Monday, February 15, 2021

Superman and Donald Duck

 


As far as Disney characters went, I thought that Mickey Mouse had the best adventures, Goofy was the funniest and Donald Duck was the most relatable.  Nothing he tried ever went according to plan, he had tons of energy and felt every emotion to the ultimate degree, not unlike me as a child.  How could I not root for the guy?

24 comments:

Horsefeathers said...

It was a Dog Day afternoon. But as long as D D is working with the big S he may be down but not out.

AirDave said...

This is just Brilliant!

Carycomic said...

And, yet, it's Daffy Duck that was Michael Garibaldi had a pin-up poster of on Babylon 5. Aptly described by the late, great Jeff Conaway's character as "Sort of the Egyptian god of frustration!"

Re: today's cover? One has to wonder if this is a flashback adventure, showing how Donald was first inspired to become "The Duck Avenger." At least, on Earth-STF!

Bob Greenwade said...

What a combo here! But given Donald's temper, he may be a candidate for a Red Lantern. (Ditto Kylo Ren -- and a quasi-Sith Red Lantern would be something to truly fear!)

Carycomic said...

And could he give voice to that temper! I can just picture the opening credits of a Disney-esque STAR WARS sequel being read by Barnaby Jones' old narrator.

"And special guest-star Donald Duck as...Darth Vective!"

det_Tobor said...

Issue #2901. Now this. Ross, for the next pair to go after the boys, Wonder Woman and Minnie Mouse? They could all be sharing parts of the same story arc.

Anonymous said...

@Tobor and Ross: with, maybe, a Puppet-Mastered Mighty Mouse as antagonist?

Ken said...

The ducks are my favorites from both Disney (Donald) and Warner Brothers (Daffy), with Uncle Scrooge and Bugs Bunny running a close 2nd, respectively.

Daviticus said...

"The Man of Steel vs. the Mutts that Steal"...good one! πŸ™‚

Comment Deleted could not have said...

Mighty Mouse & Wonder Woman. A match made on an island in paradise. Circe doesn't have to be there but why not. Superman is a good centerpiece.

The nuts and bolts needed said...

Superman and The Don. Who would ever have thought it could be. Now Adam Strange and Donald? Yeah man.

バーンズ エγƒͺック said...

That's a nice-looking cover. I like the layering effect with the foreground, midground & background. And I always like it when you let the 'straight' characters stay 'straight' when blending them in with the cartoonier characters. One thing, though: since it's Superman sticking his nose in between the traditional antagonists, shouldn't he be Donald's deputy rather than the other way around? Just saying...

Anonymous said...

Adam Strange and Duck Dodgers (of the 24.5th century) would be more fitting.

Anonymous said...

Adam Strange and Duck Dodgers of the 24th (and a half) century would be more appropriate. ;-)

Daviticus said...

Mind you, "Mutts WHO Steal" would have been even better...πŸ˜‰

Carycomic said...

@Daviticus: good point. :-)

Bob Greenwade said...

@Our Japanese friend: I don't think it was Superman who deputized Donald, since he has no official power to do so, but rather the local Sheriff or maybe some other law enforcement agency.

Hendrik said...

Is the secret identity of DD (Phantomias or Paperinik) known in the US?
That would be a good match with Batman or Spiderman.

Eric Barnes said...

Superman working for D. Duck is not any different than Iron Man being back up for Black Canary.

Anonymous said...

On the other hand, if Superman wound up being mind-controlled by Scrooge McDuck's ex-girlfriend, Morticia Mallard (or whatever Disney/Gold Key used to call her)...

Carycomic said...

@Anon1106: I believe you mean, "Magica DeSpell."

Carycomic said...

And Gold Key wasn't owned by Disney. They were a Dell Comics imprint who merely licensed characters from Disney.

Brother Kellymatthew said...

The Gummi Bears & Gargoyles had better Adventures than Mickey Mouse, so did Uncle Scrooge McDuck, and Chip & Dale's Rescue Rangers to name a few that had their own books and shows.

Anonymous said...

@Brother KM: true! Like BATMAN'92, "Disney's Gargoyles" was surprisingly sophisticated for a weekday cartoon series. One might even say entertainingly noir-ish!

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