Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse is an animated character created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks in 1928. He is an anthropomorphic mouse characterized as a cheerful optimist with an adventurous and mischievous streak.

Origin
Mickey Mouse was created as a replacement for Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, an earlier cartoon character created by the Disney studio for Charles Mintz, a film producer who distributed product through Universal Studios. Mickey Mouse was created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. He was originally created as a replacement for Oswald The Lucky Rabbit. They looked remarkably similar to each other. He ended up being the world’s most famous mouse and cartoon character and also became the mascot for the Disney Company. He was featured with his flapper girlfriend – Minnie Mouse in a cartoon short called ‘Plane Crazy.’  This initial appearance wasn’t a big success.