May 12, 1949

 

DUCKBURG'S #1 LOAFER SEEN WORKING!!!
By Ronald Dunk
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The well-known, complacent loafer Gladstone Gander, 22½ Ducklake Lane, has always been blessed by the Goddess of Fortune. Mr. Gander is known to all Duckburgians for his unbelievable luck. He wins every lottery, competition, and quiz show he attends, which has brought the city council to consider banning him from these activities. But he keeps hoarding in prizes and cash in abundance, and he never stops bragging about his immense luck especially to his much less fortunate cousin, Donald Duck. In short, he makes a comfortable living without having to work.


Mr. Gander winning

Imagine this reporter's surprise when told that the notorious Mr. Gander has been spotted by a family member when actually tending to a job! This was discovered by sheer coincidence by the aforementioned Mr. Duck.

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He was about to fetch his three nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie from camp Waha-Go-Gaga, where they had spent the summer, when he ran into Mr. Gander. He was functioning as the camp guard (very laid-back, of course!) and told Mr. Duck that he only took the job, because (quote) 'there was absolutely nothing else to do' (unquote).
By a stroke of luck Duckburg Quack's free-lance photographer, Cornwell Mushmore, just happened to pass by when the two cousins met, and he wasted no time immortalizing this unique moment! (WDCS110)


Mr. Gander working

Just in: According to several family members Mr. Gander actually once had another job for a very brief time, in which he earned a dime, but this rumor seems so preposterous that this reporter dismisses it.

 

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