Faulty Fortune

Uncle Scrooge

Faulty Fortune

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Story code: W US   14-05
Title: Faulty Fortune
Hero(es): Uncle Scrooge
Pages: 7 3/4
Layout: 4 rows per page
Appearances: Donald Duck, Huey Dewey and Louie, Uncle Scrooge [show character portraits]
Writing: Carl Barks
Art: Carl Barks
Date of first publication: June 1956
Date the story was created: November 17, 1955

Referred to in
  article: Le storie: Zio Paperone e la marmotta petrolifera/Archimede Pitagorico e il traducigatti (Qit/DPCS 12F)
  cover: HC BV 130
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story rated 8/10 with 15 votes (rank: 1522)

USA, US 14
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Germany, TGDDZ 70
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	buying a chunk of Texas - one inch at a time!
In other languages
Finnish	Roope-setä voittaa aamiaishiutalepaketista 5 neliösenttimetriä maata autiomaasta - mutta keksittyään paikalta mahdollisen öljylähteen, päättää pohatta ostaa kaikki aamiaishiutalepakkaukset voidakseen niistä löytyvien uusien voittopinta-alojen avulla pystyttää paikalle poraustornin
French by duckstories history	Picsou croit lire l'avenir dans son café et pense qu'un terrain de valeur lui sera offert prochainement, c'est alors qu'il gagne un titre de propriété dans son paquet de céréales
French	Picsou est superstitieux et croit lire l'avenir dans les bulles de son café au lait! Croyant faire fortune il achète des millions de paquets de flocons d'avoine pour collectionner les bons cadeaux donnant droit à 10cm² de terrain. Sur la première de ces parcelles, il a en effet, senti la présence de pétrole.
Norwegian (bokmål)	Skrue finner olje i en tomt på en kvadrattomme
Swedish	Det stora oljefyndet

Publications

Australia

Giant (G Series) 64 (1956)
Giant (G Series) 350 (1965)

Belgium

Mickey Magazine (Albums) 15 Les bulles du café [4 pg.]
Mickey Magazine 369 p. 015 (1957) idem [4 pg.]
Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 369 p. 015 (1957) Petroleum en koffiedik [4 pg.]

Brazil

O Pato Donald 294 (1957) Previsões Do Futuro
O Melhor da Disney 7 (2004) idem

Denmark

Anders And & Co. 1967-47 (1967) [8 pg.]
Gavehæfte 38 (1981) Et oliefund [8 pg.]
Bedste historier om Anders And 35 (1993) Store oliefund [8 pg.]
Anders And & Co. 1997-27 (1997) Det store oliefund [8 pg.]
Carl Barks' Samlede Værker 15 p. 043 (2006) (Onkel Joakims store oliefund)

Finland

Aku Ankka 1968-47 (1968) Suuri öljylöytö [8 pg.]
Aku Ankka - puolivuosikerta 1968-2 (1969) idem [8 pg.]
Jättikirjat, 400-sivuiset 1978 p. 321 (1978) idem [8 pg.]
Aku Ankan satasivuiset / Aku Ankan karuselli 1983-07 (1983) idem [8 pg.]
Aku Ankan Parhaat 44 p. 31 (1993) idem [8 pg.]
Carl Barksin kootut 15 p. 043 (2008) (Faulty Fortune)

France

Le Journal de Mickey 350 (1959) Oncle Picsou voyant extralucide ! [4 pg.]
Le Journal de Mickey (Albums) 15 (1960) idem [4 pg.]
Mickey Poche 21 (1976) Oncle Picsou voyant extra-lucide [15 pg.]
Picsou Magazine 348 (2001) Blé contre pétrole
Picsou Magazine (Albums) B 33 (2001) idem

Germany

Micky Maus 1967-47 (1967) Das Kaffeeorakel [8 pg.]
Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 70 (1982) idem [8+ pg.]
Barks Library Special Onkel Dagobert 10 (1999) idem
Carl Barks Collection 15 p. 043 (2006)
Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 4B Das Kaffeeorakel [8+ pg.]
Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 70 idem [8+ pg.]

Greece

Κόμιξ 45 (1992) Ο Καφές

Italy

Topolino (libretto) 146 (1956) Paperino e la marmotta petrolifera [10 pg.]
Albi della rosa / Albi di Topolino 376 (1962) idem [10 pg.]
Complete Carl Barks 15 (1980)
Paperino di Barks collezione ANAF 25 (1982) Zio Paperone e la marmotta petrolifera
Zio Paperone 6 (1988) Zio Paperone - Il futuro in una tazza di caffè
Zio Paperone 101 (1998) Zio Paperone e la marmotta petrolifera
Zio Paperone (ristampa) 6 (2001) Zio Paperone - Il futuro in una tazza di caffè
La grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 12 (2008) Zio Paperone e la marmotta petrolifera
Raccolta Zio Paperone 17 idem
Raccolta Zio Paperone 3 Zio Paperone - Il futuro in una tazza di caffè

Mexico

Cuentos de Walt Disney 140 (1957)

Netherlands

Donald Duck 1979-35 (1979) [8 pg.] [laatste blz. verhoogd]
Oom Dagobert, avonturen van een Steenrijke Eend 26 (1985) [8 pg.] [blz 8 verhoogd]
Alle klassieke verhalen 9 (1992) [8 pg.] [blz 8 verhoogd]
De beste verhalen van Donald Duck 130 (2007) [8 pg.] [blz 8 verhoogd]
Donald Duck Collectie 34 (2008) [8 pg.] [blz 8 verhoogd]

Norway

Donald Duck & Co 1967-47 (1967) Store oljefunn [8 pg.]
Donald Ducks show 1981-1 (1981) Stort oljefunn [8 pg.]
Tegneseriebokklubben 101 (1993) Store oljefunn [8 pg.]
Beste historier 6 (1993) idem [8 pg.]
Donald Duck & Co 1997-27 (1997) idem [8 pg.]
Carl Barks samlede verk 15 (2006)

Sweden

Kalle Anka & C:o 1967-46 (1967) [8 pg.] [last page extended to a full 3-tiered page]
Kalle Ankas Sommarlov 1981 (1981) Det stora oljefyndet [8 pg.] [Last page extended into full page]
Kalle Anka & C:o 1997-27 (1997) Lita inte på spådomar [8 pg.]
Carl Barks samlade verk 15 (2006)
Kalle Ankas Bästisar 37 Det stora oljefyndet

USA

Uncle Scrooge 14 (1956)
Uncle Scrooge 188 (1981)
Carl Barks Library (hardcover, b/w) 3 p. 555 (1984)
Uncle Scrooge Adventures 20 (1989)
The Adventures of Uncle Scrooge McDuck in Color 14 (1996)
Uncle Scrooge 369 (2007)

USA, US 188

Germany, TGDD 70

USA, USA 20

Greece, KX 45

Netherlands, BV 130

USA, US 369

Germany, TGDDZ 70

External link
Carl Barks guidebook

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