Donald Duck
The Olympic Hopeful

A Sporting Challenge

Story code: W WDC 188-01
Origin: Western
Title: The Olympic Hopeful
Hero(es): Donald Duck
Pages: 10
Layout: 4 rows per page
Appearances: Donald Duck, Fulldrip Pulpbugle, Huey Dewey and Louie [show character portraits]
Writing: Carl Barks
Art (pencil and ink): Carl Barks
Date of first publication: May 1956
Date the story was created: April 28, 1955
External link: Carl Barks guidebook
Referred to in: cover: HC BV 14, KJD 074
article: Qfi/IS2013-A3B, Qfr/9EA 9p26, Qgr/KX 194B, Qgr/KX 194C, Qgr/KX 236C, Qit/CTS 8F, Qit/DPCS 11I, Qit/GSD 26A, Qit/IDI 1P, Qit/SUD 19E, Qit/ZP 129b, Qus/CBDL 17A
various: ARC LICW 30C (illustration), HC DD2007-28X (en de winnaars) (panels), Qfi/AA2017-35B (short mention), F JM 97999 (La rentrée d'onc'Donald) (art used in assembly), D 19683 (page 5 panel 7), XFC PS1991-55 (cover; re-inked art from page 8 panel 3)

This story is rated 7.3/10 and ranked 523/43752 according to COA users. There have been about 50 votes for this story.

en	compete to be Duckburg's olympic athlete
da	AA forsøger at blive Andebys OL-repræsentant (by les03, history)
nl	Donald wil meedoen aan de Olympische Spelen. (by thomas9790, history)
fi	yleisurheilukilpailut
fr	Des éliminatoires ont lieu pour sélectionner les meilleurs champions de Donaldville pour les jeux olympiques et Donald s'inscrit malgré les sarcasmes de ses neveux (by duckstories, history)
de	DD als Teilnehmer bei der Vorentscheidung zum Entenhausener Olympiavertreter
no	Donald prøver å bli Andebys representant i OL

United States, WDC 188

United States, WDC 188
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Publications

(22 countries, 112 publications)

Australia
1. Walt Disney's Comics (No. Series) 121 (1956)
2. Giant (G Series) 316 - Olympic Time In Duckburg (1964)
Brazil
1. O Pato Donald (Abril) 274 (1957) O Importante é Competir
2. Mickey (Abril) 89 (1960) idem
3. Disney Especial (1ª Série) 14 - Os Esportistas (1974) idem
4. O Grande Almanaque Disney (Abril) 1 (1977) O Importante é Competir! [3 pg.] [Layout remounted]
5. O Grande Livro Disney 1 p. 082 (1977) idem [3 pg.] [Layout remounted]
6. Disney Especial Reedição 13 - Os Esportistas (1982) O Importante é Competir
7. Disney Superespecial 13 - Os Esportistas (1992) idem
8. O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 2 (2004) idem
9. Almanaque do Pato Donald (Abril - 2ª Série) 5 (2011) idem
10. Coleção Carl Barks Definitiva 17 (2018)
Chile
1. Disneylandia 207 (1966)
Denmark
1. Anders And & Co. 1957-02 (1957)
2. Anders And & Co. 1974-31 (1974) Det store sportsstævne
3. Bedste historier om Anders And 17 - Anders And som idrætsmand (1983) idem
4. Anders And & Co. 1994B28 - Anders And – i skarp træning (1994) idem
5. Anders And & Co. – Den komplette årgang 1957-1 - 1957 bind 1 (2003)
6. Carl Barks' Samlede Værker 14 p. 249 (2006) (Det store sportsstævne)
7. Carl Barks og sporten (Hall of Fame 18) p. 083 (2007) idem
Egypt
1. ميكى جيب (Mickey Guaib) 132 p. 010 (1987) [20 pg.]
Faroe Islands
1. Carl Barks Savnið - Walt Disney teknisøgur í litum 16 (1997) Tann olympiska vónin
Finland
1. Aku Ankka 1957A08 (1957)
2. Aku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1957 (1958)
3. Aku Ankka 1975-31 (1975) Yleisurheilukilpailut
4. Aku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1975-3 (1976) idem
5. Aku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1975-2 (1976) idem
6. Aku Ankan parhaat 16 - Aku yleisurheilijana p. 39 (1983) idem
7. Parhaat Sarjat 1991-55 - N:o 55 - Aku yleisurheilijana / Helunan villi nuoruus (1991) idem
8. Aku Ankka 1996-27 (1996) Olympiakarsinnat
9. Aku Ankka -neljännesvuosikerta 1996-3 (1997) idem
10. Aku Ankka - Näköispainos 1957 - Aku Ankka - näköispainos vuosikerrasta 1957 p. 458 (1999)
11. Aku Ankka Parhaat palat 1957 - Parhaat palat 1957 p. 127 (2006) Yleisurheilukilpailut
12. Carl Barksin kootut 14 - XIV (1955-1956) p. 249 (2007)
13. Ilta-Sanomat 2013-A3 - Aku & urheilu p. 36 (2013) Yleisurheilukilpailut
14. Carl Barksin parhaat sarjat 6 - Yksisarvisen jäljillä p. 139 (2016) idem
15. Aku Ankka - Näköispainos 1975-2 - Aku Ankka - näköispainos vuosikerrasta 1975, osa II p. 150 (2017) idem
16. Aku Ankka 2021-31 (2021) idem
France
1. Le Journal de Mickey 235 (1956) Donald aux jeux olympiques ! [4 pg.]
2. Spécial Mickey Géant 1460 p. 022 (1980) idem [4 pg.]
3. Picsou Magazine 345 - Papa Duck est mort... (2000) Participer ou gagner ?
4. Picsou Magazine (Albums) B 32 (2001) idem
5. Picsou Magazine 439 p. 009 (2008) Aux Jeux Olympiques !
6. La dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 6 - 1955-1956 Rencontre avec les Cracs-Badaboums et autres histoires p. 139 (2012) Donald aux Jeux olympiques
7. Les trésors de Picsou 44 - Intégrale Don Rosa - Partie 1 (1987-1988) p. 227 (2018) Des espoirs olympiques
8. Picsou Magazine 556 - Spécial été p. 075 (2021) idem
9. Le Journal de Mickey (Albums) 10 Donald aux jeux olympiques ! [4 pg.]
10. Picsou Magazine (Albums) B 57A Aux Jeux Olympiques !
11. Collection Bibliothèque M1460 Donald aux jeux olympiques ! [4 pg.]
Germany
1. Micky Maus 1957-02 (1957)
2. Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 17 (1969) Die Olympische Idee
3. Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 4A (1973) idem
4. Goofy 1984-08 (1984) Die olympische Idee
5. Die besten Geschichten mit Donald Duck - Klassik Album 27 - Das Leuchtkamel (1991) idem
6. Barks Library 30 (1997) idem
7. Micky Maus Reprint Kassette 10 - Jahrgang 1957/I (2001)
8. Barks Comics and Stories - von Carl Barks 10 (2003) Die olympische Idee
9. Carl Barks Collection 14 - XIV p. 249 (2006)
10. Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sonderedition 2 (2008) Die Olympische Idee
11. Entenhausen-Edition Donald von Carl Barks 30 p. 35 (2015) Die olympische Idee
12. Lustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 11 p. 051 (2021) idem
Greece
1. Κόμιξ 194 - Η μηχανή του χρόνου- Οι Ολυμπιακοί αγώνες p. 077 (2004) Ολυμπιακή Ελπίδα
2. Η Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη του Καρλ Μπαρκς 11 - 1955-56 Χώρα στα Έγκατα της Γης p. 133 (2012) idem
3. Η Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 11 - 1955-56 - Χώρα στα Έγκατα της Γης p. 133 (2014) idem
Indonesia
1. Donal Bebek 1606 - Edisi khusus olimpiade p. 41 (2012) Uji coba olimpiade
Italy
1. Topolino (libretto) 145 (1956) Paperino e le prove olimpiche [13 pg.]
2. I Classici di Walt Disney (prima serie) 4 - Paperino alle Olimpiadi (1960) idem [12 pg.] [1st page missing]
3. Complete Carl Barks 16 (1980)
4. Paperino di Barks collezione ANAF 24 (1984) Paperino e le prove olimpiche
5. Zio Paperone 50 (1993) idem
6. Disney Libri a fumetti 200009 - Paperolimpiadi - Lo sport secondo Paperino (2000) idem [13 pg.]
7. Più Disney 15 - Paperolimpiadi - Lo sport secondo Paperino (2000) idem [13 pg.]
8. Topolino Story (Corriere della Sera) 8 - Topolino Story 1956 (2005) idem [13 pg.]
9. La grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 11 - 1955-56 - Zio Paperone e i terremotari (2008) idem
10. Raccolta Zio Paperone 11 idem
Mexico
1. Historietas de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 89 (1957)
Netherlands
Norway
1. Donald Duck & Co 1957-07 (1957)
2. Donald Duck & Co 1974-31 (1974) Det viktigste er å delta...
3. Beste historier om Donald Duck & Co 17 - Det viktigste er å delta -og andre historier (1983) Det viktigste er å delta
4. Donald Duck & Co 1994B27 - Fotball-ekstra (1994) idem
5. Donald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 20 - 1957 del I (2003)
6. Carl Barks samlede verk 14 - XIV (2006)
7. Hall of Fame - De store serieskaperne 18 - Carl Barks - Idrettsglede i Andeby (2007) (Det viktigste er å delta)
8. Carl Barks' Andeby 5 - Onkel Skrue får en konkurrent - og andre historier fra 1956 p. 079 (2014) Det viktigste er å delta
9. Donald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 138 - 1974 del V (2017) Det viktigste er å delta...
10. Donald Duck av Carl Barks 7 - Sport og idrett! (2021)
Poland
1. Kaczogród. Carl Barks 5 - O kawałek sznurka i inne historie z roku 1956 p. 079 (2019) Ci, co skaczą i rzucają
Portugal
1. Obras-Primas da BD Disney 3 - Carl Barks 1954-1956 (2004) O importante é competir
Spain
1. Dumbo 1ª (ERSA) 222 - Un atleta completo (1956) Un atleta completo
2. Dumbo 2ª (ERSA) 82 (1971) idem
3. La Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 22 - Tío Gilito en Un mundo subterráneo y otras historias (2018) Lo importante es participar
Sweden
1. Kalle Anka & C:o 1957-02 (1957)
2. Kalle Anka & C:o 1974-30 (1974) Ankeborgsmästerskapen
3. Kalle Ankas Bästisar 17 (1982) som idrottsman
4. Kalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1957-01 (2003)
5. Carl Barks samlade verk 14 (2006)
6. Hall of Fame: De stora serieskaparna 18 - Carl Barks – Idrottsglädje i Ankeborg (2007) (Ankeborgsmästerskapen)
7. Carl Barks Ankeborg 5 - Farbror Joakim möter Guld-Ivar Flinthjärta och andra historier från 1956 p. 079 (2015)
United Kingdom
1. Mickey Mouse 248 (1980) A Sporting Challenge (part 1) [4 pg.] [remounted] 249 (part 2) [2 pg.] [remounted]
United States
1. Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 188 (1956)
2. Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 468 (1979)
3. Carl Barks Library (hardcover, b/w) 9 p. 255 (1985)
4. Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 575 (1992) (U.S. Olympic Team Try-Outs) [censored]
5. The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color 30 (1994)
6. The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 17 - Donald Duck: Secret of Hondorica p. 133 (2017)
Yugoslavia
1. Микијев Забавник 292 (1980) Важно је учествовати
2. Mikijev Zabavnik v slovenščini 292 p. 28 (1980) Važno je sodelovati

Italy, TL 145

France, JM 235

Spain, DB1 222

Mexico, HWD 89

Netherlands, DD1960-34

Chile, DIS 207

Germany, TGDD 17

Spain, DB2 82

Norway, DD1974-31

Netherlands, BV 14

United States, WDC 468

Yugoslavia, MZC 292

Yugoslavia, MZS 292

Sweden, KAB 17

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