Editing Mickey Mouse universe (section)

=== Doctor Vulter ===
'''Doctor Vulter''' is an [[Anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] ape, resembling a gorilla. The character was created by [[Ted Osborne]] (plot) and [[Floyd Gottfredson]] (plot and art) in the story ''Mickey Mouse and the Pirate Submarine'', published in the ''Mickey Mouse'' [[daily strip]] from September 1935 to January 1936. He is a megalomaniacal [[pirate]] [[Captain (nautical)|captain]] and [[mad scientist]], somewhat modeled after [[Jules Verne]]'s [[Captain Nemo]] character. Using a futuristic submarine and a small army of henchmen, he plagues the seas by stealing various ships which he aims to use for his plans of world conquest. His principal weapon is a machine in the form of a large claw which gives off magnetic-like energy: by placing it against a ship's hull Vulter can turn the whole metal ship into one large magnet which sticks weapons to the wall, making them useless.

Vulter's Germanic-sounding name, his uniform and [[monocle]], as well as his plans of world domination and militaristic gang, are obvious echoes of the [[Nazi]] menace of the time.

After being defeated by Mickey, Vulter never appeared again in American stories. He was later used by Italian authors, starting with the 1959 story ''Topolino e il ritorno dell'artiglio magnetico'' ("Mickey Mouse and the Return of the Magnetic Claw") by [[Guido Martina]] (plot) and [[Giulio Chierchini]] (art). The character was further elaborated in this story by the claim that he never drew plans of his inventions but kept it all in his mind; this proved a bit of a problem when he suffered from [[amnesia]]. He returned occasionally and is still used from time to time by European authors.