Donald Duck
Flip Decision

Head or Tails

Story code: W WDC 149-01
Origin: Western
Title: Flip Decision
Hero(es): Donald Duck
Pages: 10
Layout: 4 rows per page
Appearances: Owl judge, Prof. Batty, April May and June (1st), Daisy Duck, Donald Duck, Huey Dewey and Louie [show character portraits]
Writing: Carl Barks
Art (pencil and ink): Carl Barks
Date of first publication: February 1953
Date the story was created: June 30, 1952
External link: Carl Barks guidebook
Referred to in: cover: FC JM 1672, IC AR 162, KS 8190, XFC AAL2019-08
article: Qde/BXS 3D, Qdk/CBSV 11B, Qdk/DDFR 2D, Qfi/ALP 7F, Qfi/ALP 24C, Qfi/ALP 35C, Qfi/IS2011-AJJ, Qfi/IS2013-A2C, Qfi/IS2013-A2D, Qfi/IS2013-A2E, Qfi/SI1980-03D, Qfi/T2004MKG, Qfi/T2018TRO, Qfi/T2022TRM, Qfi/ZHOP2010B, Qfr/MDC 55C, Qgr/EKM 1I, Qgr/KX 134E, Qit/ATP 1C, Qit/CBCA 18D, Qit/CTS 5D, Qit/CTS 26F, Qit/DCOLL 7G, Qit/DIT 5A, Qit/DPCS 6G, Qit/DPCS 22Q, Qit/DPCS 25C, Qit/GSD 13F, Qit/M313 0C, Qit/M313 59B, Qit/PM 248b, Qit/SUD 24I, Qit/UACK 20E, Qus/BFP 1D, Qus/CBDL 13A
illustration: CJ 9, Qdk/CBSV 11Q
article, image: Qit/ATP 15D, Qit/TGLD 9A
various: HC WNT 1 (panel), Qno/DMOB 1O (panels), Qit/ILPA 94C (single panel as illustration), FC JM 1672I (header), XFC AA2020-52-53B (market tent), XFC AATKX177A (panel 8.6), HC DD1997-09K (Prof. Batty)

This story is rated 7.6/10 and ranked 161/43690 according to COA users. There have been about 130 votes for this story.

en	DD flips a coin to decide his destiny, following the Flipism philosophy
da	Anders slår plat og krone om ethvert valg, han står overfor
nl	Donald besluit zijn lot over te laten aan kop of munt na in aanraking te zijn gekomen met het knobelisme. (by gdvlugt, history)
fi	Höpsismi - Kruuna vai klaava?
fr	Donald, par curiosité, se rend à une conférence sur la "piloufacie", une sorte de "philosophie" qui considère qu'il faut tirer à pile ou face tous les choix que la vie nous impose. Donald choisi donc son chemin avec une pièce de monnaie. (by Cacou, history)
no	Donald lever sitt liv etter kronismen

United States, WDC 149

United States, WDC 149
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Publications

(30 countries, 141 publications)

Argentina
1. Disneylandia 20 (1965)
Australia
1. Walt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 83 (1953)
2. Giant (G Series) 247 - Vacation Parade (1962)
3. Walt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 297 (1971)
Belgium
1. Mickey Magazine (francophone) 147 p. 14 (1953) Donald pichenettiste [5 pg.]
2. Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 147 p. 14 (1953) Donald, kruismuntist [5 pg.]
3. Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 6 Donald pichenettiste [5 pg.]
4. Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 6 Donald, kruismuntist [5 pg.]
Brazil
1. O Pato Donald (Abril) 264 (1956) Cara ou Coroa [7 3/4 pg.] [Layout remounted]
2. Almanaque Disney 5 (1971) idem
3. Disney Especial (1ª Série) 53 - Os Sortudos (1980) idem
4. Disney Especial Reedição 48 - Os Sortudos (1988) idem
5. O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 27 (2007) idem
6. Almanaque do Pato Donald (Abril - 2ª Série) 5 (2011) idem
7. Coleção Carl Barks Definitiva 13 (2017)
Bulgaria
1. Дъкбург. Carl Barks 1 - Завръщане в Клондайк p. 139 (2022) ези или тура
Chile
1. Disneylandia 131 (1965)
2. Disneylandia 583 (1974) El flipista
China
1. 米老鼠 2014-01 p. 36 (2013) 抛抛主义者
Croatia
1. Patkograd. Carl Barks 1 - Povratak u Klondike p. 139 (2023) Pismo ili glava
Denmark
1. Anders And & Co. 1954-02 (1954)
2. Anders And & Co. 1972-07 (1972) Plat eller krone
3. Bedste historier om Anders And 12 - Anders And som tryllekunstner (1980) En plattenslager
4. Comics – 100 år med tegneserier 1 (1996)
5. Anders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1954-1 - 1954 bind 1 (2001)
6. Anders And Ekstra 2004-01 (2003) Plat eller krone
7. Carl Barks' Samlede Værker 11 p. 015 (2005) (Plat eller krone)
Faroe Islands
1. Carl Barks Savnið - Walt Disney teknisøgur í litum 8 (1996) Kasta lut!
Finland
1. Aku Ankka 1954-06 (1954)
2. Aku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1954 (1955)
3. Aku Ankka 1973-07 (1973) Kruunu vai klaava
4. Aku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1973-1 (1974) idem
5. Aku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1973-1 (1974) idem
6. Aku Ankan parhaat 11 - Aku taikurina p. 39 (1980) Kruuna vai klaava
7. Parhaat Sarjat 1989-27 - N:o 27 - Ankka-klaanin skottikuviot / Aku taikurina (1989) idem
8. Aku Ankka - Näköispainos 1954 - Aku Ankka ja kumppanit - näköispainos vuosikerrasta 1954 p. 307 (1996)
9. Murrealbumit B 2000 - Rotsi on mut byysat puuttuu (Stadin slangi) (2000) (Krunde vai klande)
10. Murrealbumit BB2000 - Paljasjalkainen ankka (2000) Kruuna vai klaava
11. Carl Barksin kootut 11 - XI (1953) p. 015 (2006)
12. Aku Ankka 2009-24 (2009) Kruuna vai klaava
13. Kulmikkaat munat 2011 p. 069 (2011) idem
14. Aku Ankka - Näköispainos B1954-1 - Aku Ankka ja kumppanit - näköispainos vuosikerrasta 1954, osa 1 p. 297d (2013)
15. Aku Ankka (digipalvelu) 2015-04 - Ankkaa monella murteella (2015) (Krunde vai klande)
16. Aku Ankka - Näköispainos 1973-1 - Aku Ankka - näköispainos vuosikerrasta 1973, osa I p. 211 (2015) Kruunu vai klaava
17. Suuri suomalainen murrekirja 2017 p. 236 (2017) (Krunde vai klande)
18. Aku Ankka (digipalvelu) 2017M16 - Murrenumero (2017) idem
19. Aku Ankka (digipalvelu) 2019-08 - Stadilaisspessu (2019) idem
20. Suuri suomalainen murrekirja 2022 - Suuri suomalainen murrekirja 2 p. 105c (2022) idem
21. Aku Ankan parhaat 1953 - Takaisin Klondikeen p. 050 (2023) (Kruuna vai klaava?)
France
1. Le Journal de Mickey 237 (1956) Donald piloufaciste ! [4 pg.]
2. Le Journal de Mickey 1672 (1984) Donald piloufaceur ! [6 pg.]
3. Donald Magazine 84-29 (1984) idem [6 pg.]
4. Picsou Magazine 377 (2003) À pile ou face
5. Picsou Magazine (Albums) B 42 (2004) idem
6. La dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 3 - 1952-1953 Bobos ou bonbons ? et autres histoires p. 271 (2011) idem
7. Les trésors de Picsou 30 - Spécial Riri, Fifi, Loulou p. 110 (2015) La vie à pile ou face ?
8. Picsou Magazine 544 p. 088 (2019) idem
9. Le Journal de Mickey (Albums) 10 Donald piloufaciste ! [4 pg.]
10. Le Journal de Mickey (Albums) 110 Donald piloufaceur ! [6 pg.]
Germany
1. Micky Maus 1954-02 (1954)
2. Die besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 17 - Weihnachtsüberraschungen (1988) Wappen oder Zahl?
3. Donald Duck Klassik Album 5 - Fünfter Band (1991) idem
4. Barks Library 22 (1996) idem
5. Micky Maus Reprint Kassette 5 - Jahrgang 1954 (1998)
6. Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 179 (2002) Wappen oder Zahl?
7. Micky Maus - Die frühen Jahre 7 (2002)
8. Barks Comics and Stories - von Carl Barks 8 (2002) Wappen oder Zahl?
9. Carl Barks Collection 11 - XI p. 015 (2005)
10. Entenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 22 p. 45 (2013) Wappen oder Zahl?
11. Lustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 8 p. 125 (2020) idem
Greece
1. Μίκυ (Μεγάλο) 90 (1975)
2. Σούπερ Μίκυ 14 p. 087 (1988) Κορώνα-γράμματα!
3. Κόμιξ 134 - Περί στριφτολογίας p. 43 (1999) Περί στριφτολογίας
4. Η Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη του Καρλ Μπαρκς 6 - 1953 - Επιστροφή στο Κλοντάικ p. 085 (2010) idem
5. Η Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 6 - 1953 - Επιστροφή στο Κλοντάικ p. 085 (2014) idem
Italy
1. Topolino (libretto) 66 (1953) Paperino e la filosofia flippista [13 pg.]
2. Albi della rosa / Albi di Topolino 162 - Paperino e la filosofia flippista (1957) idem [13 pg.]
3. Paperino d'oro 8 (1980) Paperino e la Filosofia Flippista
4. Complete Carl Barks 12 (1980)
5. Zio Paperone 44 (1993) Paperino e la filosofia flippista
6. Topolino (ristampa Nerbini) 2 66 (1998) idem [13 pg.]
7. Carl Barks Comic Art 18 (2003) idem
8. Topolino Story (Corriere della Sera) 5 - Topolino Story 1953 (2005) idem [13 pg.]
9. 313 La mitica auto di Paperino 0 - 313 - Le storie di un mito (2007) idem
10. La grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 6 - 1953 - Zio Paperone e la Stella del Polo (2008) idem
11. Paperdinastia 6 - Stelle e pepite (2018) idem
Latvia
1. Дональд Дак / Donalds Daks 1998-02 (1998) Орел или решка
Lithuania
1. Donaldas ir kiti 1998-16 (1998) Springtelizmas
Mexico
1. Historietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 50 (1953)
2. Historietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 775 (1980) Filosofando
Netherlands
Norway
1. Donald Duck & Co 1954-06 (1954)
2. Donald Duck & Co 1972-08 (1972) Mynt eller krone
3. Beste historier om Donald Duck & Co 12 - Donald Duck som tryllekunstner -og andre historier (1980) Donald Duck blir kronist
4. Tegneseriebokklubben 48 - Eventyr fra onkel Skrues skattekiste og Beste historier om Donald Duck & Co 12 (1989) idem
5. Donald Duck & Co 1993-12 (1993) Kronismen
6. Tegneserien 100 år: 1896 - 1996 1 - Tegneserien 100 år - En samling av tidenes største (1996) Donald Duck blir kronist
7. Donald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 11 - 1954 del II (2001)
8. Mikke Mus 2004-01 (2004) Kronismen
9. Carl Barks samlede verk 11 - XI (2005)
10. Carl Barks' Andeby 1 - Tilbake til Klondike og andre historier fra 1952-1953 p. 139 (2013) Kronismen
11. Donald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 120 - 1972 del I (2015) Mynt eller krone
12. Donald Duck av Carl Barks 17 - Lykketiøringen (2023)
Poland
1. Kaczor Donald 1994-14 (1994) Wyznawca rzucizmu
2. Kaczogród. Carl Barks 1 - Powrót do Klondike i inne historie z lat 1952-1953 p. 139 (2018) Orzeł czy reszka
Portugal
1. Rato Mickey 2 p. 11 (1955) Donald e o Filipismo (part 1) [4 pg.] 3 (part 2) [2 pg.] 4 (part 3) [2 pg.]
2. Disney Especial 54 - Os Sortudos p. 005 (1989) Cara ou Coroa
3. Disney Especialíssimo 30 - Os Cantores + Os Sortudos idem
Russia
1. Библиотека Карла Баркса 13 - Шутка или угощение p. 089 (2019) (Орёл или решка)
Serbia
1. Патковград. Carl Barks 1 - Повратак у Клондајк p. 139 (2023) Писмо или глава
Spain
1. Dumbo 1ª (ERSA) 145 - Esencialismo (1953) Esencialismo
2. Pato Donald 2ª (ERSA) 88 (1969) idem [14 pg.]
3. Disneylandia 8 (1984) [20 pg.]
4. La Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 17 - Tío Gilito en Regreso a Klondike y otras historias (2018) Monedismo
Sweden
1. Kalle Anka & C:o 1954-02 (1954)
2. Kalle Anka & C:o 1972-07 (1972) Krona eller klave
3. Kalle Ankas Bästisar 12 (1980) Att vara "plattist"
4. Comics - serierna 100 år 1996 (1996) idem
5. Kalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1954-01 (2002)
6. Carl Barks samlade verk 11 (2005)
7. Carl Barks Ankeborg 1 - Tillbaka till Klondike och andra historier från 1952-1953 p. 139 (2014)
Turkey
1. Çocuklara Armağan 39 (1954) Atmasyonizm Felsefesi [6 1/2 pg.]
United Kingdom
1. Donald Duck Annual (IPC) 1980 (1979) Head or Tails
United States
1. Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 149 (1953)
2. Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 365 (1971)
3. Carl Barks Library (hardcover, b/w) 8 p. 533 (1983)
4. Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 507 (1984)
5. Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 561 (1991)
6. The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color 22 (1993)
7. The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 13 - Donald Duck: Trick or Treat p. 083 (2015)
Yugoslavia
1. Miki 226 (1971)
2. Микијев Забавник 151 (1977) Глава-писмо!
3. Микијев Забавник 955 p. 24 (1993) Којим путем треба ићи
4. Mikijev Zabavnik v slovenščini 955 p. 24 (1993) (Kojim putem treba iči)

Italy, TL 66

Mexico, HWD 50

Spain, DB1 145

Netherlands, DD1954-21

Portugal, RM 2

Portugal, RM 3 part 2

Portugal, RM 4 part 3

France, JM 237

Chile, DIS 131

United States, WDC 365

Brazil, AD 5

Chile, DIS 583

Netherlands, DD1974-46

Greece, MIK 90

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