PHOTOS: Happy birthday, Donald Duck! The temperamental Disney character turns 81 today

Walt Disney's Comics' early Disney comic book featuring Donald Duck.

'Disney's Mickey MouseWorks,' a new half-hour animated series, will join the ABC Saturday morning children's lineup.

Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck make a grand entrance during Disneyland's opening.

Donald Duck (left) is Fred, Scrooge's nephew and Scrooge McDuck (right) is Ebenezer Scrooge in 'Mickey's Christmas Carol,' an animated adaptation of the classic Charles Dickens' story.

U.S. Navy Vice Admiral John G. Morgan (right) salutes Donald Duck during a ceremony for the re-commissioning of the Disneyland submarine fleet. Also pictured: Disneyland Resort President Ed Grier and Disney Imagineer Tony Baxter.

Donald Duck and Steve Martin unveil the premiere of "Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years" a specifically created historical exhibit and nostalgic film journey through the five decades of Disneyland.

Carol Griffith of Huntington Beach has a huge collection of Donald Duck memorabilia that she has collected over 25 years. Donald's her favorite because they were born the same year, she says.

Some of the Donald Duck memoribilia collected by Carol Griffith of Huntington Beach.

Walt Disney character Donald Duck poses for a photo during a ceremony honoring the famous Disney cartoon character with the 2,257th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Monday, Aug. 9, 2004.