"and keeps it on a pillow under glass because of its sentimental value. Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, and Gladstone Gander among many others think it is really a lucky charm, but Scrooge himself rejects any claims beyond sentimentality. Donald Duck and his maternal uncle Scrooge McDuck received nearly equal exposure in comics. Other primary characters include Donald's three young nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie, and girlfriend Daisy Duck. Several secondary characters have also achieved star status in certain publications, such as Grandma Duck, Donald Duck's grandmother; Gladstone Gander, Donald Duck's incredibly lucky cousin; Gyro Gearloose, an inventor who"
"and mysteries. He often serves as the de facto leader of his friends. He was introduced in 1928. Minnie Mouse is Mickey's female counterpart, an anthropomorphic mouse usually portrayed as his girlfriend who first appeared in 1928. Originally characterized as a flapper, Minnie has often played Mickey's damsel in distress. Donald Duck is a quick-tempered, mischievous anthropomorphic duck who was introduced in 1934. Donald typically wears a sailor suit and is well known for his semi-intelligible speech. Donald's stories are often triggered by his extraordinary bad luck, often brought about by his own actions. He dates Daisy Duck, is the"
"a white, female duck with blonde hair. By the end of the cartoon, the two have fallen in love and given birth to roughly ten black, white and yellow ducklings of their own. The blonde duck in this cartoon bears visual similarities to Daffy's girlfriend from ""Muscle Tussle"" (as well as a vague resemblance to the female pigeon Hatta Mari from ""Plane Daffy"", 1944) and may represent the ""origin"" of the Melissa Duck character. Melissa Duck first officially appeared by name in adult form in the original ""Looney Tunes"" short Chuck Jones' ""The Scarlet Pumpernickel"" (1950) which was, in 1994,"
"the son of Quackmore and Hortense Duck, and the most well-known member of the family. His girlfriend is Daisy Duck. He does not have any children of his own, but he is very close with his nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie. In some stories Donald is the triplet's legal guardian, such as in the 1942 film ""The New Spirit"" in which Donald lists the boys as dependants on his income tax form. Della Duck (called Dumbella in ""Donald's Nephews""; born 1920) is the mother of Huey, Dewey, and Louie. She was first described as Donald's cousin, but was later Donald's"
"or a separate character entirely. Donna made her sole animated appearance in the short film ""Don Donald"" (1937), directed by Ben Sharpsteen. It was the first installment of the ""Donald Duck"" film series and was also the first time Donald was shown with a love interest. In the story, Donald travels to Mexico to court a duck who is largely a female version of himself. She is portrayed with the same feisty temperament and impatience and was even voiced by Donald's voice actor Clarence Nash. At the end of the story she spitefully abandons Donald in the desert after his"
"uncle of Huey, Dewey and Louie, and the nephew of Scrooge McDuck. Daisy Duck is Donald Duck's girlfriend, an anthropomorphic duck who first appeared in 1940. Compared to most Disney characters, Daisy's personality is heavily subject to interpretation of the era, though she is typically portrayed as a pro-active female. Typically understanding of Donald's irascible personality, she will never fail to stand up to him should he go too far. In most stories she appears as Minnie's best friend. Goofy is Mickey's dim-witted but good-natured friend who was first introduced in 1932. Goofy is an anthropomorphic dog who is accident-prone."
"Melissa Duck Melissa Duck is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Brothers ""Looney Tunes"" and ""Merrie Melodies"" series of cartoons and the animated television series ""Baby Looney Tunes"". She is featured as main character Daffy Duck's blonde girlfriend in several cartoon shorts but is only referred to as Melissa in one, ""The Scarlet Pumpernickel"", where she is voiced by Bea Benaderet. In the 1945 cartoon ""Nasty Quacks"", Daffy's owner, a young girl, also becomes the besotted owner of a small, yellow duckling. When a jealous Daffy feeds the duckling growth pills, he is surprised to see it age into"
"him. In ""Cured Duck"" Daisy even gives Donald an ultimatum regarding his temper but later reforms in ""Donald's Dilemma"". Daisy herself sometimes exhibits a temper, but she has much greater self-control than Donald. In the ""Mouse Works""/""House of Mouse"" cartoons, she was sometimes portrayed as intrusive and overly talkative. She would invite herself in without asking and would tag along on trips where she was not wanted. Daisy is a white duck with an orange bill and legs. She usually has indigo eyeshadow, long distinct eyelashes and ruffled feathers around her lowest region to suggest a skirt. She's usually seen"
"to Duckburg, the city in which Donald Duck lives (see Donald Duck universe). According to traditional continuity, both cities are located in the fictional U.S. state of Calisota – analogous to Northern California. The most consistent aspect of the Mickey Mouse universe is the characters. The most well-known include Mickey's girlfriend Minnie, pet dog Pluto, friends Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck and Goofy, and nemesis Pete. Some Disney productions incorporate characters from Disney's animated feature films, such as ""Bath Day"" (1946; in which Figaro from ""Pinocchio"" appears as Minnie's cat), ""Mickey's Christmas Carol"" (1983), and – most"
"Melissa Duck. In the cartoon, she fell madly in love with the inept detective Daffy was portraying at first sight. Femme Fatale also appears on the cover of volume 5 of the Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection, which indicates that she and Melissa may be considered the same character since unlike Femme Fatale, the identities of all of the other characters on the cover are well known Looney Tunes characters. Later in Robert McKimson's ""Muscle Tussle"" (1953), Daffy Duck's girlfriend appears with him on a visit to the beach. The girlfriend's design in this cartoon is markedly more stylized than Melissa's"
"with most Disney characters, she was given small cameos in ""Mickey's Christmas Carol"" (1983) and ""Who Framed Roger Rabbit"" (1988). She had some appearances in ""Mickey Mouse Works"" (1999), where she is presented as Daisy Duck's neighbor. She appeared occasionally in ""House of Mouse"" (2001). In one episode of that series, ""Double Date Don"", she fell in love with Donald Duck and aggressively pursued him by puckering her lips in front of him, forcing him to dance with her, wearing dresses and posing provocatively to lure him in. At one point she even grabs Donald and forcibly, yet passionately, kisses"
"Mr. Duck Steps Out Mr. Duck Steps Out is a Donald Duck cartoon made by The Walt Disney Company. The film was released on June 7, 1940 and featured the debut of Daisy Duck. The short was directed by Jack King and written by Carl Barks. Donald visits the house of his new love interest for their first known date. Donald tried to woo her and hug her, but at first Daisy acts shy and has her back turned to her visitor. But Donald soon notices her tail feathers taking the form of a hand and signaling for him to"
"Donald Duck Donald Duck is a cartoon character created in 1934 at Walt Disney Productions. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor shirt and cap with a bow tie. Donald is most famous for his semi-intelligible speech and his mischievous and temperamental personality. Along with his friend Mickey Mouse, Donald is one of the most popular Disney characters and was included in ""TV Guide""s list of the 50 greatest cartoon characters of all time in 2002. He has appeared in more films than any other Disney character, and is"
"eventually warms to the Duck Avenger, feeling drawn to his righteous persona, as the Duck Avenger does. They both feel unable to pursue their relationship, as they feel themselves cheating their respective lovers. Since 1999 Daisy, like Donald Duck has her own magazine in the Netherlands. She had one in Brazil between 1986 and 1997, and a short-lived series in 2004 with republications of old stories. At the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and on the Disney Cruise Line ships, Daisy is a semi-common character for meet-and-greets, parades, and shows, though she doesn't make as many appearances as Donald or"
"Donald's Dilemma Donald's Dilemma is a 1947 Walt Disney Studios animated cartoon directed by Jack King and starring Donald and Daisy Duck. It was originally released on July 11, 1947 in the United States. This short is somewhat of a misnomer. Although Donald is the official headliner for this cartoon, Daisy is the actual protagonist. The dilemma of the title is actually offered to her, not to Donald. Donald's Dilemma starts with Daisy narrating her problem to an unseen psychologist through flashback scenes. Her problem started on a spring day when she was out on a date with Donald and"
"and the strip was illustrated at the time by William Arthur Ward. Daisy made her first comics appearance on November 4, 1940. She was introduced as the new neighbor of Donald and his potential love interest. The Donald Duck comic strip was at the time scripted by Bob Karp and illustrated by Al Taliaferro. She was seemingly soft-spoken but had a fiery temper and Donald often found himself a victim to her rage. For example, one strip had Daisy waiting for Donald to carve their names and their love for each other on a tree, only to discover the male"
"nursing her. Similarly, Daisy's precursor Donna and Daisy herself were featured together as rivals for Donald's affection in a newspaper strip published on August 7, 1951. In her last appearance, on August 11, 1951, Donna had a fiancé, a caricature of Disney cartoonist Manuel Gonzales, establishing a distinction between her character and Daisy. In the comics, Daisy is also a member of a local gossip group called the ""Chit-Chat Society"", which plays bridge and sponsors charity fund-raisers. The core membership includes Clarabelle Cow and Clara Cluck, though occasionally some other unnamed characters appear. In later years, Carl Barks 'modernized' Daisy"
"goes out with Gladstone instead to make Donald jealous. In modern comics this love-triangle is at times often more downplayed. However, despite having an eternal crush on Daisy Duck, Gladstone has appeared in love with other duck girls in Italian and Danish comic stories. One of those is Linda Paper, who really conquered Gladstone, making him want to give up all his luck, since she's unlucky and absolutely hates lucky people. She appeared in two subsequent comic stories. Another is Feather Mallard who is as lucky as Gladstone but whenever they are together they are instead experiencing bad luck. A"
"birth. According to Carl Barks, Donald's parents are Hortense McDuck and Quackmore Duck. Donald’s sister is named Della Duck, but neither she nor Donald's parents appear in the cartoons or comics except for special cases, like ""The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck"". According to Rosa, Donald and Della are twins. Taliaferro introduced Donald's car, on July 1, 1938. It is recognizable by its license plate number ""313"". Though Donald briefly drove other cars both in Taliaferro's strip and in later stories, this car would stay with Donald throughout the following decades. The car's constant breakdowns and need of repairs"
"that Bolivar rarely listens to his owner. Taliaferro reportedly drew inspiration from his own pet dog, which was a Scottish Terrier. Gus Goose, the ""lazy and gluttonous"" cousin of Donald, was introduced on May 9, 1938. On 4 November 1940, Taliaferro and Karp introduced a comic strip version of Daisy Duck, as Donald's new neighbour and love interest. The character had been created by Carl Barks for the short film ""Mr. Duck Steps Out"" (1940). Grandma Duck, Donald's grandmother, was introduced on September 27, 1943. Taliaferro based the character on his mother-in-law and her old-fashioned ways. Taliaferro's version of Grandma"
"Donald holds professor Batty responsible for his fate, and attempts to find him. However, the professor has disappeared, and Donald, despite having lost his belief in the philosophy, resolves to use flipism to find him. Flipism leads him to a house with two apartments, and he flips a coin to select which apartment to go for. Donald is unable to see the result (apartment 2) in the dark, and knocks on apartment 1's door instead. His girlfriend, Daisy Duck, opens the door, and it turns out that this apartment is the home of Daisy's unseen sister. Daisy is furious at"
"is the central character. This does not include comic books or activity books such as coloring books. Donald Duck Donald Duck is a cartoon character created in 1934 at Walt Disney Productions. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor shirt and cap with a bow tie. Donald is most famous for his semi-intelligible speech and his mischievous and temperamental personality. Along with his friend Mickey Mouse, Donald is one of the most popular Disney characters and was included in ""TV Guide""s list of the 50 greatest cartoon characters of"
"Beauregard, a country lady who had vowed to become Scrooge McDuck's bride after being saved from drowning by him; Charlie, an old school chum of Daisy Duck who became a distinguished jet pilot and almost became her fiancé; and Vonda Von Duck, a female citizen of the fictional country of Zonrovia who at first had enjoyed very much a photo of Donald Duck that he sent to her. Besides, four peculiar cousins of Scrooge had spotlighted appearances in four classic comic stories drawn by Strobl, respectively. Wee Angus McDuck, Cyril McDuck, Lurch McDuck (aka Sheik Beak), and Rufus Fuddleduck. Strobl"
"several additions to Donald's supporting cast. Bolivar, Donald's pet St. Bernard first appeared in the strip on March 17, 1938, following his animated appearances in ""Alpine Climbers"" (July 25, 1936) and ""More Kittens"" (December 19, 1936). Donald's cousin Gus Goose made his first appearance on May 9, 1938, in a series of strips that promoted his upcoming debut short ""Donald's Cousin Gus"" (1939). Daisy Duck first appeared in the strip on November 4, 1940, following her first proper animated appearance in ""Mr. Duck Steps Out"", first released on June 7, 1940. Donald's paternal grandmother, usually just called Grandma Duck, first"
"Dodgers, was married to Queen Tyr'ahnee of Mars in the episode ""To Love a Duck"". However, Commander X-2, played by Marvin the Martian tricked Dodgers into thinking that the king had a very unpleasant job that made him lay off the marriage. In the episode ""The Queen Is Wild"", Tyr'ahnee tries to get revenge against him by capturing his Eager Young Space Cadet, played by Porky Pig. Melissa Duck Melissa Duck is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Brothers ""Looney Tunes"" and ""Merrie Melodies"" series of cartoons and the animated television series ""Baby Looney Tunes"". She is featured as"
"Donald Duck's wealthy uncle. Scrooge is sometimes characterized as an irritable miser, but he loves adventure, treasure hunting and his family. Scrooge is often associate with the Donald Duck universe, but is also shown as a friend of Mickey's. Huey, Dewey, and Louie are the three triplet nephews of Donald Duck. They were originally a catalyst to provoke Donald's temper, but they later became resourceful and helpful. Chip 'n' Dale are two chipmunks who are often trouble-makers for Pluto and Donald. However, the chipmunks are often provoked, especially by Donald. Felicity Fieldmouse (née Mouse) is Mickey's older sister and the"
"kisses. The short stands out among other Donald shorts of the period for its use of modern music and surreal situations throughout. After this short, the idea of a permanent love interest for Donald was well established. However, Daisy did not appear as regularly as Donald himself. Mr. Duck Steps Out Mr. Duck Steps Out is a Donald Duck cartoon made by The Walt Disney Company. The film was released on June 7, 1940 and featured the debut of Daisy Duck. The short was directed by Jack King and written by Carl Barks. Donald visits the house of his new"
"Louie's female counterparts. Daisy is a close friend of Clarabelle Cow and Clara Cluck in the comics and Minnie Mouse's best friend. Since her early appearances, Daisy is attracted to Donald and is devoted to him. This is most clearly seen in ""Donald's Dilemma"" as Daisy is almost to the point of suicide after Donald forgets her. Despite this, she's shown to have her boyfriend wrapped around her finger and is often shown to keep him in line whenever his anger starts to boil. Besides her love for Donald, Daisy is also shown to be more sophisticated and intelligent than"
"Cured Duck Cured Duck is a 1945 American animated cartoon produced by Walt Disney and directed by Jack King. It stars Clarence Nash as the voice of Donald and Gloria Blondell as the voice of Daisy, respectively. The cartoon features Donald going to visit Daisy, but his temper control problems cause him to wreck the house and get kicked out. To cure himself of his temper, he gets a machine that proceeds to deliver physical and angering abuse. Donald decides to visit Daisy at her home. Daisy is first annoyed by Donald blowing smoke from his cigar into her face."
"Grandma is a hard-working farmer, but out of touch with the technologal progress of the world surrounding here. A comic strip version of Scrooge McDuck was added by Taliaferro on February 13, 1951, and a comic strip version of Ludwig Von Drake on September 25, 1961. Donald's car, the 313, was designed by Taliaferro on July 1, 1938. It has been associated with the character ever since. Donald Duck (comic strip) Donald Duck is an American comic strip by The Walt Disney Company starring Donald Duck. The first ""Donald Duck"" strip debuted in American newspapers on the 7th of February,"
"Flemming Andersen and makes part of the comic subseries ""Tamers of Nonhuman Threats"". Humperdink appears unnamed in the 1955 film ""No Hunting"" in which he posthumously inspires Donald to take part in hunting season. Elvira ""Grandma"" Duck (née Coot; born October c. 1855) is Donald's grandmother and the Duck family matriarch. In most stories, she is simply referred to as ""Grandma Duck"". She was introduced to the Disney comic universe by Al Taliaferro and Bob Karp in the ""Donald Duck"" newspaper comic strip, first in a picture on the wall in the August 11, 1940, Sunday page, and then as"
"and ""Cuore."" Ziche won the 1997 Lucca Comics' Panther Award for Best Emerging Author and the 1999 Lucca Comics' Panther Award for Best Designer of Humorous Comics. Silvia Ziche Silvia Ziche (; born 5 July 1967) is an Italian comic book artist and writer. Ziche was born in Thiene. She is mainly known for her work on the Italian ""Donald Duck"" comics. Her drawing style is simplistic and comical, and includes many funny facial expressions on the characters. She is also popular for long stories published during successive editions of the Italian comic book series Topolino, such as ""Paperina di"
"being married to her, for not wearing trousers, and for, in the words of the ""Library Journal"", being ""too bourgeois"". Some observers from Finland from the same time period supported Donald, referring to him as a ""genuine proletarian ... forced to sell his labor at slave rates to make a living"". The ""Library Journal"" said it was revealed that, since 1950, Donald had secretly been married to Daisy. An annual Christmas special in Norway, Denmark, Finland and Sweden is ""From All of Us to All of You"", in Norway and Sweden with a title of ""Donald Duck and His Friends"