Donald Duck (comic strip) fact that Bolivar rarely listens to his owner. Taliaferro reportedly drew inspiration from his own pet dog, which was a Scottish Terrier. Gus Goose, the "lazy and gluttonous" cousin of Donald, was introduced on May 9, 1938. On 4 November 1940, Taliaferro and Karp introduced a comic strip version of Daisy Duck, as Donald's new neighbour and love interest. The character had been created by Carl Barks for the short film "Mr. Duck Steps Out" (1940). Grandma Duck, Donald's grandmother, was introduced on September 27, 1943. Taliaferro based the character on his mother-in-law and her old-fashioned ways. Taliaferro's version of
The Night of the Living Duck cover. Daffy scoffs and Smogzilla on the cover comes to life saying "You were expecting maybe Calvin Coolidge?" The Night of the Living Duck The Night of the Living Duck is a six-minute 1988 "Merrie Melodies" cartoon starring Daffy Duck, directed by Greg Ford and Terry Lennon. It was released to theatres as a part of "Daffy Duck's Quackbusters" on September 24, 1988. The title is a pun on "Night of the Living Dead", although the cartoon has nothing to do with that film's theme of a zombie apocalypse. Daffy Duck, here a horror fanatic, is reading a scary comic