CAST-IRON DUCK
Real Name: Cast-Iron Duck
Identity/Class: (Extradimensional? - see
comments) anthropomorphic humanoid
Occupation: Unemployed;
formerly circus strongman
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Buck Duck
Enemies: Butch Bulldoze,
Meat-Head Wiggins
Known Relatives: Buck Duck (cousin)
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Unrevealed, briefly Big
City (see comments)
First Appearance: It's a Duck's Life#7/7
(June, 1951)
Powers/Abilities: Cast-Iron Duck is a
larger-than-average humanoid duck with athlete-level strength. He's a
brawler ready to take on anyone to protect his family, even if he
doesn't know why.
Height:
Unrevealed
Weight: Unrevealed
Eyes: Black
Hair: White feathers
History:
(It's a Duck's Life#7/7 (fb) - BTS) - Like his cousin
Buck Duck, Cast-Iron Duck was a simple guy from the country with the same cowboy-style fashion sense. Strong in
build, he worked as a strongman in a circus but was kicked out for
eating too much. He decided to visit his cousin, who was discovering life in the city.
(It's a Duck's Life#7/7 (fb)) - Buck hoped to ask his
sweetheart Dotty on a movie date but was punched away by his bullying
rival Meat-Head Wiggins. Enjoying attention, Dotty was unconcerned and
Buck wandered off forlorn, wishing he was bigger to stand up to bullies
when he happily chanced upon Cast-Iron in the street. Family banter was
pushed aside as Buck escaped into a trash can to avoid Butch Bulldoze,
an aggressive loanshark hunting Buck. Seeing the similar-looking
Cast-Iron, Butch demanded payment but Cast-Iron knocked him out with
one punch. Inspired by Cast-Iron's violent victory, Buck took him to
confront Meat-Head. Buck duped Meat-Head to a brawl outside where
Cast-Iron quickly pounded him down. Inside the house, Dotty was bemused
to hear the fight over her, but then rejected Buck for being a
roughneck. Buck ended up taking Cast-Iron to to the movie instead.
Comments: Created by uncredited writer & Ed Winiarski.
Buck Duck initially arrived in "Big City" in It's a
Duck's Life#4/1, but left to the city limits after finding it too
hectic. However, he returned to city life immediately in the next story
on a motor scooter, so I'll assume it's the same city.
It's not yet been determined if Dopey/Wonder/Buck/Wacky Duck (they all seemed to be rapid reboots of each other) is a denizen of Earth-616, a pocket dimension or another Earth (e.g., Earth-8311, Larval Earth).
This profile was completed 09/07/2021, but its publication was delayed as it was intended for the Appendix 20th anniversary's celebratory event.
Profile by Grendel Prime.
CLARIFICATIONS
:
Cast-Iron Duck has no known connections to:
Butch Bulldoze was a local aggressive bully. He had
loaned Buck Duck money and was chasing it down. Despite the difference
in size and build, Butch confused Cast-Iron Duck with his lookalike
cousin Buck and became very aggressive when he encountered Cast-Iron. A
stronger fighter, Cast-Iron downed him with one punch. A roving
policeman later came along to help revive Butch, but his head was still
twittering from the punch.
--It's a Duck's Life#7/7
images:
(without ads)
It's a Duck's Life#7/7, p3, pan4 (main image)
p6, pan5 (headshot)
p3, pan5 (Butch)
Appearances:
It's a Duck's Life#7/7 (June, 1951) - uncredited writer, Ed Winiarski
(pencils & inks), uncredited editor
First posted: 09/19/2021
Last updated:
09/18/2021
Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know.
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