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{{Short description|American animated anthropomorphic superhero mouse}}
{{About|the cartoon character|other uses}}
{{Use American English|date=December 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox character
| name = Mighty Mouse
| series = [[Terrytoons]]
| image = Mighty Mouse.png
| caption = Mighty Mouse, as appeared in the 1940s theatrical shorts made by the [[Terrytoons]] studio for [[20th Century Fox]] 
| first = ''Mouse of Tomorrow'' (1942)
| last = 
| creator = [[Paul Terry (cartoonist)|Paul Terry]]<br>Izzy Klein
| voice = {{ubl|[[Roy Halee]] (theatrical cartoons, singing)<ref name="CartoonVoices">{{cite book |last1=Scott |first1=Keith |title=Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, 1930-70 Vol. 1 |date=3 October 2022 |publisher=BearManor Media |page=757 |language=en}}</ref>|[[Allen Swift]] (''Mighty Mouse's First Adventures'')<ref>{{cite web |title=Mighty Mouse’s First Adventure (Sort of) – on Records {{!}} |url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/mighty-mouses-first-adventure-sort-of-on-records/ |website=cartoonresearch.com |access-date=14 December 2024}}</ref>|Tom Morrison (theatrical cartoons, speaking)|[[Alan Oppenheimer]] (''[[The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle]]'')|[[Patrick Pinney]] (''[[Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures]]'')}}
| species = Mouse
| gender = Male
}}

'''Mighty Mouse''' is an American animated character created by the [[Terrytoons]] studio for [[20th Century Fox]]. He is an [[Anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] [[superhero]] [[mouse]], originally called Super Mouse, and made his debut in the 1942 short ''The Mouse of Tomorrow''. The name was changed to Mighty Mouse in his eighth film, 1944's ''The Wreck of the Hesperus'', and the character went on to star in 80 theatrical shorts, concluding in 1961 with ''Cat Alarm''.

In 1955, ''[[Mighty Mouse Playhouse]]'' debuted as a [[Saturday morning cartoon]] show on the [[CBS]] television network, which popularized the character far more than the original theatrical run. The show lasted until 1967. [[Filmation]] revived the character in ''[[The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle]]'', which ran from 1979 to 1980, and animation director [[Ralph Bakshi]] revived the concept again in ''[[Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures]]'', from 1987 to 1988.

Mighty Mouse also appeared in comic books by several publishers, including his own series, ''Mighty Mouse'' and ''The Adventures of Mighty Mouse'', which ran from 1946 to 1968.

Mighty Mouse is known for his theme song, "Mighty Mouse Theme (Here I Come to Save the Day)", written by composer [[Marshall Barer]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nolan |first1=Frederick |title=Obituary: Marshall Barer |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-marshall-barer-1174694.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220514/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-marshall-barer-1174694.html |archive-date=May 14, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=February 24, 2020 |work=The Independent |date=August 29, 1998}}</ref>