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 Donald Duck as Paperinik. Donald Duck is a cartoon character from The Walt Disney Company. Art by Marco Rota. Marco Rota (born September 18, 1942) is an Italian Disney comic artist who served as editor-in-chief of Disney Italia from 1974 to 1988 |
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| Publisher | Walt Disney Co. (licenser) Mondadori (licensee) |
| First appearance | "Paperinik il diabolico vendicatore," Topolino #706-707, 1969 |
| Created by | Elisa Penna (story) Guido Martina (script) Giovan Battista Carpi (art) |
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| Alter ego | Donald Fauntleroy Duck |
| Team affiliations | Gyro Gearloose |
| Notable aliases | Duck Avenger, Superduck, PK |
| Abilities | Uses a variety of gadgets plus his own cleverness to fight crime. In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Giovan Battista Carpi ( November 16 1927 - March 3 1999) was an Italian Comics artist Donald Duck is a cartoon character from The Walt Disney Company. Gyro Gearloose is a Fictional character, an anthropomorphic Chicken created by Carl Barks for The Walt Disney Company. |
Paperinik (also known as Phantomias, Duck Avenger, Superduck, PK, Superdonald and Phantom Duck) is a fictional comic book superhero, Donald Duck's alter ego. 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 Duck is a cartoon character from The Walt Disney Company. An alter ego ( Latin, "the other I" is a second self, a second Personality or Persona within a Person Donald originally created his superheroic identity as a means of secretly seeking revenge against relatives such as Scrooge McDuck and Gladstone Gander, but soon found himself fighting other menaces. Scrooge McDuck or Uncle Scrooge is a fictional Gladstone Gander is a Walt Disney Fictional character created by comic artist and writer Carl Barks for Western Publishing. The character is an Italian invention and, as a pervasive feature where he appears, very much not in canon with stories that do not feature him. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest This article is not about Literary canons of influential works of fiction but about the concept of a canon which defines the world of a particular fictional series
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History
Original version of Paperinik
In 1969, various children complained to the publishers of the Italian version of the Donald Duck comics (Mondadori) that Donald was always the loser in their stories. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, ( Borsa Italiana: MNDI is the second biggest Publishing company in Italy. Writer Guido Martina and artist Giovan Battista Carpi responded by giving Donald a superhero alias named "Paperinik". Giovan Battista Carpi ( November 16 1927 - March 3 1999) was an Italian Comics artist A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do The name "Paperinik" is a combination of the names "Diabolik", a then-popular fictional villain who started a hype about villains with names ending in -ik, and "Paperino" (Italian for little duck), Donald's Italian name. Diabolik is a Fictional character, an Anti-hero featured in Italian comics.
In the French version he was called Fantomiald, in the German version Phantomias, Patomás in the Spanish translations, and the Greek version Phantom Duck (Φάντομ Ντακ), all of them based on the master-criminal Fantômas. Fantômas is a Fictional arch- Villain and master criminal by French Writers Marcel Allain (1885–1970 and Pierre In Denmark his adventures have mostly been published in small books called "Jumbobøger", or "Jumbo books" (Due to being several hundred pages long, not for their size). He is known in Denmark as "Stålanden", meaning "The Steel-duck". In Sweden he is known as "Stål-Kalle", meaning "Steel-Donald". In Finland, Papernik is published in "Aku Ankan Taskukirja", "Donald Duck's Pocket Book". The Finnish name for Papernik is "Taikaviitta", meaning "Magic Cape". In Norway he is called "Fantonald".
The creators introduced Paperinik in the two-part, 60-page story "Paperinik il diabolico vendicatore" ("Paperinik the Diabolical Avenger") published on June 8 and June 15, 1969. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history
The debut story featured Donald receiving the ownership papers of Villa Rosa, an abandoned villa outside of Duckburg (Paperopoli in Italian original version) whose owner had disappeared decades ago. A villa was originally an Upper-class Country house, though since its origins in Roman times the idea and function of a villa has evolved considerably Duckburg is a Fictional city which appears in Walt Disney 's Comic books and animated projects Donald soon finds that the papers were actually intended for his cousin Gladstone, but he is content not to correct the mistake. Visiting the villa with his nephews, he discovers the diary and an abandoned suit of Fantomius, who was known as a notorious gentleman burglar and sometime vigilante active during the late 19th century and early 20th century. For other uses of the term 'diary' see Diary (disambiguation. A vigilante is a person who ignores Due process of law and enacts their own form of Justice in response to a perception of insufficient response by the The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on Donald learns his methods of maintaining a secret identity by acting as a harmless and rather incompetent gentleman during the day and during the night as a vindicator, taking revenge for his grievances against society. A secret identity is an element of fiction wherein a character develops a separate Persona (usually adopting a Pseudonym) while keeping their true identity Intrigued, Donald decides to keep his discoveries to himself as they might prove useful.
He soon meets his own two greatest causes of grief: his ruthless and domineering maternal uncle Scrooge McDuck and his arrogant and extremely lucky first cousin Gladstone, who enjoys taunting Donald with his own effortless successes in comparison to Donald's constant efforts and failures. Deciding to take revenge on them, Donald presents the diary's notes on weapons and transportation means to Gyro Gearloose who soon equips him with a utility belt and boots that contain many useful gadgets, and also adds gadgets to Donald's car. Gyro Gearloose is a Fictional character, an anthropomorphic Chicken created by Carl Barks for The Walt Disney Company. The first mission for "Paperinik", as he names himself, is to steal his uncle's mattress which contains $1,000,000 in small bills. A mattress is a mat or pad usually placed atop a Bed, upon which to sleep or lie He does so by making certain that Scrooge inhales enough of a sleep-inducing drug to keep him out of action all night. He then frames Gladstone for the theft.
Scrooge and Gladstone, along with the police, manage to track the thief to the Villa the next day. Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force Gladstone, trying to clear his name, decides to investigate the villa but the "candle" he uses for light is actually dynamite. A candle is a Light source and sometimes a Heat source consisting of a solid block of Fuel and an embedded wick. Dynamite is an explosive based on the explosive potential of Nitroglycerin, initially using Diatomaceous earth (kieselgur US Spelling kieselguhr He accidentally destroys the villa and the money ends up scattered around the area. Scrooge seems convinced that Gladstone is responsible but decides not to place charges if Gladstone manages to collect the money. Meanwhile Donald is gloating over all of this, and states that his career has just begun.
Donald later discovers a second volume of Fantomius's diary in the anniversary story "Paperinik e il ritorno a Villa Rosa" ("Paperinik and the Return to Villa Rosa") by Fabio Michelini and Giovan Battista Carpi. The later story was 53 pages long and was first published in two parts on September 17 and September 24, 1996. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)
The first story is considered an Italian Duck comic classic, and was popular with readers of the time as Donald acted with more confidence, intelligence and skill than that of his regular identity. The story seems also to owe many of its aspects to its writer Guido Martina whose stories often focused on the darker and more villainous aspects of his characters' personalities.
The second phase
In the early stories, Paperinik wasn't actually a superhero, but a vindicator, avenging wrongs that had been done to Donald, sometimes in blatantly illegal ways. The writers toned this aspect down later, and turned him into a superhero instead, as they understood it was not a good long-term idea to turn Donald into a full-time villain. The character's methods did not change much but he started targeting the criminal population of Duckburg, in particular the Beagle Boys. 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 This still remains his main mission today, although he occasionally faces higher profile adversaries and finds missions which require him to travel away from Duckburg.
The "old style" stories and characterization eventually fell out of favor, and Paperinik emerged as the main defender of Duckburg, keeping watch on the city with his high-tech and always nonlethal weapons and gadgets, in a fashion much reminiscent of the Batman. Duckburg is a Fictional city which appears in Walt Disney 's Comic books and animated projects Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created The American hero is given explicit tribute in some stories where the Mayor or Police Chief of Duckburg are seen requesting Paperinik's assistance with a kind of Bat-Signal which projects the outline of a bat "wearing" Donald's trademark hat. The Bat-Signal is a Fictional Distress signal device appearing in the various interpretations of the Batman mythos
Gyro Gearloose remained the only citizen of Duckburg to know about Donald's secret identity: he became his first and most important ally, dependably providing him with a vast array of powerful (though still often humorous) weapons and sometimes helping him in his adventures. Some other characters discovered Donald's secret time and again, but he always protected himself by erasing their memories with Gyro's "Car-Can Sweeties". The name "Car-Can" is a contraction of the Italian "Caramelle Cancellin": Caramelle stands for "sweets", and "Cancellin" is a made up word related to the word "cancellare", "to erase".
To explain his knowledge of Paperinik's activities, Donald made the public believe that he is "Paperinik's best friend", a fact that utterly perplexes Uncle Scrooge and the other characters. Scrooge McDuck or Uncle Scrooge is a fictional
Many of these stories were much more light-hearted than the first ones, and the theme of revenge was usually absent.
Modern versions of Paperinik
In the 1990s the character had been dropped by most authors; his adventures were limited to fighting some environmental criminals and crooks of that sort. PKNA - Paperinik New Adventures is a Disney comic published in Italy from 14 March 1996 to 20 December 2000, about The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 So, to boost the character, in 1996 a new monthly series was launched: "PKNA - Paperinik New Adventures". Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) PKNA - Paperinik New Adventures is a Disney comic published in Italy from 14 March 1996 to 20 December 2000, about The series had a new format for an Italian Disney comic as it was influenced by Marvel Comics' superhero comic books both graphically and story-wise. Disney comics are Comic books and Comic strips featuring Walt Disney characters Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do 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 art was more modern and "faster". Many young Disney artists were involved in the project: Claudio Sciarrone, Alessandro Barbucci, Silvia Ziche and many others. Silvia Ziche (born 5 July 1967 in Thiene) is an Italian Comic book artist and writer The best young writers too were hired to make the series successful: Tito Faraci and Francesco Artibani among the best-known.
With the addition of many new technological characters (droids, A.I.s, aliens, etc. This is the concept of the "droid" in Science fiction. Extraterrestrial life is Life originating outside of the Earth. ) the series was intended for a different target audience than the classical Paperinik. The adventures were mainly science fiction and in addition to the story featured in every issue were published sketches, special files, analyses and more. The stories were much darker than the original Paperinik stories, having more action and a few deaths from time to time.
The story begins with Donald Duck finding a secret floor in the building (Ducklair Tower) where he works. This was the secret laboratory of eccentric millionaire Everett Ducklair, whose assets were purchased by Scrooge when he left to "discover his true self" in the Eastern monastery of Dhasam-bul. Ducklair had created an artificial intelligence called Uno, which controlled the entire building. Donald managed to enter the 151th floor with his "Classic Paperinik" devices and befriended Uno. He offered to assist him in fighting crime, partly just for the desire of having a friend, since "loneliness is hard even for artificials". This proved to be necessary when the alien menace of the Evronians began to target Duckburg and the whole Earth, since the technology and physiology of the extraterrestrials left PK's usual weapons completely outclassed. Evroniani or Evrons are an alien race in the Fictional world of the Paperinik New Adventures comic based on Walt Disney
This marked the disappearance of Gyro from the stories; also, Donald's interactions with the usual Disney Club characters was minimized (with Huey, Dewey and Louie being written off the story in the first issue), since his PK persona was now the main focus of the entire series and not just "Donald's cool alter-ego". Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck are a trio of Ducks who appear in Animated cartoons and Comic books published by The Walt Disney Company
After a run of 50 regular issues plus various specials, the series was interrupted, to restart with a new name "PK2". The series, less inspired than the first one, was a sequel to it, with most of the same characters and situations and maybe a little bit more continuity-oriented. A sequel is a work in Literature, Film, or other media that portrays events following those of a previous work This run lasted 18 issues. This series mainly focused on the character of Everett Ducklair returning to Duckburg after having spent years in the monastery of Dhasam-bul. Duckburg is a Fictional city which appears in Walt Disney 's Comic books and animated projects It was revealed Ducklair had two daughters, who for some reason despise him, apparently for something to do with Ducklair getting rid of their mother.
It was then decided by the publisher to reboot the whole PK universe, and in the current series, named simply "PK", Paperinik has never existed and "PK" is the name Donald chose reading the serial number of his shield, the Extransformer: -PK237-. Reboot, in serial Fiction, means a discarding of much or even all previous continuity in the series to start anew The "Galactic Defenders" (Guardiani della Galassia), an organization that protect the universe, appoint Donald as the defender of Earth. EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 This new version of Paperinik had little to do with the previous continuity started in 1969. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "PK", although having some fans, is considered by various fans as a betrayal of the previous character's spirit. Many of the later are lobbying for the return of "PKNA", considered by them to be the best of the three newer series.
In the meanwhile, stories starring the classical Paperinik have appeared in other Italian Disney comics, and the character has recently received a better treatment than he had in the 1990s. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Currently, Paperinik is somewhat back to his traditional origins, and thus the classic version of the character hasn't been forgotten.
In 2002, a video game starring Paperinik was released for Playstation 2 and Nintendo GameCube, entitled Disney's PK: Out of the Shadows (sometimes called Disney's Donald Duck PK, or just PK). A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Kyoto Japan founded on The, often abbreviated as GCN, is Nintendo 's fourth home Video game console and is part of the sixth generation console era. Disney's PK Out of the Shadows (Otherwise known as Disney's Donald Duck PK or just PK is a Video game of the action-adventure genre released in In the game, Donald Duck is transported into the future and tasked with saving the world from aliens. He is given special powers, and told that he has become a "platyrhynchos kineticus", an energized duck, or PK for short, stepping around his Paperinik roots. The game did not fare well commercially.
Roots of the character
The roots of Paperinik can be found in older literary characters. As many as six of them have been named as parent-characters based on the elements that they had in common with Paperinik, although his creation can also be seen as part of the rise of popularity of literary villains and anti-heroes in Italy during the 1960s:
- Diabolik, created by sisters Angela Giussani and Luciana Giussani in 1962. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Diabolik is a Fictional character, an Anti-hero featured in Italian comics. Angela ( June 10, 1922 - February 12, 1987) and Luciana Giussani ( April 19, 1928 - March 31, Angela ( June 10, 1922 - February 12, 1987) and Luciana Giussani ( April 19, 1928 - March 31, Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paperinik owes his name to this Italian master criminal who was among the most popular anti-heroes of the 1960s in Italy. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 He is the main influence for the first stories starring Paperinik.
- Batman, created by Bob Kane (October 24, 1915 - November 3, 1998) and Bill Finger (February 8, 1914 - February, 1974) in 1939. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created Bob Kane (born Robert Kahn, October 24, 1915 &ndash November 3, 1998) was an American Comic book artist Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) William "Bill" Finger ( February 8, 1914 &ndash January 18, 1974) was an American Comic strip and Comic Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paperinik's use of gadgets placed in his uniform, utility belt and car seems to derive from this influential superhero. A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do He becomes the main influence for later stories.
- Rocambole, created by Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail (1829-1871) as the main character of a series published in daily newspapers between 1857 and 1870 and later concentrated in eight volumes. Rocambole is the creation of Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail, a 19th century French Writer. Pierre Alexis Viscount of Ponson du Terrail ( 8 July 1829 - 20 January 1871) was a French Writer. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Rocambole was an adventurer who started as a master criminal and later became a master crime-fighter. In both of his careers his methods included acting behind the scenes and manipulating persons and events. Both as a vindicator and as a superhero, Paperinik would use similar methods to achieve his goals.
- Arsène Lupin, created by Maurice Leblanc (November 11, 1864 - November 6, 1941) as the main character of a series of twenty-one novels published between 1905 and 1939. Arsène Lupin is a fictional Gentleman thief who appears in a Book series of Detective fiction / Crime fiction Novels written by Maurice-Marie-Émile Leblanc ( 11 November, 1864 - 6 November, 1941) was a French novelist and writer of Short stories, Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He is often described as a gentleman burglar and sometimes acted as vigilante and the description of Fantomius' activities was based on him. Though a so-called villain wanted by the police, Lupin actually had a strong sense of honor and his targets were usually persons whose sources of wealth were less than honest. He administered his own type of justice as he saw it and often helped the police without them knowing it.
- Fantômas, created by Marcel Allain (September 15, 1885-August 25, 1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874-1914) as the main character of a series of forty-three novels published between 1911 and 1963. Fantômas is a Fictional arch- Villain and master criminal by French Writers Marcel Allain (1885–1970 and Pierre Marcel Allain (1885-1970 was a French Writer mostly remembered today for his co-creation with Pierre Souvestre of the Fictional arch- Villain Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pierre Souvestre ( June 1, 1874 - February 26, 1914) was a French Lawyer, Journalist, Writer and organizer Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The name "Fantomius" is presumably taken from this character. Fantômas was a master criminal and master manipulator with sadistic and homicidal tendencies. Though Paperinik had little in common with him, it should be perhaps noted that Fantômas closest allies and his worst enemies were all related to him one way or the other. This was also the case with Paperinik early in his career.
- Zorro created by Johnston McCulley (February 2, 1883 - November 23, 1958) in 1918. Zorro (originally called Señor Zorro) is a Fictional character created in 1919 by pulp writer Johnston McCulley. Johnston McCulley ( February 2, 1883 Ottawa Illinois - November 23, 1958) was the author of hundreds of stories fifty novels numerous screenplays Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Fantomius's methods of maintaining a secret identity derived from those of Zorro. Zorro indeed acted as a harmless gentleman when not acting as a vigilante during the night. He was also mainly active in California. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Paperinik is mainly active in Duckburg's fictional U.S. state of Calisota, located in the area equivalent to northern California (according to comic writer Don Rosa). The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Duckburg is a Fictional city which appears in Walt Disney 's Comic books and animated projects 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 For a chronology of Zorro see: Zorro
Paperinik in other languages
- Danish: Stålanden ("Steel duck")
- Dutch: Presently Superdonald, formerly Fantomerik
- Finnish: Taikaviitta ("Magic cape")
- French: Fantomiald ("Fantômas" + "Donald")
- German: Phantomias
- Greek: Φάντομ Ντακ (Fántom Dak / Phantom Duck)
- Hungarian: Fantomkacsa ("Fantomius" + "kacsa (duck)")
- Icelandic: Stálöndin ("Steel duck")
- Indonesian: Super Donal
- Norwegian: Fantonald (inspired by The Phantom)
- Czech: Superkačer, ("Super" + "Kačer", which means "a duck")
- Polish: Superkwęk ("Super" + "Quack"; "kwękać" also mean to complain about something)
- Portuguese: Super Pato ("Super Duck") (Superpato in Brazil)
- Spanish: Patomas (a blend of pato, "duck" and Phantomas; also, mas -strictly speaking, más- is Spanish for plus)
- Swedish: Stål-Kalle ("Steel Kalle", Kalle is Donald's Swedish name, the name is based on Stålmannen, "Man of steel", the old Swedish name for Superman)
- Turkish: Maskaldi
- Arabic: سوبر بط (super duck)
External links
- Inducks' chronological index of Paperinik stories
- Phantom Duck the Devilish Avenger - A site about the classic Paperinik
- A rather unfavourable review of Disney's PK: Out of the Shadows at Gamespot
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