Changes: Professor Pintail

Revision as of 20:16, 5 September 2019

Professor Pintail is a man who appears to be a hybrid of anthropomorphic cockatoo and duck, although another account instead depicts him as an anthropomorphic dog.

Description

Professor Pintail is a multidisciplinarian scientist. When Donald Duck first encountered him in 1961, he was working as an archaeologist (whose specialty appears to be Pre-Columbian civilization) and the director of the Duckburg City Museum. Together, Pintail and Donald explored the Ixticl Pyramid, the only known Mayan pyramid with a bannister in the middle of its stairway.

Two years later, he had seemingly abandoned archeology to focus on astronomy; he and a fellow scientist dragged Ludwig von Drake out of bed to the Planetarium one night to get his expert opinion on a mysterious new celestial body (which turned out to be nothing but a dust speck), and he was also involved with the Duckburg Space Institute.

Behind the scenes

Professor Pintail first appeared in the 1961 story The Mysterious Pyramid. His physical appearance is very similar to that of Ludwig von Drake, who was created the very same year. He later appeared alongside Von Drake in the 1963 stories Beyond of the Moon and Injun Expert.

His existence seems to contradict that of Mr Billups, the Curator of the Duckburg Museum, unless one makes the very probable assumption that the "City Museum" seen in The Mysterious Pyramid is not the same museum as the Duckburg Museum seen in The Golden Helmet and Rightful Owners.

In his second of his three appearances under the pen of Vic Lockman, Beyond the Moon, Professor Pintail was drawn as an anthropomorphic dog. He was depicted as a notorious astronomer from the Duckburg Space Institute, which is hard to square with his debut but does seem to fit with his involvement with the Planetarium in Injun Expert.

@@ Line 17: / Line 17: @@
 }}'''Professor Pintail''' is a man who appears to be a hybrid of [[Sapient Species#-Cockatoos|anthropomorphic cockatoo]] and [[Anthropomorphic Duck|duck]], although another account instead depicts him as an [[Sapient Species#-Dogs|anthropomorphic dog]].
 ==Description==
-Professor Pintail is an archaeologist (whose specialty appears to be Pre-Columbian civilization) and the director of the [[Duckburg City Museum]]. In 1961, he and [[Donald Duck]] explored the Ixticl Pyramid, the only known Mayan pyramid with a bannister in the middle of its stairway. Two years later, he and [[Pintail's Colleague|a fellow scientist]] dragged [[Ludwig von Drake]] out of bed and into the Museum's Planetarium to get his expert opinion on a mysterious new celestial body (which turned out to be nothing but a dust speck).
+Professor Pintail is a multidisciplinarian scientist. When [[Donald Duck]] first encountered him in 1961, he was working as an archaeologist (whose specialty appears to be Pre-Columbian civilization) and the director of the [[Duckburg City Museum]]. Together, Pintail and Donald explored the Ixticl Pyramid, the only known Mayan pyramid with a bannister in the middle of its stairway.
+Two years later, he had seemingly abandoned archeology to focus on astronomy; he and [[Pintail's Colleague|a fellow scientist]] dragged [[Ludwig von Drake]] out of bed to the [[Planetarium]] one night to get his expert opinion on a mysterious new celestial body (which turned out to be nothing but a dust speck), and he was also involved with the [[Duckburg Space Institute]].
 ==Behind the scenes==
-Professor Pintail first appeared in the 1961 story ''[[The Mysterious Pyramid]]''. His physical appearance is very similar to that of [[Ludwig von Drake]], who was created the very same year. He later appeared alongside Von Drake in the 1963 story ''[[Injun Expert]]''.
+Professor Pintail first appeared in the 1961 story ''[[The Mysterious Pyramid]]''. His physical appearance is very similar to that of [[Ludwig von Drake]], who was created the very same year. He later appeared alongside Von Drake in the 1963 stories ''[[Beyond of the Moon]]'' and ''[[Injun Expert]]''.
-His existence seems to contradict that of [[Mr Billups]], the Curator of the Duckburg Museum. However, it is very probable that the "City Museum" seen in ''The Mysterious Pyramid'' is not the same museum as the Duckburg Museum seen in ''[[The Golden Helmet]]'' and ''[[Rightful Owners]]''.
+His existence seems to contradict that of [[Mr Billups]], the Curator of the Duckburg Museum, unless one makes the very probable assumption that the "City Museum" seen in ''The Mysterious Pyramid'' is not the same museum as the Duckburg Museum seen in ''[[The Golden Helmet]]'' and ''[[Rightful Owners]]''.
-Professor Pintail again appeared in another story written by [[Vic Lockman]], ''[[Beyond the Moon]]''; however, this story's Professor Pintail was drawn as an [[Sapient Species#-Dogs|anthropomorphic dog]]. He was depicted as a notorious astronomer from the Duckburg Space Institute, which is hard to square with his debut but does seem to fit with his involvement with the Planetarium in ''Injun Expert''.
+In his second of his three appearances under the pen of [[Vic Lockman]], ''[[Beyond the Moon]]'', Professor Pintail was drawn as an [[Sapient Species#-Dogs|anthropomorphic dog]]. He was depicted as a notorious astronomer from the Duckburg Space Institute, which is hard to square with his debut but does seem to fit with his involvement with the Planetarium in ''Injun Expert''.
 [[Category:Characters]]
 [[Category:Scientists]]