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As Neal Gabler wrote in his book, Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination, “Mickey Mouse had become the ... His animators were sent to life drawing classes. Props and sets were ...

But this time, it’s Mickey Mouse, founder Walt Disney’s own creation – or this first version of him, at least (although The Mouse Trap still manged to be first over the line here).

However, Universal took control of the character in 1928, leading Disney to create a new character as Oswald's replacement.

Yet, if the war led to a dip in Disney’s fortunes ... had shared their childhood with Walt, growing up on his cartoons and been a part of the 1930s Mickey Mouse Club – which was something ...