the.com/oswald rabbit
disney's first star, sold away in a contract dispute, so he built mickey out of spite.
means an animated rabbit character created by walt disney and ub iwerks in 1927 for universal, and the reason mickey mouse exists at all.
from universal executive charles mintz owned the rights and most of disney's animators, so when disney asked for a raise in 1928 mintz poached the staff and kept oswald; disney walked out with only ub iwerks and, within weeks, sketched a mouse instead.
lost then reclaimeddisney bought oswald's rights back from nbc universal in 2006
the tradedisney swapped sportscaster al michaels to get him
26 shortsoswald starred in them before disney lost the rights
mickey's shadowmickey mouse literally reuses oswald's rounded ears and body
for instance
trolley troubles — 1927 debut short that introduced oswald to audiences
epic mickey — 2010 video game casting oswald as mickey's forgotten rival
club oswald — tokyo disneyland attraction built after disney regained the rights