Tamers of Nonhuman Threats
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Tamers of Nonhuman Threats (TNT for short) is a continuing storyline in Walt Disney
's Donald Duck
comic books.
The storyline began when Fethry Duck was enlisted in a secret government organisation, whose purpose it is to find and counter paranormal
threats to humanity before the public finds out about them and panics. Because of Fethry's general eagerness to involve Donald in his every interest, Donald involuntarily learned of the organisation and was enlisted too.
Characters in the storyline include:
Enemies Donald and Fethry have faced on their TNT missions include a strange blue jelly
-like organism that grew everywhere (Blue Rain), a shapeshifting
alien pirate (Gilor Borax), a horde of ghost
rat
s killed by the Pied Piper, and a kingdom of demon
-like monster
s, led by monster king Molok Mak, who were about to break loose from their underground habitat.
The TNT pays their agents well for each mission but demands that the organisation be kept in total secrecy. When Donald groused that he was not paid by a German town for eliminating their ghosts, the Head reminds Donald that he was under cover and that any payment would have gone to TNT. TNT also does nonconfrontational work, such as cleaning up a gigantic mess of skunk oil
that Donald created in Duckburg, while he was on a mission.
The TNT series was created by Lars Jensen (writer), Flemming Andersen
(artist), and David Gerstein
(editor/co-writer) for Egmont Creative A/S (Denmark)
, and Egmont's European affiliate publishers have generally published the full TNT series in local editions. Non-Egmont European publishers have thus far generally published most, but not all, of the stories. North America's Gemstone Publishing has published the first five.
Walt Disney
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's Donald Duck
Donald Duck
Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created in 1934 at Walt Disney Productions and licensed by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor suit with a cap and a black or red bow tie. Donald is most...
comic books.
The storyline began when Fethry Duck was enlisted in a secret government organisation, whose purpose it is to find and counter paranormal
Paranormal
Paranormal is a general term that designates experiences that lie outside "the range of normal experience or scientific explanation" or that indicates phenomena understood to be outside of science's current ability to explain or measure...
threats to humanity before the public finds out about them and panics. Because of Fethry's general eagerness to involve Donald in his every interest, Donald involuntarily learned of the organisation and was enlisted too.
Characters in the storyline include:
- The Head: A large dark-skinned man who leads the organisation with an effective leadership style. Unlike most characters in Disney comics who appear to be dogs or birds, the Head is an anthropomorphic pigPigA pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus, within the Suidae family of even-toed ungulates. Pigs include the domestic pig, its ancestor the wild boar, and several other wild relatives...
. - Katrina Kolik: A rough and tough female agent who functions as Donald's and Fethry's frequent supervisor. She believes in serious-minded, traditional secret agent behavior, and Donald's and Fethry's unorthodox methods often get on her nerves.
- Snort: A small, blue space alien with a long snoutSnoutThe snout, or muzzle, is the protruding portion of an animal's face, consisting of its nose, mouth, and jaw.-Terminology:The term "muzzle", used as a noun, can be ambiguous...
. He is the organisation's alien expert and also participates in training new agents. He speaks only in a strange grunting language which some other characters understand, but Donald and Fethry do not. - Jackson and Finch: Two moderately experienced agents who enlisted Donald and Fethry and later became somewhat jealous of them.
- Boysenberry: A female mechanicMechanicA mechanic is a craftsman or technician who uses tools to build or repair machinery.Many mechanics are specialized in a particular field such as auto mechanics, bicycle mechanics, motorcycle mechanics, boiler mechanics, general mechanics, industrial maintenance mechanics , air conditioning and...
, at least once enlisted as a saboteurSaboteurA saboteur is someone who commits sabotage.It may also refer to:*Morituri , a 1965 film also known as The Saboteur*Saboteur , a card game by Frederic Moyersoen, published in 2004...
.
Enemies Donald and Fethry have faced on their TNT missions include a strange blue jelly
Gelatin
Gelatin is a translucent, colorless, brittle , flavorless solid substance, derived from the collagen inside animals' skin and bones. It is commonly used as a gelling agent in food, pharmaceuticals, photography, and cosmetic manufacturing. Substances containing gelatin or functioning in a similar...
-like organism that grew everywhere (Blue Rain), a shapeshifting
Shapeshifting
Shapeshifting is a common theme in mythology, folklore, and fairy tales. It is also found in epic poems, science fiction literature, fantasy literature, children's literature, Shakespearean comedy, ballet, film, television, comics, and video games...
alien pirate (Gilor Borax), a horde of ghost
Ghost
In traditional belief and fiction, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a deceased person or animal that can appear, in visible form or other manifestation, to the living. Descriptions of the apparition of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to...
rat
Rat
Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents of the superfamily Muroidea. "True rats" are members of the genus Rattus, the most important of which to humans are the black rat, Rattus rattus, and the brown rat, Rattus norvegicus...
s killed by the Pied Piper, and a kingdom of demon
Demon
call - 1347 531 7769 for more infoIn Ancient Near Eastern religions as well as in the Abrahamic traditions, including ancient and medieval Christian demonology, a demon is considered an "unclean spirit" which may cause demonic possession, to be addressed with an act of exorcism...
-like monster
Monster
A monster is any fictional creature, usually found in legends or horror fiction, that is somewhat hideous and may produce physical harm or mental fear by either its appearance or its actions...
s, led by monster king Molok Mak, who were about to break loose from their underground habitat.
The TNT pays their agents well for each mission but demands that the organisation be kept in total secrecy. When Donald groused that he was not paid by a German town for eliminating their ghosts, the Head reminds Donald that he was under cover and that any payment would have gone to TNT. TNT also does nonconfrontational work, such as cleaning up a gigantic mess of skunk oil
Skunk oil
Skunk oil is an oil that is obtained from the two lateral glands that run the length of a skunk's back. Skunks store fats in these glands for use during hibernation or semi-hibernation in warmer climates. Skunk oil has minimal odor.-Uses:...
that Donald created in Duckburg, while he was on a mission.
The TNT series was created by Lars Jensen (writer), Flemming Andersen
Flemming Andersen
Flemming Andersen is a Danish comics artist best known for Disney comics starring Donald Duck and related characters.-Life and career:...
(artist), and David Gerstein
David Gerstein
David Gerstein is a comics author and editor as well as an animation historian. Gerstein has five books and countless comic book credits to his name. He has written many Disney comics stories. Past employments include Egmont Creative A/S, a Danish comics studio, and Gemstone Publishing...
(editor/co-writer) for Egmont Creative A/S (Denmark)
Egmont Group
The Egmont Group is a media corporation founded and rooted in Copenhagen, Denmark. The business area of Egmont has traditionally been magazine publishing but has over the years evolved to comprise media generally....
, and Egmont's European affiliate publishers have generally published the full TNT series in local editions. Non-Egmont European publishers have thus far generally published most, but not all, of the stories. North America's Gemstone Publishing has published the first five.