Four Color
#135 - Felix the Cat
(February 1947)
Dell,
1942 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand
- A Dell Magazine [circle]
- Editing
- ?
- Color
- Color
- Dimensions
- Standard Golden Age U.S.; Standard Silver Age U.S.
- Paper Stock
- Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- Was Ongoing Series
Issue Notes
Indicia title is "FELIX THE CAT, No. 135." Code number is F.O.S. #135-472. Copyright 1946 by King Features Syndicate. Based on the Felix the Cat newspaper strip.
[Bagging a Duck]
Felix the Cat / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Otto Messmer
- Pencils
- Otto Messmer
- Inks
- Otto Messmer
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Otto Messmer ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat
- Synopsis
- Felix uses a "ring the bell" carnival machine to knock a duck out of the sky to roast for dinner.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black, red, and white.
Kickback
Felix the Cat / comic story / 16 pages
- Script
- Otto Messmer
- Pencils
- Otto Messmer
- Inks
- Otto Messmer
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Otto Messmer ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; science fiction
- Characters
- Felix the Cat
- Synopsis
- A scientist invents a "Kayo" raygun to snuff out life. Felix takes it and inverts the controls so that it becomes an animation ray, giving life to inanimate objects.
Indexer Notes
May be newspaper strip reprints.
Starbust
Felix the Cat / comic story / 16 pages
- Script
- Otto Messmer
- Pencils
- Otto Messmer
- Inks
- Otto Messmer
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Otto Messmer ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Felix the Cat
- Synopsis
- When Felix comes under the influence of an unlucky star, he takes a rocket trip tour of the Zodiac where he pulls an arrow out of Leo the Lion's paw. Leo then becomes his protector and promises only good luck for him.
The Great Inventor
Felix the Cat / comic story / 16 pages
- Script
- Otto Messmer
- Pencils
- Otto Messmer; Jim Tyer (pp. 14-16)
- Inks
- Otto Messmer; Joe Oriolo (pp. 14-16, others); Jack Bogle ? (pp. 4-5)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Otto Messmer ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat
- Synopsis
- Felix goes through history and comes up with the idea for the first bulldog, the saw, the goose, the leopard, the rocking chair, the shave and haircut, the doughnut, the cradle, and the compass. He then helps a jester use a crystal ball to make a king laugh.
Indexer Notes
The crystal ball shows "Felix the Cat Comics" from the future--1947. Tyer, Oriolo, and Bogle credits from Felix expert, David Gerstein, dated 04 10 2010 on his blog: http://ramapithblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/mystical-felix-monday-theres-mo...
[Windy Painting]
Felix the Cat / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Otto Messmer
- Pencils
- Otto Messmer
- Inks
- Otto Messmer
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Otto Messmer ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat
- Synopsis
- Felix paints a picture of a tree and calls it "Autumn." A strong wind blows through the window and blows all the leaves off the tree in the painting.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black, red, and white.
[Balloon Pig]
Felix the Cat / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Otto Messmer
- Pencils
- Otto Messmer
- Inks
- Otto Messmer
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Otto Messmer ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat
- Synopsis
- Felix ties balloons together to make a pig to enter at the county fair.
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[Starbust]
Felix the Cat -
1.
[Bagging a Duck]
Felix the Cat -
2.
Kickback
Felix the Cat -
3.
Starbust
Felix the Cat -
4.
The Great Inventor
Felix the Cat -
5.
[Windy Painting]
Felix the Cat -
6.
[Balloon Pig]
Felix the Cat
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