Ariel (The Little Mermaid) released a four-issue "The Little Mermaid Limited Series" comic book series. In 1994 Marvel Comics released its own title, "Disney's The Little Mermaid", which ran for twelve issues. All these comics are prequels to the film, and feature Ariel a mermaid living under the sea having adventures with Flounder and Sebastian, and thwarting villains that wish to take over or destroy Atlantica. In 2000, Ariel became an official member of the newly launched Disney Princess line, an umbrella franchise that includes various Disney princesses under its banner. Ariel is one of the original 8 characters that were included at the
Ursula Acosta Ursula Acosta Dr. Ursula Acosta, Ph.D. (January 14, 1933) is one of the founding members of the Puerto Rican Genealogical Society, who has studied and written many works on the subject. She was also a psychologist and retired professor of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. Acosta, (birth name: Ursula Schmidt) was born in Hanover, Germany to Hans Schmidt and Irma Ulrich. In 1935, her family moved to Leipzig, where she received her primary education. In 1947 her family relocated and moved to Dieburg. In 1952, she met Corporal Sebastian Acosta Ronda, a Puerto Rican in the United States