Black Pete

Black Pete is one of the first recurring villains in the Disney universe. Also known as Peg-Leg Pete and many other names, he first appeared in film as early as the mid-1920s, when he played the villain in various Alice Comedies.

Alice Comedies
Black Pete was originally called Bootleg Pete and made his debut in Alice Solves the Puzzle (1925) where he is a collector of rare crossword puzzles who tries to steal the puzzle that Alice is working on.

Appearances

 * Alice Solves the Puzzle (1925); 1st appearance
 * Alice Gets Stage Struck (1925)
 * Alice Picks the Champ (1925)
 * Alice on the Farm (1926)
 * Alice's Balloon Race (1926)
 * Alice's Little Parade (1926)
 * Alice's Mysterious Mystery (1926)
 * Alice the Whaler (1927)

Mickey Mouse shorts
After the Alice Comedies, Black Pete would be used again as a persistent foe and rival of Mickey Mouse. In the Mickey Mouse shorts, he had become much bulkier in size and established his cat-like facial features.

Description
In his first appearance in the Alice Comedies, he was a bear with a wooden leg. The wooden leg would disappear and reappear on Pete throughout his career. He also sometimes would sport a top hat and a pointy mustache. ("Alice Gets Stage Struck"). By the time of "Alice the Whaler" in 1927 Pete had the more familiar cat-like appearance like he had in the later Mickey Mouse shorts. He was also drawn with more weight around his girth as opposed to the skinnier looking bear that he started out as. However he would revert back to the more bear-like appearance for the Oswald cartoons.