Steamboat Willie was the first Mickey Mouse cartoon to debut in theaters. It was a short film that debuted in 1928.
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Steamboat Willie was considered by The Disney Company and Mickey's debut although it was the third Mickey Mouse cartoon produced. It was co-directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, where Iwerks served as the main animator.
Mickey Mouse's girlfriend also made her debut in Steamboat Willie on November 18, 1928.
Mickey Mouse first appeared in Plane Crazy, released on May 15, 1928.The original release of this cartoon was poorly received because it was a silent short. Mickey gained much more notoriety with the release of Steamboat Willie six months later. It is Steamboat Willie's release date (November 18, 1928) that is considered by the Walt Disney Company to be Mickey Mouse's birthday.
Mickey Mouse was first seen in a test screening, but his official debut was in 1928 in one of the first sound cartoons 'Steamboat Willie'. Beginning in 1930 Mickey Mouse was also featured extensively as a comic strip character. Drawn mainly by Floyd Gottfredson, the newspaper comic 'Mickey Mouse' ran for 45 years.