One character all alone

[caballero]

William Van Horn's excellent 10-pager titled Room and Bored, in which Donald is all alone for 9 and a half pages got me thinking: what other Disney comics are there in which one character is all alone either for the entire comic or a significant portion of the comic? (Let's exclude comics with only 1 page or less, since there are loads of comics that short that fit the bill.)

[caballero]

After some thinking, the only Don Rosa comic that somewhat fits this category is The King Of Klondike. In its middle section (8 pages) Scrooge is alone in White Agony Valley, except for one page.

[Matilda]

Helper is alone for much of Little Helper Lost.

[cacou]

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XY VC 1-1^Доживљаји Мике Миша^104^,MM,
I M 5-1P^Minni e le magnifiche cinque (Misteri a catena)^103^,MI,
XU WALLE 4A^Out There^87^,Wall-E,
D 94022^The Pimpernel^66^,MM,
D 95078^Ready When You Are, C.B.!^59^,DD,
D 96112^Shangri-La^55^,DD,
W LFC 7-01^Saves the Ship^51^,PL,
D 97216^A Texas Tale^50^,DD,
D 97627^Southward, Ho!^50^,DD,
D 98172^Blue Sky Blues^50^,DD,
I MG 446-A^Topolino e la città senza lettera^50^,MM,
I PK 74-1^Paperinik e lo spettro della Guerra Civile^50^,PK,
D 96439^The Pushkova Piscis^49^,DD,
D 97336^The Saga of Donald Ironbeak^49^,DD,
I M 44-2^Gimmi il cavaliere Lucia Tom l'artigliere^49^,MI,
D 93493^The Brisbane Conondrum^48^,MM,
I TL 3530-1P^Orizzonti infiniti^48^,MM,
D 95048^Around The World In 80 Ways^47^,DD,
D 91280^Future Shock^44^,BB,
D 95164^The Last Of The Blackducks^44^,DD,
I TL 2288-6^Topolino e il coyote rock^44^,MM,
S 82182^The Rise And Fall...^44^,GO,
S 84013^The Lusiads^44^,GO,
D 92296^The Diamond Dowager^42^,MM,
I PK 81-1^Paperinik e la gemma di Urlien^41^,PK,
I TL 2204-4^Topolino e il mistero del totem volante^41^,MM,
D/D 2000-009^Stranded^40^,US,
D 2005-187^The World's Cup^40^,DD,
D 2007-027^The Dancing Duke^40^,HDL,
D 97302^The Liberation Of Wolfgang Mozhoven^40^,DD,
I PK 79-1^Paperinik e l'impresa col brivido^40^,PK,
I TL 2297-5^Topolino e l'incredibile minaccia di Cyberman^40^,MM,
I TL 3381-1P^Topolino e il ritorno del bluesman^40^,MM,
D 2000-083^End of Days^39^,US,
I M 21-4^Nocciola e la grande magia di guarigione^39^,HAZ,
I PK 32-2^Paperinik supereroe galattico^39^,PK,
I TL 2364-5^Topolino e la montagna di luce^39^,MM,
D 2002-058^Weedworld^38^,DD,
D 9168^Superunion Club^38^,BB,
D 93443^The Mystery of Mesquite Mesa^38^,MM,
D 95072^Off The Beaten Trail^38^,MM,
D 2005-048^The Bully^37^,MM,
D 98462^Monkey In The Middle^37^,MM,
I PK 52-1^Paperinik e il superconvegno^37^,PK,
D 2001-111^Monkey Business^36^,MM,
D 95117^Salamander Canyon^36^,MM,
D 98276^Watch Your Step!^36^,MM,
D 99212^The Worst Job In The Universe^36^,DD,
I PK 69-2^Paperinik e l'innamorata romantica^36^,PK,
I TL 3246-5^Indiana Pipps e il vortice delle nebbie^36^,IP,
D 2000-210^The Fnord Fever^35^,MM,
D 2001-113^The Talisman^35^,DD,
D 2004-003^If I Were King^35^,DD,
D 2005-314^The Escape Artist^35^,MM,
D 95151^The Clown School^35^,DD,
D 96252^The Twisted Twisters^35^,MM,
D 97436^Needles And Pins^35^,DD,
D 98353^Quack Of The Wild^35^,DD,
D 99031^Slaves Of The Sun^35^,DD,
D 99248^Devil Dog Donald^35^,DD,
D 99249^Blame The Fame^35^,MM,
I PK 39-2^Paperinik Babbo Natale spaziale^35^,PK,
I PM 130-3^Topolino e la pesca a sorpresa^35^,MM,
I TL 1832-A^Paperino e la prima storia dell'anno nuovo^35^,DD,
D 2005-229^An Ace In The Hole^34^,MM,
D 9182^Blackjack Boy^34^,BB,
D 92436^The Great Race Case^34^,MM,
D 93286^Duet for One^34^,MM,
I MI 9-1^Minni e il tesoro di Atlantide^34^,MI,
I PK 63-2^Paperinik e il progetto super eroe^34^,PK,
I TL 1033-B^Pippo sultano^34^,GO,
I TL 3053-2^Minni e il mistero del Jikji^34^,MI,
I TL 3412-1^Topolino e i sentieri in cima al mondo^34^,MM,
I TL 3543-5^Gambadilegno e la nave fantasma^34^,PE,
I TL 370-A^Paperino e la gloria WAKonale^34^,DD,
W OS 847-02^Walt Disney's Perri, a True-Life Fantasy^34^,Perri,
D 2005-002^Uptop And Downbelow^33^,MM,
D 2007-206^Romancing the Put^33^,DD,
D 97465^A Wicked Curve^33^,DD,
I TL 2166-4^Topolino e il violinista innamorato^33^,MM,
I TL 2180-1^Paperino e la collezione da corsa^33^,DD,
I TL 2341-1^Topolino e la villa dei misteri^33^,MM,
I TL 317-A^Codino cavallo marino^33^,Codino,
D 2007-354^The Food Of Champions^32^,DD,
D 93344^The Inheritance^32^,MM,
D 96185^An Heir To Trouble^32^,DD,
D 99145^Super-Minnie in Cloudland^32^,MI,
I TL 1676-B^Minni e il re dei topi^32^,MI,
I TL 1874-A^Paperino e i guanti strabilianti^32^,DD,
I TL 2072-2^Paperino e gli equivoci ai tropici^32^,DD,
I TL 2169-3^Topolino e lo scottante caso di Peytop Peaks^32^,MM,
I TL 2350-1^Gambadilegno e la banda dei convegnisti^32^,PE,
I TL 2445-1^Infiltrato affamato^32^,GU,
I TL 2864-1^I Bassotti e la laurea abilitante^32^,BB,
I TL 3365-1^Topolino e le 2000 palme^32^,MM,
I TL 3395-2^Gamba e i lucciconi di Natale^32^,PE,
I TL 3438-1^I magici boschi del nord^32^,MM,
I TL 3476-2^Topolino e la sabbia di luna^32^,MM,
D 2005-109^Money Madness^31^,US,
D 96258^Jungle Duck^31^,DD,
I MI 3-3^Paperina e l'ultimo volo del Fly Duck^31^,DA,
I PK 96-1^Paperinik e il premio massacrante^31^,PK,
I TL 1032-A^Zio Paperone e il verso che moltiplica^31^,US,
I TL 1664-A^Topolino e il tesoro del grande Lorens^31^,MM,
I TL 2131-1^Paperino autista di scuola bus^31^,DD,
I TL 2303-6^Super Pippo e il furto di Topolinia^31^,SG,
D 2002-081^The Astonishing Bulk^30^,DD,
D 2003-287^Mind Games^30^,DD,
D 2005-262^Forget About It^30^,DD,
D 2007-153^Lord Of The Fries^30^,DD,
D 2009-182^Lucky Ducky^30^,DD,
D 2015-001^Daisy and the Green Slime^30^,DA,
D 2015-190^Soccer, Sucker!^30^,DD,
D 91307^The Bird Brains Of Alcadraz^30^,BB,
D 91343^Doggone It^30^,BB,
D 93471^The Queen's Safe^30^,MM,
I/D 2009-010^Zio Paperone e il moltiplicatore di Simplicius^30^,US,
I M 27-3^Minnilina e il principe di Valle Amaranto^30^,MI,
I M 39-1^Minni e l'eredità del faro^30^,MI,
I M 57-1^Minni e il sogno della pepita^30^,MI,
I PM 123-1^Paperino e i faraglioni di Cipra^30^,DD,
I PM 128-3^Paperino paperinfinito^30^,DD,
I PM 227-1^Paperino e la missione buonumore^30^,DD,
I TL 1153-B^Zio Paperone e il siero della furfanteria^30^,US,
I TL 1628-A^Zio Paperone e la giornata storta^30^,US,
I TL 1756-B^Paperino e la luna storta^30^,DD,
I TL 1844-A^Zio Paperone e le vacanze fuori stagione^30^,US,
I TL 2102-1^Paperino e l'arte della fuga^30^,DD,
I TL 2125-5^Amelia e la crisi della strega^30^,MDS,
I TL 2467-5^Topolino e la maschera di Red Fox^30^,MM,
I TL 2496-1^Indiana Pipps e il tesoro del Khan^30^,IP,
I TL 2529-1^Il mistero della fetta di torta^30^,GU,
I TL 2644-7^Gambadilegno e l'impresa a sorpresa^30^,PE,
I TL 2908-2^Paperino e il sereno scambio estivo^30^,DD,
I TL 3044-6^Zio Paperone e il mostro di Golden Creek^30^,US,
I TL 3287-5^Indiana Pipps e le gemme dell’alchimista^30^,IP,
I TL 3333-6^Qui Quo Qua e la realtà troppo reale^30^,HDL,
I TL 346-A^Pippo e l'India in agguato^30^,GO,
I TL 383-C^Pippo e la foto accusatrice^30^,GO,


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[megamau]

Jan 25, 2024 6:47:20 GMT cacou said:

XY VC 1-1^Доживљаји Мике Миша^104^,MM,
I M 5-1P^Minni e le magnifiche cinque (Misteri a catena)^103^,MI,
XU WALLE 4A^Out There^87^,Wall-E,

The first is dubious, because it is a redraw of an original where also Minnie and Wienie appear
The second I believe is a missing indexing, as the sequel has Anna Topetti and the 5 girls (Magnifiche cinque - Inducks)
The third is probably the actual record for length

[caballero]

cacou Thank you but do I understand correctly that that's a list of Disney comics in which only one recurring character appears and is at least 30 pages long? The problem with that list is that in most (if not all) of the comics in it the only recurring character isn't alone, it's just that he or she does not interact with any other *recurring* character that is indexed on Inducks.

For example, if you searched for comics with exactly 10 pages and only 1 recurring character, one of the results would be Branca's "What About 65?". In that comic Donald is the only recurring character, but he is never alone and constantly interacts with other, non-recurring (non-indexed) characters. On the other hand William Van Horn's "Room and Bored" would not be one of the results, because several recurring characters appear in it, even though all of them except for Donald appear only on the final half page of the comic, and Donald is completely alone in the first 9.5 pages.

[cacou]

megamau
When we look for statistics like this, it is common to find out that "records" are actually errors in the index.
I have corrected the index for the first two stories, so normally the character list for XY VC 1-1 and I M 5-1P should now appear as incomplete.
caballero
The information in Inducks is not sufficiently precise to detect cases where a single character would be alone for many pages. Indeed, we can only detect stories where only one character appears. This is in the "Inducks" meaning, so non-recurring characters are not listed.

[caballero]

Yes, that's what I wrote.

[Spectrus]

I don't know these stories but there isn't any other character on the first page, so it's possible they remain like that.

inducks.org/story.php?c=I+TL+1885-B
inducks.org/story.php?c=I+TL+1905-B
inducks.org/story.php?c=I+TL+1935-C
inducks.org/story.php?c=I+TL+1938-B
inducks.org/story.php?c=I+TL+1637-B

[bats]

Jan 28, 2024 10:31:36 GMT Spectrus said:

inducks.org/story.php?c=I+TL+1885-B

I've read this one. Goofy is the only established character to appear in it, but a psychiatrist features fairly prominently (it's a variant on those classic "character gets advice regarding recurring nightmare" Walsh/Gonzales Sundays)

[Spectrus]

Jan 28, 2024 14:36:58 GMT bats said:

Jan 28, 2024 10:31:36 GMT Spectrus said:

inducks.org/story.php?c=I+TL+1885-B

I've read this one. Goofy is the only established character to appear in it, but a psychiatrist features fairly prominently (it's a variant on those classic "character gets advice regarding recurring nightmare" Walsh/Gonzales Sundays)

Ah, I should have guessed from the German title "on the couch"