Editing Pete (Disney) (section)

==Ancestry and family==
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Comic book stories have depicted Pete as being descended from a long line of villains, highwaymen and outlaws. Even historical figures such as [[Attila the Hun]], [[Blackbeard]], [[Antonio López de Santa Anna]], [[Billy the Kid]], and [[Cao Cao]]  have been included among his ancestors. His mother is known only as Maw Pete and was mentioned in the story "[[Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold]]" by [[Carl Barks]] and [[Jack Hannah]] (first published October 1942) as a resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her only appearance was in "The River Pirates" (''Walt Disney's Comics and Stories'' #336–338, published September–November 1968) by [[Carl Fallberg]] and [[Paul Murry]]. The same story introduced Li'l Pete, Black Pete's short fraternal [[twin]] [[brother]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The River Pirates |url=https://inducks.org/story.php?c=W+WDC+336-05P |website=Inducks |access-date=11 August 2019}}</ref> In December 1998, the ''Mickey Mouse'' comic strip introduced an older [[Sibling|sister]] of Pete. Petula is the television host of the cooking show ''Petula's Pantry''. She finds time, however, to seek revenge against Mickey for condemning her "baby [[Sibling|brother]]" to life imprisonment. Pete's twin brother, named Zeke appears in "Double Trouble", by [[Carl Fallberg]] and [[Paul Murry]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Double Trouble |url=https://inducks.org/story.php?c=W+MM+++49-03 |website=Inducks |access-date=4 November 2024}}</ref>

Better-known and more enduring as characters are two figures created by [[Romano Scarpa]] for [[Italy|Italian]] [[Disney comics]]. The first, [[Mickey Mouse universe#Trudy Van Tubb|Trudy Van Tubb]], was introduced in {{lang|it|Topolino e la collana Chirikawa}} (published in English as ''The [[Chirikawa]] Necklace'', first published on March 10, 1960). This female partner of Pete was presented as a childhood acquaintance of his: they are even shown as kids kidnapping Mickey when he was a baby.<ref>{{Inducks character|Trudy|Trudy Van Tubb}}</ref> However, Trudy soon became Pete's girlfriend, his partner-in-crime and roommate&mdash;whenever they hold residence out of prison, that is. Their relationship seems to have evolved to a long-standing common-law marriage. This is occasionally used in contrast to Mickey's eternal engagement to Minnie Mouse and Goofy's determination to remain a bachelor. Trudy and Pete also have two hellion nephews named Pierino and Pieretto who often serve as foils for Mickey or Mickey's nephews [[Morty and Ferdie Fieldmouse|Morty and Ferdie]].<ref>{{Inducks character|Pierino+and+Pieretto|Pierino & Pieretto}}</ref>

The second character to be created by Scarpa is Pete's cousin, the criminal scientist [[Mickey Mouse universe#Portis|Portis]] (Plottigat in the original Italian version; English name first used in ''Walt Disney's Comics and Stories'' 695, 2008). Portis first appeared in {{lang|it|Topolino e il Pippo-lupo}} (published in English as ''The Weregoof's Curse''; January 9, 1977).<ref>{{Inducks character|Plottigat|Portis}}</ref>

Ed Nofziger is responsible for a third recurring character, an alternative girlfriend of Pete named Chirpy Bird. She first appeared in {{lang|it|Topolino e i piccioni "poliziotti"}} (''Mickey Mouse and the Pigeon Police'', first published in December 1981) and starred as Pete's partner-in-crime in eight stories from 1981 to 1984.<ref>{{Inducks character|Chirpy%20Bird|Chirpy Bird}}</ref> In France, she and Trudy are presented as the same character, being both renamed Gertrude, despite Trudy being a cat and Chirpy being a canary.

In ''[[Mickey Mouse Works]]'', Pete has another cousin named Zeke. Zeke is a criminal like Pete, but is wary of his cousin's attempts to double-cross him "Just like old Times". Mickey often uses this distrust to turn the two against one-another.

In ''[[Goof Troop]]'', Pete has a wife, Peg, and two children, PJ and Pistol. Alternatively, the [[comic book]] story "Mickey's Strange Mission" from ''Walt Disney's Comics & Stories'' #245 (1961, by Carl Fallberg and Paul Murry) suggests a cultured ancestry for Pete, giving his full name as the genteel '''Percy P. Percival'''.

In ''[[Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures]]'', Pete has a nephew named Jimbo, who is voiced by [[Fred Stoller]].

In the Italian comic story of 1998, {{lang|it|Topolino e il diario di zia Topolinda}} (''Mickey Mouse and Aunt Melinda's diary''), Pete's grandma appears, depicted as the only honest member of his family.