Uncle Scrooge
Faulty Fortune

Trouble in store

Story code: W US 14-05
Origin: Western
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 (pencil and ink): Carl Barks
Date of first publication: May 1, 1956
Date the story was created: November 17, 1955
External link: Carl Barks guidebook
Referred to in: article: Qfi/ALP 34C, Qfi/T2018TRN, Qit/DPCS 12F, Qus/CBDL 16A
various: HC BV 130 (cover)

This story is rated 7.2/10 and ranked 877/43752 according to COA users. There have been about 50 votes for this story.

en	buying a chunk of Texas - one inch at a time!
fi	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
fr	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 (by duckstories, history)
fr	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.
de	US gewinnt ein Grundstück in der Wüste und sucht dort nach einer vermeintlichen Ölquelle (by Schlehenduck, history)
no	Skrue finner olje i en tomt på en kvadrattomme
sv	Det stora oljefyndet

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Publications

(24 countries, 94 publications)

Australia
1. Giant (G Series) 64 - Uncle Scrooge (1956)
2. Giant (G Series) 350 - Holiday Special (1965)
Belgium
1. Mickey Magazine (francophone) 369 p. 15 (1957) Les bulles du café [4 pg.]
2. Mickey Magazine (Nederlandstalig) 369 p. 15 (1957) Petroleum en koffiedik [4 pg.]
3. Album Mickey Magazine (francophone) 15 Les bulles du café [4 pg.]
4. Mickey Magazine Halfjaarlijks Album (Nederlandstalig) 15 Petroleum en koffiedik [4 pg.]
Brazil
1. O Pato Donald (Abril) 294 (1957) Previsões do Futuro
2. O Melhor da Disney: As Obras Completas de Carl Barks 7 (2004) idem
3. Coleção Carl Barks Definitiva 16 (2019)
Chile
1. Disneylandia 166 (1965)
Denmark
1. Anders And & Co. 1967-47 (1967) Onkel Joakims store oliefund [8 pg.]
2. Gavehæfte 38 - Anders And sommer-sjov p. 070 (1981) Et oliefund [8 pg.]
3. Bedste historier om Anders And 35 - Kong Salomons skatte (1993) Store oliefund [8 pg.]
4. Anders And & Co. 1997-27 (1997) Det store oliefund [8 pg.]
5. Carl Barks' Samlede Værker 15 p. 043 (2006) (Onkel Joakims store oliefund)
6. Anders And & Co. 2016-11-12 (2016) Onkel Joakims store oliefund [8 pg.]
Egypt
1. ميكى جيب (Mickey Guaib) 164 p. 004 (1990) [16 pg.]
Finland
1. Aku Ankka 1968-47 (1968) Suuri öljylöytö [8 pg.]
2. Aku Ankka -vuosikerrat 1968-2 (1969) idem [8 pg.]
3. Jättikirjat (400-sivuiset) 1978 - Aku Ankan toivesarjat p. 321 (1978) idem [8 pg.]
4. Aku Ankan satasivuiset / Aku Ankan karuselli 1983-07 - Aku Ankan karuselli 2/1983 p. 70 (1983) idem [8 pg.]
5. Aku Ankan parhaat 44 - Kuningas Salomon kaivokset p. 31 (1993) idem [8 pg.]
6. Carl Barksin kootut 15 - XV (1956-1957) p. 043 (2008)
7. Aku Ankka - Näköispainos 1968-2 - Aku Ankka - näköispainos vuosikerrasta 1968, osa II p. 650 (2010) Suuri öljylöytö [8 pg.]
8. Carl Barksin sankarit 2020 - Roope p. 023 (2020) Kovan onnen omaisuus
9. Aku Ankka 2023-23 (2023) idem
France
1. Le Journal de Mickey 350 (1959) Oncle Picsou voyant extralucide ! [4 pg.]
2. Le Journal de Mickey (Albums) 15 (1960) idem [4 pg.]
3. Mickey Poche 21 p. 035 (1976) Oncle Picsou voyant extra-lucide [15 pg.]
4. Picsou Magazine 348 (2001) Blé contre pétrole
5. Picsou Magazine (Albums) B 33 (2001) idem
6. La dynastie Donald Duck - Intégrale Carl Barks 6 - 1955-1956 Rencontre avec les Cracs-Badaboums et autres histoires p. 243 (2012) idem
7. Le Journal de Mickey (Albums) AA15 Oncle Picsou voyant extralucide ! [4 pg.]
Germany
1. Micky Maus 1967-47 (1967) Das Kaffeeorakel [8 pg.]
2. Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 70 (1982) idem [8 3/4 pg.]
3. Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 4B (1986) idem [8 3/4 pg.]
4. Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 70 (1989) idem [8 3/4 pg.]
5. Barks Library Special Onkel Dagobert 10 (1999) idem
6. Carl Barks Collection 15 - XV p. 043 (2006) idem
7. Barks Onkel Dagobert 4 p. 064 (2010) idem
8. Lustiges Taschenbuch Classic Edition 11 p. 095 (2021) idem
Greece
1. Κόμιξ 45 - Το Σαφάρι του Δισεκατομμυρίου (1992) Ο Καφές
2. Η Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη του Καρλ Μπαρκς 12 - 1956 - Το Δεύτερο πιο Πλούσιο Παπί του Κόσμου p. 059 (2012) Οι Φουσκάλες του Καφέ
3. Η Μεγάλη Βιβλιοθήκη Disney 12 - 1956 - Το Δεύτερο πιο Πλούσιο Παπί του Κόσμου p. 059 (2014) idem
Iceland
1. Andrés Önd 2021-23 (2021) Olíu-auður [8 pg.]
Indonesia
1. Donal Bebek 1802 p. 14 (2016) Gelembung kopi [8 pg.]
Italy
1. Topolino (libretto) 146 (1956) Paperino e la marmotta petrolifera [10 pg.]
2. Albi della rosa / Albi di Topolino 376 - Paperino e la cura dimagrante (1962) idem [10 pg.]
3. Complete Carl Barks 16 (1980)
4. Paperino di Barks collezione ANAF 25 (1982) Zio Paperone e la marmotta petrolifera
5. Zio Paperone 6 (1988) Zio Paperone - Il futuro in una tazza di caffè
6. Zio Paperone 101 (1998) Zio Paperone e la marmotta petrolifera
7. Zio Paperone (ristampa) 6 (2001) Zio Paperone - Il futuro in una tazza di caffè
8. La grande dinastia dei paperi (Corriere della Sera) 12 - 1956 - Paperino e il torneo monetario (2008) Zio Paperone e la marmotta petrolifera
9. Uack! 6 (2014) idem
10. Raccolta Zio Paperone 3 Zio Paperone - Il futuro in una tazza di caffè
11. Raccolta Zio Paperone 17 Zio Paperone e la marmotta petrolifera
Lithuania
1. Donaldas ir kiti 2016-05 (2016) Spèjimas iš kavos tirščių [8 pg.]
Mexico
1. Cuentos de Walt Disney (Serie Clásica/Águila) 140 (1957)
Netherlands
1. Donald Duck 1979-35 (1979) [8 pg.] [laatste blz. verhoogd]
2. Oom Dagobert 26 - Oom Dagobert in Duel met Zwarte Magica (1985) [8 pg.] [blz 8 verhoogd]
3. Alle klassieke verhalen 9 (1992) [8 pg.] [blz 8 verhoogd]
4. De beste verhalen van Donald Duck 130 - Donald Duck als landmeter (2007) [8 pg.] [blz 8 verhoogd]
5. Donald Duck Collectie 34 - Donald Duck als landmeter zweefeend limonadekoning lokeend (2008) [8 pg.] [blz 8 verhoogd]
Norway
1. Donald Duck & Co 1967-47 (1967) Store oljefunn [8 pg.]
2. Donald Ducks show 1981-1 - Donald Duck's sommershow 1981 (1981) Stort oljefunn [8 pg.] [artwork added to fill 8 pages]
3. Beste historier 6 - Kong Salomos gruver ...og andre historier (1993) Store oljefunn [8 pg.]
4. Tegneseriebokklubben 101 (1993) idem [8 pg.]
5. Donald Duck & Co 1997-27 (1997) idem [8 pg.]
6. Carl Barks samlede verk 15 - XV (2006)
7. Donald Duck & Co - De komplette årgangene 91 - 1967 del VII (2011) Store oljefunn [8 pg.]
8. Carl Barks' Andeby 5 - Onkel Skrue får en konkurrent - og andre historier fra 1956 p. 125 (2014) Stort oljefunn [8 pg.]
9. Donald Duck & Co 2016-11 (2016) idem
Poland
1. Kaczogród. Carl Barks 5 - O kawałek sznurka i inne historie z roku 1956 p. 125 (2019) Wywróżone z fusów [8 pg.]
Russia
1. Библиотека Карла Баркса 16 - Пропавшая корона Чингисхана p. 059 (2019) (Коварное предсказание)
Spain
1. La Gran Dinastía del Pato Donald 23 - Tío Gilito en El segundo pato más rico y otras historias (2019) Futuro imperfecto
Sweden
1. Kalle Anka & C:o 1967-46 (1967) [8 pg.] [last page extended to a full 3-tiered page]
2. Kalle Ankas Sommarlov 1981 (1981) Det stora oljefyndet [8 pg.] [Last page extended into full page]
3. Kalle Anka & C:o 1997-27 (1997) Lita inte på spådomar [8 pg.]
4. Carl Barks samlade verk 15 (2006)
5. Kalle Anka & C:o – Den kompletta årgången 1967-06 (2012) [8 pg.] [last page extended to a full 3-tiered page]
6. Carl Barks Ankeborg 5 - Farbror Joakim möter Guld-Ivar Flinthjärta och andra historier från 1956 p. 125 (2015) [8 pg.]
7. Kalle Anka & C:o 2016-11-12 (2016) Lita inte på spådomar [8 pg.]
8. Kalle Ankas Bästisar 37 Det stora oljefyndet
United Kingdom
1. Walt Disney's Weekly 1961-09 (1961) Trouble in store [3 pg.]
United States
1. Uncle Scrooge 14 (1956)
2. Uncle Scrooge 188 (1981)
3. Carl Barks Library (hardcover, b/w) 3 p. 555 (1984)
4. Uncle Scrooge Adventures 20 (1989)
5. The Adventures of Uncle Scrooge McDuck in Color 14 (1996)
6. Uncle Scrooge 369 (2007)
7. The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library (Fantagraphics) 16 - Uncle Scrooge: The Lost Crown of Genghis Khan p. 053 (2017)
Yugoslavia
1. Микијев Забавник 671 (1987) Богатство у Бестрагији [10 pg.]
2. Mikijev Zabavnik v slovenščini 671 p. 13 (1987) Bogastvo v Neznaniji [10 pg.]

Italy, TL 146

Mexico, CWD 140

France, JM 350

Chile, DIS 166

France, MPO 21

Netherlands, DD1979-35

United States, US 188

Germany, TGDD 70

Yugoslavia, MZS 671

Italy, ZP 6

United States, USA 20

Germany, TGDDZ 70

Egypt, MG 164

Greece, KX 45

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