"Wie Micky unter die Nazis fiel"

[Gerd Syllwasschy]

Sigvald wrote:

> Aha! So there may be a historical reasons why the German Weekly, unlike it's
> Scandinavian counterparts, is named "Mickey Mouse" in stead of "Donald
> Duck"?

Probably, yes. It has not got to do with Hitler's preferences, but due
to the Nazi ban the duck did not have a chance to develop as much
popularity as the mouse in Germany. So the German publisher obviously
thought it better to name the magazine "Micky Maus" instead.

Gerd