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
Donald Duck in comics is often used as a source of humor. His alias Paperinik on the other side has the "313" (which sports a different plate, namely "X") equipped with a lot of high tech gadgets by Gyro Gearloose to combat crime. In "Recalled Wreck" by Don Rosa, Donald says he constructed it himself from spare parts of various sources, adding that he can't buy new car parts instead of having them fixed because his car is made of parts that are no longer produced. Donald Duck in comics Donald Duck, a cartoon character created by the Walt Disney Company, is today the