What was the worlds first Mickey Mouse cartoon?
If you are thinking Steamboat Willie, you would be wrong. Mickey Mouse got his start a a twinkle in the eye of Walt Disney early in 1928 as Walt was returning home on a train. Upon his return Walt got his head animator to create the world’s first Mickey Mouse cartoon called Plane Crazy but not a single distributor bought it. Undaunted, work began on the second Mickey Mouse cartoon; Gallopin’Gaucho, but it wasn’t released until December 30 1928. Inspired by the latest and greatest fad in movies, talkies, Walt Disney produced the third Mickey Mouse cartoon, Steamboat Willie, which made it’s debut on November 18 1928 and is considered to be Mickey’s birthday. Steamboat Willie was the first Mickey Mouse cartoon aired to the public as well as the first with sound. The Band Concert, released in 1935 was the first color Mickey Mouse cartoon. On January 13, 1930, Mickey Mouse was in his first comic strip created by Ub Iwerks. To make this strip, Disney used a group of talented people to comple
