Super Duck

For the Daffy Duck cartoon, see Stupor Duck.
Super Duck
Publication information
PublisherMLJ Comics/Archie Comics
First appearanceJolly Jingles #10 (summer 1943)
Created byAl Fagaly
In-story information
Alter egoThe Cockeyed Wonder
SpeciesDuck
Place of originEarth
PartnershipsUwanna Duck
Fauntleroy Duck
Mushnoggin
AbilitiesComics
Super Duck
Publication information
Schedulebimonthly
Formatstandard
Genrehumor, anthropomorphic
Publication dateFall 1944 – Dec. 1960
No. of issues94
Main character(s)Super Duck
Creative team
Written byBurton Geller, Dave Berg, Joe Harold
Artist(s)Al Fagaly, Red Holmdale, Burton Geller, Joe Edwards, Dave Berg, Joe Harold

Super Duck was a comic book character created in 1943 for what was then MLJ Comics (now Archie Comics) by staff artist Al Fagaly. As his name implies, Super Duck (nicknamed "Supe") was originally a parody of Superman, even down to a red and blue costume. But his time as a superhero was short, and by late 1944 his stories became more conventional, in the Disney/Carl Barks mode.[1]

Super Duck Comics ran from 1944 to 1960, featuring "Super Duck, the Cockeyed Wonder" in his most familiar attire: a black shirt, red lederhosen and often an Alpine hat.[2] Regular contributors to Super Duck Comics included creator Al Fagaly, as well as Red Holmdale.[3] Fagaly illustrated most covers up through the early 1950s.

  1. ^ Castiglia, Paul; Cooke, Jon B. (2016). "Last... But Hardly Least... Super Duck!". The MLJ Companion. TwoMorrows Publishing. pp. 110–111. ISBN 9781605490670. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. ^ Becattini, Alberto (2019). "Super-Animals". American Funny Animal Comics in the 20th Century: Volume Two. Theme Park Press. ISBN 978-1683902218.
  3. ^ Markstein, Don. "Super Duck, the Cockeyed Wonder". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 14 April 2020.