nekomimichi:

Today’s the day! 82 years ago Oswald and Mickey met for the first time in Walt Disney’s letter to Carl Laemmle. So far this is the only known picture of Oswald with Mickey drawn by Walt Disney himself. Truly a rare sight!

And it was this image that also was the spark in finding out what the relationship would be between Oswald and Mickey when Junction Point were developing Epic Mickey. It’s amazing to think that if it weren’t for this image Oswald probably wouldn’t have had such an in depth and emotional character arc that he did in the game. It’s amazing what a few simple poses and facial expressions can inspire.