THEDAISYTRIUMPHS

Some of the primary characters in Carl Barks' funny animal comic book stories tend to be perceived as less than successful in several situations. But although they may be seen in an unflattering light, they have all had their red-letter days as well. This page attempts to give a few examples of a specific character in uncharacteristic situations.

Below you are treated to some of Daisy Duck's more rare, triumphant moments, where she went beyond her usual supporting role and comfort zone environment.

FC1150 Ruling the Roost Daisy is a busy secretary for Scrooge but one day he goes missing. Now she takes all the decisions. One of them being the marketing of a special car designed for her fellow women. The sales boom...	WDCS149 'Flipism' Donald is obsessed with the concept of Flipism, where all the decisions in his whole life are made with the toss of a coin. The more down-to-earth Daisy quickly sets him oh-so right...	FC1150 Daringly Different Daisy proves that she can think unconventionally, and she re-decorates her entire home as well as the garden in a modernistic and untraditional way. Now the neighbours try to imitate her ideas.
WDCS095 'Fund-raising' Daisy has been involved with numerous charities throughout the stories, but this is the only one, in which she actively tries to get contributions from Donald and Gladstone - successfully...	WDCS201 'The Super Dye' Daisy has demonstrated several domestic traits in several stories. In this one she shows how to repair a tablecloth with a hole made by acid. The 'operation' is highly successful.	U$32 Clothes Make the Duck Daisy tries to find a person who needs decent clothes to wear, and she winds up in the hobo community outside Duckburg. She then furnishes the most needy person with new clothes.
FC1055 Donald's Party Donald invites Daisy to a Come-as-you-are party at the exact moment when she is trying out a new party dress. When she meets the other partygoers she has changed into rags, while they are dressed in party clothes. When a photographer announces his arrival Daisy soon turns the other partygoers into raggedy characters like herself.	FC1055 The Librarian Daisy has one of her very few paying jobs; she is a librarian and has to collect an overdue book from Scrooge. But a real live lion guards it. Still, it does not take long for the resourceful girl to figure out how to solve that problem!	WDCS150 'The Valentine's Day Letter' Daisy is a genuinely helpful person with a big heart, a trait she displayed on a number of occasions. In this story Donald admits to having lost a Valentine's Day letter addressed to her, but she still takes the exhausted and chilled Donald under her wing, and she even warms him up in the oven! Then he is treated to a whole box of chocolates.
WDCD Dainty Daredevil Daisy seeks a new job and a fortuneteller tells her that she is destined for high places. So, naturally, she becomes an acrobat on an airplane! You can't get a higher position than that, eh?	WDCS213 'Spring-cleaning' Donald is doing whatever he can in order to avoid being forced to take part in Daisy's yearly spring-cleaning. But the determined lady does not give up; she uses the JW hound to track him down!	U$68 Hall of the Mermaid Queen After mermen have captured Donald, the nephews, and Scrooge, Daisy dives down to rescue them using a woman's most powerful weapon - an arsenal of makeup! She rescues them all...