Disney Adventures Volume 5, Number 2 was the fifty-first issue of Disney Adventures.
Featured Disney Afternoon comics[]
Gargoyles: "Stone Cold - Part 1"[]
| Written by: | Lee Nordling |
| Art by: | Steve Leialoha |
| Lettered by: | Bill Spicer |
| Colored by: | Sam Parsons |
Demona tricks the Gargoyles into believing that Xanatos has discovered an ancient spell that can trap them in their stone forms after the sun has set and has already used it on Goliath.
Darkwing Duck: "The Legend of the Chaos God - Part 5: Reign and Thunder"[]
| Written by: | Bobbi J.G. Weiss David Cody Weiss |
| Penciled by: | Cosme Quartieri |
| Inked by: | Carlos Valenti Robert Bat |
| Lettered by: | Bill Spicer |
| Colored by: | Jo Meugniot |
J. Gander Hooter has called Darkwing and Launchpad to S.H.U.S.H. Central, informing them that Scrooge McDuck has personally asked for Darkwing's help in a special mission - picking up a necklace from the jewelers. When Launchpad asks why Scrooge wants Darkwing for such a minor task, J. Gander explains that it's because this is a very dangerous, magical necklace. Fenton then barges in, telling Darkwing and Launchpad that an ancient demon is about to rise, and that's why they have to get that necklace.
Unfortunately, at that very moment, we then see Solego, still in the Gizmosuit, arriving at McDuck's Jewelers and demanding the clerk bring him the necklace. Darkwing shows up just as Solego has obtained the gold setting, but the Duck Knight is unfortunately too late to stop Solego from putting the crystal and its setting together, thus finally freeing himself from his prison. Darkwing, however, refuses to let Solego's true form intimidate him, and starts trash-talking the villain, telling Launchpad that he's trying to make Solego angry enough to make a mistake. Instead, Solego starts blasting at them, during which Fenton runs off (to transform into Gizmoduck now that Solego has abandoned the Gizmosuit). When Darkwing still doesn't let that scare him, Solego gives a further taste of his fury by taking control of all the inanimate objects in St. Canard and turning them into his evil soldiers, siccing them on the innocent citizens.
Darkwing asks why Solego doesn't just pick on someone his own size, but finally starts showing fear when Solego decides to oblige to that request and vivifies two nearby lion statues. Just as the now-animated lion statues trap Darkwing on a lamppost, Gizmoduck shows up and hammers them into dust, telling Darkwing that he has a personal score to settle with Solego. Unfortunately, Solego promptly blows Gizmoduck up, and then turns Launchpad into chopped liver before focusing his efforts on trying to kill Darkwing, boasting that the Duck Knight is no match for him like D'Shane was. Darkwing, however, manages to avoid all of Solego's shots, eventually ducking behind a satellite dish right as Solego fires at it. When Darkwing peeks out from behind the satellite dish, he sees that the crystal, with Solego trapped in it once again, and the necklace have been separated, thanks to Solego's blast having been reflected back at him by the satellite dish. Back on the streets, Launchpad and Gizmoduck are revived.
Later, back in J. Gander's office, Bisk Potsherd explains to Darkwing, Launchpad, Gizmoduck, Scrooge, and J. Gander that, thanks to Darkwing's heroics, they've not only been able to re-contain the Chaos God, but have also solved the mystery as to how he was originally imprisoned in the first place. Bisk points out the carving on the jade block in which his father originally found the medallion, depicting a soldier fighting a cobra. As it turns out, the carving is a record of how D'Shane originally defeated Solego - by using a polished shield to reflect Solego's own power back at him, which is exactly what Darkwing did with the satellite dish. Bisk then permanently places the two halves of the Chaos God medallion back into the jade block, just out of reach of each other, and we are told that the jade block was then put in a safe and buried in Scrooge's Money Bin, where it will hopefully remain.
Goof Troop: "Fall Chores"[]
| Written by: | Bobbi J.G. Weiss David Cody Weiss |
| Penciled by: | Cosme Quartieri |
| Inked by: | Robert Bat |
| Lettered by: | Bill Spicer |
| Colored by: | Valerie Dal Chele |
After breaking his arm while raking his leaves, Goofy continues to rake the leaves... while they're still in the tree.
Bonkers: "Whale of a Tale"[]
| Written by: | Doug Murray |
| Penciled by: | José Massaroli |
| Inked by: | Carlos Valenti Robert Bat |
| Lettered by: | Bill Spicer |
| Colored by: | Joan Goldman |
While he and Lucky are investigating a series of burglaries, Bonkers figures out that one of his fellow Toon actors - the biggest one, in fact - has been duped into helping the criminals behind them.
Memorable quotes[]
Darkwing: So, what does the richest duck in the world - who might slip me a big fat bonus for a job well done - want me to do, anyway? Recover a stolen fortune? Rescue a rich niece? Guard his caravan while he goes off in search of treasure in a far-off country? J. Gander: He wants you to pick up a necklace from the jewelers! Launchpad: Gee, I thought Mr. McDee had low-paid menial flunkies for that kinda thing! He did when I worked for him! |
Darkwing: Don't count on it, you despicable no-good bad guy! I know all about you, and you're not getting out of here with that medallion! Solego: And who are you? Darkwing: I am the terror that flaps in the night! I am the blister on the pinkie toe of crime! I am Darkwiiiiing-- [Solego punches him out with the Gizmosuit's boxing glove] Duck. Fenton: I told you to watch out! |
Launchpad: Are you sure you should've insulted him like that, DW? He looks awful mad! Darkwing: It's an old superhero trick, LP -- Goad the bad guy to anger so he makes a fatal mistake! Launchpad: Fatal for who -- him or us?! |
Darkwing: Pull yourself together, LP! This Solego character is nothing more than a penny-ante magician! We've put worse villains behind bars, haven't we? Well, haven't we?!? Launchpad: Hold on, I'm thinking! |
Darkwing: Why don'tcha use those fancy powers of yours against someone your own size?! Solego: Very well. Darkwing: Now waitaminnut, I didn't mean me, I mean, I'm so much smaller than you, and- |
Solego: I am disappointed in you mortals! You are no challenge anymore! You have grown soft and cowardly! Darkwing: Then how come I'm still alive?! Solego: Because I hoped you would prove yourself a foe of some worth! Only D'Shane proved his worth, and he was a mere boy! You will die a sheep, like the rest of the sheep called men! And I shall be the only wolf among you! |
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"Well well well! Score one for the sheep!" |
Notes[]
- Due to his one-panel cameo in J. Gander's office at the end, "Reign and Thunder" marks Scrooge's first official appearance in any Darkwing Duck media (not counting his cameo as a picture on a billboard in "Tiff of the Titans").
Errors[]
- When everyone has gathered back in J. Gander's office at the end of "Reign and Thunder", Fenton and Gizmoduck both appear in the same panel. This error was fixed in the Fantagraphics reprint.
Reprint history[]
"The Legend of the Chaos God - Part 5: Reign and Thunder" was reprinted in The Disney Afternoon Adventures: Darkwing Duck in "Just Us Justice Ducks".
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