Walt Disney (1901-1966) was not a Freemason, but he was always supportive of the fraternity sponsoring, among other things a Magic Kingdom Mason's club for the employees in his parks. Disney was, however, an enthusiastic DeMolay. He was the 107th young boy initiated into the order, was a member of the Mother Chapter, had a lifelong relationship with Frank Land and was ultimately inducted into DeMolay's Legion of Honor as well as its Hall of Fame. Walt endorsed making the iconic Mickey Mouse an honorary member of DeMolay - the only such use of Mickey he ever allowed - and then, in the 1930s a mysterious set of comic strips appeared depicting Mickey organizing a Barnyard DeMolay Chapter for publication in the DeMolay magazine. No one ever determined who created the comics, but speculation includes the fact it may have been Walt himself, who personally signed them.
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