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 Finds Pirate Gold Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold "Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold" is a comic book story starring Donald Duck that was originally printed in "Four Color" #9 (the first "Four Color" issue titled "Donald Duck") in October 1942. The script was by Bob Karp and illustrated by Carl Barks and Jack Hannah. The story is significant for launching the first American Donald Duck adventure comic series. The first Donald Duck adventure comics had so far only appeared in Italy, in the first issue of the Italian Disney comics magazine "Paperino" by Federico Pedrocchi. In this story Donald and his nephews Huey,