Biography of mighty mouse cartoon charicter
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Mighty Mouse is an American animated anthropomorphic superheromouse character created by the Terrytoons studio for 20th Century Fox. The character made its first appearance in 1942 (originally named Super Mouse), and subsequently appeared in 80 theatrical films produced between 1942 and 1961. These films later appeared on American television from 1955 through 1967 on the CBS television network on Saturday mornings. The character went through two later revivals, once by Filmation Studios in 1979, and again in 1987 at the hands of animation director Ralph Bakshi, who had worked at the Terrytoons studio during his early career.
Mighty Mouse has also appeared in comics and other media.
History[]
The character was originally conceived by Paul Terry.[1] Created as a parody of Superman, he first appeared in 1942 in a theatrical animated short titled The Mouse of Tomorrow. The original name of the character was Super Mouse, but after 7 films produced during 1942 to 1943, it was changed to Mighty Mouse in the 1944 cartoon The Wreck of the Hesperus when Paul Terry learned that another character named Super Mouse was being published in comic books. Super Mouse appeared briefly in the Marvel Comics interpretation of the character and was nicknamed Terry the First,
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THE STAR: Mighty Mouse
YEAR OF DEBUT: 1942 (THE MOUSE OF TOMORROW)
STUDIO OF DEBUT: Terrytoons (Paul Terry)
SIGNATURE: "Here I come to save the day!"
KEY CREW BEHIND THE STAR: Tom Morrison (voice and storyman), Connie Rasinski (director), Jim Tyer (animator), Paul Terry (producer).
CAREER HIGH: MIGHTY MOUSE PLAYHOUSE (1955) - One of the longest running Saturday morning series.
"Here I come to save the day!"
Mighty Mouse has thrilled new generations of fans for decades. Certainly, his popularity saved Terrytoons from obscurity and debt. Without question, he is the best known and loved character from Paul Terry's cartoon factory.
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