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Originally Posted By Indigo Why does this story persist. It is easily debunked if the reporter just looks at an early version of Mickey Mouse. There were no gloves or pie-eyes... and um... phones with cords like that didn't exist yet in 1928. I posted this three days ago on The Disney Blog (www.thedisneyblog.com) Plus, it's generally accepted that while Walt came up with the idea for Mickey Mouse and probably did some rough concepts, Ub Iwerks' character genius was the real force behind Mickey's famous look as we know him today.
Originally Posted By imtigger2 At the most, wouldn't he just have a rare collectible? Even at that, this is NOT an old drawing of Mickey Mouse. No way. If he'd truly done his homework, he'd see that it's obvious. As well, a very quick answer to his questions about it can be had through Dave Smith at the archives. He is 'very' available for things like this. This needs to be added to snopes.com
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I agree with pretty much everything already said. That guy must be a moron to believe that there would be a news reel of Walt with it in the background, since very little footage was taken from within the studios (other than the occasional early Alice short and The Reluctant Dragon) until the Disneyland TV show, which didn't come around until almost 30 years after this drawing supposedly did. And just because he owns the original drawing (which is still very doubtful), he would have no claim over the copyright. That is reserved for the drawing's artist, who would have been Walt (or possibly Ub), who then gave it to the studio. Why do people always think that they can get away with trying to screw with others. I really wish that people like this would get punished more than the standard court fees.
