From Judy, Or The London Serio-Comic Journal, 1878.

Newspaper-winged ducks carry fountain-pen wielding frogs.  From Fliegende Blätter, 1940.

"This is preposterous!' said the duck in a rage."  From St. Nicholas, 1891.

From The Sketch, 1903.

Here's a barometer banjo from Punch, 1871.

From Judy, Or The London Serio-Comic Journal, 1887.

The piano playing duck (not shown).  Date uncertain.

"Eggspatiation," circa 1890.

A duck-headed butler opening the door for a Poe-esque gentleman?  Check.  (By the way, that's a precursor to David Lynch's commercial for the Sony Playstation, in which a duck says, "Welcome to the 'third place.'")  A faceless figure surrounded by disembodied cackling faces?  Check.  A crow in a jacket standing on a meditative sheep while an anthropomorphic dice cup spills and kills an innocent bystander?  Check.  A skeleton holding the Ace of Hearts?  Check.  Edward Gorey-esque despair on a settee?  Check.  Granted, the figure blowing his head off does seem rather too much.  From Judy, Or The London Serio-Comic Journal, 1884.

"The drumming duck."