Disney Movie characters showing in duck/mice stories

[Orora]

Sometimes, some characters from a Disney Animated Classic would just show up alongside the cast of Donald Duck or Mickey Mouse.

For example, The Flying Farm Hand has Dumbo helping protect Grandma Duck's farm from Brer Fox.

A French-made story has Minnie have a pet cat looking just like Duchesse.


Scrooge McDuck brings Lucifer in Grandma Duck's farm in one story.


Not to mention the big crossovers such as Donald in: The (Never)ending Story where most of the Disney Animated Classics characters show up in a retelling of The Neverending Story, with Mickey as Atreyu, Donald as Bastian and Maleficent as Gmork (though the other characters were treated more like they were in another dimension).


And I think we also talked about the "80 years" big crossover that had many of the Disney Animated Classics seemingly living in the same universe as Donald Duck and co.

And I remember another story where Donald interacts with a statue of Merlin from The Sword in the Stone, where accidentally hitting it makes him have a dream going back to King Arthur's time.

[Baar Baar Jinx]

We discussed this general concept in the Lumpers vs Splitters thread.

[That Duckfan]

Mar 25, 2020 21:32:05 GMT Baar Baar Jinx said:

We discussed this general concept in the Lumpers vs Splitters thread.

You discussed interesting things while I was away. I'll continue some of the discussion over there.

[TheMidgetMoose]

The Wicked Witch from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs has been pretty much integrated into Duck/Mouse stories as far as I can tell, notably appearing in Carl Barks's "The Golden Christmas Tree". The same goes for Jaq and Gus from Cinderella. They've appeared alongside Grandma Duck numerous times. I think this story is the origin of that tradition, though I could be wrong.

[Baar Baar Jinx]

IIRC, the witch in "The Golden Christmas Tree" was stated to be a witch who "resembled the one in Snow White", or some such, thereby leaving it open to interpretation. As for Jaq and Gus, yes, they are part of the Duck Universe, for better or worse (worse, if you ask me), but anyway.

[TheMidgetMoose]

Mar 28, 2020 17:28:08 GMT Baar Baar Jinx said:

IIRC, the witch in "The Golden Christmas Tree" was stated to be a witch who "resembled the one in Snow White", or some such, thereby leaving it open to interpretation. As for Jaq and Gus, yes, they are part of the Duck Universe, for better or worse (worse, if you ask me), but anyway.

Even disregarding The Golden Christmas Tree, the Wicked Witch has still appeared in over 15 stories with Donald and 12 stories alongside fellow witches Magica De Spell and Mad Madam Mim without Donald. That reminds me that Mad Madam Mim originated in The Sword and the Stone but has since become a recurring character in Duck comics, appearing in about 77 stories with Donald Duck.

EDIT: I think Captain Hook has also solidified himself as part of Duck comics. He's been in over 20 stories with Donald and 11 other stories with fellow sailor Moby Duck.

[Orora]

Here's an interesting and original example: Willie the operatic whale from Make Mine Music showing up briefly in the comic Mickey and the Beta Comet!