
Most episodes put these two aspects of Darkwing's character in direct conflict, though Darkwing's better nature usually prevails. Darkwing struggles to balance his egotistical craving for fame and attention against his desire to be a good father to Gosalyn and help do good in St. In his secret identity of Drake Mallard (a parody of Kent Allard, the alter ego of the Shadow), he lives in an unassuming suburban house with his adopted daughter Gosalyn, next door to the bafflingly dim-witted Muddlefoot family.

Though originally believed by some fans to be a spin-off of DuckTales, creator Tad Stones since stated in a 2016 report that he believes the two shows exist in different universes.ĭarkwing Duck tells the adventures of the titular superhero, aided by his sidekick and pilot Launchpad McQuack (from Ducktales). This has since been debunked, instead it has returned as a comic book published by Joe Books, which premiered on April 27, 2016. On April 2, 2015, a rumor surfaced that Disney would be rebooting the series for a 2018 premiere.

It featured the eponymous anthropomorphic duck superhero whose alter ego is suburban father Drake Mallard. Darkwing Duck is an American animated action-adventure comedy television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation that first ran from 1991 to 1992 on both the syndicated programming block The Disney Afternoon and Saturday mornings on ABC.
