The First Snow
Also known as: Mighty Mouse In The First Snow
- Studio
- TerryToon Cartoons
- Distributor
- 20th Century Fox
Synopsis
Some friendly rabbits are frolicking in the winter snow when a hungry fox appears with rather nasty plans. There's even a scene where the rabbits are playing ice hockey and use the fox for a puck! But alas, the fox snatches the baby rabbits, and you guessed it... Mighty Mouse to the rescue!
Characters
Mighty Mouse, Rabbits, Fox
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Mannie Davis
Producing
- Producer
- Paul Terry
Writing
- Writer
- John Foster
Voices
- Voice
- Tom Morrison (Mighty Mouse)
Music
- Music
- Philip A. Scheib
Production notes
Created by I. (Izzy) Klein in the spring of 1940, this character was originally designed as a fly. Paul Terry liked the concept, and green-lighted the project after changing the fly to a mouse called "Supermouse."
After two years on the screen, the Supermouse name was changed to Mighty Mouse. Some reports are that the threat of a lawsuit from DC Comics was behind this name change. Others insist that Terry did not want to compete against a character of the same name that an ex-TerryToons employee drew for Coo Coo Comics.
In any case, in 1944, the character's name was changed, and the Supermouse cartoons were retitled to the new name.
After two years on the screen, the Supermouse name was changed to Mighty Mouse. Some reports are that the threat of a lawsuit from DC Comics was behind this name change. Others insist that Terry did not want to compete against a character of the same name that an ex-TerryToons employee drew for Coo Coo Comics.
In any case, in 1944, the character's name was changed, and the Supermouse cartoons were retitled to the new name.
