Mickey Mouse: Movies into Comics #2 “Traffic Troubles”
This time the comic continuity appeared in newspapers in mid-January, while animation of the film was still in progress.
Category Archives: The Other Disney Cartoons
Mickey Mouse: Movies into Comics #1: “The Picnic”
The direct pairing of a cartoon short and a comic-strip continuity happened very rarely with Mickey Mouse. Here’s an example.
A Duck in a Million
Some more general thoughts on Donald Duck himself and his place in Disney and pop-culture history.
The Duck on the Cutting Room Floor
The Disney story department hatched a vast number of Duck-centric ideas that never did reach the screen. Here’s a sample.
The Haunted Duck
The Donald Duck cartoon “Trick or Treat” (1952) was designed specifically as a Halloween attraction, and in succeeding years it has become a cult favorite among cartoon fans.
“Orphans’ Benefit” Revisited
While preparing an upcoming in-depth book about Donald Duck, we’ve made a number of fascinating discoveries which undercut the history we’ve all learned over the years.
Promoting ‘Fun and Fancy Free’
A personal appearance or a radio broadcast by the one and only Donald Duck was an event, guaranteed to attract attention. And audiences were never disappointed.
Donald Duck in “The Plastics Inventor” (1944)
Not only an entertaining and well-made cartoon, it also has several unusual points of historical interest.
When’s Your Birthday?
Tuesday the 9th of June, as Disney fans know, is Donald Duck’s birthday. Right? Well… maybe.
Donald the Educator
Short-tempered, selfish, vengeful, mischievous – and yet, beginning in the 1940s, Donald Duck found himself cast in the role of an educator. How did this happen?
