Walt and the Great Comic Book Controversy

In April 1954, when the U.S. Senate held hearings on comic books—especially “horror” titles and their “impact upon adolescents”—Walt spoke out.

Walt’s First Fairy Tales

By the time Walt Disney released Cinderella in 1950, the imaginative impresario was well known as the past master of the animated fairy tale. But few realized just how far back into the past—dating back to the Roaring Twenties in Kansas City, Missouri—Walt first used the relatively new medium of animation to retell the old …

A First-Class Honor

There have been a whole series of Disney U.S. postage stamps recently, but the earliest Disney stamp was the commemorative issue honoring Walt himself in September 1968, less than two years after the great showman’s passing.

The Case of the Missing Mustache

His toothbrush mustache became a permanent visage trademark starting in April 1925, when he first grew it on a bet.

A Pavilion By Any Other Name

“Avant-Gardens”? “Panoramble”? You won’t believe these out-there suggestions for Epcot pavilion names.

Comic showing Fethry Duck, Donald Duck's cousin

Donald Duck’s Progressive Cousin

All it takes is an inspirational new book, TV show, or video to launch an eager Fethry into this week’s hobby… which might be anything from feng shui to marriage counseling!

The Duck With Three Cubic Acres of Cash

He’s the most popular Disney character ever created for comics. He’s tougher than the toughies and smarter than the smarties—and he made his fortune square!

Oh-ee-yeah! Oh-ee-yoh! – TaleSpin Art

D23 recently uncovered the mother lode of TaleSpin concept, line, title card, and background art in the Disney Television Animation archives.

Donald Duck’s Alter Duck Ego

Duck Avenger was birthed by Italian editor Elisa Penna, writer Guido Martina, and artist Giovan Battista Carpi—all of whom got sick of seeing Donald as a loser.

Mickey Mouse’s Time-Traveling Friend

Exploring a cavern in 2447 Mouseton, eccentric tech guru Pittisborum Psercy Pystachi Pseter Psersimmon Plummer-Push stumbled through a time warp into Mickey’s era. Our hero couldn’t pronounce this futuristic human’s name so he called his eager new friend Eega Beeva.