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From the [[Disney]] Comics centering around Scrooge McDuck and [[Donald Duck]]. Best known thanks to the work of [[Carl Barks]], [[Don Rosa]] and, of course, ''[[
This is a key part of the [[Disney Mice and Ducks Comics]], which is a [[Modular Franchise]] that's formed when this [[Verse]] is used in tandem with the [[Mickey Mouse Comic Universe]].
See [[Carl Barks]] and [[Don Rosa]] for Tropes specific to their stories. '''Numerous''' other authors in both America and Europe have written stories set in this universe with some of the more notable and popular ones being Al Taliaferro, Romano Scarpa, Marco Rota, Tony Strobl, Vicar, Daan Jippes, William Van Horn and Fecchi. As such, there's a [[Depending
Character list can be found [[Disney Ducks Comic Universe/Characters|here]].
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* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: Of the [[Classic Disney Shorts]], utilizing several characters introduced there but giving them a more coherent setting and introducing numerous new characters.
* [[Always Identical Twins]]: Huey, Dewey and Louie naturally. It's especially evident in many of the comics storylines, as a lot of the time instead of their trademark red, blue and green the three of them wear identical black shirts.
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* [[Celebrity Paradox]]: Some of Don's Hidden Mickeys refer to Mickey's real-life status as a fictional character, while the Ducks are "real" people. Take into account that Donald started off as Mickey's co-star in the cartoons, and you see how this fits.
* [[Comic Book Time]]
* [[Convicted
* [[Cool Old Guy]] / [[Cool Uncle]]: Scrooge, all the way.
** Once [[Character Development]] brings him out of being the crusty, skinflint, gouging, near-heartless old miser that he is when [[Carl Barks]] first introduces him to the Ducks Universe, anyway.
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: Donald is the most prominent example of this, most notably when he changes into the Duck Avenger, though he has plenty of [[Badass]] moments even when he's just himself.
** Fethry is a less prominent version of the trope, as he usually succeeds by accident, but he has his moments of this as well.
** Even the Beagle Boys will, [[Depending
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Scrooge. [[Donald Duck]] and the nephews have their moments as well.
* [[Depending
** One other thing that's wildly inconsistent between authors is the 'verse's relation to the [[Mickey Mouse Comic Universe]]. Some authors have them share a universe, but have the Mouse stories set in a different town called Mouseton, whereas others have both set in Duckburg same as the Duck stories. Some authors seem to set the stories in separate continuities. As noted under [[Celebrity Paradox]], Don Rosa has an odd take on this: [[Mickey Mouse]] seems to exist within his stories... as a cartoon character.
** The Italian-produced comics view the characters through a completely different cultural lens: most evident with Scrooge, who tends to be less of a crafty [[Self-Made Man]] and more of a cross between [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] and [[Cloudcuckoolander]]. It's not rare to see him cross the line from [[Anti-Hero]] to straight-up [[Villain Protagonist]], or be used as the villain against Donald (who isn't much better).
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* [[Little Bit Beastly]]: The dog-nosed but otherwise human supporting cast.
* [[Long Runner Tech Marches On]]: With the notable exception of [[Don Rosa]], most Duck-writers let their stories take place in the present. Thus, while none of the characters has aged a day, the technology since the times of [[Carl Barks]] has marched on.
* [[Lovecraft Lite]]: You could call ''[http://disneycomics.free.fr/Ducks/Barks/show.php?loc=1956/W_US_13-02R Land beneath the Ground]'' a Barksian version of [[
* [[Magical Native American]]: The Peeweegah, a tribe of long-nosed pygmy indians with the power to communicate with animals. First appeared in the [[Carl Barks]] story "Land of the Pygmy Indians", they then reappeared in the [[Don Rosa]] story "War of the Wendigo".
* [[The Men in Black]]: Recent European-produced stories sometimes include the half-parodic T.N.T (Tamers of Nonhuman Threats), of which Donald and Fethry are freelance agents, dealing with supernatural or alien threats to humanity while trying to hide their existence to the common public. Unlike many examples of this trope, the T.N.T. are unmistakable good guys and do not wear shades.
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* [[Putting the Band Back Together]]: In the second story featuring the Three Caballeros, Donald becomes especially depressed and Huey, Dewey and Louie decide to reunite the Three Caballeros in the hopes that it will cheer Donald up.
* [[Rebus Bubble]]
* [[Remember the New Guy?]]: A ''lot'' of characters have been introduced over the years, and several of them (especially the ones created by Carl Barks and Romano Scarpa) tend to be treated as if they've always been around, just not on-page.
** A particularly noticable example is the Beagle Boys, who in their first story only [http://disneycomics.free.fr/Ducks/Barks/show.php?num=10&loc=1951/W_WDC_134-02R&s=date make a silent cameo appearance on the very last panel...] ''after'' Scrooge has spent the entire story worring about them.
* [[Retro Universe]]: [[Depending
* [[Riches to Rags]]: Happens to Scrooge in several [[What If]] stories.
* [[Scenery Porn]]
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** Arpin Lusene is an obvious nod to ''[[Arsène Lupin]]''.
** Another one from Arpin : at one point, he refers to Scrooge as "Ze chipskate! Ze '''picsou'''!'. Now, 'picsou' ''is not'' a french word for 'cheapskate'. It is, however, Scrooge's name in the french version of his stories (Balthazar [[Punny Name|Picsou]]).
** The afterwords for each chapter in [[The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck]] actually list all the [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]]. ''[[
* [[Status Quo Is God]]: As well as [[Negative Continuity]], due to the numerous different writers who have written these stories with little to no regard for each other..
** Though the series in many ways is also great for aversions. As Scrooge is already the richest duck in the world, any treasures he finds will usually be a drop in the bucket. And so success or failure isn't as guaranteed as with other characters.
* [[Songs in
* [[The Stinger]]: An extra page for ''The Quest for Sampo''.
* [[This Is Reality]]
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