The comics dealing with Donald Duck seemed much like the shorts I've seen. Donald, letting arrogance get the best of him continually makes an ass of himself while his nephews manage to succeed where he failed, and then, are nice enough to get him out of trouble. It seems an old hat story formula, but understandably, the comics are old.
I wonder if there are any of these shorts that actually got animated. For the most part, every comic seems to end neatly, needing no more resolution. This allowed each to flow seamlessly from one to another, which was good for me, since I wasn't reading them in order. It also meant that there was no overarching plot. The characters don't evolve much at all, meaning the things that Donald does remain borderline idiotic and he never learns his lesson, but this also allows the comic to continue. Some of the adventures are a bit crazy, such as the adventure to South Africa, but it's all in the name of good fun. I find it odd, perhaps, that the source of so many movies with morals as the main point would produce so much that has little to do with morals, or even a point.
I had never read these comics or any Disney comics before and they were definitely entertaining. It's also entertaining to see the Disney logotype become bigger over time, as it gets further into the future and as Disney becomes bigger.
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