The Bat Bandit of Inferno Gulch (YM 022)

Story code: YM 022
Origin: Daily strips (US)
Title: The Bat Bandit of Inferno Gulch
Hero(es): Mickey Mouse
Pages: 78
Layout: Newspaper strip
Appearances: Don Jollio (1st), Mr. Chinky, Steamboat, Clarabelle Cow, Horace Horsecollar, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Uncle Mortimer [show character portraits]
Plot: Floyd Gottfredson
Script: Ted Osborne
Pencils: Floyd Gottfredson
Ink: Ted Thwaites
Date of first publication: April 30, 1934
End date of publication (strip): July 28, 1934 (78 strips)
Referred to in: cover: ARC MM 229, ARC MM 230, BC AD 86A, FC AH 9, IC ANA 8A, IC AO 48110, IC AOA 37008, IC CAT 35, IC CGD 209, IC CSM 113, IC GSW 8, IC LGS 12, IC MESS 29, IC TANAF17, IC TANAF17B, IC TDO 11, W BWDC 71-00, XFC FG2017A, XYC MN 27
article: Qit/ATP 3D, Qit/ATP 8D, Qit/CAT 2E, Qit/CAT 3E, Qit/CAT 4F, Qit/CAT 6H, Qit/CAT 20D, Qit/CAT 23A, Qit/CAT 35B, Qit/CSM 113A, Qit/DSTO 7B, Qit/GSD 26D, Qit/MD 2E, Qit/MD 5D, Qit/MESS 29b, Qus/FGL 3C, Qus/FGL 3J, Qus/MMIC 1B, Qus/NEMO 6B
various: FC AH 9A (illustration), I AO 48110-A (Topolino e il vampiro della prateria) (remake), CG WAT 21 (painting), Xtr/CSMFA 2 (panels), Qit/GS 22A (article, image), XSC MPJ 1937 (YM 34-07-02), W WDC 490-05 (The Return of the Bat Bandit) (sequel and vague remake)

This story contains the following items:

YM 34-04-30 (part 1)
YM 34-05-01 (part 2)
YM 34-05-02 (part 3)
YM 34-05-03 (part 4)
YM 34-05-04 (part 5)
YM 34-05-05 (part 6)
YM 34-05-07 (part 7)
YM 34-05-08 (part 8)
YM 34-05-09 (part 9)
YM 34-05-10 (part 10)
YM 34-05-11 (part 11)
YM 34-05-12 (part 12)
YM 34-05-14 (part 13)
YM 34-05-15 (part 14)
YM 34-05-16 (part 15)
YM 34-05-17 (part 16)
YM 34-05-18 (part 17)
YM 34-05-19 (part 18)
YM 34-05-21 (part 19)
YM 34-05-22 (part 20)
YM 34-05-23 (part 21)
YM 34-05-24 (part 22)
YM 34-05-25 (part 23)
YM 34-05-26 (part 24)
YM 34-05-28 (part 25)
YM 34-05-29 (part 26)
YM 34-05-30 (part 27)
YM 34-05-31 (part 28)
YM 34-06-01 (part 29)
YM 34-06-02 (part 30)
YM 34-06-04 (part 31)
YM 34-06-05 (part 32)
YM 34-06-06 (part 33)
YM 34-06-07 (part 34)
YM 34-06-08 (part 35)
YM 34-06-09 (part 36)
YM 34-06-11 (part 37)
YM 34-06-12 (part 38)
YM 34-06-13 (part 39)
YM 34-06-14 (part 40)
YM 34-06-15 (part 41)
YM 34-06-16 (part 42)
YM 34-06-18 (part 43)
YM 34-06-19 (part 44)
YM 34-06-20 (part 45)
YM 34-06-21 (part 46)
YM 34-06-22 (part 47)
YM 34-06-23 (part 48)
YM 34-06-25 (part 49)
YM 34-06-26 (part 50)
YM 34-06-27 (part 51)
YM 34-06-28 (part 52)
YM 34-06-29 (part 53)
YM 34-06-30 (part 54)
YM 34-07-02 (part 55)
YM 34-07-03 (part 56)
YM 34-07-04 (part 57)
YM 34-07-05 (part 58)
YM 34-07-06 (part 59)
YM 34-07-07 (part 60)
YM 34-07-09 (part 61)
YM 34-07-10 (part 62)
YM 34-07-11 (part 63)
YM 34-07-12 (part 64)
YM 34-07-13 (part 65)
YM 34-07-14 (part 66)
YM 34-07-16 (part 67)
YM 34-07-17 (part 68)
YM 34-07-18 (part 69)
YM 34-07-19 (part 70)
YM 34-07-20 (part 71)
YM 34-07-21 (part 72)
YM 34-07-23 (part 73)
YM 34-07-24 (part 74)
YM 34-07-25 (part 75)
YM 34-07-26 (part 76)
YM 34-07-27 (part 77)
YM 34-07-28 (part 78)

This story is rated 7.3/10 and ranked 440/43752 according to COA users. There have been about 40 votes for this story.

Entry edited by: LPJ (December 7, 2017)

en	MM against a bandit disguised like a bat
it	Topolino contro il bandito Pipistrello

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Publications

(13 countries, 54 publications)

Brazil
1. Almanaque Disney 86 (1978) Uma Aventura no Oeste [26 pg.]
2. Os Anos de Ouro de Mickey 5 - Os Anos de Ouro de Mickey 1934-1935 p. 009 (2017) idem [26 pg.]
3. O Tico-Tico 1684 As Aventuras do Camondongo Mickey (part 1) [1/2 pg.] [Layout remounted] 1685 (part 2) [1 pg.] [Layout remounted] 1686 (part 3) [1 pg.] [Layout remounted] 1687 (part 4) [1 pg.] [Layout remounted] 1688 (part 5) [1 pg.] [Layout remounted] 1689 (part 6) [1 pg.] [Layout remounted] 1690 (part 7) [1 pg.] [Layout remounted] 1691 (part 8) [1 pg.] [Layout remounted] 1692 (part 9) [1 pg.] [Layout remounted] 1693 (part 10) [1 pg.] [Layout remounted] 1694 (part 11) [1 pg.] [Layout remounted] 1695 (part 12) [1 pg.] [Layout remounted] 1696 (part 13) [1 pg.] [Layout remounted] 1697 (part 14) [1 pg.] [Layout remounted] 1698 (part 15) [1 pg.] [Layout remounted] 1699 (part 16) [1 pg.] [Layout remounted] 1700 (part 17) [1 pg.] [Layout remounted] 1701 (part 18) [1 pg.] [Layout remounted] 1702 (part 19) [1 pg.] [Layout remounted] 1703 (part 20) [1 pg.] [Layout remounted] 1704 (part 21) [1 pg.] [Layout remounted] 1705 (part 22) [1 pg.] [Layout remounted] 1706 (part 23) [1 pg.] [Layout remounted] 1707 (part 24) [1 pg.] [Layout remounted] 1708 (part 25) [1 pg.] [Layout remounted] 1709 (part 26) [1 pg.] [Layout remounted] 1710 (part 27) [1 pg.] [Layout remounted]
Finland
1. Helsingin Sanomat 19340612 (1934)
2. Floyd Gottfredson 2017 - Cowboy Mikki p. 044 (2017) Hornanlaakson Lepakko [13 pg.]
France
1. Le Petit Parisien 35-06-10 (1935) Projets (part 1) [1/4 pg.] 35-06-11 Un télégramme alarmant (part 2) [1/4 pg.] 35-06-15 Mickey est courageux (part 3) [1/4 pg.] 35-06-20 Déjà le bandit ! (part 4) [1/4 pg.] 35-06-24 Arrivée impressionnante (part 5) [1/4 pg.] 35-07-01 Quand on parle du loup (part 6) [1/4 pg.] 35-07-02 Minnie défend Mickey (part 7) [1/4 pg.] 35-07-08 Une vielle connaissance (part 8) [1/4 pg.] 35-07-09 Première rencontre avec le bandit (part 9) [1/4 pg.] 35-07-14 Un mauvais quart d'heure (part 10) [1/4 pg.] 35-07-15 À la poursuite du bandit (part 11) [1/4 pg.] 35-07-16 Sur la piste du voleur (part 12) [1/4 pg.] 35-07-18 Sages conseils (part 13) [1/4 pg.] 35-07-19 Premier avertissement (part 14) [1/4 pg.] 35-07-20 Mickey toujours vainqueur (part 15) [1/4 pg.] 35-07-22 Deuxième avertissement (part 16) [1/4 pg.] 35-07-27 Plus que trois jours ! (part 17) [1/4 pg.] 35-07-29 Plus que deux jours ! (part 18) [1/4 pg.] 35-07-30 Une belle frayeur ! (part 19) [1/4 pg.] 35-08-03 Rencontre avec le bandit (part 20) [1/4 pg.] 35-08-05 Mickey en danger ! (part 21) [1/4 pg.] 35-08-12 Mickey part pour la ville (part 22) [1/4 pg.] 35-08-13 Mickey rencontre la "Chauve-Souris" (part 23) [1/4 pg.] 35-08-14 Mickey fait son enquête... (part 24) [1/4 pg.] 35-08-15 La "Chauve-Souris" c'est don jollio ! (part 25) [1/4 pg.] 35-08-17 Mickey démasque le bandit ! (part 26) [1/4 pg.]
2. Mickey au far-west (Albums Mickey 9) p. 003 (1935) Mickey au far-west [26 pg.] [strips/panels removed]
3. Mickey au far-west (Albums Mickey (rééditions avec couverture différente) 7) (1947) idem [26 pg.] [strips/panels removed]
4. L'intégrale de Mickey 6 - L'intégrale de Mickey Volume 6 (1983) Mickey et Minnie au Far-West [16 pg.]
5. La vie du collectionneur 196 - Le Journal de Mickey Mickey en camping. - L'installation (part 3) [1/12 pg.] [ZM 34-07-01 strip only]
6. Mickey Mouse par Floyd Gottfredson 3 - Le bandit vampire d'Inferno Gulch et autres histoires (2018) [1 pg.] [collage of six strips from the story]
7. Mickey Mouse par Floyd Gottfredson 3 - Le bandit vampire d'Inferno Gulch et autres histoires p. 051 (2018) Le bandit vampire d'Inferno Gulch [1 pg.] [only 1 MM and MI]
8. Mickey Mouse par Floyd Gottfredson 3 - Le bandit vampire d'Inferno Gulch et autres histoires p. 053 (2018) idem [26 pg.]
9. Mickey Mouse par Floyd Gottfredson 6 - La contrée d'antan et autres histoires (2020) [1 pg.] [collage of six strips from the story]
Germany
1. Mickys Klassiker 6 (1987) Micky und Minni im Wilden Westen [15 3/5 pg.]
2. Floyd Gottfredson Library 3 - Micky Maus - Showdown in Inferno Gulch von Floyd Gottfredson (2021) [1 pg.]
3. Floyd Gottfredson Library 3 - Micky Maus - Showdown in Inferno Gulch von Floyd Gottfredson p. 001 (2021) [1 pg.]
4. Floyd Gottfredson Library 3 - Micky Maus - Showdown in Inferno Gulch von Floyd Gottfredson p. 051 (2021) Der Fledermausbandit von Inferno Gulch: 30. April 1934 - 28. Juli 1934 [1 pg.]
5. Floyd Gottfredson Library 3 - Micky Maus - Showdown in Inferno Gulch von Floyd Gottfredson p. 053 (2021) Der Fledermausbandit von Inferno Gulch [26 pg.]
6. The Complete Daily Strip Adventures of Mickey Mouse 1930-1955 5 - 1934 [26 pg.]
Italy
1. Supplemento al Giornale: Topolino 20 (1934) Le nuove avventure di Topolino e Minnie nel West (part 1) [1 pg.] [34-04-30 to 34-05-05] 21 (part 2) [11/3 pg.] [34-05-07 to 34-05-15] 22 (part 3) [11/3 pg.] [34-05-16 to 34-05-24] 23 (part 4) [11/3 pg.] [34-05-25 to 34-06-02] 24 (part 5) [11/3 pg.] [34-06-04 to 34-06-12] 25 (part 6) [2 pg.] [34-06-13 to 34-06-23] 26 (part 7) [11/3 pg.] [34-06-25 to 34-07-03] 27 (part 8) [2 pg.] [34-07-04 to 34-07-14] 28 (part 9) [12/5 pg.] [34-07-16 to 34-07-23] 29 Le avventure di Topolino nel West (part 10) [1 pg.] [34-07-24 to 34-07-28]
2. Albi Nerbini Anteguerra 8A - Avventure di Topolino alla caccia del bandito Pipistrello (1935) Avventure di Topolino alla caccia del bandito Pipistrello
3. Albi Nerbini Anteguerra 8B - Avventure di Topolino alla caccia del bandito Pipistrello (1936) idem
4. Albi d'oro (anteguerra) 37008 - Topolino e il terrore del Far West (1937) Topolino e il terrore del Far West
5. Le grandi storie 12 - Avventure di Topolino alla caccia del bandito Pipistrello (1967) Avventure di topolino alla caccia del bandito Pipistrello [24 pg.] [b/w]
6. Topolino d'oro 11 (1971) Topolino alla caccia del bandito Pipistrello [28 pg.]
7. Topolino collezione ANAF 17 - Topolino - Alla caccia del bandito Pipistrello - E l'elefante (1984) Topolino alla caccia del bandito pipistrello [26 pg.]
8. Le grandi storie di Walt Disney 8 - Topolino e il bandito Pipistrello (1988) Topolino e il bandito pipistrello [26 pg.]
9. Le grandi storie di Walt Disney (Edizione Limitata) 0202 (1988) idem (part 1) [12 pg.] 0202 (part 2) [14 pg.]
10. Il Messaggero 29 - Topolino e Minnie nel West (1989) Topolino e Minnie nel West [13 pg.]
11. Collana Special Mongo 113 - Topolino alla caccia del bandito Pipistrello (1996) (Topolino alla caccia del bandito Pipistrello) [26 pg.] [Enlarged panel from 2-6-1934 strip]
12. Gli anni d'oro di Topolino 35 - Alla caccia del bandito Pipistrello (2010) Topolino e il bandito Pipistrello [26 pg.]
13. Gertie Daily 209 - Mickey Mouse Daily 1934 - 1 (Topolino alla caccia del bandito Pipistrello) (part 1) [9 pg.] 210 - Mickey Mouse Daily 1934 - 2 (part 2) [4 pg.]
14. Supplemento al Giornale: Topolino (ristampa Nerbini) 20 Le nuove avventure di Topolino e Minnie nel West (part 1) [1 pg.] [34-04-30 to 34-05-05] 21 (part 2) [11/3 pg.] [34-05-07 to 34-05-15] 22 (part 3) [11/3 pg.] [34-05-16 to 34-05-24] 23 (part 4) [11/3 pg.] [34-05-25 to 34-06-02] 24 (part 5) [11/3 pg.] [34-06-04 to 34-06-12] 25 (part 6) [2 pg.] [34-06-13 to 34-06-23] 26 (part 7) [11/3 pg.] [34-06-25 to 34-07-03] 27 (part 8) [2 pg.] [34-07-04 to 34-07-14] 28 (part 9) [12/5 pg.] [34-07-16 to 34-07-23] 29 Le avventure di Topolino nel West (part 10) [1 pg.] [34-07-24 to 34-07-28]
Netherlands
1. Mickey Maandblad 1986-10 (1986) De zwarte vleer [24 pg.]
2. Donald Duck Winterboek 1994 (1994) idem [24 pg.]
Norway
1. Floyd Gottfredson – De originale avisstripene 2 - Mikke Mus og kvegsvindelen p. 149 (2019) Flaggermusbanditten i Helveteskløften [26 pg.]
Spain
1. Aventuras del Ratón Miguelín 5 - Un Bandido Misterioso (1934) Un bandido miserioso
2. Álbumes Mickey 15 - Mickey en el Far West (1935) Mickey en el Far West (part 1) [15 pg.] 16 - Mickey matamoros y corre-corre Mickey matamoros y corre-corre (part 2)
Sweden
1. Musse Piggs Julbok 1937 (1937) [26 pg.] [Text below panels, most strips with 4 panels have 1 panel removed]
Turkey
1. Çocuk Sesi'nin Miki Fare Albümü 1 (1935) Miki Fare ile Minni Azı Yarasa Ardında (part 1) [14 pg.] 2 Miki Fare İle Minni Azı Yarasa Ardında (part 2) [14 pg.] 3 Miki Fare İle Minin Azı Yarasa Ardında (part 3) [8 pg.] [6 strips removed]
2. Yavrutürk 177 (1939) Miki Fare ile Yarasa (part 1) [1 pg.] [re-formatted within text] 178 (part 2) [1 pg.] [re-formatted within text] 179 (part 3) [1 pg.] [re-formatted within text] 180 (part 4) [1 pg.] [re-formatted within text] 181 (part 5) [1 pg.] [re-formatted within text] 182 (part 6) [1 pg.] [re-formatted within text] 183 (part 7) [1 pg.] [re-formatted within text] 184 (part 8) [1 pg.] [re-formatted within text] 185 (part 9) [1 pg.] [re-formatted within text] 186 (part 10) [1 pg.] [re-formatted within text] 187 (part 11) [1 pg.] [re-formatted within text] 188 (part 12) [1 pg.] [re-formatted within text] 189 (part 13) [1 pg.] [re-formatted within text] 190 (part 14) [1 pg.] [re-formatted within text] 191 (part 15) [1 pg.] [re-formatted within text] 192 (part 16) [1 pg.] [re-formatted within text] 193 (part 17) [1 pg.] [re-formatted within text] 194 (part 18) [1 pg.] [re-formatted within text] 195 (part 19) [1 pg.] [re-formatted within text] 196 (part 20) [1 pg.] [re-formatted within text] 197 (part 21) [1 pg.] [re-formatted within text] 198 (part 22) [1 pg.] [re-formatted within text] 199 (part 23) [1 pg.] [re-formatted within text] 200 (part 24) [1 pg.] [re-formatted within text] 201 (part 25) [1 pg.] [re-formatted within text] 202 (part 26) [1 pg.] [re-formatted within text] 203 (part 27) [1 pg.] [re-formatted within text]
United Kingdom
1. Disney Mirror 78 (1992) Bat Bandit of Inferno Gulch (part 1) [2 2/3 pg.] 79 (part 2) [52/3 pg.] 80 (part 3) [52/3 pg.] 81 (part 4) [52/3 pg.] 82 (part 5) [52/3 pg.]
United States
1. Newspapers 1934 (1934) (part 1) 1934 (part 2) 1934 (part 3) 1934 (part 4) 1934 (part 5) 1934 (part 6) 1934 (part 7) 1934 (part 8) 1934 (part 9) 1934 (part 10) 1934 (part 11) 1934 (part 12) 1934 (part 13) 1934 (part 14) 1934 (part 15) 1934 (part 16) 1934 (part 17) 1934 (part 18) 1934 (part 19) 1934 (part 20) 1934 (part 21) 1934 (part 22) 1934 (part 23) 1934 (part 24) 1934 (part 25) 1934 (part 26) 1934 (part 27) 1934 (part 28) 1934 (part 29) 1934 (part 30) 1934 (part 31) 1934 (part 32) 1934 (part 33) 1934 (part 34) 1934 (part 35) 1934 (part 36) 1934 (part 37) 1934 (part 38) 1934 (part 39) 1934 (part 40) 1934 (part 41) 1934 (part 42) 1934 (part 43) 1934 (part 44) 1934 (part 45) 1934 (part 46) 1934 (part 47) 1934 (part 48) 1934 (part 49) 1934 (part 50) 1934 (part 51) 1934 (part 52) 1934 (part 53) 1934 (part 54) 1934 (part 55) 1934 (part 56) 1934 (part 57) 1934 (part 58) 1934 (part 59) 1934 (part 60) 1934 (part 61) 1934 (part 62) 1934 (part 63) 1934 (part 64) 1934 (part 65) 1934 (part 66) 1934 (part 67) 1934 (part 68) 1934 (part 69) 1934 (part 70) 1934 (part 71) 1934 (part 72) 1934 (part 73) 1934 (part 74) 1934 (part 75) 1934 (part 76) 1934 (part 77) 1934 (part 78)
2. The Best of Walt Disney Comics 71 (1974) [46 pg.] [8 strips deleted]
3. Best Comic Series (Large hardbound books) 3 - Goofy (1979) [1/5 pg.] [YM 34-08-20 only]
4. Nemo - the classic comics library 6 (part 9) [1/4 pg.] 6 (part 30) [1/4 pg.]
5. Mickey Mouse 229 (1987) The Bat Bandit of Inferno Gulch (part 1) [26 2/3 pg.] 230 (part 2) [27 pg.]
6. Mickey Mouse in Color 2 p. 017 (1988) [1/5 pg.] [YM 34-06-08 strip only]
7. Floyd Gottfredson Library 3 - Mickey Mouse: High Noon at Inferno Gulch (2012) [1 pg.] [collage of six strips from the story]
8. Floyd Gottfredson Library 3 - Mickey Mouse: High Noon at Inferno Gulch p. 051 (2012) The Bat Bandit of Inferno Gulch [1 pg.] [detail of 34-05-21 strip]
9. Floyd Gottfredson Library 3 - Mickey Mouse: High Noon at Inferno Gulch p. 053 (2012) idem [26 pg.]
Yugoslavia
1. Политика / Politika 10216 p. 11 (1936) Мики Маус на Дивљем западу (part 1) [1 pg.]
2. Микијеве новине 27 - Мики Маус на Дивљем западу (1937) idem [24 pg.]

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