It All Started With a Mouse

My ToonZone buddy recently celebrated his birthday, which through an amazing cosmic coincidence happens to fall on the same day as the birthday of one of cinema's greatest animated stars, Mickey Mouse. It was Mickey's 80th this year, so at John's suggestion, I drew this brief history of the mouse's evolution, highlighting some of his key roles through the past eight decades.

Included are "Steamboat Willie" (1928), "The Band Concert" (1935), "The Brave Little Tailor" (1938), "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (1941), "Mickey and the Beanstalk" (1947), "Mickey's Christmas Carol" (1983), and "Runaway Brain" (1995). Of course, this only just begins to scratch the surface of Mickey's long and varied career - but if I tried to include all of his best roles, I'd be here all day. Happy birthday, both to Mickey and John!