The Reginella Saga

Paperino e L'avventura Sottomarina (Donald Duck and the Underwater Adventure) (1972)
(Released as Donald Duck and the Kingdom Under the Sea in the US.)

Script: Rodolfo Cimino, Illustrations: Giorgio Cavazzano

While dive fishing, Donald is captured by an alien civilization, who live in an underwater colony protected by an eletromagnetic dome. Their queen, Reginella, becomes fascinated by him and announces he will be their new king, however, after realizing he won't be fit for the role, sends him back to the surface.

Paperino e il Ritorno di Reginella (Donald Duck and the Return of Reginella) (1974)

Script: Rodolfo Cimino, Illustrations: Giorgio Cavazzano


Illustration by Giorgio Cavazzano

Planet Pacificus approaches Earth, making it possible for Reginella's people to go home, however, their spaceship needs an equipment that can only be found on the surface. This leads to Reginella and Donald meeting and losing track of everything around them. The dome protecting Reginella's colony starts cracking and Reginella writes Donald a farewell letter before she reunites with her people and departs for home.

Paperino e il Matrimonio di Reginella (Donald Duck and Reginella's Wedding) (1987)

Script: Rodolfo Cimino, Illustrations: Giorgio Cavazzano

Reginella and the others who were stranded on Earth return to Pacificus, only to discover their planet has been usurped and enslaved by Bingo the Perfidious, who starts courting her. Donald defeats the conqueror, but the children of Pacificus start mimicking his aggressive behaviour, forcing the queen to send him back to Earth.

Reginella e la Minaccia Terrestre (Reginella and the Earthly Menace) (1992)

Script: Rodolfo Cimino, Illustrations: Giorgio Cavazzano

The greedy owner of a travel agency learns about Pacificus, and realizing ten days on their planet equals to ten seconds on Earth, decides to profit from them by turning Pacificus into a tourist attraction. The doctors of Pacificus discover their people are getting sick due to the presence of the Earthlings, and Reginella uses all of her disapproval energy to drive the tourists away, including Donald.

Paperino, Reginella e il Terribile Vampirione (Donald, Reginella and the Terrible Vampirione) (1994)

Script: Rodolfo Cimino, Illustrations: Antoni Bancells Pujadas

Pacificus is attacked by king Vampirione, from Planet Vampiro. The king challenges Donald to a duel for the dominance over the planet, which the duck wins with the help of the last of Reginella's disapproval energy. She falls into a deep slumber, and Donald is given a magic potion to forget this adventure before he is sent home.

Paperino e la Regina Fuoritempo (Donald Duck and the Queen Out-of-Time) (2017)

Script: Bruno Enna, Illustrations: Giada Perissinotto


Illustration by Giada Perissinotto

A severe storm is falling upon both Duckburg and Pacificus. Despite having her memories of Donald erased by her own choice, Reginella still has a somatocosmic bond with him which is affecting both the weather as well as the people's moods. Her personal physician, Primo Cerusico, travels to Earth with the queen to find Donald and solve this problem. Reginella is given an out-of-time chronograph, but it sends her to another time period. Donald is tasked with the mission of rescuing her, after which their somatocosmic bond is broken and their memories of each other are erased.

Reginella e i Cristalli di Pacificus (Reginella and the Crystals of Pacificus) (2018)

Script: Vito Stabile, Illustrations: Daniela Vetro

Bat-like creatures flood Pacificus, turning their apples into crystals. The Pacificus council sends a message to space, asking for help healing their trees in exchange for the crystals, which reaches Scrooge's ears. A tyrant king arrives with the intention of taking the crystals for himself, but Reginella and Scrooge stop him.

Reginella e il Crapulongo Sbadigliante (Reginella and the Yawning Crapulongo) (2019)

Script: Vito Stabile, Illustrations: Alessia Martusciello

Reginella's estranged aunt, Marinette, gets a job as the new palace cook. A grand picnic is held, but their food is eaten by a Crapulongo, a bear-like creature, who becomes extremely sick. Grandma Duck arrives on Pacificus and offers to find a cure for it. Marinette shows her true colors by revealing she had poisoned a pie, which was meant for Reginella but eaten by the creature, with indigestion berries in an attempt to steal the crown. The Crapulongo inadvertently stops Marinette, who is promptly exiled.

Reginella e lo Specchio del Sorriso (Reginella and the Smile Mirror) (2020)

Script: Vito Stabile, Illustrations: Renata Castellani

A phenomenom known as the crooked moon drives Reginella into a sour mood. Fethry takes Gyro's spaceship and sends them both to Pacificus impulsively, the two offering to help retrieve the Smile Mirror, a magic object guarded by a dragon that should help cure the queen. After they success, the two leave in a hurry, and Fethry drops a photo of himself and Donald.

L'ultima Avventura di Reginella (Reginella's Last Adventure) (2021)

Idea: Alex Bertani, Script: Alex Bertani and Vito Stabile, Illustrations: Stefano Zanchi


Illustration by Stefano Zanchi

Reginella asks around for the identity of the duck in the photo with no success, while a melancholic Donald accidentally mentions Pacificus. The two are finally told the truth and recover their memories. They meet on Pacificus, but assuming the other doesn't remember them, act as if they're meeting for the first time. After an adventure, Donald reminisces about Bingo, causing the two to realize the situation, and sort things out for the better before they say their last goodbye.

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