Mickey Mouse 1920's

In 1928 one of Walt Disney's distributors stole his character he thought up, Oswald The Lucky Rabbit. Walt Disney made up a new character on the way back from a business meeting called Mickey Mouse. This character has two big round ears, with black and white colors. He was first shown to the public when the cartoon Steamboat Willie aired. When sound first started coming into cartoons Walt Disney made his voice as Mickey Mouse. Ever since Mickey's first debut in Steamboat Willie he has become the star of cartoons. He was seen later in many shorts including Plane Crazy which predated Steamboat Willie. Mickey is seen as the face of Disney and some people say he is what made them popular. Everybody loves Mickey as an icon because Disney movies and cartoons often deal with happiness and how he brings happiness to everyone else. Kids often say that Mickey is one of their favorite cartoon characters. The original name of Mickey was going to be "Mortifer" until his wife suggested in naming it Mickey. Walt then decided to give Mickey a lifetime girlfriend named Minnie Mouse along with their dog named Pluto. By 1937 Mickey really took off with Disney producing more than 12 shorts a year. Years later is when Mickey got his first theme park and newspaper comic strip. Mickey has evolved to be more than a Disney character and is seen as much more to people. I wonder what would have happened if the distributor never stole his first character, making Mickey non-existent.

Sources -http://history1900s.about.com/od/1920s/a/Mickey-Mouse.htm
http://farrells.people.cofc.edu/Farrell/Mickey%20Mouse%20Analysis/MickeyMouseAnalysis.html#history