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Calisota is a fictional U.S. state, created by Carl Barks in his story "The Gilded Man" (Four Color #422) and used in comic books produced by the Walt Disney Company. Duckburg is among the cities located there. Possibly, so are Goosetown, Mouseton, Spoonerville, and St. Canard, since the Audubon Bay Bridge connects St. Canard to Duckburg. Although it has many fictional elements and a variable climate it is probably roughly equivalent to Northern California. Duckburg has occasionally been said to be seated north of Los Angeles and San Francisco. A state of the United States (a U.S. state) is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, along with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... Carl Barks in 1942 Carl Barks (March 27, 1901 – August 25, 2000) was a famous Disney Studio illustrator and comic book creator, who invented Duckburg and many of its inhabitants, such as Scrooge McDuck (1947), Gladstone Gander (1948), the Beagle Boys (1951) and Gyro Gearloose (1952). ... One of the earlier issues of Four Color, featuring Walt Disneys Donald Duck. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Alternate meanings: Disney (disambiguation) The Walt Disney Company (also known as Disney Enterprises, Inc. ... Duckburg, as seen in the animated series DuckTales. ... Goosetown is a fictional city in The Scrooge McDuck Universe. ... A fictional US city in Walt Disney Comics. ... Spoonerville is a fictional city in the Disney character universe. ... St. ... Northern California, refers to the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...


The name is a portmanteau formed from California and Minnesota, although Calisota bears very little in common with the latter (a state in the Upper Midwest, far from the ocean coasts). It may also be a reference to Calistoga, a small town in Marin County, which is, like Duckburg, north of San Francisco. Look up Portmanteau word in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ... The Upper Midwest is a region of the United States with no universally agreed-upon boundary, but it always lies within the US Census Bureaus definition of the Midwest and the states of Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin, as well as at least the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. ... Calistoga is a city located in Napa County, California. ... Marin County is a county located in Californias San Francisco Bay Area, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...


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DuckTales
Main Characters Scrooge McDuck | Huey, Dewey and Louie | Launchpad McQuack | Webby Vanderquack | Mrs. Beakley |
Duckworth | Gyro Gearloose | Donald Duck | Doofus | Bubba | Gizmoduck
Villains Flintheart Glomgold | Magica De Spell | The Beagle Boys | Ma Beagle | The Beagle Brats |
The Beagle Babes | Black Pete | Dijon the Thief | Merlock
Minor Characters Mrs. Featherby | Glittering Goldie | Gandra Dee | Little Bulb | Gladstone Gander | Ludwig Von Drake
Misc Duckburg | Calisota | The Money Bin | Scrooge's Number One Dime | List of DuckTales characters
Media List of DuckTales episodes | DuckTales DVD releases | DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp |
DuckTales (video game) | DuckTales: The Quest for Gold
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Main Characters Drake "Darkwing Duck" Mallard | Gosalyn Mallard | Launchpad McQuack | Honker Muddlefoot
Villains NegaDuck | Megavolt | Bushroot | Quackerjack | Liquidator | F.O.W.L. | Splatter Phoenix | Taurus Bulba | Hammerhead, Hoof and Mouth
Minor Characters Herb, Binkie and Tank Muddlefoot | J. Gander Hooter | Vladimir Goudenov Grizzlikof | Gizmoduck | Morgana Macawber | Dr. Sarah Bellum | DarkWarrior Duck
Misc St. Canard | Calisota | Darkly Dawns the Duck | List of Darkwing Duck characters
Media List of Darkwing Duck episodes | Darkwing Duck DVD releases | Darkwing Duck video game

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Cornelius Coot (689 words)
He is the founder of Duckburg and Calisota, and Donald Duck's great-great-grandfather.
Calisota was annexed into the new independent state of Mexico in 1821 but Duckburg acted much a city state.
Even when Calisota and neighbouring California were annexed to the U.S.A. in 1848 nothing truly changed in Duckburg.
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