Post by Baar Baar Jinx on Dec 14, 2017 19:37:25 GMT
I thought this old thread from the DCF was ripe for reincarnation here. To start: The cover below has engendered a lot of discussion on various forums. What exactly is going on here? Why does Donald look so disturbed about the carved head of a duck on Doc's guitar? Is it supposed to be Donald? And did the Dwarfs put that there with malicious intent or were they unaware of how it would affect Donald?
Does anyone else have any bizarre covers from anywhere in the world? The DCF thread had a lot of them, but that discussion is unfortunately lost.
Post by Baar Baar Jinx on Dec 14, 2017 19:56:24 GMT
I just noticed that Doc's whole guitar is shaped like a duck (notice the duck feet). Doesn't make it any less bizarre though, I'm just not getting the joke.
Oh, I kind of get it now ... so you're supposed to stabilize a violin under your chin, but since he's a duck, his beak gets in the way?
Not being someone who plays any musical instruments, the joke (if that is indeed the joke) was not immediately apparent to me. Also, Donald's happy expression threw me off ... if he was really having problems, you'd think he'd look frustrated. The gag might have been more easily understandable if they showed a human (i.e., dognose) violin player standing next to him, with his or her violin tucked appropriately under his or her chin.
imagine it in a cartoon, he plays and is happy then starts playing over his beak but doesnt notice it at first, then couple of seconds later he notices and gets angry at the violin
Here's one that I found on INDUCKS. At first I though this might have something to do with the story that the cover is for, but then I realized that I own this issue with a different cover, and it doesn't. So, I'm not sure what's going on there. It seems that Scrooge has pulled a feather out of Donald's tail and is now holding it with tweezers while looking at a map in a book.
At first I though this might have something to do with the story that the cover is for, but then I realized that I own this issue with a different cover, and it doesn't.
You do know the story that cover refers to wasn't in that issue, right?
At first I though this might have something to do with the story that the cover is for, but then I realized that I own this issue with a different cover, and it doesn't.
You do know the story that cover refers to wasn't in that issue, right?
Yes, that was my point, I was wondering if it referred to another story, and if it did, why they would use the cover without the story. Like I said, I own the issue, and it does not feature the story.
You do know the story that cover refers to wasn't in that issue, right?
Yes, that was my point, I was wondering if it referred to another story, and if it did, why they would use the cover without the story. Like I said, I own the issue, and it does not feature the story.
It does, look the issue up on INDUCKS. (But you're right. I'm not sure why they would use a cover for a story not included in the issue.)
Post by Baar Baar Jinx on Feb 10, 2018 17:41:38 GMT
Here's a pair of consecutive covers from Mickey Mouse Magazine, the precursor to WDC&S.
The one on the left seems wantonly cruel; who would do that to Goofy? Was that supposed to be an allusion to the fact that he's a dog (not that that makes it any funnier)? The one on the right ... I have no idea what's going on, or what the joke is supposed to be. Is this one of the Three Little Pigs dressed in women's clothes (my first impression)? If so, why? Or is it a different character altogether, a female pig who's never appeared in a story? Regardless, was it this pig who altered the sign to say "No Wimmin"? Again, if so, why? If someone else changed the sign, and this is a female pig, I suppose you could say it's a stand against discrimination by the character. If it's one of the male pigs, then was this some kind of practical joke? And is he/she planning to actually swim or not?
Here's a pair of consecutive covers from Mickey Mouse Magazine, the precursor to WDC&S.
The one on the left seems wantonly cruel; who would do that to Goofy? Was that supposed to be an allusion to the fact that he's a dog (not that that makes it any funnier)? The one on the right ... I have no idea what's going on, or what the joke is supposed to be. Is this one of the Three Little Pigs dressed in women's clothes (my first impression)? If so, why? Or is it a different character altogether, a female pig who's never appeared in a story? Regardless, was it this pig who altered the sign to say "No Wimmin"? Again, if so, why? If someone else changed the sign, and this is a female pig, I suppose you could say it's a stand against discrimination by the character. If it's one of the male pigs, then was this some kind of practical joke? And is he/she planning to actually swim or not?
I think that is a female pig, just used to illustrate the gag. She looks like a female pig from the Mickey Mouse short cartoons of the mid 1930s. The gag might loosely refer to The Three Little Pigs, but not necessarily.