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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (comic)

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***Big Thunder Mountain Railroad*** is a comic story written by Dennis Hallum with input by Tony Baxter, and drawn by Tigh Walker. It features Abigail Bullion, Barnabas T. Bullion, Jason Chandler, Jr, George Willikers, Onawa, Billy the Disney Goat and the Thunderbird. Bodaway appears in flashbacks.

## Description

Returning to Rainbow Ridge, near Big Thunder Mountain, the adventurous and reckless Abigail Bullion (daughter of widely-disliked mine-owner and entrepreneur Barnabas T. Bullion) discovers strange goings-on in her father's mine, a gang of robbers whose motives may not be so base as it appears, and a small tyrant abusing his authority over the mine-workers…

### Continuity

* The comic story bases itself on Walt Disney World's version of the *Big Thunder Mountain Railroad* ride (1980), and particularly the 2019 additions to its storyline, such as Barnabas T. Bullion as a character. It does present a slight conflict with them, however, as Bullion mentions having worked on the mine for 22 years by 1878, placing its opening in 1856, as opposed to the date given in the ride, of September the 3rd, 1848 as the beginning of Bullion's operations.
* Jason Chandler, Jr is one of the miners at the Bullion Mine. Jason Chandler, Snr., an inventor, and a fellow Society of Explorers and Adventurers member to Barnabas T. Bullion, was created in the 1970's by Tony Baxter for the unmade *Discovery Bary* ride, and had been mentioned to be from the Big Thunder area in the “chronicles” by *Did You Hear The One About…* (1992), while also appearing in the unreleased film *The Discovery Bay Chronicles*. He had been reintroduced in the 2013 updates to *Big Thunder Mountain Railroad* through a letter written by him to Bullion.

## Behind the scenes

*Big Thunder Mountain Railroad* was released in 2015 by Marvel as part of the *Disney Kingdoms* series/events.

The eventual redemption of Barnabas T. Bullion in the story was reportedly suggested in private talks to writer Dennis Hallum by Imagineer Tony Baxter, with whom it sat somewhat unhappily that Bullion (who posseses Baxter's likeness as a joke from Baxter's fellow Imagineers) should be an irredeemable crook. The redemption arc also served to separate Bullion from Henry Ravenswood as a character, which could only be a positive.
Baroness Von Sheldgoose

**Baroness Von Sheldgoose** was an anthropomorphic goose.

## Description

The descendant of the villainous Lord Felldrake, Baroness Von Sheldgoose was a wealthy aristocrat. She joined forces with academic Clinton Coot to build the New Quackmore Institute, though she soon betrayed her partner. Her descendants would continue to operate the New Quackmore Institute as late as the 1940's when Baron Von Sheldgoose was the institute's president.
Bibliophile-962

**Bibliophile-962** is a Clockwork Cherub.

## Description

The Prefect of the Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids's Department of Documentation, Bibliophile-962 had the Cupid Fact File about the Faction of the Fooling Fish in his office when the Fish attacked him one day, brainwashing him into performing pranks for them while they tempered with his records of them. The Cupids were, however, able to undo said brainwashing soon enough.

## Behind the scenes

Bibliophile-962 was introduced in the 2019 short story *Cupid Fact File No. 444 — The Faction of the Fooling Fish*.
Blackheart Beagle

**Blackheart Beagle**, also known as Grandpa Beagle or Pappy, is the grandfather of the current Beagle Boys.

## Description

Eventually pardoned for good and kicked out of jail, Blackheart, is the worldwide leader of the Beagle Boys. Much cleverer than most other Beagles, Blackheart is a brain, who always cooks up plans for his grandsons to execute.

### Biography

Blackheart Beagle started his career of misdeeds and dishonestly as a pirate captain on the Mississippi; his beloved boat was known as the *River Witch*. He had a history of ransoming and plundering merchandise boat on the large river, and served as the archenemy of Pothole McDuck. However, when Pothole's young nephew Scrooge joined forces with his uncle, Blackheart and his sons (whom he used as his crew) had met their match and were finally arrested after having succeeded in blowing up Scrooge's own boat, the *Dilly Dollar.*Swearing revenge on the scottish duck, Blackheart served his sentence and moved to Calisota with his sons and his wife, ruling the place by fear and making a decent loot out of what he could steal from the local hillibillies. Bad luck was apparently after him, as the place where Scrooge McDuck, now one of the World's largest fortunes (ans soon to be *the* largest), happened to be precisely the unknown corner of Calisota that Blackheart had elected as his territory. He was arrested again, and when he was released, the rural area he loved to terrorized had turned, thanks to Scrooge's financial impulse, into a San Francisco-esque metropolis in which he didn't really belong anymore.

## Behind the scenes

He first appeared in 1957 in *The Fantastic River Race* under the name "Blackheart", and was the father of three mustached Beagles around 1880. Carl Barks also introduced "Grandpa Beagle" in The Money Well in 1958. Though these two characters are usually considered to be the same person (particularly by Don Rosa), it would make Grandpa Beagle over 100 years in 1958. It would make more sense that "Grandpa Beagle" would be one of "Blackheart"'s sons. This is taken into consideration on INDUCKS.
Bentina Beakley (2017 Continuum)

**Bentina Beakley**, better known as **Mrs Beakley** or, in her youth, **Agent 22**, is a female anthropomorphic duck and Mrs Beakley's counterpart in the 2017 Continuum.

## Description

The grandmother of Webby Vanderquack, former S.H.U.S.H. agent Bentina Beakley is an extremely competent housekeeper who works for Scrooge McDuck, officially as a housekeeper in McDuck Manor and in practice also as a bodyguard of sorts. Beakley is a stern and no-nonsense woman who trained her granddaughter to be ready for "anything", but is, in truth, a little overprotective.

## Behind the scenes

This version of Beakley was created in 2016 for *DuckTales 2017*.
Her youthful spy version is loosely based on Emma Peel from *The Avengers* — with Scrooge McDuck's costume and attitude when going on missions with her in turn mirroring John Steed.
Belle Corners the Coin Collection

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***Belle Corners the Coin Collection*** is a comic story written by Al Hubbard and drawn by Dick Kinney. It features Scrooge McDuck, Huey, Dewey and Louie Duck and Belle Duck.

## Plot

Scrooge McDuck, having just bought a very valuable coin (the 1803 Half-Drubnik), is visited by his old crush from the South, the eccentric spendthrift Miss Belle Duck. Unfortunately for Scrooge, behind his back, Belle takes his nephews on an outing and gives what she thinks is only "an old coin" as a tip to a newspaper boy. When Scrooge returned, he finds his nephews "kidnapped" and the precious Half-Drubnik "stolen". Unbeknownst to Belle, Huey, Dewey and Louie, Duckburg is put on high alert and the entire navy sails after them…

## Behind the scenes

The story was first published in 1967 in the Italian *Topolino* #591. It was finally printed in English in *Uncle Scrooge* #408. It is Belle Duck's first appearance.
Birth of the Usatama

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***Birth of the Usatama*** is an unofficial title for an illustrated story. It features Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, and, in their debut, the Usatama.

## Description

While preparing for Easter, Mickey and friends receive a mysterious machine which, when powered on, begins to generate mysterious egg-rabbit beings - the Usatama, who quickly begin causing chaos.

## Behind the scenes

*Birth of the Usatama* was released in April of 2016, presumably as part of a pamphlet given to guests at Tokyo Disneyland. It was intended to explain the backstory of the park's Easter event. The story was later re-released on the official Tokyo Disneyland website.
Bottomless Disappointment

***Bottomless Disappointment*** is an unofficial title for a parodical comic strip created by Don Rosa prior to becoming an official Disney creator. It features Donald Duck and Daisy Duck.

## Plot

Donald Duck goes to see a “bottomless dancing” show… only for the dancer to turn out to be his own girlfriend Daisy Duck, who *never* wears anything below the waist for the simple reason that she is an anthropomorphic duck!

## Behind the scenes

First printed in *The Rocket's Blast ComiCollector* #126 in 1976 and later reprinted in #135 of the same book, this comic strip was also printed under an official Disney license in the Norwegian, German, Swedish and Finnish *Don Rosa Libraries*; however, it was originally created without Disney's approval as a bit of satirical fluff, explaining the nature of the joke as slightly more adult than would usually be authorised by a Disney-mandated publisher.

Predating his more serious Duckverse work, this is also one of the few Don Rosa stories to rely explicitly on the characters being anthropomorphic ducks with different physical appearances, and clothing habits, than actual humans. This conflicts with Rosa's oft-repeated view that in-universe, the Duckburg cast are "actually" humans, who are merely rendered as anthropomorphised ducks as an artistic choice.
Beating Heart Bride

## The Beating Heart Bride

The **Beating Heart Bride**, whose name in life is often believed to have been **Emily**, possibly **Emily de Claire** or some variation of **Emily Cavanaugh Gracey**, was a human woman who is now a ghost.

## Description

Until the mid-2000's (when it was instead taken over by a very different ghost bride), the cluttered and cobwebby Attic of the Haunted Mansion was haunted by the wistful ghost of a lonely bride with shining yellow eyes and a darkened face, holding up a candle, whose heart glowed red in her chest, its echoing heartbeat filling the room.

Many conflicting tales are told about the Bride's origin, and as her appearance varied greatly over the years, it is sometimes reckoned that several similar ghostly brides haunted the attic in succession. At any rate, it is generally understood that the original Bride first glimpsed in the 1960's, with her darkened skeletal face, was the bride-to-be of the Hatbox Ghost.

## Behind the scenes

The Beating Heart Bride was first seen in 1969 in the Disneyland ride *The Haunted Mansion*.
Baby Herman

**Baby Herman** is a male Toon resembling a human baby.

## Description

A highly successful Toon actor since the 1940's, Baby Herman is Roger Rabbit's costar in a series of cartoons where he plays the part of an innocent but dangerously curious baby who spends his time getting into trouble. In truth, despite resembling the innocent baby to a T, the real Baby Herman sounds like a grumpy and cynical 50-year-old man, with the smoking and drinking habits that go with it — which isn't to say he isn't a good person anyway. In 1947, when Roger Rabbit was framed by Baron Von Rotten for the murder of Marvin Acme, Herman was among those who believed in Roger's innocence.

## Behind the scenes

Baby Herman was first seen in 1988 in *Who Framed Roger Rabbit*. He is based on the character of the same name in Gary K. Wolf's original novel *Who Censored Roger Rabbit?*.

### Voice Actors

* Lou Hirsch (classic voice as adult)
* April Winchell (classic voice when playing baby)
* Jim Cummings (*Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin*)
Brainstorm Battle

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***Brainstorm Battle***, also known as ***The Terrible Thinking Cap Tussle***, is a comic story written by Vic Lockman, penciled by Tony Strobl and inked by Steve Steere. It features Gyro Gearloose, his Thinking Cap, the New Hmm-ing Birds and the Beagle Boys; Scrooge McDuck is also mentioned.

## Description

The Beagle Boys, after merely stealing a few of his most recent inventions (such as flying trousers), decide to swipe Gyro Gearloose's Thinking Cap. They then use it to boost their own intelligence and use their new inventions to commit an unparalleled crimewave. Gyro has to build another Thinking Cap to once more be a match for them… but it's not that easy!

## Behind the scenes

This story was first published in April of 1965 in the Brazilian *O Pato Donald* #700. The very next year, it was printed in English in the Australian *Giant* #369, and would then be reprinted in *Giant* #583. Its only American printing to date was in 2017 in *Uncle Scrooge* #433.

For this latter printing, the editors felt that Lockman's rudimentary dialogue (which was owed to its originally being a S-Coded Story not meant for English release) should be 'spiced-up' in pastiche of Lockman's usual truculent style, which was achieved by long-standing Lockman enthusiast Joe Torcivia. As part of this partial rewrite, the title was changed to *The Terrible Thinking Cap Tussle*, which was deemed more suitably over-the-top than the tamer *Brainstorm Battle* of the original. Torcivia reportedly considered changing the name of Little Thinkle Star to "Alpha-Zen-Tauri" for this printing, only to backtrack after being convinced that "Little Thinkle Star" sounded 'more Lockmanian' if not actually better.
Birth of the Usapiyo

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***Birth of the Usapiyo*** (***うさピヨ誕生ストーリー***, meaning ***Usapiyo Birth Story***, in the original Japanese) is an unofficial title for an illustrated story. It features Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy, Pluto, and, in their debut, the Usapiyo.

## Description

While decorating Easter eggs, Minnie Mouse discovers a mysterious egg, which, with some help from Minnie and her paintbrush, cause every egg to hatch into the adorable Usapiyo.

## Behind the scenes

*Birth of the Usapiyo* was released in April of 2019, presumably as part of a pamphlet given to guests at Tokyo DisneySea. It was intended to explain the backstory of the park's Easter event. The story was later re-released on the official Tokyo Disneyland website.
Auguste Rodin

**Auguste Rodin** was a (presumably human) man.

## Description

Augusute Rodin was a notorious French sculptor. Forty years after Rodin's death, he was still famous enough that Donald Duck, to compliment his own skill at sculpting, quipped that his name "should be Rodin Duck".

## Behind the scenes

Rodin is briefly mentioned in Carl Barks's notorious 1957 story *The Snowman Contest*.
Blob (2017 Continuum)

## The Blob(2017 Continuum)

**The Blob** is a blob monster (who may also be some form of undead anthropomorphic duck) and the 2017 Continuum's counterpart to the Prime Universe's Blob.

## Description

A blob monster composed of green, translucent slime with the skull of an anthropomorphic duck suspended in it, the Blob was a resident (or at least an employee) of the haunted Hazel House in Duckburg. Along with the other monstrous inhabitants, it took part in an annual scheme meant to scare trick-or-treaters out of their candy to compensate for the lack of candy stores open at night. Acting mainly as the "crew" of the production (with a hat to match), the Blob did have a small role in the actual scaring as one of the various creatures lurking in the corridor of doors (the rest being props operated by Frankenstein).

After the scheme was revealed in 2020, the Blob packed up the various equipment that it had been operating (including a fog machine) and left, seemingly uninterested in attempting to eat Huey, Dewey, Louie, and Webby with the other monsters. It did not visit McDuck Manor with them to trick-or-treat after amends were made, either, nor did it appear in the apparently-supernatural portrait of the Ducks and Hazel House monsters posing together which was hung on the wall of the house.

## Behind the scenes

This version of the Blob appeared in the Halloween special of Season 3 of *DuckTales 2017*, *The Trickening*.
Bombastic Band of Brains

The **Bombastic Band of Brains** is a research facility and organization from the 2017 Continuum.

## Description

Created by egotistical chemist Doctor Grinmore with the 10,000,000 proceeds of the sale of a dental cream he created by accident, the Bombastic Band of Brains is a team of scientists of Grinmore's acquaintance using their large budget to invent to their heart's content. Unfortunately, its "geniuses" have a tendency to accidentally reinvent existing appliances, such as MP3 players and washing machines. Also in the B.B.B.'s employ is Ms Drillsergeant, the world's nastiest daycare center activities manager.

## Behind the scenes

The B.B.B. appears in the 2017 story *The Great Experiment of the Washing Machine*.
Beware of Watchdog

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*Beware of Watchdog* is a comic one-pager written by an unknown writer and drawn by Tony Strobl. It features Scrooge McDuck.

## Description

Only after having built an entire doghouse and accompanying 'Beware of Watchdog' sign does Scrooge McDuck realise how expensive an actual watchdog would be.

## Behind the scenes

This story was only ever printed in English in *Walt Disney's Comics and Stories* #284.

The name of "Carl's Kennel" may be a pun on famed Disney artist and creator of Scrooge McDuck, Carl Barks, though it is hard to say for sure, as the name of "Carl" may simply have been chosen for the sake of the alliteration with "Kennel".
Birthday Genie

## The Birthday Genie

The **Birthday Genie**, whose real name is unknown, is a male genie.

## Description

This Genie was "a specialist" who would grant three wishes to whoever would touch his magic urn on their birthday. In 1952, this person happened to be Donald Duck, who, after accidentally wishing he'd never been born, found himself briefly transported to a nightmarish version of Duckburg where his absence had caused a series of catastrophes, which boosted his self-esteem.

## Behind the scenes

The Birthday Genie first appeared in 1994 in *The Duck Who Never Was*.
Birthday Girl

## The Birthday Girl

The **Birthday Girl**, also known as the **Birthday Ghost** or **the Ghostess**, was a human woman who is now a ghost in the Haunted Mansion.

## Description

A well-known ghost from the Haunted Mansion and one of its Ghostesses, the Birthday Girl is the social butterfly of the Mansion's afterlife, never happier than when the other ghosts are throwing a celebration for her. From birthdays to deathdays, she will find every excuse to have the Over Four Hundred Club, the Ballroom Dancers and whoever else partying around her in the Ballroom as she blows out the candles on a cake — and woe betide anyone who tries to steal the spotlight from her!

## Behind the scenes

The Birthday Girl first appeared in early August of 1969 when Disneyland's *Haunted Mansion* opened to the public.
Botcho Coot

**Botcho Coot** is an anthropomorphic parrot-coot hybrid.

## Description

Botcho Coot is a cousin of Donald Duck and the brother of Marmaduke Coot. Like Marmaduke, Botcho is an inventor, though of a more mundane sort. In 1953, he invented a one-man helicopter, but another one of his experiments blew up his house — which seemed to be a frequent occurence, judging from Donald Duck's reaction to hearing the news — leading him to come and stay over at Donald's house for a while.

## Behind the scenes

Cousin Botcho only ever appeared in the 1953 story *Donald Duck and the Inventor*.
Ben Gunn

**Ben Gunn** was a human man.

## Description

One of Captain Flint's pirates in the first half of the 18th century, Ben Gunn ended up marooned on Treasure Island for many years (sources disagree on whether the figure was 5 or 10). Going more than a little mad (with, for example, a craving for cheese), Ben Gunn nonetheless managed to survive, and even found Flint's treasure, which he moved to his cave. During Squire Trelawney's expedition to Treasure Island, Ben Gunn befriended Jim Hawkins and was key to foiling Long John Silver and his mutineers. Hawkins's adventures on Treasure Island were later turned into a popular novel, and many people portrayed Ben Gunn on-stage in adaptations of that story, including Goofy.

## Behind the scenes

Ben Gunn appeared in the 1950 film *Treasure Island* and a few other Disney adaptations and parodies of the *Treasure Island* story.

In the original novel, Ben Gunn had been on the Island three years, having been marooned not by Captain Flint but by his crew, in retaliation for having claimed to know how to find the treasure, only for the pirates to get to the island and fail to locate the loot. This is closely echoed in the 1955 comic, where he was marooned for the same reason by Long John Silver alone, *ten* years prior to the events of the main story. In the 1950 movie itself, however, Ben does not appear to be aware that Captain Flint is dead, implying that he was one of the five seamen Flint took ashore, ordered to help him bury the treasure, and then killed; the idea being that Gunn managed to escape or to survive his wounds unbeknownst to the Captain. There, he is said to only have been stranded five years, a sort of halfway point between the novel and comic versions.
Box of Nerve Tonic

**Magical?** | No

**Scrooge** suffered from anxiety due to the responsibility of maintaining his fortune, and he was prescribed nerve tonic, which was contained in bottles.

He left a box of nerve tonic bottles near the entrance of Tralla La, though he had kept a **Bottle Cap**.

When, some years later, he and his nephews followed the Road to Xanadu, they fell upon the box and realized that Xanadu was actually Tralla-La.
Back to the Klondike

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***Back to the Klondike*** is a comic story written and drawn by Carl Barks. It features Scrooge McDuck, Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey and Louie Duck and in her debut, Goldie O'Gilt.

## Plot

Scrooge McDuck is hit with a case of mild amnesia, and, after some difficulties, Donald manages to get him to see a doctor about it. The doctor gives him pills to stimulate his memory. The medicine works better than expected and Scrooge is flooded by memories of the Klondike Gold Rush he participated in from 1896 to 1899… including the love of his life, Goldie O'Gilt, and also a fortune in gold which he hid somewhere in his claim and never retrieved until today. This is enough to make him go "back to the Klondike", dragging his nephews along with him.

### Continuity

* Carl Barks had previously established Scrooge's past in the Klondike in *Only a Poor Old Man* (1952).
* Many writers, Don Rosa foremost among them, expanded upon Scrooge's ill-fated love story with Goldie O'Gilt, in such stories as *Last Sled to Dawson* (1989) and *The Prisoner of White Agony Creek* (2004). The latter is especially notable for expanding the very events already described in Barks's flashback in this story.

## Behind the scenes

This story was first printed in March of 1953 in *Uncle Scrooge* #2. It was then reprinted in *The Best of Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge*, *Uncle Scrooge* #142, *Uncle Scrooge McDuck: His Life and Times*, *Gladstone Comic Album* #4, *Uncle Scrooge Adventures* #26, *Uncle Scrooge Adventures by Carl Barks* #2, *Uncle Scrooge* #325, *Carl Barks' Greatest DuckTales Stories* #1, and, of course, in all versions of the *Carl Barks Library*.

In the first printing of the story, five whole pages were cut from the story by the editor. Those pages depicted the flashback of the young Scrooge and Goldie in 1896, and a half-page following that sequence where Donald Duck checked the number of memory pills left in the box, thus foreshadowing the story's ending. The four-and-a-half pages of the flashback were sent back to Carl Barks, who sent copies of it to some of his fans from the 1970's onwards. These pages were eventually integrated back into the story in the 1981 printing of the story in *Uncle Scrooge McDuck: His Life and Times*.

However, the last half-page could not be found. Based on his own storyboards, Barks penciled a black-and-white reconstitution of that sequence, which was used in some printings (such as *Uncle Scrooge McDuck: His Life and Times* and both *Carl Barks Libraries*). This sketched version was also inked and colored by Daan Jippes in 1987, and that version was used in the printings of *Gladstone Comic Album* #4, *Uncle Scrooge Adventures* #26*, Uncle Scrooge Adventures in Color* #2, *Uncle Scrooge* #325 and *Carl Barks' Greatest DuckTales Stories* #1.
Boris Bentbrain

Boris Bentbrain is an Anthropomorphic Dog.

## Description

Boris Bentbrain is an inventor like Gyro Gearloose. Unlike Gyro, however, he only invents things that would be a detriment to mankind (though he thinks they would be a benefit). After Gyro creates a scientific amusement park, Boris sabotages it by throwing it off-kilter scientifically. The next night, Gyro hides at the park and catches Boris in the act. Boris quickly modifies a rocket car to actually fly, and flies off. Gyro modifies a super-spring, and flies onto the rocket car, knocking Boris out. Gyro then commandeers the car and flies Boris to jail. It is unknown if he is still imprisoned.

## Behind the scenes

Boris first appeared in *Caught in the Act* in 1961.
Bertram's Wife

**Betram's Wife** is a female anthropomorphic dog.

## Description

This woman is a somewhat snobbish resident of Mouseton. On Christmas Eve 2011, she and her husband Bertram were dining at the most exclusive and expensive restaurant in the city, *Chez Prez*, when she remarked how rude another guest (Peg-Leg Pete, spending his latest ill-gotten gains) seemed. Bertram agreed with her sentiment.

## Behind the scenes

Bertram's Wife briefly appears in the 2011 story *Mickey Mouse and the Coat of Christmas Magic!*.
Bowtie Mayor

## The Bowtie Mayor

The **“Bowtie Mayor”** is a male dognose.

## Description

This man, identifiable by his snazzy orange bowtie, was the Mayor of Duckburg, Calisota in Spring 1960. Quick to rise to the occasion when he felt a trend coming on in the crowd, the Mayor jumped in three minutes after "Martian-mania" seized the citizens and prepared to ceremonially give the Key to the City to the alien visitors. When he realized that the man in the flying saucer that had caused all this commotion was merely Scrooge McDuck, however, the Mayor jumped ship, taking back the key and berating Scrooge for the mockery. He then stormed off.

## Behind the scenes

This version of the Mayor of Duckburg appears in the 1960 Luciano Bottaro story *Uncle Scrooge's Money Rocket*.
Black Murphy

**Black Murphy** is a human man living in Neverland.

## Description

A member of Captain Hook's pirate crew, Black Murphy is a fearsome two-timing scoundrel. Murphy's weapon of choice is a dagger often clenched between his teeth. Murphy is among the members of Hook's crew who particularly resent being stuck in Neverland and wishes they'd return to ordinarry plunder and pillage.

## Behind the scenes

Black Murphy first appeared in 1953 in *Peter Pan*. He is named after a historical pirate whose *brother* Cookson was part of Captain Hook's crew in J.M. Barrie's original novel.
Bertie Bull

**Bertie Bull** is a male non-anthropomorphic bull.

## Description

In 1973, Donald Duck, trying to become an artist, set his easel in a field which was actually this burly bovine's grazing field. Believing that Donald was trying to paint him against his will, the bull charged at Donald, kicking over the easel and leading Donald to give up on his high-minded artistic ambitions.

## Behind the scenes

Bertie Bull appears in the 1973 prose story *The Artist*.
Arnold Wakenstedt (1306 1311)

## Steckbrief

Stand: Ritter.

Rittersitz: -.

Adelsgeschlecht: Wakenstedt.

Eltern: -.

Geschwister: -.

Kinder: Otto Wakenstedt (1311), Heinrich Wakenstedt (1330 1348), Johann Wakenstedt (1330 1348).

## Landespolitische Bedeutung

Landesherrschaft: Herrschaft Werle, Herrschaft Mecklenburg.

Kategorie: Einfacher Vasall.

Häufigkeit in landesherrlichen Zeugenlisten: 3.

Summe der Ränge in Zeugenlisten: 8.

## Biographie

Verfügte über Rechte in Wakenstädt.

Sonstige Erwähnungen.

## Einzelnachweise

1. ↑ MUB 3065; 3346; 3419.
2. ↑ MUB 3495.
3. ↑ MUB 6834.
Bedelia Airheart

**Bedelia Airheart** is a female anthropomorphic duck.

## Description

Bedelia Airheart is a young and successful female pilot. In 1996, Launchpad McQuack developped an unrequited crush on Bedelia which led him to follow her to the Himalayas, the crossing of which Bedelia had attempted, when he heard she had crashed her plane. In truth, the accident was minor and Bedelia would have repaired it and still gotten back to Duckburg on time, if not for Launchpad's interference.

## Behind the scenes

Bedelia Airheart was only ever seen in the 1996 story *Lovelorn Launchpad*.

Her name is a pun on the famous real-life pilot Amelia Earheart.
Batty

**Batty** is a non-anthropomorphic bat of unknown gender.

## Description

This smiling purple bat is the well-cared-for pet of the Hatbox Ghost in the Haunted Mansion.

## Behind the scenes

Batty was more or less created as part of a plush toy set sold at the exclusive *Memento Mori* shop in Walt Disney World in August 2018, as reported by the *Foolish Mortals* official Instagram account.

Batty is inspired by the preexisting Attic Bats from the ride, and the popular fan notion that one or more of them acted as the Hatbox Ghost's pet(s). It is possible that Batty is indeed meant to be one of the Attic Bats, but it is unconfirmed; though Batty does not resemble them very much, this could just be due to the stylized appearance of the plush, considering the Hatbox Ghost plush does not quite look like the original either.
Bo Dilly

**Bo Dilly** is an anthropomorphic raccoon.

## Description

A student at Duckfoot Crossing in the 1850s, Bo Dilly was known for his mischievous nature and great ideas. On the first sunny day of spring, Bo came up with an idea to get all of the students sent home early, by painting themselves with green spots and pretending to be sick. However, the plot was foiled by Doc Swaller, who saw through the scheme.

## Behind the scenes

Bo Dilly appeared in *Doc Swaller and the Green-Spot Cure* in 1984.
Babyboo

## Babyboo(2017 Continuum)

The **Babyboo**, also spelled **Baby Boo**, is a child-like, human-looking ghost from the 2017 Continuum.

## Description

The impish-looking, silent "baby ghost" nicknamed Babyboo by Pickle is often seen flying around the Haunted Mansion and playing tricks. He seems to consider the Hatbox Ghost family.

## Behind the scenes

This ghost appeared throughout the *Disney XD Promos*, starting with *Pickel and Peanut and Babyboo*, released on the third day of October 2016.

As revealed in the behind-the-scenes video released by Disney for the *XD Promos* series, Babyboo, who is the only original character in the series, was inspired in design by the much bulkier Executioner ghost, and particularly the early design of him seen in *Monster Ghosts*. Whether this is enough to consider Babyboo the 2017 Continuum counterpart to the Executioner is somewhat debatable.
Atomo Bleep-Bleep

Atomo Bleep-Bleep (original Italian name: Atomino Bip-Bip) is a secondary character of the Mickey Mouse universe, created by Romano Scarpa. Although he initially disappeared after six stories, he remained one of the most popular Italian inventions in the Disney comic universe.

Atomo was "created" by Doctor Einmug by greatly enlarging an atom. This is described in the story Mickey Mouse in the Delta Dimension. He actually has a twin brother, Atomo Bloop-Bloop, but he has a very different character. Near the end of the story, Pete reverses the enlargement, which is one of the few scenes in a Disney comic that comes close to character death. From then on, Atomo Bleep-Bleep is the only enlarged atom around. He becomes Mickey's sidekick in a series of Scarpa stories such as *The Sacred Spring of Seasons Past*, *Mickey Mouse and the Chirikawa Necklace*, *Mickey Mouse and the Bleep-Bleep 15* and *The Emperor of Calisota*. Apart from the last one, all of these have been released in the US. At the beginning of *The Fabulous City of Shan-Grilla*, Atomo gets called back to the Delta Dimension.

Scarpa later revived Atomo in a pair of stories where he collaborates with Ellsworth, something that is later taken up again by Luca Boschi and Alessandro Perina. In the 1980s, Atomo had another revival in four stories, e.g. pitting him against The Phantom Blot. The two stories by Alessandro Bencivenni (drawn by Massimo De Vita and Sergio Asteriti) are also notable for featuring Goofy alongside Atomo.

Atomo is also one of the few Italian characters that made it to an Egmont production, namely the story by Byron Erickson and Ferioli called *A Mickey Mystery*.

The most recent revival of the character was done by Casty, who had proclaimed Atomo his favourite character and teased fans with his talks of a trilogy of stories. Of those three planned big adventures, two have been released so far, plus two shorter gag stories. *Topolino e gli Ombronauti* abounds with quotes from Scarpa's cycle - especially *The Delta Dimension* and *The Chirikawa Necklace* - while *Topolino e l'impero sottozero* revives Nataniele Ragnatele from *Sacred Spring*. Both stories have been received with a lot of praise: At the time of writing (January 2021), *L'impero sottozero* is the second-highest rated Mickey Mouse story of all times on INDUCKS - behind *The Chirikawa Necklace*.

In some ways, Atomo fulfils a similar role as Eega Beeva - his meson breath, which can change the consistency and substance of pretty much everything, is a similar omnipotent 'weapon' as Eega's endless supply of items. Atomo is also of similar stature and, due to not being a normal being, noticeably naive.
Bananias Archipelago

The **Bananias Archipelago** is an archipelago located somewhere in the Pacific Ocean.

## Description

In the 21st century the Bananias Archipelago is a popular touristic location, both for the golden Quanchos artifacts and for the rare natural wonder that is Neptune's Funnel, a funnel-shaped rock formation which alternatively sucks in and releases large amounts of air from some cavern below. Little does the world know, however, that the Funnel is an opening into an underground land where the Quancho civilization still persists.

## Behind the scenes

The Bananias Archipelago is a major setting in the 1978 story *Captured in Bananaland*.
Barnyard Olympics

Poster for the film.

***Barnyard Olympics*** is a 1932 theatrical cartoon short. It features Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow, the cat athlete, Wienie, and Peg-Leg Pete. The voice of Goofy, or someone else with the same laugh as him, can be heard, though he does not make a physical appearance in the short.

## Plot

All sorts of sporting events are being held, and Mickey Mouse is set to participate in the main event of the season, cross country. The arrogant cat athlete against whom he is to compete decides to pull some pranks on Mickey, making it harder for the mouse to win. Will Mickey prevail in the wild race which includes running, pole-vaulting, boating, and bicycling, or will someone else take the prize?

## Behind the scenes

*Barnyard Olympics* is a theatrical cartoon short. It was directed by Wilfred Jackson and was released on April the 15th, 1932. It was released ahead of the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games and used a sports theme inspired by the event.

Voice artists whose voices are featured in the film include Walt Disney as Mickey Mouse, Marcellite Garner as Minnie Mouse, and Pinto Colvig. Colvig's voice was heard in the form a guffaw at the one minute mark. This laugh would later be used as the signature laugh of Dippy Dawg, a character who would officially debut in *Mickey's Revue*, a short released a mere month after *Barnyard Olympics*.

*Barnyard Olympics* notably features a cat athlete character whose identity is unclear. Some of descriptions for the short list the character as being the same as Mickey's nemesis Peg-Leg Pete. Curiously, the design of Peg-Leg Pete used in *Alice Comedies* and *Oswald the Lucky Rabbit* shorts actually makes a brief appearance at the end of the film. This appearance of Pete, albeit in his bear form, would indicate that the cat athlete couldn't possibly be the same as Pete as Pete is shown cheering Mickey on, in contrast to the cat athlete's strong competition against Mickey. If the cat athlete is not Pete, he might be the same as Creamo Catnera, a character who debuted in the *Mickey Mouse* comic strip just a year before the release of *Barnyard Olympics* and who was also a physically strong feline rival to Mickey in sports. The idea that the cat athlete and Creamo Catnera are one and the same is unconfirmed and is just speculation.

## Notes and References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 *Barnyard Olympics* on IMDb
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 *Barnyard Olympics* on INDUCKS
Aunt Gussie

**“Aunt Gussie”** is a woman of unclear species.

## Description

In 1939, Mickey Mouse had to resort to stealing a camera coveted by the Phantom Blot from Silas Perkins's young niece instead of buying it as he'd originally planned, because he was unable to get a hold of the girl's mother due to her being “off at Aunt Gussie's”. As Silas Perkins referred to said mother as “his sister”, singular, it is likely that Gussie is the sister of the girl's *father*, and Silas's sister-in-law.

## Behind the Scenes

Aunt Gussie is briefly mentioned in the 1939 story *Mickey Mouse Outwits the Phantom Blot*.
Book Conman

## The Book Conman

The **Book Conman** is a male dognose.

## Description

The Book Conman was an unscrupulous denizen of Duckburg. This fat dognose printed thick-looking books entitled *How to Make Money*, which he sold for a steep price, when in truth, they contained but one sentence: "Get a job in the mint". After he tricked Scrooge McDuck, the stingy scotsman got back at him by offering him (for no less than fifty dollars) a book supposedly written by him and entitled *The Secret of My Millions*. On the faith of McDuck's fortune, the Conman bought the book, only to find that it was blank (which, Scrooge said, was only natural, since the title said outright that it was a "secret").

## Behind the scenes

The Book Conman only ever appeared in the 1960 story *The Secret Book*.
Bogeyman (species)

## Bogeymen

**Bogeymen**, or **Bogey Men**, are a species of dream demons.

## Description

As a boy once found out, the Bogeymen are rubber-like goblin-phantasms capable of appearing within the dream realm of Lullaby Land, much like the more benevolent Sandman. They are constantly-shifting spookies who chase the dreamer about and dance infernal dances, all with the goal of scaring them; they vanish like smoke as the Sandman comes near. What relationship might exist between these insubstantial Bogeymen (plural) and Oogie Boogie, *the* Bogeyman, formerly the ruler of the holiday of Bug Day and now one of the horrors of Halloween Town, is exceedingly unclear.

## Behind the scenes

The Bogeymen appear in the 1933 *Silly Symphonies* cartoon *Lullaby Land*.
Bell

***This is a disambiguation page for "Hook". By "Hook", you might mean:***

* **Tinker Bell**, the Neverland Pixie and friend of Peter Pan;
* **Toon Tinker Bell**, the Toon counterpart to the above character;
* **Belle**, the main protagonist of *Beauty and the Beast*;

* **The Silver Bell**, an item which belonged to Professor Ratigan, seen in *The Great Mouse Detective*;
* **The Three Bells of Tinabula**, legendary artifacts featured in *For Whom the Bell Klangs*;

* **The Island of Bell**, an island in the Neverseas;

* ***Hell's Bells***, the *Silly Symphonies* short about Hell;
* ***Tinker Bell***, the 2008 animated film depicting the birth and early days of Tinker Bell.
Bluebeard

**Bluebeard** is or was a man of unclear species.

## Description

Bluebeard was, by the early 1960's, remembered a notorious villain from a time now long past,**[N****ON****-D****ISNEY****]** After marrying and murdering six “winsome” wives — one a year starting in 1434 — he found one too clever for him, Lucretia, who did *him* in in 1440. Bluebeard and his wives were eventually interred in a huge and ornate crypt which found its way to the Gracey Manor property, suggesting Bluebeard and his wives might themselves be among the “famous ghosts from all over the world” who retired to the Haunted Mansion in their late afterlife. This monument may not actually have contained the remains of Bluebard, as another account shows that he was one of the occupants of another area of the Mansion entirely, the Burial Crypt of Famous Villains.

## Behind the scenes

The fairytale character of Bluebeard (or *Barbe-Bleue* in the original French) was first mentioned in a canonical Prime Universe source in the non-Disney 1963 crossover story *Woody, Knothead and Splinter Search For Pirate Treasure*. He later played a somewhat more important part, via his prominent crypt, in the 1971-opened Walt Disney World remake of *The Haunted Mansion*. A different version of Bluebeard's burial place was proposed by Marc Davis in the 1980's during development of the Tokyo Disneyland *Haunted Mansion*, with Bluebeard as one of the potential occupants of the Burial Crypt of Famous Villains, which would serve as the ride's unload area, but this was never implemented.

Interestingly, Bluebeard's mention alongside Captain Kidd in the 1963 story suggests the anonymous writer mistakenly assumed “Bluebeard” to have been a *pirate* (along the lines of Blackbeard and Redbeard), which he is not in any of the classical versions of the tale.

The fact that Bluebeard's name and epitaph on his crypt are in English, and that the names of his wives are all English, suggests that the Prime Universe Bluebeard was in fact British; this conflicts with the original versions of the tale, where he is implicitly French, a detail retained in most retellings. Indeed, Bluebeard is sometimes (spuriously) conflated with the historical figure of Baron Gilles de Rais, a link the character's appearance in *The Haunted Mansion* seemingly makes use of when assigning him the year of death 1440 — Baron Gilles' historical date of death.

Bluebeard's Crypt at Walt Disney World.
### Notes & References

1. ↑ *Woody, Knothead and Splinter Search For Pirate Treasure* (1963).
2. ↑ Walt Disney World's *The Haunted Mansion* (1971).
3. ↑ According to concept art by Marc Davis for *The Haunted Mansion*.
Botanical Experiment No. 37B

**Botanical Experiment #37B** was a bouquet of flowers created by Ludwig von Drake.

## Description

Botanical Experiment #37B was a bouquet of white flowers rigorously identical to the flowers usually worn in her hair or on her hat by Matilda McDuck. Ludwig von Drake created this bouquet during his attempts to woo Matilda, with whom he had fallen in love. Matilda was delighted when Ludwig presented the flowers to her underneath a “sweetheart tree” where they'd carved up their initials like schoolchildren.

## Behind the scenes

Botanical Experiment #37B appears in the 2015 unlicensed Don Rosa narrative illustration known on this Wiki as *The Winning of Matilda McDuck*.
Blarney O'Duck

**Captain Blarney O'Duck** is an anthropomorphic duck.

## History

Hired by Scrooge McDuck in 1906 as captain of a sailing ship, Captain O'Duck was tasked with tracking down a supposedly-cursed ghost ship, the *Horizon*. The *Horizon* had belonged to the notorious pirate Captain Redbeard until it went out of control, and McDuck sought the treasure he hoped it still withheld.

Unfortunately, Redbeard's jinx on the ship was enough to prevent O'Duck from ever boarding the *Horizon*. He chased the ghostly vessel for fifty years, always missing it by an inch, until 1956, when, just as McDuck was growing tired of financing O'Duck fruitless ventures, he managed to find the ship and treasure with the help of Donald Duck and his nephews.

Unfortunately, O'Duck's ship was destroyed in the process, but he quickly found a lasting job as the new captain of the *Old Ironsides*, an 18th-century ship touring the coasts as a tourist attraction.

## Behind the scenes

Blarney O'Duck only ever appeared in the 1956 story *Redbeard's Pirate Plunder*. The 2017 Continuum's version of him, however, made a cameo in *Woo-oo!*, the pilot of *DuckTales 2017*.
Bahia (2017 Continuum)

**Bahia** is a state in the 2017 Continuum version of Brazil.

## Description

José Carioca and Panchito Pistoles visited Bahia around the time of General Lunaris's invasion the the planet Earth.

## Behind the Scenes

Bahia was first mentioned on Frank Angones and the Suspenders of Disbelief on September the 15th, 2019.

## References

1. ↑ https://suspendersofdisbelief.tumblr.com/post/187746569056/where-were-panchito-and-jose-during-the
Bedstead Homesteader

First page of the story.

***Bedstead Homesteader*** is a comic story written by Vic Lockman and illustrated by Paul Murry. It features Goofy, Scuttle, Dum-Dum, and also features the debut of the Marshall.

## Description

Two men want to steal Goofy's land because of the gold there. They first try to get him off by law, and try to get rid of his tent. They cut it off with knives and, to Goofy's surprise, the tent flies away. The two men quickly get the Marshall, but the Marshall explains how the bed's legs are rooted to the ground, like a house. So immediately when the Marshall goes away, the two men try to get rid of his bed, which Goofy is lying on. And meanwhile, the Marshall finds Goofy sleepwalking down the street. He wakes Goofy up and drives back, arresting the two men in the processs.

## Behind the scenes

This story was first published in December of 1962 as the third story in *Walt Disney's Donald Duck* #85. It has never been reprinted in the U.S.A., but *was* reprinted in Australian, three times in Brazil, twice in Denmark, three times in Finland, twice in France, once in Germany, Greece, Italy and the Netherlands, twice in Norway, once in Portugal, twice in Spain and twice in Sweden.
B.U.D.D.Y.

## B.U.D.D.Y.(2017 Continuum)

* With helmet
* Without helmet

The **Beaks Unmanned Driver-Drone (Yay!)**, better known as **B.U.D.D.Y.**, is or was a male sentient robot from the 2017 Continuum.

## Description

B.U.D.D.Y. was the prototype of a line of vehicle-driving robots "developed" by Mark Beaks in 2018, which he had created through plagiarizing the technology developed by Gyro Gearloose for his failed project Li'l Bulb, adding minimal adjustments of his own; in fact beneath the screen-helmet, B.U.D.D.Y.'s true head was still a bulb.

Though B.U.D.D.Y. initially seemed perfect, Beaks had neglected to correct the flaw that had led to Li'l Bulb being shelved in the first place (his unfortunate tendency to go evil). As a result, B.U.D.D.Y. fell just short of killing Launchpad McQuack, Scrooge McDuck, Dewey Duck and Beaks himself during a test race. At the end of that fiasco B.U.D.D.Y. fell off a cliff and into a river, with several large boulders coming after him; as expected, he died.

## Behind the scenes

B.U.D.D.Y. first appeared in 2018 in *Beware the B.U.D.D.Y. System*.
It was confirmed on *Suspenders of Disbelief* that B.U.D.D.Y. is indeed dead, though this does not mean the world can rest easy, as the plans of Li'l Bulb are still open-source, meaning other bulb-robots identical to B.U.D.D.Y. could surface at any time.

### Voice Actors

* Corey Burton (*Beware the B.U.D.D.Y. System*)
Axe's Nephew

**Axe's Nephew** is or was a male anthropomorphic bird.

## Description

This curious man is or was the nephew of Axe, the owner of a pickaxe shop in Dawson City during the Gold Rush, and he helped his uncle run it. He was particularly set on details, polishing every pickaxe in the shop, lining them all up neatly, and chasing customers over hill and dale to give them back their spare change if they needed it.

## Behind the scenes

Axe's Nephew appears in the 2007 story *My First Million*.

How this man can be Axe's nephew even though Axe is a dognose, and he a bird, is not explained in the story.