Darkwing Duck

A bumbling yet earnest crimefighter, Darkwing Duck is a self-styled superhero who protects the city of St. Canard from villains and chaos. Adopting a dramatic masked persona, he balances his ego-driven heroics with the everyday responsibilities of a suburban adoptive father.

Few characters from the early 1990s comics scene have shown quite this much staying power — Darkwing Duck burst onto the page in 1991's Disney's Darkwing Duck Limited Series #1, a Copper/Modern Age debut courtesy of creator John Blair Moore, and this caped, crime-fighting duck has been delighting readers across an impressive 34-year publishing run stretching all the way to 2025. With a catalog spanning multiple Darkwing Duck series and Disney Adventures, and currently published under Dynamite Entertainment, he's clearly more than a nostalgic novelty. Sharing his adventures with beloved companions like Launchpad McQuack, Gosalyn Mallard, Morgana Macawber, and Gizmoduck, Darkwing Duck anchors a wonderfully rich corner of Disney comics that rewards both longtime fans and curious newcomers alike — and with a key collector's issue already to his name, he's absolutely worth tracking down on your shelf.