Next to Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck is probably the most famous and most loved Disney character to all.  For some time, Walt Disney wanted a new character other than Mickey, someone that would be quick-tempered and tiresome.  For that reason, he wanted to utilize a duck or a goose.  Donald was revolutionary in drawing and personality, seeing that the other characters were easier to create and had a less expressive range.

On this day, December 30, in 1937, Donald Duck was published in in Paperino, an Italian weekly journal.  Donald Ducks’ first long famous story, Paolino Paperino E Il Mistero Di Marte, translates to Donald Duck an the Mars Mystery and was written by Federico Pedrocchi.  It is the first to feature Donald as an adventurer in a comedic role and also the first of many stories to portray Donald as a space traveler.