Creator

Al Taliaferro

Biography

Charles Alfred Taliaferro was an American Disney comics artist best known for his decades-long run on the Donald Duck newspaper strip. He joined Walt Disney Productions in 1931, lettering the Mickey Mouse strip, and began drawing the Donald Duck daily strip at its launch in 1938. He was the first artist to draw Donald Duck in comics and co-created characters including Huey, Dewey, and Louie and Grandma Duck. He continued on the strip until his death in 1969.

Creator Details

Name

Al Taliaferro

Issues

2,300

Series

113

Awards

Disney Legends (2003)

Gender

Male

Birth Date

August 29, 1905

Death Date

February 3, 1969

Birth Place

Glendale, California

Country

United States

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Series

Walt Disney's Donald Duck

Walt Disney's Donald Duck (2011)

Fantagraphics

Graphic Novel Series

29 issues

Disney Comics: Around the World in One Hundred Years: Deluxe Edition

Disney Comics: Around the World in One Hundred Years: Deluxe Edition (2024)

Fantagraphics

1 issue

Donald Duck: The 90th Anniversary Collection

Donald Duck: The 90th Anniversary Collection (2024)

Fantagraphics

One-Shot

Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies 1935-1939: Starring Donald Duck and the Big Bad Wolf

Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies 1935-1939: Starring Donald Duck and the Big Bad Wolf (2023)

Fantagraphics

Collected Edition

1 issue

Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies 1932-1935: Starring Bucky Bug and Donald Duck

Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies 1932-1935: Starring Bucky Bug and Donald Duck (2023)

Fantagraphics

Collected Edition

1 issue

Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge & Donald Duck: Bear Mountain Tales

Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge & Donald Duck: Bear Mountain Tales (2022)

Fantagraphics

Collected Edition

1 issue

Donald Duck & Co

Donald Duck & Co (1948)

Hjemmet

3632 issues

Aku Ankka

Aku Ankka (1951)

Sanoma

601 issues

Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene

Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (1998)

Hjemmet

121 issues

Kalle Anka & C:o

Kalle Anka & C:o (1948)

Egmont Comics

803 issues

Issues

Issue #6

#6

Issue #6

Uncle Scrooge (2025)

Mar 25, 2026

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Mickey Mouse (2025)

Nov 19, 2025

Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold

#1

Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold

Walt Disney's Donald Duck (2011)

Aug 26, 2025

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Disney Comics: Around the World in One Hundred Years: Deluxe Edition (2024)

Dec 03, 2024

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Donald Duck: The 90th Anniversary Collection (2024)

Aug 13, 2024

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies 1935-1939: Starring Donald Duck and the Big Bad Wolf (2023)

Dec 12, 2023

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies 1932-1935: Starring Bucky Bug and Donald Duck (2023)

Apr 11, 2023

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge & Donald Duck: Bear Mountain Tales (2022)

Nov 15, 2022

Issue #202204

#202204

Issue #202204

Donald Duck & Co (1948)

Issue #202150

#202150

Issue #202150

Donald Duck & Co (1948)

Issue #202131

#202131

Issue #202131

Aku Ankka (1951)

Issue #202127

#202127

Issue #202127

Aku Ankka (1951)

Frequent collaborators

Bob Karp

Bob Karp

Carl Barks

Carl Barks

Floyd Gottfredson

Floyd Gottfredson

Manuel Gonzales

Manuel Gonzales

Bill Walsh

Bill Walsh

Paul Murry

Paul Murry

Tony Strobl

Tony Strobl

Jack Bradbury

Jack Bradbury

Vicar

Vicar

George Waiss

Bill Wright

Bill Wright

Frank Reilly

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