References are numbered in [brackets], which are listed here. A number after the dot gives the page in the source.

Last updated: 2008 April 22.

1931-1939

1940-1949

1950-1959

1960-1989

1990-end

1940 February Western Publishing (Dell Publishing Company) produces Dell Color Comics comic book #4, featuring Donald Duck. [75] [113.151,330] March 15 The Donald Duck film The Riveter is released to theaters. [16] [23] [501.472] April 5 The Donald Duck film Donald's Dog Laundry is released to theaters. Pluto also appears. [16] [23] [228.147] April 26 The Mickey Mouse film Tugboat Mickey is released to theaters. Donald Duck and Goofy also appear. [16] [23] [501.574] May 17 The Donald Duck film Bill Posters is released to theaters. Goofy also appears. [16] [23] (Billposters [228.55]) June 7 The Donald Duck film Mr. Duck Steps Out is released to theaters. Daisy Duck, Huey, Dewey, and Louie also appear. [16] [23] [113.210] [228.336] (month unknown) The "Dell Black and White Comics" comic book "Donald Duck" is first published. [113.330] July 19 The Donald Duck film Put-Put Troubles is released to theaters. Pluto also appears. [16] [23] [228.403] August 9 The Donald Duck film Donald's Vacation is released to theaters. [16] [23] [228.148] September 1 Disney delivers the animated film The Volunteer Worker to the Community Chests and Councils, Incorporated. Donald Duck appears in the film. [23] [501.589] September 20 The Donald Duck film Window Cleaners is released to theaters. Pluto also appears. [16] [23] [501.614] December 13 The Donald Duck film Fire Chief is released to theaters. Huey, Dewey, and Louie also appear. [16] [23] [228.185] 1941 January 10 The Donald Duck film Timber is released to theaters. [16] [23] [501.558] March 7 The Donald Duck film Golden Eggs is released to theaters. [23] [228.207] (The Golden Eggs [16]) May 9 The Donald Duck film A Good Time for a Dime is released to theaters. [16] [23] [228.211] June 20 The Mickey Mouse film The Nifty Nineties is released to theaters. Donald Duck, Minnie Mouse, and Goofy also appear. [16] [23] [228.357] (month unknown) Dell Publishing Company publishes a black and white Donald Duck comic paint book. [113.151] July 11 RKO Radio Pictures releases the Donald Duck film Early to Bed to theaters. [16] [23] [228.155] [395.60] August 1 The Donald Duck film Truant Officer Donald is released to theaters. Huey, Dewey, and Louie also appear. [16] [23] [501.573] August 22 The Mickey Mouse film Orphan's Benefit is released to theaters. This is a color re-make of the 1934 film of the same title. Donald Duck, Clara Cluck, Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow, and Goofy also appear. [16] [7] [15] [23] [96.21] (August 12 [228.374]) September 12 The Donald Duck film Old Macdonald Duck is released to theaters. [16] [23] [228.366] October Ches Cobb begins development of the animated short film Ditch Diggers, with Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, and Black Pete. [176.53] October 24 The Donald Duck film Donald's Camera is released to theaters. [16] [23] [228.146] December 5 The Donald Duck film Chef Donald is released to theaters. [16] [23] [228.87] 1942 January 11 Disney delivers the film Donald's Decision to the National Film Board of Canada. [23] [228.147] January 16 The Donald Duck film The Village Smithy is released to theaters. [16] [23] [501.588] February 7 The Mickey Mouse film Mickey's Birthday Party is released. Donald Duck, Minnie Mouse, Clara Cluck, and Goofy also appear. The film is a color remake of the 1931 film The Birthday Party. [16] [23] [96.21] [228.324] February 9 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Truant Officer Donald for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons. [39.397] March 20 The Mickey Mouse film Symphony Hour is released to theaters. Donald Duck and Goofy also appear. [16] [23] [501.536] April 10 The Donald Duck film Donald's Snow Fight is released to theaters. Huey, Dewey, and Louie also appear. [16] [23] [228.148] May 1 The Donald Duck film Donald Gets Drafted is released to theaters. This is the first Disney war-themed cartoon released during the Second World War. [16] [23] [228.146] June 12 The Donald Duck film Donald's Garden is released to theaters. [16] [23] [228.147] (month unknown) Bob Karp adapts the screenplay for Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold into a 64-page Dell comic book. [383.176] Carl Banks writes the comic book "Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold". [228.41] Dell Publishing Company produces Dell Four Color Comics comic book #9, "Donald Duck - Pirate Gold". [113.330] July 24 The Donald Duck film Donald's Gold Mine is released to theaters. [16] [23] [228.147] September 25 The Donald Duck film The Vanishing Private is released to theaters. [16] [23] [501.585] November 6 The Donald Duck film Sky Trooper is released to theaters. [16] [23] [501.504] December 18 The Donald Duck film Bellboy Donald is released to theaters. [16] [23] [228.49] 1943 January 1 The Donald Duck film Der Fuehrer's Face is released to theaters. The original title was Donald Duck in Nutziland. [16] [22] [23] [113.212] [228.123] January 7 Disney delivers the film The Spirit of '43 to the US Treasury Department. The film includes Donald Duck. [23] [501.517] January 29 The Donald Duck film Donald's Tire Trouble is released to theaters. [16] [23] [228.148] February 6 RKO Radio Pictures releases Disney's animated feature film Saludos Amigos to theaters in the U.S. It cost US$300,000 to make. It includes the animated short films: Lake Titicaca (with Donald Duck), Pedro, El Gaucho Goofy (with Goofy), and Aquarela do Brasil (with Donald Duck). [8] [11] [13] [16] [23] [24] [25] [48.186] [97.181] [190.26] [191] [250.98] [370.57] [501.483] (February 19 [113.212]) March 12 The Donald Duck film Flying Jalopy is released to theaters. [16] [23] [228.189] April 23 The Donald Duck film Fall Out - Fall In is released to theaters. [16] [23] [228.171] (month unknown) Dell Publishing Company produces Dell Four Color Comics comic book #29, "Donald Duck - Mummy's Ring". [113.330] November 5 The Donald Duck film The Old Army Game is released to theaters. [16] [23] [228.366] November 26 The Donald Duck film Home Defense is released to theaters. [16] [23] [228.238] 1944 February 18 The Donald Duck film Trombone Trouble is released to theaters. [16] [23] [501.572] March 31 The Donald Duck film Donald Duck and the Gorilla is released to theaters. Huey, Dewey, and Louie also appear. [16] [15] [23] [228.145] April 21 The Donald Duck film Contrary Condor is released to theaters. [16] [23] [228.103] June 2 The Donald Duck film Commando Duck is released to theaters. [16] [23] [228.100] June Work begins on the animated short film La Loca Mariposa, with Donald Duck. [176.48] (month unknown) Dell Publishing Company produces Dell Four Color Comics comic book #62, "Donald Duck - Frozen Gold". [113.330] September 1 The Donald Duck film The Plastics Inventor is released to theaters. [16] [23] [228.390] December 8 The Donald Duck film Donald's Day Off is released to theaters. Huey, Dewey, and Louie also appear. [16] [23] [228.148] 1945 January 26 The Donald Duck film The Clock Watcher is released to theaters. [16] [23] [228.95] February 3 RKO Radio Pictures releases Disney's animated and live-action feature film The Three Caballeros to theaters in the US. After a brief initial run, Walt pulls the film from general release, due to bad press reviews. It includes the animated short films The Cold-Blooded Penguin, The Flying Gauchito, Baia, and Le Pinata, all with Donald Duck. [8] [11] [13] [15] [16] [25] [34.180] [97.187] [113.212] [176.117] [191] [230.31] [250.98] [370.64] [395.63] [501.552] March 30 The Donald Duck film The Eyes Have It is released to theaters. Pluto also appears. [16] [23] [228.170] June 29 The Donald Duck film Donald's Crime is released to theaters. [16] [23] [228.147] August 10 The Donald Duck film Duck Pimples is released to theaters. [16] [15] [23] [228.152] September 7 The Donald Duck and Goofy film No Sail is released to theaters. [16] [23] [228.360] October 26 The Donald Duck film Cured Duck is released to theaters. Daisy also appears. [16] [23] [228.111] December 21 The Donald Duck film Old Sequoia is released. [16] [23] [228.367] 1946 January 28 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Donald's Crime for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons. [39.424] June 28 The Donald Duck film Donald's Double Trouble is released to theaters. Daisy Duck also appears. [16] [15] [23] [228.147] (month unknown) Work begins on the animated short film Share and Share Alike, with Donald Duck and his three nephews. [176.48] August 9 The Donald Duck film Wet Paint is released. [16] [23] [501.603] August 30 Disney releases the Donald Duck film Dumb Bell of the Yukon to theaters. [23] [228.153] (Dumbbell [16]) September 20 The Donald Duck film Lighthouse Keeping is released. [16] [23] [228.288] November 1 Disney releases the Donald Duck and Goofy film Frank Duck Brings 'Em Back Alive to theaters. [16] [23] (November 11 [228.195]) 1947 April 18 The Donald Duck film Straight Shooters is released. Huey, Dewey, and Louie also appear. [16] [23] [501.527] May 9 The Donald Duck film Sleepy Time Donald is released. Daisy also appears. [16] [23] [501.505] June 20 The Donald Duck film Clown of the Jungle is released. [16] [23] [228.96] July 11 Disney releases the Donald Duck film Donald's Dilemma to theaters. Daisy Duck also appears. [16] [23] [228.147] August 1 The Donald Duck and Goofy film Crazy With the Heat is released. [16] [15] [23] [228.108] August 22 The Donald Duck film Bootle Beetle is released. [16] [23] [97.108] [228.64] September 12 The Donald Duck film Wide Open Spaces is released. [15] [16] [23] [501.611] September 27 RKO Radio Pictures releases Disney's animated feature film Fun and Fancy Free to theaters. It includes the animated films Bongo, and Mickey and the Beanstalk (with Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy). [11] [13] [14] [16] [23] [25] [97.201] [225.40] [228.198] [370.79] (1948 [113.236]) November 28 The Donald Duck film Chip 'n' Dale is released. Chip and Dale also appear, and are named for the first time. [16] [15] [113.236] [235.93] [228.90] December The Disney comic book Donald Duck: Christmas on Bear Mountain includes the first appearance of Uncle Scrooge McDuck, created by Cark Banks. [75] [250.90] [228.42] [501.489] 1948 March 5 Disney releases the Donald Duck film Drip Dippy Donald to theaters. [16] [23] [228.151] April 16 The Donald Duck film Daddy Duck is released. [16] [23] [228.113] May 21 Disney releases the Donald Duck film Donald's Dream Voice to theaters. [16] [23] [228.147] May 27 RKO Radio Pictures releases Disney's animated and live-action feature film Melody Time to theaters. It includes the animated films Once Upon a Wintertime, Bumble Boogie, Johnny Appleseed, Little Toot, Blame it on the Samba (with Donald Duck), and Pecos Bill. [8] [11] [13] [16] [23] [25] [97.204] [232.85] [370.82] (1947 [112.236]) (month unknown) The Donald Duck comic book is started in Sweden. [654.7] Kellogg's offers a Donald Duck ring in its Pep cereal. [245.48] July 30 The Donald Duck film The Trial of Donald Duck is released. [16] [23] [501.571] August 27 The Donald Duck film Inferior Decorator is released. [16] [23] [97.111] (1938 [228.255]) October 15 The Donald Duck film Soup's On is released. Huey, Dewey, and Louie also appear. [16] [23] [97.112] [501.514] November 5 The Donald Duck film Three for Breakfast is released. Chip 'n' Dale also appear. [15] [16] [23] [501.553] December 24 The Donald Duck film Tea for Two Hundred is released. [16] [15] [23] [501.539] 1949 February 11 Disney releases the Donald Duck film Donald's Happy Birthday to theaters. Huey, Dewey, and Louie also appear. [16] [23] [228.148] April 8 The Donald Duck film Sea Salts is released. [16] [23] [501.489] June 3 The Donald Duck film Winter Storage is released. Chip 'n' Dale also appear. [15] [16] [23] [501.617] August 5 The Donald Duck film Honey Harvester is released. [16] [23] [228.239] September 2 The Donald Duck film All in a Nutshell is released. Chip 'n' Dale also appear. [16] [23] [228.17] October 14 Disney releases the Donald Duck film The Greener Yard to theaters. [16] [23] [228.219] November 25 The Donald Duck film Slide, Donald, Slide is released to theaters. [23] [501.506] (Slide Donald Slide [16]) December 16 The Donald Duck film Toy Tinkers is released. Chip and Dale also appear. [16] [23] [501.567]