The average yearly salary is $1,428 and a loaf of bread is 8 cents. Pluto the Pup makes his first appearance in "The Chain Gang." Actually, the short featured two identical, unnamed Plutos, who were relentless bloodhounds out to capture Mickey, an escaped convict. The first Mickey Mouse comic strip is published in newspapers, and the first Mickey Mouse doll is created by a resident of Burbank, California. Roy Disney signs the first contract for Mickey and Minnie Mouse merchandising rights. In the '30s, licensing agreements with Disney would save several companies from Depression-era bankruptcy. Nazi Germany bans the Disney short "The Barnyard Battle," which shows an army of cats wearing German World War I military helmets, and issues the following statement: "The wearing of German military helmets by an army of cats is offensive to national dignity."