Happy 74th Birthday, Donald Duck!

[The "Chase"]

You know, it comes to my attention that a certain duck NEVER did get a good birthday thread around here. :shame:

So, to round out the birthday bash, happy birthday to a duck who either a good laugh at the end, or beated all the way to the sunset at the end, with questionable speeches, or speaking clearly in another media. :donald:

And, if you're still reading this, how about recommending a couple of fans some good shorts (reasons would be nice) and some good comics to celebrate this occasion?

[CueBallCat79]

Good Donald shorts huh?

Der Fuhrer's Face - obviously, no disputing this one
Soups On - one of the best of the Donald/nephew shorts
Donald's Dilemma - "I didnt want to live!!"
Cured Duck - just to see Donald tear apart Daisy's house
Symphony Hour - it may be a Mickey short but Donald has the best scenes
No Hunting - "What's mother doing?"
The Vanishing Private - always nice to see Donald get the best of Pete
Trombone Trouble - "Power! Power! Power!!!"

[bj_wanlund]

I'll save that for the Donald V4 discussion. :D

Anyways, happy birthday, Mr. Duck!

BJ

[Brandon Panther]

Donald's Vacation is great short.

[Mr. Semaj]

Just naming a few:

The Little Wise Hen - His debut in the Silly Symphonies series.
Donald's Better Self
Donald's Cousin Gus
The Autograph Hound - Explores Donald's status as a rising star.
Truant Officer Donald
Chef Donald
Donald's Snow Fight
Bellboy Donald
The Flying Jalopy
The Eyes Have It
No Sail - His best pair-up with Goofy, and a pure hit for Jack Hannah.
Donald's Double Trouble
The Trial of Donald Duck
Working for Peanuts - One of his few workable pair-ups with Chip n' Dale.
Dragon Around - For the anti-freeway message.
Donald in Mathemagic Land - Cool educational short.

[Tom Stathes]

Heard it mentioned on the radio earlier! With some vocal impersonation, of course...:p

[Matt the Y]

Well, here are some of my all-time favorite Donald shorts.....

Donald's Lucky Day [1939]
Beach Picnic [1939]
Officer Duck [1939]
Put-Put Troubles [1940]
Fire Chief [1940]
Timber [1941]
Donald's Camera [1941]
The Vanishing Private [1942]
Sky Trooper [1942]
Der Fuehrer's Face [1943]
The Old Army Game [1943]
Trombone Trouble [1944]
Commando Duck [1944]
The Plastics Inventor [1944]
Donald's Crime [1945]
Duck Pimples [1945]
Donald's Double Trouble [1946]
Clown of the Jungle [1947]
Wide Open Spaces [1947]
Drip Dippy Donald [1948]
Donald's Dream Voice [1948]
Hook Lion And Sinker [1950]
Rugged Bear [1953]
Spare the Rod [1954]
Donald's Diary [1954]
Grin and Bear It [1954]
Grand Canyonscope [1954]
No Hunting [1955]
Beezy Bear [1955]
How to Have an Accident in the Home [1956]

His cameo appearances in "Mother Goose Goes Hollywood" [1938] and "Mars and Beyond" [1957] aren't too bad either. :D ;)

[Alf]

Let us not forget Don´s appearances in feature films: The Reluctant Dragon (1941), Saludos Amigos (1942), The Three Caballeros (1944), Fun and Fancy Free (1947), Melody Time (1948)... and more recently, A Goofy Movie (1995) and Fantasia 2000 (2000).

[ebrand11]

Heres a few:
Window Cleaners (1940)
Der Feurhers Face (1943)
Commando Duck (1943)
Plastics Inventor (1944)

[Dell Comics Fan]

Everyone else has covered the animated shorts, so I will focus on the comic books:

THIS IS YOUR LIFE, DONALD DUCK 4-Color #1109
DONALD DUCK (All the Carl Barks stories but especially "Pirate Gold" in
collaboration with Jack Hannah and "Ancient Persia")
DONALD & MICKEY MERRY CHRISTMAS (1945 Firestone giveaway)
DONALD DUCK #174 (reprints "Malayalay" by Jack Bradbury), 281 (reprints Barks story and 1936-'37 strips by Al Taliaferro), 286 (reprints stories drawn by Floyd Gottfredson and Carl Barks)
DONALD DUCK ADVENTURES #9 (reprints "Christmas on Bear Mountain") by
Barks; 1st appearance of Scrooge McDuck)
WALT DISNEY COMICS 1ST APPEARANCES (Gladstone)

[Debbie]

Some Mickey Shorts with memorable Donald Duck moments:
"The Orphan's Benefit"
"The Band Concert"
"Mickey's Amateurs"
"Mickey's Circus"
"The Orphan's Picnic"
"Magician Mickey"

There were a few memorable "Disneyland" shows about Donald:
"This is Your Life, Donald Duck"
and another where the viewer spends the day at the Disney Studio with Donald, featuring Donald getting into an argument with Clarence Nash and the "Quack, Quack, Quack! Donald Duck!" song.

And a few DuckTales episodes highlighting Donald:
"Sphinx For the Memories"
"Spies in their Eyes"
"All Ducks on Deck" (also featuring the animated debut of Mickey's nemesis, The Phantom Blot)

As for comic books, these may take some effort to track them down:
the ten-pagers by Daan Jippes and Fred Milton
Volker Reiche's 4 or 5 Donald 10 pagers
"In the Footsteps of Jules Verne" (art by Ben Verhagen)
"The Weighted Crate Mystery" and "Adventure on Bomb Bird Island" by Tony Strobl
and of course, most stories by Carl Barks are worth reading