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Poor Papa
The Oswald cartoon Universal held back.
What
A poster for Poor Papa, released in 1928, from David Bossert's book on Oswald and credited to Ub Iwerks.
Why
It was the first Oswald cartoon produced, in 1927, and Universal held its release back because it disliked the premise.
Notice
The word "Poor" is set large; much of this artwork also ran in advertising.
“The first one, released second”
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Size
$29.00
Provenance
- Film
- Poor Papa (1928), dir. Walt Disney
- Country / studio
- United States · Winkler Pictures / Universal Pictures
- Designer
- Ub Iwerks
- Format
- One-sheet (27 × 41 in.)
- Poster published
- U.S. theatrical poster, 1928
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (poster published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year, never the film’s. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18.
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