In 1930, Mickey Mouse committed suicide

[Kevy Baby]

From OMG Facts:

Although a little morbid, that was the type of humour that was really popular during the 1930’s. Walt Disney was a huge fan of silent films in the 1930’s, and was especially a fan of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. These two actors were constantly putting themselves in harms’ way for the sake of entertainment.

This type of humour inspired Walt Disney to ask his comic strip writer Floyd Gottfredson to write a comic in which Minnie Mouse leaves Mickey for another mouse named Mr Slicker. Mickey falls into depression because of this, and eventually commits suicide in the comic strip. Like I said, dark humour was very popular in the 1930’s.

Although it is a little depressing to see a Disney icon kill himself, the comic itself is pretty funny. Want to see the comic, and learn more about this dark humour stage for Disney? Full story here.