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Quote from user: SimDoes Bill have rights or the character is simply un-wanted?
I only know why I don't use Rumpus. In my case, it's simply because I have no story ideas for him, and there are lots of other characters I do have story ideas for.

Rumpus McFowl is more limited as a character than Gyro Gearloose, and, possibly Gladstone Gander and Flintheart Glomgold. He is a minor irritant to Scrooge. But it would be difficult to find a lot of different ways to use him that would be interesting to the regular reader. That is why he appears so infrequently. I can see that it might take a bit of deep thinking to come up with good vehicles for his use, while scenarios using Daisy, Gyro, Flintheart, The Beagle Boys, and even Cousin Feathry and Grandma Duck, come to mind fairly easily. McFowl seems to be in the infrequent opportunities character, such as Gus Goose and Ludwig Von Drake.

I don't understand what the purpose is of the Big Reveal that Rumpus is supposed to be Scrooge's half-brother. I mean...so what? I get the impression that Van Horn perhaps had grander ambitions at some point, but they ended up abandoned.
I actually like the character well enough in his later, mellower incarnation. The earlier version, not so much--it's never clear to me to what extent he's just extremely clueless and to what extent he's genuinely malevolent, but either way, he's an entirely unpleasant creature.

Quote from user: Robb_KRumpus McFowl is more limited as a character than Gyro Gearloose, and, possibly Gladstone Gander and Flintheart Glomgold. He is a minor irritant to Scrooge. But it would be difficult to find a lot of different ways to use him that would be interesting to the regular reader. That is why he appears so infrequently. I can see that it might take a bit of deep thinking to come up with good vehicles for his use, while scenarios using Daisy, Gyro, Flintheart, The Beagle Boys, and even Cousin Feathry and Grandma Duck, come to mind fairly easily. McFowl seems to be in the infrequent opportunities character, such as Gus Goose and Ludwig Von Drake.
Cough, cough! As a fan of Italian stories for the Duck Family, I must say that Fethry, Grandma, Gus and Ludwig have always had many opportunities in the hands of Italian cartoonists, who have used these 4 characters quite often and quite well, mainly Fethry.

Quote from user: Baar Baar JinxDoes anyone else see similarities between Rumpus McFowl and E. C. Segar's J. Wellington Wimpy? They're both gluttonous, lazy, manipulative and unhesitatingly put their self-interest before the well-being of their friends. One could argue that Dr. Smith of "Lost in Space" fame is a similar character, but his level of malevolence is a league apart from McFowl's and Wimpy's.
Was "Dr. Smith" a glutton when it came to food? If so, I missed that. Wimpy appeared, on the surface, to be a dull-witted, bumbling fool. But, underneath that guise, he was a clever, scheming, competent, successful man (reaching his goals). He constantly outwitted all those with whom he dealt. It seems to me that Dr. Smith outwardly appeared, on the surface, to be a successful respectable scientist. But, he actually was an incompetent, bumbling, villain. I see them sharing little in the way of character traits.

That Rumpus/Wimpy comparison is really quite striking. Not just in terms of character, either; when you think about it, they also have strong physical similarities. Was this intentional on Van Horn's part? Somebody ask him!

Quote from user: Robb_KQuote from user: Baar Baar JinxDoes anyone else see similarities between Rumpus McFowl and E. C. Segar's J. Wellington Wimpy? They're both gluttonous, lazy, manipulative and unhesitatingly put their self-interest before the well-being of their friends. One could argue that Dr. Smith of "Lost in Space" fame is a similar character, but his level of malevolence is a league apart from McFowl's and Wimpy's.
Was "Dr. Smith" a glutton when it came to food? If so, I missed that. Wimpy appeared, on the surface, to be a dull-witted, bumbling fool. But, underneath that guise, he was a clever, scheming, competent, successful man (reaching his goals). He constantly outwitted all those with whom he dealt. It seems to me that Dr. Smith outwardly appeared, on the surface, to be a successful respectable scientist. But, he actually was an incompetent, bumbling, villain. I see them sharing little in the way of character traits.
Gorging on food wasn't a major part of Dr. Smith's persona, but his tendency to scheme, manipulate and mold events to suit his own interests, all while pretending to have the greater good of his companions in mind, is akin to the way Wimpy and Rumpus further their own agendas and subvert the missions of their group while acting as if they are true team players. None of them really appears to be fooling anyone, though. The amazing thing is how none of them is ever abandoned by their respective groups.