History ComicBook / DarkwingDuck

* CutenessProximity: In the fifth issue of the Joe Books revival, Launchpad and Darkwing have difficulty taking Fluffy seriously because he happens to be an adorable kitten.

In February 2015, the first 16 issues of the Boom! Comics series and both stories in the single annual issue were reprinted as a trade by Joe Books Inc., rewritten by original editor Aaron Sparrow to better fit the show's tone and featuring a new epilogue. This was followed with a new series written by Sparrow and produced by Joe Books that began in May 2016 and is reported to be canceled after its 8th issue.

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* HalloweenEpisode: The 2-Part story "Dawn of the Day of the Return of the Living Spud" takes place over Halloween Night

In 2010, nearly 2 decades after ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' went off the air, Disney revived the franchise with the announcement of a brand-new four-issue comic miniseries, later expanded to a ongoing monthly comic series, published by [[Creator/KaboomComics Boom! Kids]]. Unfortunately, the comic book was cancelled in 2011 after 18 issues due to Creator/{{Disney}} obtaining ownership of Creator/MarvelComics and revoking Boom's license to make comics based on Disney properties. Boom! managed to weasel the publication of a few more issues to conclude the story arc they were publishing at the time, ''Dangerous Currency,'' even after they had lost the license. [[DidntThinkThisThrough Bad Idea]]: not only has Disney sued Boom! for this, ''Dangerous Currency'' has never been reprinted anywhere ''in the whole world'' ever since, and Disney constantly hammers that it's now "non-canon".

** Muckduck makes his first appearance in the second issue of the Joe Books ongoing. When Darkwing escapes from Liquidator via the garbage chute, the garbage comes alive and reveals Muckduck, a creature literally made of filth and trash.

* ReformedVillain: In the first issue of the new comic series, one of Drake Mallard's co-workers is [[spoiler: his old classmate Elmo Sputterspark, aka Megavolt.]]

* CivilianVillain: In the first issue of the new comic series, one of Drake Mallard's co-workers is [[spoiler: his old classmate Elmo Sputterspark, aka Megavolt.]]

* SwissArmyTears: Darkwing's single teardrop dropped onto the brainwashed Morgana's beak and it broke the brainwashing curse on her.

* SwissArmyTears: Darkwing's single teardrop dropped onto the brainwashed Morgana's beak and it broke the brainwashing curse.

* SwissArmyTears: Darkwing's single teardrop dropped on the brainwashed Morgana's beak and it broke the brainwashing curse.

* SwissArmyTears: Darkwing's single teardrop dropped on the brainwashed Moragana's beak and it broke the brainwashing curse.

* SwissArmyTears: Darkwing's single teardrop dropped on the brainwashed Moragana's beak and it restored her back to normal.

* SwissArmyTears: Darkwing's single teardrop dropped on the brainwashed Moragana and it restored her back to normal.

* SwissArmyTears: Darkwing's tears dropped on the brainwashed Moragana and it restored her back to normal.

** The ending of issue 7 reveals that [[spoiler:Dr. Gary and Dr. Larson are not only back after Bushroot's attempt on their lives, but now also half-plant, half-duck hybrids like him.]]

** "Dawn of the Day of the Return of the Living Spud": [[spoiler:Dean Tightbill, Bushroot's former boss.]]

** Darkwing and Negaduck in issue 4 of the Joe Books series.

* HesBack: The ending of #7 of the Joe Books series reveals that [[spoiler:Gizmoduck has apparently returned to help combat the zombie potato plague.]]

* ComicBookTime: The show ended in 1992, but the 2010 comic (which is supposed to take place about a year after the show's finale) shows Honker using a flatscreen computer to download songs by "{{Hannah|Montana}} [[CaptainErsatz Alaska]]."

** We also have such gems as Starducks, [[HannahMontana Hanna Alaska]], ''TabletopGame/{{Dungeons and D|ragons}}ucklords'', and ''VideoGame/{{World of W|arcraft}}hifflecraft''.

In February 2015, the first 16 issues of the Boom! Comics series and both stories in the single annual issue were reprinted as a trade by Joe Books Inc., rewritten by original editor Aaron Sparrow to better fit the show's tone and featuring a new epilogue. This was followed with a new ongoing series written by Sparrow and produced by Joe Books, beginning in May 2016.

* EnemyMine: Darkwing and Steelbeak in Arc #3.

** The Blot uses the alias of "Bob" when working as a campaign manager, which he also did in early follow-ups to the original FloydGottfredson story.

* MythologyGag: In #4, when [[spoiler: Scrooge [=McDuck=] is given control of Quackwerks and places Launchpad in charge, alluding to him having worked for him previously.]]

* ShoutOut: In the Joe Books ongoing, Isis Vanderchill is thawed out and realizes that her fashion is out-of-date, so she makes herself a new flowing dress out of ice and a distinctive windswept hairdo.

* RunningTheGauntlet: "Orange is the New Purple" features this, with Darkwing and Gosalyn facing several villains including major antagonists, one-shots from the series, and even [[CanonForeigner characters from the Disney Adventures comics, story books, and video games]], after Negaduck organizing a massive prison revolt.

** In "Orange is the New Purple", villains from the ''Disney Adventures'' comic stories such as Pokerface, Rabbit Racer, and Clawed Hopper are among the prisoners in the St. Canard prison. Of particular note is Fluffy, the super-genius cat who starred in three ''Disney Adventures'' stories, who manipulates the villain-worshiping Mortimer (formerly Cat-Tankerous) into arranging his escape.