Fantagraphics has been putting on Disney Comics educational clinics with their Disney hardcover books teaching us the history of Disney comics and introducing us to international stories translated to English for the first time. Now they are bringing monthly issues to your local comic book store to consume.

Today, we will take a look at Donald Duck #1 (Legacy #389) published by Fantagraphics.

Release Date: December 17th, 2025

Covers: Michael Nadorp, Andrea Freccero, Carl Barks, Ulrich Schroeder and Dan Jippes

There are two stories in this issue:

• The Golden Pineapple
• Be Happy!

The Golden Pineapple was originally published in Dutch Donald Duck Pocket [series III], 211 (2013). This is the first time the story is being published in the USA. The story is written by Gorm Transgaard, and illustrated by Giorgio Cavazzano. It is vacation time for Donald and Daisy when they visit sunny Costa Piña. Daisy is in to the whole sightseeing vibe to learn all about the county, but Donald is getting bored real fast and wants something not filled with tourism. Donald visits a local museum where he learns about his newest obsession and vacation quest, the Golden Pineapple. Donald calls Quackfaster to see if the golden pineapple artifact has already been found by Scrooge to make sure that it is not already hanging out in his collection. Scrooge conveniently overhears the conversation and heads to Costa Piña to look for the Golden Pineapple himself. Donald and Scrooge compete to see who can find the treasure first. Meanwhile, Daisy tours all of the landmarks in the area and learns the history of the Golden Pineapple from a local. Daisy may prove that she is the best treasure hunter when she is able to solve a clue from her vacation experiences on Costa Piña.

Be Happy! was originally published in Icelandic Andrés Önd #12 (2020). This is the first time the story is being published in the USA. The story is written by Peter Snejbjerg, and illustrated by Marco Rota. This story is a cousin adventure with Donald, Fethry, and Gladstone. Fethry is reading a book where a doctor proclaims you can accomplish anything if you believe you can. Several events in the story work themselves into this way of thinking. Donald believes he can win a boat raffle. Gladstone wins the boat raffle, but invites Donald and Fethry on to be the crew to get out of any work. During the sailing, Fethry wonders if Gladstone ever doubts his luck would the luck go away. Gladstone tries to prove his luck always works, but a compass gets broken and the duck trio have to navigate in a freak storm. Fethry tells them to be happy and think positive thoughts which leads them into being rescued by a cruise ship. Gladstone is the millionth cruiser and wins a free trip for him and two guests. Fethry meets the book author on the cruise.

It is exciting to be able to read “new to me” issues of classic Disney comic stories curated by the Disney comic historians at Fantagraphics in monthly floppy editions that can be found in local comic shops. These new comic releases are the perfect supplemental reading for you while you wait for more volumes of Fantagraphics Disney Comics hardcover releases for your library.

The next Fantagraphics Donald Duck release is tentatively scheduled for February. Be sure to also check out the other current Fantagraphics monthly Disney releases: Uncle Scrooge and Mickey Mouse.

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