Walt Disneys signature contracting him to the Alice Comedies on October 16th 1923 was the foundation of the “Disney Company” previously known as Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio. Walt had decided to take up an offer from his brother Roy Oliver Disney to join him in Hollywood from Kansas City. Walt brought with him his last one-reeler named “Alice in Wonderland” which combined live action with animation kick starting the Alice Comedies.
The Disney Companys first Alice Comedy named Alices Day at Sea was released in 1924 before at the suggestion of Roy, the Disney Company was renamed Walt Disney Studio in 1926. The Alice series ended in 1927 giving way for the very first cartoon “Oswald the Lucky Rabbit”.
Next Mortimer Mouse created by Disney and Iwerks failed to find a distributor, however with prompting from Lillie Belle it was decided to cast Mortimer in the first sound animated film Steamboat Willie. Mortimer soon became Mickey and as they say the rest is history.
In a ten-year span between 1927-1937 legendary cartoon characters such as Mickey Mouse, Pluto, Goofy and Donald Duck all joined the Disney gang in the Mickey...