Ludwig and Character Combinations

[Lars Jensen]

Daniel J. Neyer wrote:

> With the return of Jose Carioca and Panchito Pistoles, maybe it's
> possible that characters like Ludwig and Launchpad could make a
> comeback as well?

José and Panchito were absent from the books for years simply because
nobody used them. A week or so ago, David Gerstein posted here on the
DCML that Launchpad had been actively "killed off" when the publishers
realized he was unpopular amongst readers. Your two examples are totally
incomparable.

Launchpad will only ever return in Egmont comics if the publishers
decide to give him a chance, possibly due to a surge in his popularity.
I can't see that happening.

> Of course, it would be really great someday to see the dual universe
> barrier torn down, and Mickey and Donald sharing adventures as they
> did in the thirties, but that will probably never happen. Or can it?
> Is there some rule against using Mice and Ducks in the same story?

There is a rule, yes, but it doesn't eliminate crossovers altogether --
it just reserves them for special occasions. For instance, Egmont just
rolled out a 9-part limited series teaming up Duck characters with Mouse
characters.

Lars