Editing Mickey Mouse universe (section)

=== Minnie Mouse's family ===
==== Marcus Mouse ====
'''Marcus Mouse''' is Minnie's father. He first appears as a farmer in the ''Mickey Mouse'' comic strip story line "Mr. Slicker and the Egg Robbers," first published between September 22 and December 26, 1930. He has also appeared in some English stories from 1930s Mickey Mouse Annuals.

==== Marshal Mouse and Matilda Mouse ====
'''Marshal Mouse''' and '''Matilda Mouse''' are Minnie's grandparents.

==== Millie and Melody Mouse ====
[[File:Millie and Melody Mouse.jpg|thumb|right|192px|Millie and Melody Mouse]]
'''Millie and Melody Mouse''' are Minnie Mouse's twin nieces. Minnie has had an inconsistent list of nieces. In [[Europe]] and [[Brazil]], most often a single niece is depicted, consistently named ''Melodia'' (Melody). She is a Disney Studio creation by Jim Fletcher in the mid-sixties whose primary "task" seems to be to drive [[Morty and Ferdie Fieldmouse|Morty & Ferdie]] crazy.

However, in at least one other Italian or Brazilian tale Minnie did have another niece named Zizi (whether this was the name of Melody's twin or just another name for Melody is unknown). In [[United States|America]], Minnie's twin nieces have appeared under two names: Millie and Melody and Pammy and Tammy. Although the writer of these comics is unknown, they were both drawn by [[Paul Murry]], who rarely worked with characters that sported the same names even if they ostensibly were the same characters. In Italy, there is another set of twin nieces, Lily & Tiny, who are in their teen years. These teenage nieces have yet to appear in comics printed in the USA.

It is reported that another name is attributed in American comics giving Minnie's single niece the name of Molly. Another set of nieces appear in an early [[Mickey Mouse]] book from the 1940s as triplets calling themselves "Dolly, Polly & Molly," while a lone niece attributed to Mickey appears in the cartoon "[[Gulliver Mickey]]" (1934) named "Maisie" (listed in ''Mickey Mouse: His Life and Times'' (Harper & Row, 1986)).

The only possible film appearance of any niece is in 1983's "[[Mickey's Christmas Carol]]," where Mickey Mouse, as [[Bob Cratchit]], has a daughter. In this film Morty & Ferdie are said to have played Cratchit's two sons (including one as [[Tiny Tim (A Christmas Carol)|Tiny Tim]]), and since Melody seems to be the most consistent name used for any niece attributed to Minnie, it is probable that it was Melody who played the role of Bob Cratchit's daughter.

Millie & Melody both appear in ''[[Minnie's Bow-Toons]]'' on [[Disney Junior]], and are voiced by [[Avalon Robbins]].

==== Uncle Mortimer ====
'''Uncle Mortimer''', created by Walt Disney and [[Floyd Gottfredson]] for the comic strip, is Minnie's rancher uncle from whom she inherits an estate. He first appeared in the "Mickey Mouse in Death Valley" story line (1930). After that, he returned in several other Mickey Mouse comic strip adventures of the 1930s, in which Gottfredson gave him a markedly different appearance. He has occasionally appeared in more modern comics. He must not be confused with one of Mickey's antagonists, also called [[#Mortimer Mouse|Mortimer Mouse]].

==== Minnie's other nieces ====
Minnie Mouse has a variety of nieces besides Millie and Melody.
* Angela Mouse (Minnie's best friend)
* An unnamed baby niece (appeared in the 1944-02-26 strip by Bill Walsh)
* Giselle (French niece who appeared in the 1956-11-24 strip by Bill Walsh)
* Mildred (niece who appeared in the 1955-05-15 strip by Bill Walsh)