Who Is Gladstone Gander? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Gladstone Gander is a Disney comic book character, with over 4,843 comic issue appearances. Donald Duck's extremely lucky rival and cousin.

Who is Gladstone Gander?

Gladstone Gander is Donald's cousin. He is always extremely lucky, but he's also extremely lazy, always counting on his luck to fix everything for him. His extreme luck comes from an subconscious ability to alter probability in his favor. This has the side effect of giving bad luck to others around him, most often Donald Duck. For some reason, bad luck sometimes falls upon him too. Its not known why (other than that the writers dont like him to win all the time). It`s probably karma.

Key facts

Gladstone Gander is of animal origin. The character is published by Disney. With 4,843 recorded issue appearances, Gladstone Gander ranks among the most featured characters in comics.