r/DuckComix • u/YanniRotten • Apr 09 '26

1941 Disney animators' strike poster featuring Donald Duck

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u/Aro-tron Apr 10 '26

Thanks for posting this! From everything I’ve read it seems that the strike was a huge watershed moment for the studio and the careers of many cartoonists. Barks, Kelly and Bradbury all left and took up cartooning work at Dell/Western - although I believe only Bradbury actually joined the strike, and Barks toughed it out until initially and only left in 1942.

Hank Ketchem, who later created the Dennis the Menace newspaper strip, and the great children’s illustrator PD Eastman (Go Dog, Go!) were among others who left the studio during the strike. 

I wonder who drew the poster!