What was Walt Disney’s first cartoon character?
In 1927 Walt Disney’s created his first cartoon character for Universal Studios. No not Mickey Mouse, Oswald the Rabbit. They picked the name out of a hat and the reason he was a rabbit was because there were too many cartoon cats already. Needless to say he wasn’t much of a hit.
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