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Donald Duck
Donald Duck
First appearance The Wise Little Hen (Silly Symphonies), 1934[1]
Created by Dick Lundy
Voiced by Clarence Nash (English, 1934-1983)
Tony Anselmo (English, 1985-present)
Also known as Paperinik

Donald Duck is an animated cartoon and comic-book character from Walt Disney Productions. In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. The Wise Little Hen is a Walt Disney 's Silly Symphonies Cartoon, based on the fairy tale The Little Red Hen. Silly Symphonies is a series of Animated Short subjects 75 in total produced by Walt Disney Productions from 1929 to 1939 Richard "Dick" Lundy ( August 14, 1907 &ndash April 7, 1990) was an American Animator and Film director Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters (including those in feature films television series animated shorts and Video games) and Clarence Charles "Ducky" Nash ( December 7, 1904 &ndash February 20, 1985) was an American Voice actor, best known Tony Anselmo is an Animator and Cartoon Voice actor and since 1987 the voice of Donald Duck. Paperinik (also known as Phantomias, Duck Avenger, Superduck, PK, Superdonald and Phantom Duck) is a fictional An animated cartoon is a short hand-drawn (or made with computers to look similar to something hand-drawn Film for the cinema, Television or computer A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative Donald is a white anthropomorphic duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. Anthropomorphism is the attribution of uniquely Human characteristics to non-human creatures and beings natural and supernatural phenomena material states and objects For duck as a food see Duck (food; for other meanings see Duck (disambiguation. He usually wears a sailor shirt, cap, and a red or black bowtie, but no pants (except when he goes swimming). A shirt is a cloth garment for the upper body Originally an item of underwear worn exclusively by men it has become in American English a catch-all term for Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Black is the Color of objects that do not emit or Reflect Light in any part of the Visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of Donald's most famous trait is his easily provoked and occasionally explosive temper.

According to the Disney canon, particularly in the 1942 short Donald Gets Drafted, Donald's full name is Donald Fauntleroy Duck. Donald Gets Drafted is a Walt Disney Cartoon starring Donald Duck. Donald's birthday is officially recognized as June 9, 1934[2], the day his debut film, The Wise Little Hen, was released. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Wise Little Hen is a Walt Disney 's Silly Symphonies Cartoon, based on the fairy tale The Little Red Hen. However, in The Three Caballeros (1944), his birthday is given as simply "Friday the 13th", which is in reference to the bad luck he experiences in almost all his cartoon appearances. The Three Caballeros is a 1944 Animated feature film produced by Walt Disney and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. Friday the 13th is superstitiously considered a day of bad Luck in English - French - and German -speaking countries as well as in other Donald's Happy Birthday (short) gives his birthday as 13 March. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II.

Donald's voice, one of the most identifiable voices in all of animation, was performed by voice actor Clarence "Ducky" Nash up to 1983. Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters (including those in feature films television series animated shorts and Video games) and Clarence Charles "Ducky" Nash ( December 7, 1904 &ndash February 20, 1985) was an American Voice actor, best known Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) It was largely this semi-intelligible speech that would cement Donald's image into audiences' minds and help fuel both Donald's and Nash's rise to stardom. Since 1985, Donald has been voiced by Tony Anselmo, who was trained by Nash for the role. Tony Anselmo is an Animator and Cartoon Voice actor and since 1987 the voice of Donald Duck.

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Donald in animation

Early appearances

For more details on this topic, see Donald Duck cartoons. This is a list of appearances made by Donald Duck in Disney features and cartoons
Donald Duck as he first appeared in The Wise Little Hen
Donald Duck as he first appeared in The Wise Little Hen

According to Leonard Maltin in his introduction to The Chronological Donald - Volume 1, Donald was created by Walt Disney when he heard Clarence Nash doing his "duck" voice while reciting "Mary had a little lamb". "Mary Had a Little Lamb" is a Nursery rhyme of 19th-century American origin Mickey Mouse had lost some of his edge since becoming a role model for children and Disney wanted a character that could portray some of the more negative character traits he could no longer bestow on Mickey. Mickey Mouse is a comic animal Cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company.

Donald Duck first appeared in the Silly Symphonies cartoon The Wise Little Hen on June 9, 1934 (though he is mentioned in a 1931 Disney storybook). Silly Symphonies is a series of Animated Short subjects 75 in total produced by Walt Disney Productions from 1929 to 1939 The Wise Little Hen is a Walt Disney 's Silly Symphonies Cartoon, based on the fairy tale The Little Red Hen. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Donald's appearance in the cartoon, as created by animator Dick Lundy, is similar to his modern look — the feather and beak colors are the same, as is the blue sailor shirt and hat — but his features are more elongated, his body plumper, and his feet bigger. An animator is an Artist who creates multiple images called frames and Key frames that form an illusion of movement called Animation when rapidly displayed Richard "Dick" Lundy ( August 14, 1907 &ndash April 7, 1990) was an American Animator and Film director Donald's personality is not developed either; in the short, he only fills the role of the unhelpful friend from the original story.

Bert Gilett, director of The Wise Little Hen, brought Donald back in his Mickey Mouse cartoon, Orphan's Benefit on August 11, 1934. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Mickey Mouse is a comic animal Cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. Orphan's Benefit was a cartoon made by Walt Disney starring Mickey Mouse in 1934, in which Mickey and his friends put on a Talent show Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Donald is one of a number of characters who are giving performances in a benefit for Mickey's Orphans. Donald's act is to recite the poems Mary Had a Little Lamb and Little Boy Blue, but every time he tries, the mischievous orphans eat his specially made pie, leading the duck to fly into a squawking fit of anger. "Mary Had a Little Lamb" is a Nursery rhyme of 19th-century American origin Little Boy Blue is a Nursery rhyme with probable origins in the Middle Ages. This explosive personality would remain with Donald for decades to come.

Donald continued to be a hit with audiences. The character began appearing in most Mickey Mouse cartoons as a regular member of the ensemble with Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, and Pluto. Minnie Mouse is an Animated cartoon of the Mickey Mouse universe featured in Animated cartoons Comic strips and Comic book by Goofy is an Animated cartoon character from Walt Disney 's Mickey Mouse universe. Pluto (formerly known as Pluto the Pup) is an Animated cartoon character made famous in a series of Disney short cartoons. Cartoons from this period, such as the 1935 cartoon The Band Concert — in which Donald repeatedly disrupts the Mickey Mouse Orchestra's rendition of The William Tell Overture by playing Turkey in the Straw — are regularly hailed by critics as exemplary films and classics of animation. The Band Concert is a famous 1935 Walt Disney cartoon in which Mickey Mouse is conductor Guillaume Tell ( William Tell) is an Opera in four acts by Gioachino Rossini to a French Libretto by Etienne de Jouy " Turkey in the Straw " is a well known American Folk song dating from the early 19th century Animator Ben Sharpsteen also minted the classic Mickey, Donald, and Goofy comedy in 1935, with the cartoon Mickey's Service Station. Ben Sharpsteen ( 4 November, 1895 &ndash 20 December, 1980) was an American Film director and producer.

In 1936, Donald was redesigned to be a bit fuller, rounder, and cuter. He also began starring in solo cartoons, the first of which was the January 9, 1937 Ben Sharpsteen cartoon, Don Donald. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Don Donald (first released on January 9, 1937)was Donald Duck 's first headliner cartoon This short also introduced Donald's long-time love interest, Daisy Duck (here called Donna Duck). Daisy Duck is one of Walt Disney 's Cartoon and Comic book characters Donald's nephews, Huey, Dewey and Louie, would make their first animated appearance a year later in the April 15, 1938 film, Donald's Nephews, directed by Jack King (they had been earlier introduced in the Donald Duck comic strip by Al Taliaferro, see below). Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck are a trio of Ducks who appear in Animated cartoons and Comic books published by The Walt Disney Company Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Donald's Nephews ( 1938) is a Donald Duck cartoon which features Donald visited by his three nephews Huey Dewey and Louie Jack King could refer to Jack King (author, pseudonym for an author of spy thrillers Jack King (animator, cartoon director and animator A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a Comics artist Charles Alfred Taliaferro ( August 29, 1905 - February 3, 1969) known simply as Al Taliaferro was a Disney comics Artist By 1938, at most, polls showed that Donald was more popular than Mickey Mouse. [3] Disney could, however, help Mickey regain popularity by redesigning giving him his most appealing design as production for the Fantasia segment The Sorcerer's Apprentice began in 1938. [4]

Wartime Donald

During World War II, film audiences were looking for brasher, edgier cartoon characters. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including It is no coincidence that the same era that saw the birth and rise of Bugs Bunny also saw Donald Duck's popularity soar. Clyde Rabbit (uncleMrs Bugs Bunny (wifePapa Bunny (fatherMama Bunny (motherRugs Bunny By 1949, Donald had surpassed Mickey Mouse as Disney's most popular character. Before 1941, Donald Duck had appeared in about 50 cartoons. Between 1941 and 1965, Donald would star in over 100.

Donald in Der Fuehrer's Face
Donald in Der Fuehrer's Face

Several of Donald's shorts during the war were propaganda films, most notably Der Fuehrer's Face, released on January 1, 1943. Der Fuehrer's Face is a 1943 Animated cartoon by the Walt Disney Studios, starring Donald Duck. Propaganda is a concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behaviors of large numbers of people Der Fuehrer's Face is a 1943 Animated cartoon by the Walt Disney Studios, starring Donald Duck. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In it, Donald plays a worker in an artillery factory in "Nutzi Land" (Nazi Germany). Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers He struggles with long working hours, very small food rations, and having to salute every time he sees a picture of the Führer (Adolf Hitler). A salute (also called obeisance) is a Gesture (often Hand gesture) or other action used to display respect Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately These pictures appear in many places, such as on the assembly line in which he is screwing in the detonators of various sizes of shells. In the end he becomes little more than a small part in a faceless machine with no choice but to obey until he falls, suffering a nervous breakdown. Then Donald wakes up to find that his experience was in fact a nightmare. At the end of the short Donald looks to the Statue of Liberty and the American flag with renewed appreciation. Liberty Enlightening the World (La liberté éclairant le monde commonly known as the Statue of Liberty (Statue de la Liberté was presented The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Der Fuehrer's Face won the 1942 Academy Award for Animated Short Film Other notable shorts from this period include the Army shorts, seven films that follow Donald's life in the US Army from his drafting to his life in basic training under sergeant Pete to his first actual mission as a commando having to sabotage a Japanese air base. The Academy Award for Animated Short Film is an award which has been given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as part of the Academy Awards every year The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Black Pete could refer to one of the following characters in fiction Zwarte Piet, a character in Dutch folklore and companion of Sinterklaas. In Military science, the term commando can refer to an individual a Military unit, or a raiding style of military operation. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Titles in the series include:

Donald Gets Drafted also featured Donald having a physical examination before joining the army. Donald Gets Drafted is a Walt Disney Cartoon starring Donald Duck. According to it Donald has flat feet and is unable to distinguish between the colors green and blue, which is a type of color blindness. Color blindness, a Color vision deficiency is the inability to perceive differences between some of the Colors that others can distinguish Also in this cartoon sergeant Pete comments on Donald's lack of discipline.

It is also noteworthy that thanks to these films, Donald graced the nose artwork of virtually every type of WWII Allied combat aircraft, from the L-4 Grasshopper to the B-29 Superfortress. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

Donald also appears as a mascot-such as in the Army Air Corps 309th Fighter Squadron[5] and the U. S Coast Guard Auxiliary, which showed Donald as a fierce-looking pirate ready to defend the American coast from invaders. [6] Donald also appeared as a mascot emblem for: 415th Fighter Squadron; 438th Fighter Squadron; 479th Bombardment Squadron; 531th Bombardment Squadron.

During World War II, Disney cartoons were not allowed to be imported into Occupied Europe. German–occupied Europe refers to the countries of Europe which were occupied by the Military forces of Nazi Germany at various times during Since this cost Disney a lot of money, he decided to create a new audience for his films in South America. He decided to make a trip through a lot of Latin American countries with his assistants, and use their experiences and impressions to create two feature length animation films. The first was Saludos Amigos, which consisted of four short segments, two of them with Donald Duck. Saludos Amigos ( Alô Amigos in Portuguese is a 1942 animated film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures. In the second, he meets his parrot pal Jose Carioca. The second film was The Three Caballeros, in which he meets his rooster friend Panchito. The Three Caballeros is a 1944 Animated feature film produced by Walt Disney and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. Panchito may refer to Panchito Alba: German Filipino actor Panchito Pistoles: Mexican cartoon character

Post-war animation

Many of Donald's films made after the war recast the duck as the brunt of some other character's pestering. Donald is repeatedly attacked, harassed, and ridiculed by his nephews, by the chipmunks Chip 'n Dale, or by other one-shot characters such as Humphrey the Bear, Spike the Bee, Bootle Beetle, the Aracuan Bird, Louie the Mountain Lion or a colony of ants. Chipmunk is the common name for any small Squirrel -like Rodent species of the genus Tamias in the family Sciuridae. Chip 'n' Dale are two animated Chipmunks created by The Walt Disney Company. Humphrey the Bear is a cartoon character created by the Walt Disney studio in 1950. The Aracuan Bird is a character created by The Walt Disney Company. In effect, the Disney artists had reversed the classic screwball scenario perfected by Walter Lantz and others in which the main character is the instigator of these harassing behaviors, rather than the butt of them. Walter Benjamin Lantz ( April 27 1899 &ndash March 22 1994) was an American Cartoonist and Animator, best

The post-war Donald also starred in educational films, such as Donald in Mathmagic Land and How to have an Accident at Work (both 1959), and made cameos in various Disney projects, such as The Reluctant Dragon (1941) and the Disneyland television show (1959). An educational film is a Film or movie whose primary purpose is to Educate. Donald in Mathmagic Land is a Donald Duck Featurette which was released on June 26 1959. The Reluctant Dragon is an 1898 children's story by Kenneth Grahame (originally published as a chapter in his book Dream Days The first incarnation of the Walt Disney anthology television series, commonly called The Wonderful World of Disney, premiered on ABC on October 27 Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic For this latter show, Donald's uncle Ludwig von Drake was created in 1961. Ludwig von Drake is one of Walt Disney 's Cartoon and Comic book characters

Clarence Nash voiced Donald for the last time in Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983), making Donald the only character in the film to be voiced by his original actor. Mickey's Christmas Carol is a twenty-four minute animated Short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and originally released in the Since Nash's death in 1985, Donald's voice has been provided by Tony Anselmo, who was mentored by Nash. Tony Anselmo is an Animator and Cartoon Voice actor and since 1987 the voice of Donald Duck. Anselmo's voice is heard for the first time in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 Live-action/animated film produced by Amblin Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company (released In this movie, Donald has a piano duel scene with the Warner Brothers duck Daffy Duck. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Daffy Duck is an Animated cartoon character in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of

Donald has since appeared in a lot of different television shows and (short) animated movies. He played roles in Mickey's Christmas Carol and The Prince and the Pauper and made a cameo appearance in A Goofy Movie. Mickey's Christmas Carol is a twenty-four minute animated Short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and originally released in the The Prince and the Pauper is a novel by Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada before its 1882 publication in the United States A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as A Goofy Movie is a 1995 animated musical Comedy film, produced by DisneyToon Studios and released to theatres by Walt

Donald had a rather small part in the animated television series DuckTales. DuckTales is an American Animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. There, Donald joins the Navy, and leaves his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie with their Uncle Scrooge, who then has to take care of them. Donald's role in the overall series was fairly limited, as he only ended up appearing in a handful of episodes. Some of the stories in the series were loosely based on the comics by Carl Barks.

Donald made some cameo appearances in Bonkers, before getting his own television show Quack Pack. For other uses of the term Bonkers, please see Bonkers (disambiguation. Quack Pack is an Animated television series made by The Walt Disney Company. This series featured a modernized Duck family. Donald was no longer wearing his sailor suit and hat, but a Hawaiian shirt. Huey, Dewey and Louie now are teenagers, with distinct clothing, voices and personalities. Daisy Duck has lost her pink dress and bow and has a new hairdo. Oddly enough, no other family members, besides Ludwig von Drake, appear in 'Quack Pack', and all other Duckburg citizens are humans, and not dogs.

In an alternate opening for the 2005 Disney film Chicken Little, Donald would have made a cameo appearance as "Ducky Lucky". This scene can be found on the Chicken Little DVD.

Donald also played an important role in Mickey Mouse Works and House of Mouse. Mickey Mouse Works is a television show that features the cartoon character Mickey Mouse and his friends in a series of animated segments Disney's House of Mouse is an American Animated Television series, produced by Walt Disney Television, that originally aired from In the latter show, he is the co-owner of Mickey's night club.

Donald in comics

Main article: Donald Duck in comics

While Donald's cartoons enjoy vast popularity in the United States and around the world, his weekly and monthly comic books enjoy their greatest popularity in many European countries, especially Denmark, Norway and Finland, but also Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Sweden. See also Donald Duck Donald Duck, Cartoon character created by the Walt Disney Company The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Most of them are produced and published by the Italian branch of the Walt Disney Company in Italy and by Egmont in Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden. Egmont is one of the leading Media industry groups of Scandinavia. In Germany, the comics are published by Ehapa which has since become part of the Egmont empire. Donald-comics are also being produced in The Netherlands and France. Donald also has been appeared in Japanese comics published by Kodansha and Tokyopop. is the largest Japanese publisher headquartered in ( Bunkyo) Tokyo. For the music movie see Tokyo Pop. Tokyopop, stylized TOKYOPOP, and formerly known as Mixx, is a distributor licensor

According to the Inducks, which is a database about Disney comics worldwide, American, Italian and Danish stories have been reprinted in the following countries. In most of them, publications still continue: Australia, Austria, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, the People's Republic of China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark (Faroe Islands), Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guyana, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the former Yugoslavia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. 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Early development

Though a 1931 Disney publication called Mickey Mouse Annual mentioned a character named Donald Duck, the character's first appearance in comic-strip format was a newspaper cartoon that was based on the short The Wise Little Hen and published in 1934. A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a Comics artist For the next few years, Donald made a few more appearances in Disney-themed strips, and by 1936, he had grown to be one of the most popular characters in the Silly Symphonies comic strip. Ted Osborne was the primary writer of these strips, with Al Taliaferro as his artist. Ted Osborne ( February 6, 1900 or 1901&ndash March 12, 1968) was an American writer of comics radio shows and animated films remembered Charles Alfred Taliaferro ( August 29, 1905 - February 3, 1969) known simply as Al Taliaferro was a Disney comics Artist Osborne and Taliaferro also introduced several members of Donald's supporting cast, including his nephews, Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck are a trio of Ducks who appear in Animated cartoons and Comic books published by The Walt Disney Company

In 1937, an Italian publisher named Mondadori created the first Donald Duck story intended specifically for comic books. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, ( Borsa Italiana: MNDI is the second biggest Publishing company in Italy. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative The eighteen-page story, written by Federico Pedrocchi, is the first to feature Donald as an adventurer rather than simply a comedic character. Fleetway in England also began publishing comic-book stories featuring the duck. Fleetway, also known as Fleetway Publications and Fleetway Editions, was a publishing company mainly producing comic magazines for the UK. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

Developments under Taliaferro

A daily Donald Duck comic strip drawn by Taliaferro and written by Bob Karp began running in the United States on February 2, 1938; the Sunday strip began the following year. Robert Louis Karp (1911-1975 was an American Comics writer He began working for the Walt Disney Company in the 1930s and from 1938 to 1974 he wrote The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Taliaferro and Karp created an even larger cast of characters for Donald's world. He got a new St. Bernard named Bolivar, and his family grew to include cousin Gus Goose and grandmother Elvira Coot. Bolivar is a Fictional non-anthropomorphic St Bernard dog belonging to Donald Duck. For the scientific family that includes ducks see Anatidae. The Duck family is a fictional family created by The Gus Goose is a fictional goose created by the Walt Disney studios for its various animated cartoons and comic books Elvira "Grandma Duck" Coot is a Fictional character who appears in Walt Disney 's various Comic books She is the grandmother of Donald Donald's new rival girlfriends were Donna and Daisy Duck. Daisy Duck is one of Walt Disney 's Cartoon and Comic book characters Daisy Duck is one of Walt Disney 's Cartoon and Comic book characters Taliaferro also gave Donald his very own automobile, a 1934 Belchfire Runabout, in a 1938 story.

Developments under Barks

In 1942, Western Publishing began creating original comic-book stories about Donald and other Disney characters. Western Publishing, also known as "Western Printing and Lithographing Co Bob Karp worked on the earliest of these, a story called "Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold". Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold is a Comic book starring Donald Duck that was originally printed in Four Color #9 (the first The new publisher meant new illustrators, however: Carl Barks and Jack Hannah. Carl Barks ( March 27, 1901 &ndash August 25, 2000) was a famous Disney Studio illustrator and Comic book creator who Jack Hannah ( January 13, 1913 - June 11, 1994) was an animator writer and director of animated shorts Barks would later repeat the treasure-hunting theme in many more stories. The game There are many different types of treasure hunt games which can have one or more players who try to find hidden articles locations or places by using a series

Barks soon took over the major development of the comic-book version of the duck as both writer and illustrator. Under his pen, the comic version of Donald diverged even further from his animated counterpart, becoming more adventurous, less temperamental, and more eloquent. Black Pete was the only other major character from the Mickey Mouse comic strip to feature in Barks' new Donald Duck universe. Black Pete could refer to one of the following characters in fiction Zwarte Piet, a character in Dutch folklore and companion of Sinterklaas. Donald Duck is a cartoon character from The Walt Disney Company.

Barks placed Donald in the city of Duckburg, which he populated with a host of supporting players, including Gladstone Gander (1948), Gyro Gearloose (1952), Uncle Scrooge McDuck (1947), Magica de Spell (1961), Flintheart Glomgold (1956), the Beagle Boys (1951), April, May and June (1953), Neighbour Jones (1944) and John D. Rockerduck (1961). Duckburg is a Fictional city which appears in Walt Disney 's Comic books and animated projects Gladstone Gander is a Walt Disney Fictional character created by comic artist and writer Carl Barks for Western Publishing. Gyro Gearloose is a Fictional character, an anthropomorphic Chicken created by Carl Barks for The Walt Disney Company. Scrooge McDuck or Uncle Scrooge is a fictional Magica De Spell is a Fictional character of the Scrooge McDuck universe, a Witch created by Carl Barks. Flintheart Glomgold is a Fictional character in Disney Comic books, one of Scrooge McDuck 's main rivals who holds the title of The Second The Beagle Boys are a group of Fictional characters from the Scrooge McDuck universe loosely based on the popular image of Ma Barker and the Barker-Karpis April May and June Duck are a trio of Walt Disney 's Comic book characters Neighbor J Jones is a Fictional character created by Carl Barks for The Walt Disney Company. John D Rockerduck is a Fictional character from the Scrooge McDuck Universe. Many of Taliaferro's characters made the move to Barks' world as well, including Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Barks placed Donald in both domestic and adventure scenarios, and Uncle Scrooge became one of his favorite characters to pair up with Donald. Scrooge's popularity grew, and by 1952, the character had a comic book of his own. At this point, Barks concentrated his major efforts on the Scrooge stories, and Donald's appearances became more focused on comedy or he was recast as Scrooge's reluctant helper, following his rich uncle around the globe.

Further developments

A picture of several packaged products displaying pictures of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck dressed in traditional Japanese attire
A picture of several packaged products displaying pictures of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck dressed in traditional Japanese attire

Dozens of writers continued to utilize Donald in their stories around the world. Mickey Mouse is a comic animal Cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company.

For example the Disney Studio artists, who made comics directly for the European market. Two of them, Dick Kinney (1917-1985)and Al Hubbard (1915-1984) created Donald's cousin Fethry Duck. Dick Kinney (1917-1985 was a Disney Comic book writer who worked mostly on Donald Duck and Scrooge McDuck stories Al Hubbard may refer to Al Hubbard (artist (1915&ndash1984 comics Al Hubbard (VVAW, former leader of Vietnam Veterans Against the War

The American artists Vic Lockman and Tony Strobl (1915-1991), who were working directly for the American comic books, created Moby Duck. Anthony Joseph (Tony Strobl ( May 12 1915 &ndash December 29 1991) was an American For the scientific family that includes ducks see Anatidae. The Duck family is a fictional family created by The Strobl was one of the most productive Disney artists of all time, and drew a lot of stories which Barks wrote after his retirement. In the 1990s, these scripts were re-drawn by Dutch artist Daan Jippes. Daan Jippes (birth name Daniel Jan Jippes, born 14 October 1945 in Amsterdam) is a Cartoonist, who has worked with Disney

Italian publisher Mondadori created many of the stories that were published throughout Europe. They also introduced numerous new characters who are today well known in Europe. One example is Donald Duck's alter-ego, a superhero called Paperinik in Italian, created by Guido Martina (1906-1991) and Giovan Battista Carpi (1927-1991). A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do Paperinik (also known as Phantomias, Duck Avenger, Superduck, PK, Superdonald and Phantom Duck) is a fictional Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. Giovan Battista Carpi ( November 16 1927 - March 3 1999) was an Italian Comics artist

Giorgio Cavazzano and Carlo Chendi created Honkey Go-Kart (Umperio Bogarto in Italian), a detective whose name is an obvious parody on Humphrey Bogart. Giorgio Cavazzano (born October 19, 1947, Venice) is an Italian Comic strip artist They also created O.K Quack, an extraterrestrial Duck who landed on earth in a spaceship in the shape of a coin. He however lost his spaceship, and befriended Scrooge, and now is allowed to search through his moneybin time after time, looking for his ship.

Romano Scarpa (1927-2005), who was a very important and influential Italian Disney artist, created Brigitta McBridge, a female Duck who is madly in love with Scrooge. Romano Scarpa (September 27 1927 Venice - April 23 2005 Málaga) was one of the most famous Italian creators of Disney comics. Her affections are never answered by him, though, but she keeps trying. Scarpa also came up with Dickie Duck, the granddaughter of Glittering Goldie (Scrooge's possible love-interest from his days in the Klondike) and Kildare Coot, a nephew of Grandma Duck. For the scientific family that includes ducks see Anatidae. The Duck family is a fictional family created by The Goldie O'Gilt (or Glittering Goldie) is a Fictional character The Coot Kin is a fictional family in the Scrooge McDuck universe.

Italian artist Corrado Mastantuono created Bum Bum Ghigno, a cynical, grumpy and not too good looking Duck who teams up with Donald and Gyro a lot. Corrado Mastantuono (born 1962-12-20) is an Italian comic book artist

The American artist William van Horn also introduced a new character: Rumpus McFowl, an old and rather corpulent Duck with a giant appetite and laziness, who is first said to be a cousin of Scrooge. William Van Horn (born February 15, 1939) has been a Disney comics artist and writer since 1988. Rumpus McFowl is a Fictional character of the Scrooge McDuck universe, created by William van Horn in 1994. Only later, Scrooge reveals to his nephews Rumpus is actually his half-brother. Later, Rumpus also finds out.

Working for the Danish editor Egmont, artist Daniel Branca (1951-2005) and script-writers Paul Halas and Charlie Martin created Sonny Seagull, an orphan who befriends Huey, Dewey and Louie, and his rival, Mr. Daniel Branca ( December 7, 1951 &ndash January 28, 2005) was an Argentine comic artist Phelps.

The most productive Duck-artist today is Victor Arriagada Rios, who is better known under the name Vicar. Vicar, a Pseudonym for Victor Arriagada Rios (born April 16, 1934 in Santiago, Chile) is a Cartoonist and creator He has his own studio where he and his assistants draw the stories sent in by Egmont. Vicar created the character Oono, a pre-historic princess who traveled to Duckburg in the 1990s by using Gyro's time-machine.

The best-known and most popular Duck-artist of this time is Keno Don Rosa. Keno Don Hugo Rosa (often just called Don Rosa) (born June 29, 1951) is a comic book writer and illustrator best known for his stories about Scrooge He started doing Disney comics in 1987 for the American publisher Gladstone. He later worked briefly for the Dutch editors, but moved to work directly for Egmont soon afterwards. He created a lot of sequels to Barks' stories, and even a 12-part series of stories about the life of Scrooge McDuck, which won him two Eisner awards. The surname Eisner (or Eysner, Eissner) could mean any of the following people Breck Eisner - son of Michael and Film Not all Barks-fans are happy with his work, though, and some claim he's destroying Barks' carefully built world.

Other important artists who have worked with Donald are Freddy Milton and Daan Jippes, who made 18 ten-pagers which experts claim are as good as Barks' work. Freddy Milton is a Danish Comic-book writer-artist best known for his work on Disney comics, Woody Woodpecker and Gnuff. Daan Jippes (birth name Daniel Jan Jippes, born 14 October 1945 in Amsterdam) is a Cartoonist, who has worked with Disney

Japanese artist Shiro Amano worked with Donald on the graphic novel Kingdom Hearts based on the Disney-Squaresoft videogame. is a Japanese Mangaka who has worked on several projects including his adaption on the popular ''Kingdom Hearts'' series. is an Action role-playing game developed and published by Squaresoft (now Square Enix) in 2002 for the PlayStation 2 Video game console was a Japanese Video game company founded in September 1983 by Masafumi Miyamoto.

Beyond Disney

The University of Oregon uses Donald as its "Fighting Duck" mascot.
The University of Oregon uses Donald as its "Fighting Duck" mascot. The University of Oregon (UO is a public, Coeducational Research university in Eugene Oregon, United States. The Oregon Duck (also known as the Fighting Duck, Donald Duck or simply The Duck) is the University of Oregon 's mascot based on Disney's

Donald Duck is the only popular film and television cartoon character to appear as a mascot for a major American university: a licensing agreement between Disney and the University of Oregon allows the school's sports teams to use Donald's image as its "Fighting Duck" mascot. The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common The University of Oregon (UO is a public, Coeducational Research university in Eugene Oregon, United States. The Oregon Duck (also known as the Fighting Duck, Donald Duck or simply The Duck) is the University of Oregon 's mascot based on Disney's

In 1984 Donald Duck was named an honorary alumnus of the University of Oregon during his 50th birthday celebration. During a visit to the Eugene Airport 3,000 to 4,000 fans gathered for the presentation of an academic cap and gown to Donald. Eugene Airport, also known as Mahlon Sweet Field, is a public Airport located 7 miles (11 km northwest of Eugene, in Lane County, Thousands of area residents signed a congratulatory scroll for Donald, and that document is now part of Disney's corporate archives.

Donald's name and image are also used on numerous commercial products, one example being Donald Duck brand orange juice, introduced by Citrus World in 1940. Orange juice is a Fruit juice obtained by squeezing pressing or otherwise crushing the interior of an orange. Florida's Natural Growers is an agricultural Cooperative based in Lake Wales Florida.

In the 1950s, an early Mad Magazine parody of Mickey Mouse (called "Mickey Rodent", written by "Walt Dizzy") featured "Darnold Duck", whose quacky voice had to be "translated" for the readers, and who was shamed into finally wearing pants. Mad is a monthly American Humor Magazine founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines in 1952 Mickey Mouse is a comic animal Cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company.

Although Donald's military service has most been recognized as him in the US Army from his wartime cartoons (and to a lesser extent having Donald in the US Navy from Duck Tales), Walt Disney had authorized Donald to be used as a mascot for the US Coast Guard. The Coast Guard image shows a fierce-looking Donald Duck dressed in a pirate's outfit, appearing vigilant against any potential threats to the coastal regions in the United States. This image is still often used on many Coast Guard bases and Coast guard cutters today.

In Sweden a comic book artist named Charlie Christensen got into a legal dispute with Disney when his creation Arne Anka looked similar to Donald Duck (albeit Arne is a pessimistic drunkard). "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Arne Anka is a Swedish Comic strip drawn by Charlie Christensen under the Pseudonym Alexander Barks However Charlie made a mockery of the legal action, and staged a fake death for his character, who then had plastic surgery performed and reappeared as Arne X with a more crow-like beak. He later purchased a strap-on duck beak from a novelty gift shop, pointing out that "If Disney are planning to give me any legal action all I have to do is remove my fake beak. "

In 1991 the Disney Corporation sued the Israeli Caricaturist Dudu Geva for copyright infringement, claiming his character "Donald Dach" in the story "Moby Duck" was a ripoff of Donald. Dudu Geva ( March 14, 1950 – February 15, 2005) An Israeli Artist, Writer, Cartoonist, Illustrator 'Copyright infringement' (or copyright violation) is the unauthorized use of material that is covered by Copyright law in a manner that violates [7] The Courts found in their favor and forced Geva to pay for the legal expenses and remove his book from the shelves. More mildly, the character Howard The Duck's original design was modified to include pants allegedly due to pressure from Disney. Howard the Duck is a Comic book character in the Marvel Comics universe created by writer Steve Gerber and artist Val Mayerik

In 2005, Donald received an own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6840 Hollywood Blvd[8] joining other fictional characters such as Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Woody Woodpecker, The Simpsons, Winnie the Pooh, Kermit the Frog, Godzilla and Snow White. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that Mickey Mouse is a comic animal Cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. Clyde Rabbit (uncleMrs Bugs Bunny (wifePapa Bunny (fatherMama Bunny (motherRugs Bunny Daffy Duck is an Animated cartoon character in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of Woody Woodpecker is an animated cartoon character, an Anthropomorphic Woodpecker who appeared in theatrical Short films produced Winnie-the-Pooh, commonly shortened to Pooh Bear and once referred to as Edward Bear, is a fictional Bear created by A Kermit the Frog is a Muppet, one of Puppeteer Jim Henson 's most famous and beloved creations first introduced in 1955 Etymology Name "Godzilla" is a combination of two Japanese words and. Snow White (in Low German Sneewittchen; in High German Schneeweißchen) is the title character of a Fairy tale known from many countries in

Donald's fame has also led Disney to license the character for a number of video games, such as the Kingdom Hearts series, where Donald is the court magician of Disney Castle. is a series of Action role-playing games developed and published by Square Enix (formerly Square) He accompanies Goofy and a young boy named Sora on a quest to rescue King Mickey Mouse and defeat the Heartless. Kingdom Hearts is a series of action role-playing video games developed and published by Square Enix (formerly Square) Square Enix 's and Disney 's Kingdom Hearts series of video games takes place in an unnamed Outer space -like fictional universe with numerous self-contained He is voiced by Tony Anselmo in the English version and Kōichi Yamadera in the Japanese version. Tony Anselmo is an Animator and Cartoon Voice actor and since 1987 the voice of Donald Duck. ( June 17, 1961 -) is a Japanese Seiyū, Actor and Tarento from Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture.

Appearances

Cartoon shorts

see Donald Duck filmography

Movies

Television series

Video games

Famous illustrators

Further reading

References

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External links


INDUCKS or Inducks (for International Network of Disney-Universe Comic Knowers and Sources) is a freely available database aiming to index all Disney comics

Dictionary

Donald Duck

-proper noun

  1. One of the Disney characters. A white-feathered duck who wears a sailor suit and has tantrums.

-noun

  1. (Cockney rhyming slang) A fuck.
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