6 strange depictions of Mickey Mouse in the 1930s

Mickey Mouse has gone through a number of makeovers over the years.

If you were to look at the early depictions of everyone’s favorite mouse you might think they were – well – strange. Even the early plush versions are a little startling.

And when people tried to dress up as Mickey, it was downright scary.

So let’s take a look at a half-dozen strange depictions of Mickey Mouse from his early days in the 1930s.

Mickey Mouse on top of a pile of letters he has received from fans.

This 1933 picture of  Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse and toy soldiers during a dress rehearsal of the Woolwich Searchlight Tattoo in London.

In 1935, Mickey Mouse poses with Walt Disney and his wife in New York.

A cast of young women as Mickey and Minnie Mouse, and the Three Little Pigs in a production of ‘Monte Carlo Follies’ at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London in 1934.

Actresses Hilda Knight and Evelyn Dall as Mickey and Minnie Mouse in a production of ‘Monte Carlo Follies’ at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London in 1934.

A Mickey Mouse race during the Mickey Mouse Club Sports Day in Guildford, England in 1938.