Donald canard

Early debut
Donald may well have made his first printed appearance in Mickey souris Annual 3 (published 1932; the annual for 1933), a 128-page British hardback. This book included the poem Mickey's Hoozoo, Witswitch and Wotswot, which listed all of Mickey's then-current basse-cour animal Friends (most of Disney's major characters developed out of this basse-cour scenario). Among them was a caneton named Donald Duck. Besides the name, however, there is little similarity between this character and the one introduced in The Wise Little Hen during 1934. Mickey souris Annual 3 was drawn entirely par Wilfred...

Donald in animation

[edit]Early appearances
For plus details on this topic, see Donald canard filmography.


Donald canard as he first appeared in The Wise Little Hen
According to Leonard Maltin in his introduction to The Chronological Donald - Volume 1, Donald was created par Walt Disney when he heard Clarence Nash doing his "duck" voice while reciting "Mary had a little lamb". Mickey souris had Lost some of his edge since becoming a role model for children and Disney wanted a character that could portray some of the plus negative character traits he could no longer bestow on Mickey.
Donald canard first...