD Disney 7 - Carl Barks 1958-1959 p. 215 (2005) A Ilha dos Patos
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Romania
- Mickey Mouse 2000-03 p. 23 (2000) Insula plutitoare
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Spain
- Dumbo 1ª (ERSA) 335 - La isla flotante (1960) La isla flotante [redrawn]
- La Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 29 - Tío Gilito en El tesoro de Pizarro y otras historias (2019) La isla errante
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Sweden
- Kalle Anka & C:o 1960-28 (1960)
- Kalle Anka Guldbok 10 (1993) Den TV-funna ön
- Kalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1960-04 (2006)
- Carl Barks samlade verk 19 (2008)
- Carl Barks Ankeborg 9 - Inkas Guld och andra historier från 1958-1959 p. 127 (2016)
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United States
- Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 226 (1959)
- Donald Duck 192 (1978)
- Carl Barks Library (Another Rainbow) 9 p. 703 (1985)
- Uncle Scrooge 239 (1989) [title hero changed from DD to US]
- The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color 38 (1995)
- Walt Disney Giant 6 (1996)
- The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 21 - Donald Duck: Christmas in Duckburg p. 111 (2019)
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Yugoslavia
- Микијев Забавник 256 (1979) Специјална емисија
- Mikijev Zabavnik v slovenščini 256 p. 19 (1979) Posebna oddaja













