Miss Bovina

Miss Bovina is Clarabelle's wealthy socialite aunt who appeared several times in the past, but has not been used for years. She may have first appeared in "Mickey Gets the Drift" (WDC&S #15, retold in a different fashion in "The Twins Quiet Down" from WDC&S #21) when she has a party in Mickey Mouse's home, and Morty & Ferdie are told to go to bed. The twins proceed to annoy Mickey several times throughout the night. However, the WDC&S #15 story appears to be a reprint from the "Mickey Mouse" newspaper strips, and may not be her first real appearance. Later, in "Goofy's Hollowe'en" (a primarily text story from WDC&S #38) she has another party and Goofy thinks he wasn't invited (his invitation was still in his mailbox). Goofy decides to learn proper etiquette. Then he invited all his friends (including Jose Carioca and Miss Bovina) to his house for a Hollowe'en party so he can show off his new skills. Miss Bovina plays a major role in this tale, in fact she is the whole reason for the tale. Jose's naivete concerning American Halloween parties is also important. Miss Bovina may have been a semi-regular in "Mickey Mouse" dailies.