DCML digest #513

[Halsten Aastebol]

At 08:39 30.04.01 -0400, Don Rosa wrote:

>Um... was that the name given in the original animated-cartoon
>first-appearance of Gus Goose? If so, I would have used that, even though I
>consider the Disney-animated Donald to be a different character than the
>comic book version, partly because Barks would have been working on the DD
>shorts at that time and might have had something to do with that name.

 From an article (probably in CBL in color) I've got the impression that it 
was Barks who came up with and made rough sketches for the character Gus 
Goose. Do you know if this true? If so, Gus is the first Disney character 
created by Barks!

Halsten