Help wanted - find a story about Donald and space junk

[rocketscientist]

Hi all!

I'm seeking a story (that I hope exist), about a time when Donald was sent into orbit to collect and clear out space junk (space debris) by means of a fishing landing net.

Are there anyone out there that may identify this story by its original name, or perhaps even have a copy of it? Rumors has it that this story was printed in the Norwegian magazine in the early 2000s, but I am not sure about that. I did contact the Norwegian publisher, but they were not able to find it, so any hints in how to identify it (or dismiss it) would be greatly appreciated.

I'd really like to find this story, as I'm defending my thesis in two weeks, on the topic of space debris


Thanks!

[Mesterius]

I'm pretty sure this topic belongs in the Disney Comics section.

[The KKM]

Hi, what more info do you have on this? How did the art look, when did you first read it, in what country, any more detail on the story?

[djnyr]

It sounds like it might be Rosa's "The Duck Who Fell to Earth"; in that one, Scrooge and Professor Molecule from "Donald Duck's Atom Bomb" form a space salvage company and recruit Donald to help--and Donald does try to catch a falling satellite with a hand-held fish net.

[xanderares]

I know this O Lixo Foi Pro Espaço (B 850109) and this Paperino aiuto vice I.C.S. e Paperoga (suo aiutante) (I TL 1871-D)

[Deleted]

Donald, not Gyro...

[xanderares]

Jan 28, 2019 15:33:47 GMT @ringoduckfan said:

Donald, not Gyro...

sorry I had pressed send without having noticed that I had deleted the second link (the first I added in case you need more material)

[rocketscientist]

Jan 28, 2019 1:05:55 GMT djnyr said:

It sounds like it might be Rosa's "The Duck Who Fell to Earth"; in that one, Scrooge and Professor Molecule from "Donald Duck's Atom Bomb" form a space salvage company and recruit Donald to help--and Donald does try to catch a falling satellite with a hand-held fish net.

Hi!

Thanks a lot to all of you! It sounds like it might be this story. Thanks for identifying, now its a matter of either the physical or electronical copy of it . It looks like it was published in Norway in '91 (number 22) and in the US in these two, at least: in Walt Disney Treasury: Donald Duck (Boom! Studios, 2011 series) #2 (June 2011)
US in The Don Rosa Library (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #3 - Treasure Under Glass (June 2015)

-rb

[Monkey_Feyerabend]

Jan 28, 2019 21:40:05 GMT rocketscientist said:

Jan 28, 2019 1:05:55 GMT djnyr said:

It sounds like it might be Rosa's "The Duck Who Fell to Earth"; in that one, Scrooge and Professor Molecule from "Donald Duck's Atom Bomb" form a space salvage company and recruit Donald to help--and Donald does try to catch a falling satellite with a hand-held fish net.

Hi!

Thanks a lot to all of you! It sounds like it might be this story. Thanks for identifying, now its a matter of either the physical or electronical copy of it . It looks like it was published in Norway in '91 (number 22) and in the US in these two, at least: in Walt Disney Treasury: Donald Duck (Boom! Studios, 2011 series) #2 (June 2011)
US in The Don Rosa Library (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #3 - Treasure Under Glass (June 2015)

-rb

If you scroll the page of the story you will see every single time this story was published in every country of the world. The last time for instance was in Italy in April 2018.
In the US it was published four times: it appeared in 1993 and the in 2008 before the two times you mentioned.
This is the cover that the author, the famous Don Rosa, has drawn for the story. And again scrolling the page you will see every time such illustration has been used.
Hope we were of some help, and good luck with you defense!