WDCS278

Normal dumb animals have been known to act strangely from time to time. In this story a horse speaks, in FC1047 pigs sing, while chickens dance...

U$43

Maciga de Spell has transformed herself into other beings on several occasions. In this story she takes up the role as Mayor of Duckburg!

WDCS168

The nephews cannot believe that their crocodile baby a few hours later is bigger than a mobile home. Maybe now they will believe in metamorphosis?!

WDCS156

From time to time Barks mixed features from different animal groups to form a certain individual. In this story, for example, we are presented to a button-nosed dog character with a distinct goatee. And as for the primary characters just think of Flintheart Glomgold who carries a beard or Scrooge who has hairy sideburns!

FC0256

Gladstone has a few facial features that differ from Donald's. One is that his eyes do not touch his beak. But in this panel Barks happened to portray Donald with the Gladstone look...
Another difference is that a goose's beak does not have a rim. A few times Barks by mistake drew Donald with the goose beak.

U$32

Scrooge is always very proud of still having the jacket and the top hat that he bought in his youth. However, both items have been destroyed numerous times in the stories. Other examples are U$12 The Golden Fleece (jacket) and U$22 The Golden River (hat). Still, the garments pop up as good as new in the following stories.

FC0275

A mad scientist has found the secret of life in formulas in an ancient book and he manages to resurrect a King and his royal family and retinue from their remaining dust!

WDCS159

A scientist demonstrates to the Ducks how to make a real live Will-O-The-Wisp (a swamp monster) from mere swamp gas and mold spores.

U$11

The Terries and the Fermies who live beneath the Earth are highly movable, although they have no legs. They fold themselves into a ball-shape and roll away!

WDCS245

Barks would occasionally amuse himself by characterizing famous persons from the time of his stories. They were usually supplied with button-noses. Examples: Actor Marlon Brando (above), game-hunter Frank Buck, FBI-director J. Edgar Hoover.

MOC20

The ducks and a collector are hunting for a specimen of the very rare (the name says it!) Almostus Extinctus butterfly. When they finally catch one hundreds of its caterpillar offspring break out as butterflies rendering the desired species worthless.

U$24

The ducks have disguised themselves on numerous occasions, and their true identity is almost never seen through despite the often transparent disguises. In this story Scrooge pays an unexpected visit to Donald's home.

WDCS308

Daisy's three nieces April, May, and June started as ducks but during the years they underwent some strange sort of metamorphosis. They lost the rim on their beaks which also became more pointy indicating that the girls slowly transformed into being another species of bird.

U$30

Gyro invents a special war paint for some actors to be used in a film. The paint changes their personalities. In another story he tried to transform a solid doorknob into a living creature, and he did a lot of pondering trying to imagine how the creature would look.

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The nephews undergo a strange form of metamorphosis in many of the stories. In most of them they are carefree, lively and bratty, but as soon as they take on their role as Junior Woodchucks they change personality completely into being both serious, thoughtful and responsible.