Julius the Cat Julius the Cat Julius (the Cat) is a funny animal cartoon character, starring in the first animated series created by Walt Disney, the "Alice Comedies", making him the predecessor of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Mickey Mouse. Julius is an anthropomorphic cat, appearing intentionally similar to Felix the Cat. A bold and inventive hero, he gradually became the primary focus of the "Alice Comedies", to the point Disney abandoned live action for pure animation on subsequent projects. Julius was the first of Disney's animated protagonists to battle Pete, their oldest continuing character. The two "Julius Katz" stores on Buena Vista
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Universal Studios wanted to get into the cartoon business and needed a cartoon character of its own. So Disney's distributor Charles Mintz told Disney and Iwerks to create a new character they could sell to Universal. Wanting to make cartoons with an all-animated look, Disney signed a contract with Universal Studios leading to the creation of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Universal's first cartoon series. Work on both the character and series began soon after Disney moved his studio to Hyperion Avenue. Disney chose to make the character a rabbit since there were already two popular animated cats at the