A recurring gag in the Darkwing Duck comic books published by Boom! Studios and Joe Books was the inclusion of cameos by characters from other Disney productions. Listed here are the numerous Disney-related cameos seen in the comic, including cameos/references to characters from the Disney-acquired properties of the Muppets, Marvel Comics, and Lucasfilms.
All panels listed below were drawn by James Silvani unless otherwise noted.
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Character cameos[]
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"The Duck Knight Returns - Part 1" (Issue #1) | Mrs. Potts is on the shelf in the background. |
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Darkwing's arm has turned into Kaa from The Jungle Book. | |
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"The Duck Knight Returns - Part 2" (Issue #2) | Darkwing's attempt to find out who founded Quackwerks on their search engine results in him being shown a picture of Flounder. |
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"The Duck Knight Returns - Part 3" (Issue #3) | Gadget tells Launchpad he can't fly the Ranger Plane. |
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"Crisis on Infinite Darkwings - Part 1" (Issue #5) | A Beagle Boy and Pete are among the prisoners. |
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Pictures of Donald Duck, Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Abu, Stitch, Meeko from Pocahontas, Monstro the Whale, King Leonidas from Bedknobs and Broomsticks, and Tantor from Tarzan are on the walls in Gosalyn's classes. | |
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"Crisis on Infinite Darkwings - Part 2" (Issue #6) | Negaduck is standing on top of Goliath. |
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Drake apparently has a photo of Donald and his nephews hanging on his living room wall. | |
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Miniature figures of the Seven Dwarfs are on the windowsill right before Bowling Ball Darkwing makes his entrance. | |
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This reprogrammed Crimebot has trimmed a topiary to resemble Pinocchio. (In the Definitively Dangerous Edition, Launchpad's dialogue box is much bigger to fit the rewritten dialogue, to the point that it obscures Pinocchio's face.) | |
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Gosalyn is shown to be keeping the Gizmosuit hidden in an Incredibles lunchbox. | |
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"Crisis on Infinite Darkwings - Part 3" (Issue #7) | The Source Absorber has the face of Jack Skellington and Oogie Boogie from The Nightmare Before Christmas on it. |
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Magica's armor and staff is decorated with little golden skulls that resemble Jafar, Captain Hook, The Horned King,Cruella De Vil, and Maleficent. | |
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Paddywhack's return frightens Sebastian, Cleo from Pinocchio, and Dory from Finding Nemo. | |
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"Crisis on Infinite Darkwings - Part 4" (Issue #8) | On the first page, Quiverwing Duck manages to catch alternate Darkwings who resemble Simba (who is accompanied by versions of Morgana and Launchpad who resemble Timon and Pumbaa) and the Jonas Brothers. |
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Among the alternate Darkwings shown being freed from Magica's control on this page are ones resembling Darth Vader, the Silver Surfer, Indiana Jones, and a chipmunk version dressed like Chip (with a chipmunk version of Launchpad dressed like Dale). | |
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In the first panel, Foulfellow from Pinocchio, the Big Bad Wolf from Three Little Pigs, and a weasel from Who Framed Roger Rabbit can be seen locked up in the background. | |
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Among the alternate Darkwings seen in this panel includes ones resembling Roger Rabbit from Who Framed Roger Rabbit (complete with the Singing Sword that was briefly used in the movie) and Mr. Incredible. | |
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One of the alternate Darkwings battling Negaduck/Paddywhack in this full-page spread resembles Iron Man. | |
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One of the alternate Darkwings seen in the background is dressed like Aladdin and holds Genie's Lamp. | |
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Alternate Darkwings resembling Goofy and the Seven Dwarfs can be seen on the train. | |
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"Toy With Me" (Annual #1) | Posters of Lightning McQueen from Cars and Mr. Incredible from The Incredibles are hanging on this gamer's wall. Drawn by Sabrina Alberghetti. |
 
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"The Untimely Terror of the Time Turtle" (Annual #1) | The animal characters at the pet store include:
Also, a poster of Pluto can be seen in the background. |
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Basil and Dr. Dawson are pursuing Ratigan in the background of this shot. | |
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"F.O.W.L. Disposition - Part 1" (Issue #9) | Goofy is apparently working as the window washer who drops the banana peel Darkwing accidentally slips on. |
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Darkwing lands on a statue of Lambert the Sheepish Lion. | |
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Gosalyn's room is decorated with posters of the following Disney characters:
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Later on, we see that Gosalyn also has posters of:
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"F.O.W.L. Disposition - Part 2" (Issue #10) | The cloaking device disguises Darkwing and Steelbeak as Kuzco (in his llama form) from The Emperor's New Groove. |
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Launchpad has a portrait of Scrooge in his office. | |
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Despite Steelbeak referring to this weapon as an "alligator briefcase", the reptiles that pops out is Tick-Tock the Crocodile. | |
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Moby Duck is one of the brainwashed citizens. | |
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Duckthulhu's shrine is decorated with images of Elliot from Pete's Dragon, Dragon Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty, and the Reluctant Dragon. | |
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"F.O.W.L. Disposition - Part 4" (Issue #12) | The March Hare from Alice in Wonderland is among the brainwashed people surrounding Darkwing and company. |
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Mrs. Potts and Chip from Beauty and the Beast appear in the "sitcom" reality. | |
 
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"Done in One" (Issue #13) | In the establishing shot seen in the story's very first panel, Thomas O'Malley from The Aristocats can be seen sitting on top of a trash can. Meanwhile, the lamp post includes a "Have you seen me?" poster of Br'er Rabbit (referencing the fact that Song of the South never saw another release after 1986) and a flier for a "Used swampmobile", which is the one used by Madame Medusa in The Rescuers. |
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Lucky from 101 Dalmatians landed in the catcher's mitt. | |
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A photo of Gremlin Gus (from the never-made adaptation of Roald Dahl's Gremlins) is shown hanging on One-Shot's wall. | |
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In the second panel here, One-Shot also owns a portrait of the Walrus from Alice in Wonderland. | |
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On this page, we see that One-Shot also has portraits of the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland and Clarabelle Cow. | |
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And in this panel, Horace Horsecollar is in the portrait that's obscured by Darkwing's dialogue. | |
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When Darkwing is stuffing the bomb into One-Shot's magic coat, we can see a picture of Zazu from The Lion King on the wall. | |
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Afterwards, we then see a photo of Terk from Tarzan on the wall. | |
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"Cat-tastrophe" (Issue #14), original version | In Mortimer's flashback, we see that PJ, Max, and Pistol are among his and Gosalyn's classmates.
Note: This cameo is seen only in the original version of the story; due to Mortimer's backstory being rewritten in the Definitively Dangerous Edition reprint, it was replaced with the next one. |
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"Cat-tastrophe" (Issue #14), revised version | In the revised version of Mortimer's backstory, we see that he was tormented by anthropomorphic animal versions of Sid Phillips from Toy Story and Lampwick (in his donkey form) from Pinocchio. |
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"The Ballot of Darkwing Duck and Launchpad, Part 1" (Issue #15) | Eagle Eye has frozen Tito from Oliver and Company. |
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In the midst of the smear campaign against Darkwing, Toby from The Great Mouse Detective tries to give support to him. | |
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Mr. Stork from Dumbo is working as a janitor. | |
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"The Ballot of Darkwing Duck and Launchpad, Part 2" (Issue #16) | Sunni Gummi and Maggie from Home on the Range are among the St. Canard citizens seen snapping out of Suff-Rage's hypnosis. |
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The shark in this panel is Glut from The Little Mermaid. | |
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The crowd in the background includes Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Jenny Wren, Toby Tortoise and Max Hare from The Tortoise and the Hare, Peter Pig from The Wise Little Hen, Pablo the Cold-Blooded Penguin from The Three Caballeros, and one of the ostriches from Fantasia. In addition, the posters on the lampposts include a flier for the Mighty Ducks and a "Now Hiring" flier for Monsters Inc. | |
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"Dangerous Currency - Part 2" (Issue #17) | Huey, Dewey, Louie, and Honker's monstrous forms respectively resemble Chernabog from Fantasia, Monstro the Whale from Pinocchio, Dragon Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty, and Willie the Giant from Mickey and the Beanstalk. |
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"A Midsummer Gnat's Spree" (Issue #4) | The Muddlefoots' lawn decorations include plastic flamingos resembling the ones from Fantasia 2000 and a lawn gnome resembling Shmebulock from Gravity Falls. |
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"A Midsummer Gnat's Spree" (Issue #4) | In Gnatmare's backstory, he is shown shining the shoes of a mobster who resembles Fidget from The Great Mouse Detective. |
Other references[]
| Image | Story and issue | Featured cameo(s) and notes |
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"Crisis on Infinite Darkwings - Part 2" (Issue #6) | Apparently, Darkwing owns a box that once belonged to Queen Grimhilde from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. |
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"The Untimely Terror of the Time Turtle" (Annual #1) | In Gosalyn's opening fantasy sequence, she is holding Jafar's snake staff. |
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"F.O.W.L. Disposition - Part 1" (Issue #9) | Paintings of the Jungle Cruise and the Haunted Mansion can be seen in the background. |
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"F.O.W.L. Disposition - Part 3" (Issue #12) |
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"F.O.W.L. Disposition - Part 3" (Issue #12) | Posters for the Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, and Mary Poppins Broadway shows hang on the walls. |
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"Done in One" (Issue #13) | Among the things making up the Darkwing outline on One-Shot's wall are the Sorcerer's Hat from Fantasia, Dodger's food bowl from Oliver and Company, Genie's Lamp, and Luxo the Lamp (Pixar's mascot). |
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"Cat-tastrophe" (Issue #14) | One of Winnie the Pooh's honey pots is in the wreckage seen here. |
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"The Ballot of Darkwing Duck and Launchpad, Part 1" (Issue #15) | Launchpad apparently has a map of Disneyland... |
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"The Ballot of Darkwing Duck and Launchpad, Part 1" (Issue #15) | ...and a poster for the Pixar short Presto hanging on his office walls. |