Topic dedicated to characters in Barks stories.
= Bolivar/Bornworthy/Bernie (Donald's dog) =
I've understood from DCML that Bolivar was named Bornworthy because of political reasons. That could be researched.
In Barks's stories, I've counted three saint bernard dogs. They are named Bolivar, Bornworthy and Bernie. It could be one saint bernard dog having three different names, or two dogs of which one has two different names, but that's a matter of discussion and investigation.
Barks stories with saint bernards like Bolivar:
- Three Dirty Little Ducks (WDC 43) ("Bolivar")
- icebox sleep-walking (WDC 56) ("Bolivar")
- parrot joe from singapore (WDC 65) ("Bolivar")
- howlingest cat in the neighborhood (WDC 76) ("Bolivar")
- super-magician (WDC 82) ("Bolivar")
- operation rescue saint bernard (WDC 125) ("Bornworthy")
- christmas bath (WDC 184) ("Bernie")
Barks cover with saint bernards like Bolivar:
- new heat wave due (WDC 95)
Barks painting with saint bernards like Bolivar:
- Snow Fun (1974)
- Heat Wave (May 1996)
Submission date of the christmas bath story is 31 March 1955, and the cover date is 1956.
For this this overview I've counted dogs that look remarkably like Bolivar, like the heat wave cover. Principally speaking that could be another saint bernard.
I've heard Barks liked to draw dogs. 'North of the Yukon' (US 59) could be an example of that, which contains the dog Barko. Another remarkable dog is the Official Woodchuck Bloodhound, General Snozzie. (WDC 213)
= Behe, son of Bolivar/Bornworthy =
Someone told me Bolivar/Bornworthy has a son, named Behe, which appears in one Barks story:
- old love letters (WDC 111)
Behe is the dog shown in panels 3.7 and 3.8. In panel 3.7, Donald says: "Track them down, Behe! This case is DESPERATE!"
= Other pets =
The story about parrot Joe from Singapore shows Donald having two pets. A cat and a dog. The cat's name is "Tabby", but it could be the type of cat, or both.
In panel 7.3, Donald says: "Tabby! TABBY! What the Sam Hill AILS you? OW!"
In panel 8.2: "Everything seems to be as usual! I guess Tabby and Bolivar were just having nightmares!"
This means that there are two stories in which Donald has a cat:
- parrot joe from singapore (WDC 65)
- howlingest cat in the neighborhood (WDC 76)
There are more types of pets. Several Barks stories contain fishes in bowls. Well-known is a bowl overcrowded with fishes. There's a Barks quote about Garé asking him to stop drawing too many fishes in one one bowl, as children might imitate it.
And there's the chipmunk mascot story (WDC 168). The nephews have a pet chipmunk named Cheltenham, an alligator named Alfred, and later Donald has a talking mynah bird as pet.
Sources: All the above information is derived from earlier posts on McDuck.
http://bb.mcdrake.nl/engdisney/viewtopi ... 1222#p1222
http://bb.mcdrake.nl/engdisney/viewtopi ... 1223#p1223
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