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Revision as of 11:54, 11 March 2004 by Dimadick (talk | contribs) (Added note on her close relatives)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Minnie Mouse is a fictional character of the Mickey Mouse universe featured in animated cartoons, comic strips and comic book by The Walt Disney Company. The comic strip story The Gleam (published January 19-May 2, 1942) by Merrill De Maris and Floyd Gottfredson first gave her full name as Minerva Mouse. Minerva has since been a recurring alias for her.
The earlier comic strip story Mr Slicker and the Egg Robbers (published September 22 - December 26, 1930) introduced her father Marcus Mouse and her unnamed mother. Both farmers. The same story featured photographs of her grandparents Marshall Mouse and Matilda. Her best known relative however remains her uncle Mortimer Mouse.
History in Animation
She was designed as a "flapper" girl and first appeared with Mickey in Plane Crazy in 1928. Since then she has been co-starring with Mickey Mouse, Pluto, and Figaro, Minnie's own cat who debuted in Pinocchio. In Mickey Mouse Works she finally appeared in her own segments. In House of Mouse she kept track of the bills. She starred in a television special called Totally Minnie and she also appeared in a line of merchandise called "Minnie n Me".