The Rum-Soaked Mermaid 

Everyone knows that the most preferred drink when out in the open unrestricted waters is pure untampered rum (or if you’re THAT type of girl, a fruity sip of Tequila). But where shall it all go to when they’re dumped into the ocean? Most fish wouldn’t want to touch it, Mackerels already end up being pickled with or without their permission slip, Pufferfish already have their fill with being intoxicated with Tetrodotoxin and Dolphins would pick them up for their college parties, and Nemo and his soon to be mom’s hallucinogenic as hell.

So the lucky winners for the left-other bottles of liquor are the mermaids who dare to act drunk when trying to impress the sailors. Lucky for Betty, she’s already taken with someone who really doesn't care that she drinks, so it usually all ends up in her bungalow. The unfortunate part is that the trail of opened bottles makes her an easy target in hide n’ seek, rather that be from hungry Tigerfish or horny pirates and near-to-be ex-sailors of the Navy. 

Sun-Baked Mermaid with Tatar Sauce

Dozens of folks whenever they decide to cross one of the seven seas had always wondered the true answer to the fabled question “Do Mermaids exist?”. An even fewer number of people (typically, the ones who seem to have their brains sliced in half) would question “what would a mermaid taste like?”. 

To Tom Jr., he found the answer to the former, but to Tom, he has zero interest in the latter, despite Betty’s flirtatious mannerisms. He knows one thing though, Betty’s 100% proof that mermaids were, indeed, sociopathic violent individuals who take pleasure in teasing their prey before attacking (Tom knows because he got the memo that he’s the ONLY fisherman that’s safe on 2nd base).

Cake Balancin' 

When it comes to baking, Betty isn't the BEST when it comes to it, but she knows what the FDA allows. She ain’t crafting food with Nyquil after all… least not for Tom. 

This is a 2025 reinking and clean-up of a much older card sketch I did for someone back in college, which is shown below for comparison.

Welcome Aboard!

Hello there and a mighty welcome aboard to everyone who decided to take a trip down the mind of… well, me ofc. 

I  hope that everyone who comes over has a pleasant time either scanning through the many pieces of craftsmanship in the art gallery, wants to laugh at the newest comics (which at this moment should be updated sometime soon), or to be amazed at the insanity of stories, Mainly featuring the funny mice and ducks that get blamed for the horrors that is recent Star Wars projects, all across the globe.

As always, if you like anything you see and would like to express either your likes or dislikes on something, Comments are 100% welcomed (unless they’re spam comments)

Have fun!  

 Mickey Mouse; Mortimer’s Birthday (1978)

Synopsis: It’s Mortimer Mouse’s birthday, but it seems like Nobody remembered (or really cared), so He seeks revenge on the gang.

O Aniversário do Ranulfo (B 780052) | I.N.D.U.C.K.S.

“O Aniversário do Ranulfo” comes from the exciting Country known as Brazil, a place filled with weird and interesting stories that rarely gets the love they (mostly) deserve. And this one’s no different, as it stars the underrated Mortimer Mouse. While most really only remember him from “Mickey Mouse Works” (and later on “House of Mouse”), he was pretty solid in the comics starting in the 70s. The good thing was that he (least in this story) was as in-character as you can expect from him. 

The plot’s a take on that very tired, overused trope that’s regularly used in mediocre to bad kids shows, where it’s someone’s birthday, but everyone around him or her pretends they don’t care, making the person depressed for ¾ of the segment until SURPRISE! They remembered after all!  It’s stupid, it kinda makes the friends, who don’t want to spoil the surprise, end up looking like dickheads and after awhile, the birthday kid being sad starts to become over-dramatic. I feel like this comic unintentionally pokes fun at this, with Mortimer deciding to take his frustrations out at the gang instead of being sad. But, because nobody told him they might be hiding something, now EVERYONE had to suffer the consequences when you act like you have zero interest in someone you like. Now, I don't believe that was the idea when this was being written, but it makes the story alot more funnier, at least to me.

Since this was completed during the 70s, the artwork is similar to alot of the S-code stories, which were usually drawn by people like Jack Bradbury and Tony Strobl. The layouts were usually drawn more on-model, being modeled off of what the characters were supposed to look like for advertising during the time. I will say that, for this story, it’s not TOO restrained, making the layouts on-model but still have some loose and solid poses.

Now, to be fair, Mort, I REALLY don't know what you expected to happen. You know how many times you tried to take Mickey's girl away from him? Especially since said girl's RIGHT THERE?!

Yeah, you just KNEW I had to add him doing his signature laugh!

Huey, Dewey and Louie; Test (1988)

Synopsis: Huey, Dewey and Louie have a big history test tomorrow, so they go forward in time to see the questions ahead to pass the test.

Proefwerk (H 84098) | I.N.D.U.C.K.S.

"Kwik & Kwek en Kwak; Proefwerk" is a short story straight from the Netherlands, one of the biggest hub-worlds when it comes to European Disney Duck stories.

On Par with alot of comics from the Netherlands and Denmark, the artwork is solid AF. Decently expressive with lots of cleaned-up layouts with barely any mistakes or sloppy line work. The characters are also, for the most part, heavily in-character, unlike the chaos most early Italian stories have (which is either an upgrade or a downgrade, depending on how you feel).

Now, as for the actual story… it's fine. Their plan’s kinda odd though. If they really wanted to cheat their way into finding out the answers to the test, why didn’t they ask Gyro to send them a few days later when the tests are handed back. That way, they already know what to put down when they actually take the test for reals… unless they wanted to be more “honest” about it and they just wanted to know what the actual questions were. What are they taking, a pop quiz?

Donald Duck; Copywriter Wanted (1979)

Synopsis: Donald and Gladstone compete in getting the job for the Gourmet Soup factory.

Copywriter Wanted (D 4623) | I.N.D.U.C.K.S.

"Tekstforfatter søges" is an early short outing from Denmark from the last year of the 1970s that features the ongoing feud between the unlucky Donald and the over-the-top lucky Gladstone. This time, with them at a soup factory.

So, as for most of the Anders And & Co. Comics as you'll quickly find out, I sourced the translation from the Netherlands copy, and they got pretty lazy when it came to naming the actual soup factory (Gourmet Soup). I'm guessing they knew this was never gonna be republished there, so they just said, “screw it”. Also, what kind of factory is this?! Gladstone admits to the manager that he didn't really want to be hired and instead of just kicking him out for wasting his time, he forces him against his will to keep writing campaigns for his product until the late hours of the night? Why?! Why would you hire someone who clearly has no interest in working for your establishment? Even Squidward has A reason for working at the Krusty Krab! The layouts are pretty solid though, as per usual with the Danish comics.

While the layout for the ducks and gander looks solid, I'm NOT a fan of how the manager's drawn. I don't know, he just looks... kinda off to me. His head looks stiffer than how it should it.

These phrases were a pain in the A double-S to translate BTW

This manager's Pity as sin! (though, that can apply to a good amount of managers honestly)

Donald Duck and The Ostrich Eggs (1953)

Synopsis: Donald and the nephews are stuck with hundreds of ostrich eggs and have to figure out a way to get rid of them.

Paperino e le uova di struzzo (I AO 53032-A) | I.N.D.U.C.K.S.

A good amount of the first stories done solely in Italy were published not for the Topolino digests, but for the “Albi d’oro” issues, which would later become “Almanacco Topolino”. And that’s where this story comes in.

"Paperino e le uova di struzzo" is known for two things. It’s one of the earliest stories from the Albi d’oro line, coming out in the summer of 1953. It’s also one of the most batshit insane stories ever written officially for the Disney comics. Nothing in this comic makes any sense, logically or illogically, as alot of the things that happen just kinda… happen just because. Floor polish being made solely out of raw egg yolk, a giant hornet doctor who's name is a pun of "Holy Mackerel", Scrooge gets golden coins inserted into him like a flu shot injection, said gold coins bounce around inside of him, and then ends up getting them removed using a magnet, Scrooge nearly dies from accidentally consuming bleach because the egg yolk bottles and the floor polish were stored together, a character who looks like Clara Cluck but isn't Clara Cluck and has a completely different name compared to Clara's actual Italian name (it's just Clara), the boys do something 100% dickish to Donald for zero reason and he doesn't beat their asses compared to when the boys annoy him by accident. It’s all here with the added bonus of the layouts and speech bubbles being squeezed inside the very small panels, making it very hard to make sure the translations are readable.

Special thanks again to the Guido Martina Facebook group for the original scans and with an additional rare illustration to it (I’m not exactly sure where it comes from). The source of the actual pages used here comes from the 16th issue of the 2nd version of I Grandi Classici Disney since it actually bothered to color in ALL the pages (alot of the early Italian books would only color in the pages every 2 pages).

I do apologize for how iffy the actual pages look. this was actually one of the first ones I did, which was around last year when I was formatting the translations as pdfs.  

Bootleg Clara Cluck

I do love how one of the three pigs is just... there. You're telling me he DOES have the money for supplies, but he just up and decides to use sticks for his house?!

Dr. Hornet Mackerel in Kingdom Hearts, Thank you.

Now, can someone come in front of the class and answer why did it have to be a rectal injection. That doctor ain't right in the head.

I do love how this is drawn ngl. It's probably the best layout in this whole story.

Pretty solid layout of Donald dashing down the basement stairs. Also, the idea of Donald in a straitjacket is funny to me lol.

See, Donald, this is EXACTLY why you can't always trust that mouse! He made his magic tricks look super easy to perform at home. 

When I first saw this before translating it, I honestly thought they were standing in a river of water... now it just looks like a rough Ren & Stimpy parody storyboard lol

I'm honestly not even gonna question how those came OUT of him.

Aw, what a sweet happy ending... for the kids ofc.