Who Was Oswald the Lucky Rabbit?
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was created by Walt Disney, as one of his first and featured characters. Unfortunately, Disney accidentally signed away the rights to Charles B. Mintz, who worked for Universal and had taken over his wife's company, Alice Comedies, who had produced and in collaboration with Ub Iwerks created Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. This was after Disney had continued to develop Oswald, after the cold reception of Trolley Troubles. So, Mintz essentially told Disney that he was taking Oswald, the artists who were working for Disney at the time, and there was nothing illegal about it. 
Most of you probably know that Disney went on to create Mickey, and Mintz created his own worst enemy, but I'd rather talk about what happened to Oswald after Alice Comedies and Universal utilized him.
Believe it or not, Oswald didn't last very long on TV. His first appearance on screen was in Trolley Troubles on September 5, 1927 ( before Oswald was taken from Disney ). Most of his career with Universal and Alice Comedies relied on his appearances in comic books. He wasn't that popular on screen, since he had still been in development with Disney and had only been in one or two cartoons overall.
In February 2006, Disney CEO Bob Iger launched a trade with NBC Universal that involved receiving several minor assets in return for Al Michaels, a sportscaster.
Oswald had a girlfriend, much like Mickey had Minnie, called Ortensia. There really isn't much more depth to know about him, other than he would battle Pete or Homer the Cat as his arch enemies.
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