Editing Mickey Mouse universe (section)

=== Professors Ecks, Doublex, and Triplex ===
'''Professors Eck, Doublex, and Triplex''' are the trio of [[ape]] mad scientists. The characters were created by [[Floyd Gottfredson]] (plot and art) in the [[Mickey Mouse (comic strip)|''Mickey Mouse'']] comic strip in the ''Blaggard Castle'' storyline (1932-1933). Ecks is menacing black monkey, Doublex looks like him, but with light skin and wild black eyes, and Triplex is a more monstrous looking ape with long messy hair and bare feet. Triplex is the leader of the trio, and Ecks and Doublex find him frightening. While Gottfredson didn't mention any familial relationship, most later comics have presented the trio as brothers.<ref name="Slicker2">{{cite book |last1=Gottfredson |first1=Floyd |title=Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse, vol 2: Trapped on Treasure Island |date=2011 |publisher=Fantagraphics Books |isbn=9781606994955 |location=Seattle, WA |pages=256}}</ref>

Gottfredson never featured the three professors in another story after ''Blaggard Castle'', but they were memorable enough to return in stories under other authors in the 1970s.<ref name="Slicker2" />

Professor Ecks was originally considered for the role of the mad scientist in ''[[Runaway Brain]]'', but it was later changed to a new character, Doctor Frankenollie.<ref name="Slicker2" />