Editing Duck family (Disney) (section)

==First generation==
===Humperdink Duck===
'''Humperdink Duck''' is the earliest known contemporary Duck family member. He is the husband of Elvira Coot, known to the family as "Grandma Duck", and the father of Quackmore (Donald's father), Eider, and Daphne Duck (Gladstone's mother). Humperdink is father-in-law to Scrooge's sister Hortense (Donald's mother) who married his son Quackmore. He is Donald's paternal grandfather and the maternal great-grandfather of Huey, Dewey, and Louie, through their mother Della (Donald's twin sister). Humperdink worked as a [[farmer]] in rural Duckburg. [[Don Rosa]] gave the character relevant appearances in two stories, "The Invader Of Fort Duckburg",<ref>[https://inducks.org/story.php?c=D+93227 Inducks - Page to the comic story ''The Invader Of Fort Duckburg'']</ref> a chapter of the saga ''[[The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck]]'', and "The Sign Of The Triple Distelfink".<ref>[https://inducks.org/story.php?c=D+97437 Inducks - Page to the comic story ''The Sign Of The Triple Distelfink'']</ref> In the family, he was known as "Pa Duck", and later as "Grandpa Duck".

Humperdink's life before having a family was never shown in the comics. Don Rosa speculated that the Duck family originated from England, but it is unknown if Humperdink is an immigrant.<ref>[http://duckman.pettho.com/characters/humperd.html Who's who in Duckburg - Humperdink "Grandpa" Duck] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514100459/http://duckman.pettho.com/characters/humperd.html |date=May 14, 2011 }}</ref>

In the story "The Good Old Daze" by [[Tony Strobl]],<ref>[http://inducks.org/story.php?c=W+DD+++93-05 Inducks - Page to the comic story ''The Good Old Daze'']</ref> Grandpa Duck (an older Humperdink) appears in a flashback scene taking care of little Donald along with Grandma, where he is portrayed as a dedicated but rigorous grandfather. Grandpa Duck's real name was not revealed in this story, but in an untitled story from 1951, an old lover of Grandma called Humperdink has a cameo appearance. Don Rosa considered that this character became Donald's paternal grandfather.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://goofy313g.free.fr/calisota_online/Characters/grandpa.html|title=Humperdink Dabney "Grandpa" Duck|last=r|website=goofy313g.free.fr|access-date=24 August 2018}}</ref> In "The Good Old Daze", artist [[Tony Strobl]] drew Grandpa Duck with a long beard and some hair, while Rosa has depicted him with a short beard and a full head of hair. In the Danish story ''The Good Neighbors'' (part of the series, ''[[Tamers of Nonhuman Threats]]''), by writer Lars Jensen and artist [[Flemming Andersen]], Strobl's version of Grandpa Duck appears in a flashback scene that is told by his wife Grandma Duck.<ref>[http://inducks.org/story.php?c=D+2010-108 Inducks - Page to the comic story ''The Good Neighbors'']</ref> He also appears unnamed in the 1955 film ''[[No Hunting]]'', in which he posthumously inspires Donald to take part in hunting season.

===Grandma Duck===
'''Elvira''' "'''Grandma'''" '''Duck''' (née '''Coot''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inducks.org/story.php?c=D+11221|title=Donald Duck Family Tree|website=inducks.org|access-date=2016-09-20}}</ref> October<ref name=":0" /> c. 1855) is Donald's paternal grandmother and the Duck family [[matriarch]]. In most stories, she is simply referred to as "Grandma Duck". She was introduced to the Disney comic universe by [[Al Taliaferro]] and [[Bob Karp]] in the ''Donald Duck'' newspaper [[comic strip]], first in a picture on the wall in the August 11, 1940, Sunday page, and then as a full-fledged character in the strip on Monday, September 27, 1943.<ref name=toonopedia-grandma>[http://toonopedia.com/grandmad.htm Grandma Duck] at [[Don Markstein's Toonopedia]]. [https://archive.today/20240527224325/https://www.webcitation.org/6k8PG6Cyc?url=http://toonopedia.com/grandmad.htm Archived] from the original on August 29, 2016.</ref> Taliaferro found inspiration for her in his own [[mother-in-law]], Donnie M. Wheaton. Depending on the writer, Grandma Duck has had various given names over the years. In a story by Riley Thomson from 1950, she was named "Elviry"<ref name=":0"/> and in a story from 1953 she was given the name "Abigail".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://inducks.org/story.php?c=W+WDC+121-04|title=Grandma Duck|website=inducks.org|access-date=2016-03-09}}</ref> Don Rosa later gave her the name "Elvira" in his comic books series ''[[The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck]]''.

According to artist/writer [[Don Rosa]], Grandma was born around 1855. In the comic strips by Taliaferro and Karp, it is mentioned that in her youth she was a [[American pioneer|pioneer]] in the American migration to the west, riding a [[covered wagon]] and participating in many [[American Indian Wars|Indian Wars]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inducks.org/story.php?c=YD+43-12-11|title=Donald Duck (1943)|website=inducks.org|access-date=2016-09-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inducks.org/story.php?c=YD+51-01-19|title=Donald Duck (1951)|website=inducks.org|access-date=2016-09-23}}</ref> Later, she married Humperdink Duck, and they had three children named [[Quackmore Duck|Quackmore]] (Donald's father), [[Daphne Duck|Daphne]] (Gladstone's mother) and [[Eider Duck (Disney)|Eider]] (Fethry's father in the non-Barks duck universe). Grandma Duck helped to raise her great-grandsons, [[Huey, Dewey, and Louie|Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck]] (her daughter-in-law Hortense's grandsons and granddaughter Della's sons). In most comic book stories, as well as other media that handles [[Donald Duck]]'s childhood, it was Grandma Duck who filled the role of Donald's caretaker.

Grandma made her animated debut in the 1960 ''[[Wonderful World of Color]]'' episode ''This is Your Life, Donald Duck'', where she was voiced by [[June Foray]]. The episode depicted her great difficulty in raising Donald, a strong-willed and ill-tempered duckling from the moment he was hatched. She also made a brief appearance in ''[[Sport Goofy in Soccermania]]'' she was now voiced by [[Russi Taylor]], a non-speaking cameo in ''[[Mickey's Christmas Carol]]'', and can be spotted in the background of the ''[[DuckTales (1987 TV series)|DuckTales]]'' episode ''Horse Scents''.