Gladstone Gander, "The Lucky Duck"
| GENUS PEDIGREE: | Duckbill (anthropomorphic goose). | ||
| KNOWN ALIASES: | unknown | ||
| KNOWN RELATIVES: | Goostave Gander (father); Daphne Duck (mother); $crooge McDuck, Ludwig von Drake; Rumpus McFowl (uncles); Susiebelle Swan (great aunt); Huey, Dewey & Louie Duck, Shamrock Gander (nephews); Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Gus Goose, Fred Duck, Fethry Duck (cousins); Cornelius Coot (founder of Duckburg; great-great-grandfather); Humperdink Duck (a.k.a. Grandpa Duck); Elvira Coot (a.k.a. Grandma Duck - Duck family matriarch). | ||
| KNOWN PETS: | unknown | ||
| CITIZENSHIP: | Duckburg, USA. | ||
| KNOWN CONFIDANTS: | Daisy Duck (girlfriend). | ||
| KNOWN RIVALS: | Donald Duck, Uncle $crooge, Magica de Spell; Huey, Dewey & Louie. | ||
| PARAPHERNALIA: | Uncanny Luck. | ||
| 1st PRINT APPEARANCE: | "Walt Disney's Comics & Stories" #88 in "Wintertime Wagers" (Jan. 1948). | ||
| 1st FILM APPEARANCE: | "DuckTales" in "Sweet Duck of Youth" (Oct. 21, 1987 - cameo) and "Dime Enough For Luck" (Dec. 4, 1987). | ||
| VOICE ACTOR: | Rob Paulsen ("DuckTales"). | ||
| SIGNATURE: | unknown | ||
| BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS: | Obnoxious braggart, loafer and chiseler, with uncanny luck. Donald Duck's competitor for Daisy Duck's affection and family fortunes. Not many members of the Duck Family actually like Gladstone, but most seem to tolerate him. Uncle Scrooge despises Gladstone's good fortune which, he feels, doesn't teach Gladstone the value of earning an honest wage. His mere existence seems to be a bane to Donald in many ways, since Donald actually does try to earn an honest wage (at times). It is implied in many stories that Gladstones' "good fortune" is not merely coincidental, but most likely "genetic." It seems the only way to counter or block his birth-charm is through magic, such as by Magica de Spell, or by means of some scientific invention by someone like Gyro Gearloose or Emil Eagle. One such story which strongly supports a 'genetic link' is in Dell's 4C "Duck Album" #649 (1955) where Gladstone has been banned from any current or future Charity Bazaars sponsored by Daisy Duck, Clara Cluck, Dora, and the girls of the Chit-Chat Club who sponsor them, because he ALWAYS wins all of the contests and NEVER spends a dime on anything. The girls know that his presence simply defeats the whole purpose of the Bazaar, and creates an atmosphere of dicontent among those who would attend and contribute money. Strangely he seems quite unconcerned about not being able to attend. This time a young gosling actually wins all of the prizes, which while disturbing, makes the girls happy since 'at least it wasn't Gladstone.' They figure that since the lad seems as lucky as Gladstone they will just have to bar two patrons from next year's Bazaar. However, they soon learn that the young lad is none other than Shamrock Gander, Gladstone's nephew (he had come to pick up the young lad). Gladstone confirms that "Luck sorta runs in the family," then he ominously waves to his young twin girl cousins (implying that there may be no end to Gladstone's "lucky" relatives). Gladstone was an occassional guest star on "Ducktales." | ||
| HISTORICAL FACTS: | unknown | ||
| LITTLE KNOWN SECRETS: | unknown | ||
| WORKING THEORIES: | none |