Editing Mickey Mouse universe (section)

===The Phantom Blot===
[[File:Phantom Blot Duckipedia.png|thumb|right|The Phantom Blot]]
'''The Phantom Blot''' is a mysterious enemy of Mickey Mouse who wears a body-length black sheet. Created in 1939 in Floyd Gottfredson's comic strip, the Phantom Blot became a very recurring character in European comics where he is one of Mickey's archenemies, second only to Pete. He was also reused, to a lesser extent, in American stories.

The Phantom Blot prefers being an ominous mastermind in the background, pulling strings and organising schemes, to engaging in physical criminal jobs.

The Phantom Blot is a master of disguise. He uses disguises to fool Mickey Mouse and the police, sometimes even appearing right in front of them without being noticed. When escaping the scene, the Phantom Blot often leaves a trademark "[[business card]]" - a sheet of white paper with a black splodge of ink on it.

When unmasked, the Phantom Blot is an anthropomorphic dog. He has a gaunt face with a long nose and a long, thin moustache. Phantom Blot's unmasked look was reportedly based on the features of [[Walt Disney]] himself.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kołsut |first=Rafał |date=2016-11-03 |title=Walt Disney – Geniusz Zbrodni |url=https://kzet.pl/2016/11/walt-disney-geniusz-zbrodni.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428010608/https://kzet.pl/2016/11/walt-disney-geniusz-zbrodni.html |archive-date=2017-04-28 |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=Magazyn Miłośników Komiksu |language=pl}}</ref>

The Phantom Blot and [[Pete (Disney)|Pete]] are often bitter rivals, as both want to be recognised as the city's greatest criminal mastermind, and to get the most money out of the deal. However, some stories have shown them teaming up with each other.

The Phantom Blot made his animated debut in the ''[[DuckTales (1987 TV series)|DuckTales]]'' episode "All Ducks on Deck" voiced by [[Frank Welker]]. He is shown to be an agent of F.O.W.L.

The Phantom Blot appears as an antagonist in the TV series ''[[Mickey Mouse Works]]'' and its spinoff ''[[House of Mouse]]'' voiced by [[John O'Hurley]].

An altered, monstrous version of the Phantom Blot, known as the "Shadow Blot", serves as the antagonist of the first ''[[Epic Mickey]]'' game. The Phantom Blot seemingly meets this creature in the city's museum when unlocking a dimensional portal, in the story ''The Blot and The Blob''.<ref>{{Inducks comic|D+2018-021|The Blot and The Blob}}</ref>

The Phantom Blot made a cameo appearance in the episode "Sock Burglar" from the TV series ''[[Mickey Mouse (TV series)|Mickey Mouse]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Minnie Mouse Short: Sock Burglar |url=https://www.awaltzthroughdisney.com/the-shorts-blog/minnie-mouse-short-sock-burglar |access-date=April 19, 2016 |publisher=awaltzthroughdisney.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818213239/https://www.awaltzthroughdisney.com/the-shorts-blog/minnie-mouse-short-sock-burglar |archive-date=August 18, 2022 }}</ref>

The Phantom Blot is a recurring antagonist during the third season of the ''[[DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]'' reboot, voiced by [[Giancarlo Esposito]]. While his history as a member of F.O.W.L. remains intact, this version came from a village that [[Magica De Spell]] attacked.