Uncle Scrooge
Island in the Sky

Island In The Sky

Story code: W US 29-01
Origin: Western
Title: Island in the Sky
Hero(es): Uncle Scrooge
Pages: 18
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: January 21, 1960
Date the story was created: June 15, 1959
External link: Carl Barks guidebook
Referred to in: cover: BC TP 69, GC KA 36, IC AR 540, KJU 059, W WDCD 2-00A, XFC AAX2020-08
article: Qdk/CBB 1N, Qdk/CBSV 20J, Qdk/DDFR 2D, Qfi/ALP 37C, Qfi/T2018TRJ, Qfi/T2022TRL, Qfr/PM 548C, Qgr/KX 105D, Qgr/KX 149E, Qgr/KX 228C, Qgr/KXB 9D, Qit/CTS 20H, Qit/CTS 28D, Qit/DPCS 20A, Qit/DPCS 20C, Qit/GCDN 43B, Qit/PM 204d, Qit/TSD 1E, Qit/UACK 11B, Qit/UACK 11Eb, Qus/CBDL 7A, Qus/CBDL 12A, Qus/CBDL 24A, Qus/USCA 1QB, Qus/USCA 1RA
illustration: ARC LICU 29C, ARC US 300A, D 22793
panels: Qno/DMOB 1O, XUC CBDL 24
various: CB OIL 138 (painting), XUC CBDL 24B (panel), Qus/CBDL 24C (image), I TL 679-B (Zio Paperone e la trottola degli spazi) (expensive gas station), D 2021-093 (A Life in Panels) (aliens watching a rocket), Xes/DB2 61 (cover, re-used art of 1st panel)

This story is rated 7.5/10 and ranked 249/43752 according to COA users. There have been about 95 votes for this story.

en	Scrooge seeks security in the asteroids!
da	Joakim søger et skjulested for sine penge i asteroiderne
fr	Inspiré par les progrès scientifiques dans le domaine des fusées, Picsou décide de cacher son argent sur un astéroïde et il emmène Donald et ses neveux à la recherche du candidat idéal (by duckstories, history)
de	Dagobert, Donald und die Neffen suchen im Weltraum nach einem Platz für Dagoberts Geld (by carlhartmann, history)
no	Onkel Skrue leter etter et skjulested for pengene sine blant asteroidene

United States, US 29

Italy, TL 241
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Publications

(21 countries, 113 publications)

Australia
1. Giant (G Series) 192 - Uncle Scrooge (1960) Island in the Sky
2. Giant (G Series) 480 - Uncle Scrooge (1970) idem
3. Giant (G Series) 689 - Uncle Scrooge (1977) idem
Belgium
1. Album du Journal de Mickey 20 (1960) Le coffre-fort spatial de l'onc' Picsou [8 pg.]
Brazil
1. O Pato Donald (Abril) 470 (1960) Ilha no Espaço
2. Tio Patinhas (Abril) 69 (1971) Uma Ilha no Céu
3. Disney Especial (1ª Série) 12 - Os Astronautas (1974) Ilha no Espaço
4. Disney Especial Reedição 11 - Os Astronautas (1982) idem
5. Disney Especialíssimo 11 - Os Astronautas / Os Heróis (1991) idem
6. Disney Superespecial 11 - Os Astronautas (1991) idem
7. O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 14 (2005) idem
8. Coleção Carl Barks Definitiva 24 (2021) idem
Chile
1. Tío Rico 62 (1968) Isla en el cielo
Colombia
1. Tío Rico 62 (1968) Isla en el cielo
Denmark
1. Anders And & Co. 1962-29 (1962) Øen i luften (part 1) [6 pg.] 1962-30 (part 2) [6 pg.] 1962-31 (part 3) [6 pg.]
2. Anders And er guld værd (Guldbog 3) p. 039 (1986) idem
3. Anders And & Co. 1995B20 - Rum-ekstra (1995) idem
4. Carl Barks' bedste 1 p. 271 (2001) Island in the Sky
5. Anders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1962-4 - 1962 bind 4 (2008) Øen i luften (part 1) [6 pg.] 1962-4 (part 2) [6 pg.] 1962-4 (part 3) [6 pg.]
6. Carl Barks' Samlede Værker 20 - XX p. 169 (2008) Island in the Sky
Egypt
1. مغامرات عم دهب (Uncle Scrooge Adventures) 3
Finland
1. Aku Ankka 1963-29 (1963) Saari avaruudessa (part 1) [1 page cut] 1963-30 (part 2) [6 pg.] 1963-31 (part 3) [6 pg.]
2. Aku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1963-2 (1964) idem (part 1) [1 page cut] 1963-2 (part 2) [6 pg.] 1963-2 (part 3) [6 pg.]
3. Aku Ankan Juhlasarjat 2 p. 107 (1992) idem
4. Aku Ankka - Näköispainos 1963-2 - Aku Ankka - näköispainos vuosikerrasta 1963, osa II p. 099 (2005) idem (part 1) [1 page cut] 1963-2 (part 2) [6 pg.] 1963-2 (part 3) [6 pg.]
5. Carl Barksin kootut 20 - XX (1959-1960) p. 169 (2009)
6. Aku Ankka Parhaat palat 1963 - Parhaat palat 1963 p. 094 (2012) Saari avaruudessa [1 page cut]
7. Carl Barksin parhaat sarjat 9 - Maanalainen maailma p. 115 (2018) idem
8. Aku Ankka Ekstra / Aku Ankka Klassikko 2020-08 - N:o 300 (2020) idem
France
1. Le Journal de Mickey 436 (1960) Le coffre-fort spatial de l'onc' Picsou [8 pg.]
2. Le Journal de Mickey (Albums) 20 (1962) idem [8 pg.]
3. Oncle Picsou Qu'il est dur d'être riche (Albums Dargaud P 5) p. 027 (1982) Un coffre fort inaccessible
4. Picsou Magazine 224 (1990) Un Picsou au cœur d'or
5. Picsou Magazine 353 p. 007 (2001) Une île dans le ciel
6. Picsou Magazine (Albums) B 35 (2002) idem
7. Les trésors de Picsou 18 p. 053 (2012) L'île dans le ciel !
8. La dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 10 - 1959-1960 Le Champion de la fortune ! et autres histoires (2013) L'île dans le ciel
9. Picsou Magazine 548 p. 084 (2020) Une île dans le ciel !
10. Le Journal de Mickey (Albums) AB20 Le coffre-fort spatial de l'onc' Picsou [8 pg.]
11. Le Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC20A idem [8 pg.]
12. Le Journal de Mickey (Albums) AC20B idem [8 pg.]
Germany
1. Micky Maus 1962-29 (1962) Die Insel im All (part 1) [6 pg.] 1962-30 Eine Insel im All (part 2) [6 pg.] 1962-31 (part 3) [6 pg.]
2. Micky Maus Sammelband 7 (1963) idem (part 2) [6 pg.] 7 (part 3) [6 pg.]
3. Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 49 (1977) Die Insel im All
4. Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 49 (1985) idem
5. Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 3 (1986) idem
6. Die besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 36 - Die Insel im All (1993) idem
7. Barks Library Special Onkel Dagobert 18 (2001) idem [17 7/8 pg.]
8. Carl Barks Collection 20 - XX p. 169 (2008)
9. Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sonderedition 5 (2009) Die Insel im All
10. Barks Onkel Dagobert 7 p. 068 (2010) Insel im All
11. Enten, Tiere, Sensationen 1 p. 206 (2017) Die Insel im All
12. Ducktionary: Für die polyglott globetrottende Ente 1 p. 124 (2018) idem
13. Lustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 15 p. 113 (2021) idem
Greece
1. Μίκυ Μάους 14 - Αστροναύτης (1966) Ο Θείος Σκρουτζ αστροναύτης [24 pg.]
2. Μίκυ Μάους 431 - Ο διαστημικός παράδεισος p. 03 (1974) Ο διαστημικός παράδεισος [24 pg.]
3. Μίκυ (Μεγάλο) 145 (1979) Το διαστημικό νησί
4. Κλασικά Ντίσνεϋ 79 (1985) Ο διαστημικός παράδεισος! [24 pg.]
5. Κόμιξ 84 - Το Ουράνιο Νησί (1995) Το ουράνιο νησί
6. Η Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 20 - 1959-60 - Το ουράνιο νησί p. 013 (2015) idem
Italy
1. Topolino (libretto) 241 (1960) Zio Paperone astronauta [24 pg.]
2. Albi della rosa / Albi di Topolino 540 - Zio Paperone astronauta (1965) idem [24 pg.]
3. Complete Carl Barks 23 (1980)
4. Paperino di Barks collezione ANAF 39-A (1986) Zio Paperone astronauta
5. Zio Paperone 11 (1988) Zio Paperone - L'isola nel cielo
6. Zio Paperone 84 (1996) Zio Paperone e l'isola nel cielo
7. Paper Fantasy 20 (1997) Zio Paperone astronauta [24 pg.]
8. Zio Paperone (ristampa) 11 (2001) Zio Paperone - L'isola nel cielo
9. La grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 20 - 1959-60 - Zio Paperone e l'isola nel cielo (2008) Zio Paperone e l'isola nel cielo
10. Uack! 11 (2015) Zio Paperone e l’isola nel cielo
11. I Grandi Classici Disney (Seconda Serie) 43 (2019) Zio Paperone astronauta [24 pg.]
12. Raccolta Zio Paperone 2 Zio Paperone - L'isola nel cielo
13. Raccolta Zio Paperone 14 Zio Paperone e l'isola nel cielo
Mexico
1. Cuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 238 (1961) Isla en el cielo
Netherlands
1. Donald Duck en andere verhalen 12 (1966) Eiland in het heelal
2. Oom Dagobert 5 - Oom Dagobert in 'n Meer vol misère (1979) idem
3. Alle klassieke verhalen 12 (1992) idem
4. Donald Duck 1994-28 (1994)
5. De beste verhalen van Donald Duck 119 - Donald Duck als waterdrager (2004)
6. Donald Duck Collectie 31 - Donald Duck als toeschouwer waterdrager bodyguard oliesjeik (2005)
Norway
1. Donald Duck & Co 1962-30 (1962) Himmeløya (part 1) [6 pg.] 1962-31 (part 2) [6 pg.] 1962-32 (part 3) [6 pg.]
2. Gullbok 3 - Stjerneskudd (1986) idem
3. Donald Duck & Co 1995B20 - Romekstra (1995) idem
4. Carl Barks 100 år 2 - Carl Barks' beste (2001) Island in the Sky
5. Donald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 53 - 1962 del IV (2007) Himmeløya (part 1) [6 pg.] 54 - 1962 del V (part 2) [6 pg.] 54 (part 3) [6 pg.]
6. Carl Barks samlede verk 20 - XX (2008) Island in the Sky
7. Hall of Fame - De store serieskaperne 42 - Carl Barks - Smått er godt (2012) idem
8. Carl Barks' Andeby 11 - Hunden fra Whiskerville - og andre historier fra 1960 p. 029 (2015) Himmeløya
9. Klassisk Donald Duck 13 - Ulykkesdukken (2018) idem
Poland
1. Kaczogród. Carl Barks 21 - Pies Wiskerwillów i inne historie z roku 1960 p. 029 (2023) Wyspa na niebie
Portugal
1. As Mais Belas Histórias P 5 - Tio Patinhas, como é duro ser rico p. 27 (1985) Um Cofre Bastante Inacessível
2. Antologia P - Antologia Patinhas (1988) idem
Spain
1. Dumbo 2ª (ERSA) 61 (1970) Los apaches del asteroide
2. Jovial/Películas 74 (1990) idem
3. Inolvidables Disney (Reedición Dumbo 2ª) 68 - Los apaches del asteroide (2013) idem
4. La Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 31 - Tío Gilito en Una isla en el cielo y otras historias (2018) Una isla en el cielo
Sweden
1. Kalle Anka & C:o 1962-30 (1962) På jakt efter en ö i rymd-havet (part 1) [6 pg.] 1962-31 På jakt efter en ö i rymdhavet (part 2) [6 pg.] [1 panel missing] 1962-32 (part 3) [6 pg.] [1 panel missing]
2. Kalle Anka Guldbok 3 (1986) idem
3. Carl Barks' bästa 1 (2001) idem
4. Kalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1962-04 (2007) På jakt efter en ö i rymd-havet (part 1) [6 pg.] 1962-04 På jakt efter en ö i rymdhavet (part 2) [6 pg.] [1 panel missing] 1962-04 (part 3) [6 pg.] [1 panel missing]
5. Carl Barks samlade verk 20 (2008) Island in the Sky
6. Carl Barks Ankeborg 11 - Vaskervilles Hund och andra historier från 1960 p. 029 (2016) idem
United States
1. Uncle Scrooge 29 (1960) Island in the Sky
2. Walt Disney Comics Digest 2 (1968) idem
3. Uncle Scrooge 143 (1977) idem
4. Walt Disney's Uncle $crooge McDuck: His Life and Times by Carl Barks 1 (1981) idem
5. Carl Barks Library (hardcover, b/w) 4 p. 287 (1985) idem
6. Walt Disney's Uncle $crooge McDuck: His Life and Times by Carl Barks 2 (1987) idem
7. Uncle Scrooge 268 (1992) idem [some textual censoring]
8. The Adventures of Uncle Scrooge McDuck in Color 29 (1997) idem
9. The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 24 - Uncle Scrooge: Island in the Sky p. 039 (2021) Island In The Sky
Yugoslavia
1. Микијев Забавник 219 (1978) Острво на небу
2. Mikijev Zabavnik v slovenščini 219 p. 14 (1978) Otok na nebu

Italy, TL 241

France, JM 436

Brazil, PD 470

Mexico, CWD 238

Greece, MM 14

Netherlands, DDAV 12

United States, WDCD 2

Chile, TR 62

Spain, DB2 61

Greece, MM 431

United States, US 143

Australia, GS 689

Yugoslavia, MZC 219

Yugoslavia, MZS 219

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