Felix the Cat
#12
(December [1949]-January [1950])
Dell,
1948 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1949-10-28
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
A Dell Comic
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Printed in U.S.A. Designed and produced by Western Printing & Lithographing Co. (per indicia)
Danger Thin Ice
Felix the Cat / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat; Skidoo the Mouse
- Synopsis
- Skidoo escapes from Felix over thin ice.
- Keywords
- cat; ice; mouse; pond; winter setting
[High (and Low) Chair]
Felix the Cat / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This lumber cost me plenty!
- Feature Logo
Felix the Cat [Dell Comics logo – slanted letters with the “L” as an apex]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat
- Synopsis
- Felix builds a wooden chair, but can't quite get the legs to stand evenly.
- Keywords
- chair; frustration; woodworking
Indexer Notes
Black and white on inside front cover.
Felix Horns In
Felix the Cat / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Otto Messmer
- Pencils
- Otto Messmer
- Inks
- Otto Messmer
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Otto Messmer
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ho hum!
- Feature Logo
Felix the Cat [Dell Comics logo – straight letters]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat; Felix's unnamed dog roommate; groundhog; goose; fish
- Synopsis
- Felix's unnamed dog roommate incessantly plays the horn he won in a radio contest - and plays it badly. Felix is driven to desperate measures to silence the horn.
- Keywords
- fishing; horn; need-for-peace-and-quiet; noise
Indexer Notes
Story is a mix of four-tier and three-tier pages.
Toy Joy
Felix the Cat / comic story / 16 pages
- Script
- Otto Messmer
- Pencils
- Otto Messmer
- Inks
- Otto Messmer
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Otto Messmer
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, the turkey is all fixed!
- Feature Logo
- Felix the Cat [Dell Comics logo – slanted letters with the “L” as an apex]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat; wolf; bear cub; mama bear
- Synopsis
- A slow-witted wolf raids Felix's toymaker's workshop to make off with some food. He thwarts himself again, and again, and again... while Felix just goes about his business and never even knows he's there.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- bears; best-laid-plans; cake; series of mishaps; swiping food; teddy bears; toymaker; toys; turkey; wolf; workshop
in Indexer Notes
We last see the wolf falling off a high cliff (seemingly to his death - if such characters can die), saying "I'm done for!".
Story is a mix of four-tier and three-tier pages.
Face Value
Felix the Cat / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Otto Messmer
- Pencils
- Otto Messmer
- Inks
- Otto Messmer
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Otto Messmer
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That planet was okay!
- Feature Logo
- Felix the Cat [Dell Comics logo – straight letters]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat; Saturnian hot dog vendor; Saturnian traffic cop; giant; mouse; king's servant; king; angry masses; baker; barber; sympathetic young lady
- Synopsis
- On his magic carpet, Felix visits the planet Saturn and a planet inhabited by medieval peasants, a king, and a club-wielding giant.
- Keywords
- abounding oddities; giant; king; magic carpet; outer space setting; Saturn; unlikely hero
Indexer Notes
Part of the "Felix Magic Carpet Fantasy" series.
Story is a mix of four-tier and three-tier pages.
The Magic Touch
Felix the Cat / text story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Otto Messmer
- Inks
- Otto Messmer
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One hot summer afternoon - and it was hot for not a leaf was stirring, not a sound rustled the stillness of the forest - Felix lay on soft green moss in the cool shade of a leafy oak tree.
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat; Merryman (leprechaun, and as a bluebird); hawk
- Synopsis
- For helping the leprechaun "Merryman", in the guise of a bluebird, escape a pursuing hawk, Felix is rewarded with a trip to the Land of the Leprechauns.
- Keywords
- leprechauns; strange land
Indexer Notes
Text story with three color illustrations - one on the first page, and two on the second page.
[Fine and (not so) Dandy]
Monty Monk / comic story / 5.5 pages
- Script
- Otto Messmer
- Pencils
- Otto Messmer
- Inks
- Otto Messmer
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Otto Messmer
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There's no law against relaxing!
- Feature Logo
Monty Monk- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Monty Monk; various jungle animals; hunter
- Synopsis
- Monty appoints himself chief of the Jungletown police, so he can collect fines from the other animals for his arbitrarily-declared violations - but abandons the rule book when a hunter approaches.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- exaggerating one’s importance; fines; jungle animals; jungle setting; police; violations
Indexer Notes
Three tiers per page, including three mini-tiers on the final half page.
[Felix the Cat Subscription Offer - for Your Own Subscription]
Dell Comics; Felix the Cat / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
[Door-to-Door Delivery]
Felix the Cat / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I think I'll do some holiday shopping.
- Feature Logo
- Felix the Cat [Dell Comics logo – slanted letters with the “L” as an apex]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat; shopkeeper
- Synopsis
- When it's too cold to go out, Felix and a shopkeeper work out a unique method of package home delivery.
- Keywords
- alternative uses; cold temperatures; home delivery; ingenuity; shopping
Indexer Notes
Top half of page.
Black and white on inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Danger Thin Ice
Felix the Cat -
1.
[High (and Low) Chair]
Felix the Cat -
2.
Felix Horns In
Felix the Cat -
3.
Toy Joy
Felix the Cat -
4.
Face Value
Felix the Cat -
5.
The Magic Touch
Felix the Cat -
6.
[Fine and (not so) Dandy]
Monty Monk -
7.
[Felix the Cat Subscription Offer - for Your Own Subscription]
Dell Comics; Felix the Cat -
8.
[Door-to-Door Delivery]
Felix the Cat -
9.
[Felix the Cat Subscription Offer - for Christmas Gift Subscriptions]
Dell Comics; Felix the Cat -
10.
Let Santa Deliver This Exciting Christmas Gift to the Young People on Your List
Dell Comics; Felix the Cat
This issue was modified by, among others
- Lynn Sutton
- Joe Torcivia
- Len Wolinsky
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