Mickey + $crooge = true

[James Williams]

>About what James Williams asked concerning why Disney don't allow $crooge 
>and Mickey to appear together, I think I remember reading something a 
>few years ago about how Disney feels this would weaken each characters 
>commercial pontential.  I dunno, but I think I saw sumpin' to that 
>effect.

What Disney knows about American comic books wouldn't fill a thimble.  
Crossovers are all the rage.  With a little marketing, an annual Donald/
Mickey cross-over in D&M would probably sell better than a regular issue 
of D&M.  Only routine teamups would affect the characters adversely.


>I wrote an article (alas! in Swedish) in NAFS(k)uriren 23 about this
>very matter, and I found that with the basic exception for the Murry
>"Phantom Blot" stories, $crooge and Donald lives in Duckburg, Calisota,
>probably on the westcoast, while Mickey's adressess over the years has
>been "Hometown", "Mouseville", "Burbank" and "Mouseton".

Two comments:

I wouldn't use Murry's PB as the basis for anything.  While the concept
was neat the story was poorly done and PB was completely out of
character.

You (and every other Donaldist) completely ignore Gottfredson's works.  
Before Donald was a household name, he appeared as a supporting
character in Mickey Mouse's strip.  I'll grant you that they don't live
in the same town now, if you'll grant me that they did live in the
same town in the past.


>BUT, also from a donaldistic viewpoint, it is HIGHLY debateable at 
>least wether the (Barks) ducks live in the same town or even the same 
>part of the USA as Mickey and his friends. 

Agreed.  This means that the story would probably have to occur on
neutral ground.  Using a real location with a rich history would make
for a better story than using either Mouseton or Duckburg.