Today in Comics History, February 14, Valentine's Day: And this was why kids didn't find Mickey Mouse of the 1950s exciting...he became a domestic bachelor father.

Remember when Mickey Mouse used to leap over chasms, chase villains down in airplanes, and defend beleagured ranchers out west with his six-guns?...yeah, me either.



"The Valentine Mystery" in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #150 (v.13 #6) (Dell, March 1953); creators uncredited and unknown