Digest #231

[Thierry Fernand]

Don Rosa:

> all three [Ludwig von Drake, Moby Duck and Fethry] are
> still "officially dead" in the Duck Universe

(I assume you meant that they are "dead" for Egmont.)
In the pocket book Mickey-Parade, a new Fethry story from 
Italy is being published almost each month, with Fethry 
usually "teaming" with Donald & Scrooge. I like them a lot, 
and I assume Fethry is still very popular in Italy. I was 
told "Zio Paperone" do publish some Fethry short stories (the 
original Fethry - who is American as you know - drawn by Al 
Hubbard).

You said you would not use "Fethry" in a new story - is that 
because Fethry is not a character from Barks' universe or 
just because he is unknown in the USA (as I think he is). Or 
just because you're not used to him and would not know what 
to do with him?

> But I LIKE Ludwig Von Drake (I sneak him into the crowd
> scenes in my stories sometimes, though I'm not allowed to
> use him as a character)

Ludwig is used in Italy as well, at least he was a year ago. 
(Which means that maybe you would be allowed to make a Ludwig 
story for Disney Italia).

Does any member know if any of those Fethry and Ludwig von 
Drake Italian stories are being published in Egmont countries 
by the way? If this is the case, how do Egmont explain that 
they want to ban the character in their Danish production, 
but publish Italian stories with them? This looks like a very 
odd attitude to me.

Favio


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