Donald Duck
Dowsing Ducks

The Witch Stick Wonder

Story code: W WDC 109-02
Origin: Western
Title: Dowsing Ducks
Hero(es): Donald Duck
Pages: 10
Layout: 4 rows per page
Appearances: Donald Duck, Huey Dewey and Louie [show character portraits]
Writing: Carl Barks
Art (pencil and ink): Carl Barks
Date of first publication: October 1949
Date the story was created: April 28, 1949
External link: Carl Barks guidebook
Referred to in: cover: BC PD 1594, IC TAS 86, XBC MM 114
article: Qit/CBCA 10gh, Qit/DPCS 43G, Qus/CBDL 8B, Qus/CBDL 24A
various: Qno/DMOB 1A (panel)

This story is rated 7.1/10 and ranked 1273/43690 according to COA users. There have been about 40 votes for this story.

en	HDL's magical stick finds water everywhere
fi	Taikavarpu
fr	Donald se moque gentiment de ses neveux qui croient au pouvoir de leur baguette de sourcier (by duckstories, history)
de	HDL haben eine Wünschelrute von einem alten Mann gekauft, mit der man angeblich Wasser findet. DD glaubt nicht daran und will HDL vom Gegenteil überzeugen. (by Bertelchen, history)
no	Donald gjør narr av guttene fordi de bruker ønskekvist
pl	Siostrzeńcy zakupili za dolara różdżkę do wykrywania wody. Donald jednak twierdzi uparcie, że to oszustwo i próbuje udowodnić swoją rację chłopcom. Ci jednak nie dają za wygraną. (by Pernat, history)

United States, WDC 109

United States, WDC 109
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Publications

(20 countries, 114 publications)

Australia
1. Walt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 47 (1950)
2. Mobil giveaway series (pages 130x180 mm, 2 rows per page) 3 - Donald Duck (1964) The Witch Stick Wonder [14 3/4 pg.] [2 rows per page; panels cut]
Belgium
1. Mickey Magazine (francophone) 114 p. 14 (1952) La baguette magique [5 pg.]
2. Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 114 p. 14 (1952) [5 pg.]
3. Album du Journal de Mickey 27 (1964) Donald n'y croyait pas ! [4 pg.]
4. Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 5 La baguette magique [5 pg.]
5. Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 5 [5 pg.]
Brazil
1. O Pato Donald (Abril) 38 (1952) Aparelho de Achar Água (part 1) [4 pg.] [Layout remounted] 38 (part 2) [4 pg.] [Layout remounted]
2. O Pato Donald (Abril) 1594 (1982) A Forquilha Mágica
3. Almanaque do Pato Donald (Abril - 1ª Série) 4 (1987) idem
4. O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 26 (2007) idem
5. Coleção Carl Barks Definitiva 8 (2016) idem
Denmark
1. Anders And & Co. 1952-05 (1952)
2. Anders And & Co. 1970-20 (1970)
3. Bedste historier om Anders And 8 (1978) Ønskekvisten
4. Anders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1952-1 - 1952 bind 1 (2000)
5. Carl Barks' Samlede Værker 6 p. 267 (2007) (Ønskekvisten)
Egypt
1. ميكي (Mickey - Dar Al-Hilal) 107 (1963) [2 pages cut]
Faroe Islands
1. Carl Barks Savnið - Walt Disney teknisøgur í litum 2 (1995) (Vatnvísar dunnur)
Finland
1. Aku Ankka 1952-09 (1952)
2. Aku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1952 (1953)
3. Aku Ankka 1971-20 (1971) Taikavarpu
4. Aku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1971-2 (1972) idem
5. Aku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1971-1 (1972) idem
6. Aku Ankan parhaat 7 - Ankkalinnan pamaus p. 03 (1978) idem
7. Parhaat Sarjat 1988-17 - N:o 17 - Onnellinen laakso / Ankkalinnan pamaus (1988) idem
8. Aku Ankka - Näköispainos 1951-52 - Aku Ankka ja kumppanit juhlakirja - näköispainos vuosikerroista 1951 ja 1952 p. 307 (1994)
9. Aku Ankan parhaat / Carl Barks -kirjasto 7 - Ankkalinnan pamaus p. 03 (1998) Taikavarpu
10. Carl Barksin kootut 6 - VI (1948-1949) p. 267 (2008)
11. Aku Ankka - Näköispainos B1951-1952-2 - Aku Ankka ja kumppanit - näköispainos vuosikerrasta 1951-1952, osa 2 p. 041c (2011)
12. Aku Ankka - Näköispainos 1971-1 - Aku Ankka - näköispainos vuosikerrasta 1971, osa I p. 623 (2013) Taikavarpu
France
1. Le Journal de Mickey 558 (1963) Donald n'y croyait pas ! [4 pg.]
2. Le Journal de Mickey (Albums) 27 (1964) idem [4 pg.]
3. L'œuvre dessinée de Carl Barks 1 - Donald et Cie p. 147 (1989)
4. Picsou Magazine 363 - Numéro Monstrueux ! p. 131 (2002) Le Bâton de Source
5. Picsou Magazine (Albums) B 38 (2003) idem
6. Picsou Magazine 473 p. 024 (2011) Le bâton de source !
7. Picsou Magazine (Albums) B 65 (2012) idem
8. Les trésors de Picsou 32 - Spécial 313 - Aventures sur 4 roues p. 054 (2015) Le bâton de source
9. La dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 24 - 1949 - La Lettre au père Noël et autres histoires p. 087 (2017) idem
10. Le Journal de Mickey (Albums) AA27 Donald n'y croyait pas ! [4 pg.]
11. Le Journal de Mickey (Albums) AB27 idem [4 pg.]
Germany
1. Micky Maus 1952-05 (1952)
2. Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 10 (1967) Die Wünschelrute
3. Goofy 1979-07 (1979) idem
4. Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 122 (1992) idem
5. Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 20 (1994) idem
6. Barks Library 16 - Donald Duck ist der Supermensch (1995) idem
7. Micky Maus Reprint Kassette 1 - Jahrgang 1952 (1996)
8. Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 122 (1998) Die Wünschelrute
9. Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 28B (2000) idem
10. Micky Maus - Die frühen Jahre 2 (2001)
11. Barks Comics and Stories - von Carl Barks 6 (2002) Die Wünschelrute
12. Carl Barks Collection 6 - VI p. 267 (2007) idem
13. Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sonderedition 1 (2008) idem
14. Entenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 16 p. 25 (2012) idem
15. Lustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 5 p. 147 (2020) idem
Greece
1. Κόμιξ 196 - Το όνειρο μιας ζωής p. 73 (2004) Τρεις μικροί ραβδοσκόποι
2. Η Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 43 - 1949 (ΙΙ) - Η Τύχη του Βορρά p. 079 (2016) idem
Italy
1. Albi tascabili di Topolino 86 - Paperino rabdomante (1950) Paperino rabdomante [27 pg.]
2. Raccolta Albi tascabili di Topolino 5 (1950) idem [27 pg.]
3. Albi tascabili di Topolino (ristampa Carl Barks) 86 - Paperino rabdomante (1977) idem [27 pg.]
4. Oggi lavoro io 1 (1980) idem [7 pg.]
5. Complete Carl Barks 8 (1980)
6. Omaggio Abbonati 1981 - Oggi lavoro io (1981) Paperino rabdomante [7 pg.]
7. Il Tascabilone 3 (1987) idem [13 1/2 pg.]
8. Paperino di Barks collezione ANAF 11 (1987) idem
9. Zio Paperone 37 (1992) idem
10. Supplemento al quotidiano "La Voce" 28 (1994) idem (part 1) [1 pg.] 29 (part 2) [1 pg.]
11. Carl Barks Comic Art 10 (1998) Donald Duck
12. La grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 43 - 1949 (II) - Paperino e la scavatrice (2008) Paperino rabdomante
13. Raccolta Il Tascabilone 2 idem [13 1/2 pg.]
14. Raccolta Zio Paperone 10 idem
Mexico
1. Historietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 3 (1949)
Netherlands
1. Donald Duck 1952-04 (1952)
2. Donald Duck 1977-24 (1977)
3. Donald Duck Facsimile-albums 1952 1 (1977)
4. Donald Duck Facsimile-albums 1952 2 - 1952 (1980)
5. De beste verhalen van Donald Duck 21 - Donald Duck als zeezeiler (1981)
6. Donald Duck Facsimile 1952 4 (1985)
7. Alle verhalen van Carl Barks / Alle klassieke verhalen 4 - 1948-1949 (1987)
8. Alle klassieke verhalen 4 (1992)
9. Donald Duck Collectie 6 - Donald Duck als regenmaker spoorzoeker wildeman zeezeiler (2001)
10. Donald Duck Facsimile-albums 1952 3 - Donald Duck 1952 (facsimile) (2003)
11. Donald Duck - Avonturen van het eerste uur 2 (2008)
12. Donald Duck app 2022-13 (2022)
Norway
1. Donald Duck & Co 1952-09 (1952)
2. Donald Duck & Co 1970-21 (1970) Ønskekvisten
3. Beste historier om Donald Duck & Co 8 (1978) idem
4. Tegneseriebokklubben 20 (1986) idem
5. Donald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 6 - 1952 del II (2000)
6. Carl Barks samlede verk 6 - VI (2007)
7. Donald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 108 - 1970 del III (2013) Ønskekvisten
8. En god, gammeldags høst (Donald Duck & Co - En god, gammeldags... 4) (2016)
9. Carl Barks' Andeby 25 - Donald Duck på Grønland - og andre historier fra 1949-1950 (2017) Ønskekvisten
Poland
1. Kaczor Donald 1999-18 (1999) Poszukiwacze podziemnego źródła
2. Kaczogród. Carl Barks 11 - Na dalekiej północy i inne historie z lat 1949-1950 p. 097 (2021) idem
Portugal
1. Pato Donald 40 p. 03 (1982) Forquilha Mágica
Russia
1. Библиотека Карла Баркса 8 - След единорога p. 081 (2018) (В поисках воды)
Spain
1. Dumbo 1ª (ERSA) 66 - La horquilla hidráulica (1950) La horquilla hidráulica [redrawn/traced]
2. Pato Donald 2ª (ERSA) 51 (1968) idem [14 pg.]
3. La Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 11 - Pato Donald en "Carta a Santa Claus" y otras historias (2018) Zahorí azaroso
4. Dumbo 1ª (Recopilatorio) 9 La horquilla hidráulica [redrawn/traced]
Sweden
1. Kalle Anka & C:o 1952-05 (1952)
2. Kalle Anka & C:o 1970-20 (1970) Kalle Anka slår ett slag för slagruta
3. Kalle Ankas Bästisar 8 (1978) slår ett slag för slagruta
4. Kalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1952-01 (2001)
5. Carl Barks samlade verk 6 (2007)
6. Kalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1970-03 (2015) Kalle Anka slår ett slag för slagruta
United States
1. Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 109 (1949)
2. Carl Barks Library (hardcover, b/w) 8 p. 175 (1983)
3. Donald Duck 255 (1987) (The Witching Stick)
4. The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color 16 (1993)
5. The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 8 - Donald Duck: Trail of the Unicorn p. 073 (2014)

Mexico, HWD 3

Netherlands, DD1952-04

France, JM 558

Germany, TGDD 10

Denmark, AA1970-20

Netherlands, DD1977-24

Sweden, KAB 8

Italy, LAVIO 1

Netherlands, BV 21

United States, DD 255

Italy, ZP 37

Germany, BL 16

Faroe Islands, CBS 2

Germany, TGDDZ 122

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