Pat Sullivan's Felix the Cat #39

(March 1953)

Felix Goes On Record (Table of Contents: 1)

Felix the Cat / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Messmer

Pencils

Otto Messmer

Inks

Otto Messmer

Colors

?

Letters

Otto Messmer

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I can't stand it any longer!

Feature Logo

Felix the Cat [Dell Comics logo – slanted letters with the “L” leaning left]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Felix the Cat; Felix's landlord; songbird; cow; dog; hog caller; hogs; two bank robbers; Jimmy Gabb (radio disc jockey); Joe (radio show assistant); family listening to radio; two cops

Synopsis

Felix buys a recording machine to prove that he doesn't snore. It turns out that he does, but he takes the machine and starts recording various things like animal sounds and, eventually, two crooks planning a bank robbery.

Reprints

• in Otto Messmer's Felix the Cat -- Keeps on Walkin' (Hamilton Comics, 1991 series) (1991)
• in The Adventures of Felix the Cat (Harvey, 1992 series) #1 (May 1992)

Keywords

bank robbery; radio program; recording; snoring

[The Wonderful, Wonderful Cat] (Table of Contents: 2)

Felix the Cat / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Oriolo

Pencils

Joe Oriolo

Inks

Joe Oriolo

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'll call on my sweetheart -- Gosh how I love that gal!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Felix the Cat; Slingshot (Felix's horse); Felix's girlfriend (unnamed); cad moving-in on Felix's girlfriend (also unnamed); mouse; lady; Jumbo (elephant); Fido (lady's dog)

Synopsis

After Felix's girlfriend dumps him, he finds a home with a poor but kindly woman and finds many creative ways to help her out.

Keywords

enterprise; good deeds; ingenuity; romantic rivalry

Indexer Notes

The "Unofficial Title" is taken from the Felix the Cat TV theme song, because he is a "Wonderful, Wonderful Cat" to the poor but kindly woman.

Tops in Comics... (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Toby Press / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.75 page (report information)

Statement of The Ownership, Management and Circulation (Table of Contents: 4)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

Benton J. Resnik (business manager)

Letters

typeset

Keywords

government reporting; regulations

Indexer Notes

Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1952. No circulation figures appear as part of this report. Occupies a vertical 1/4 of a page that it shares with a Toby Press house ad. Between pages 7 and 8 of previous story.

[Long Distance Campfire Cooking] (Table of Contents: 5)

Danny Boy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Oriolo

Pencils

Joe Oriolo

Inks

Joe Oriolo

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's a good day for a hike!

Genre

humor

Characters

Danny Boy

Synopsis

Danny, a Boy Scout, goes on a solo hike and figures out a better way to roast marshmallows.

Keywords

alternative uses; Boy Scouts; campfire; fishing; forest setting; hike; ingenuity; marshmallows

[A Mess for a Messenger] (Table of Contents: 6)

Felix the Cat / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Messmer

Pencils

Otto Messmer

Inks

Otto Messmer

Colors

?

Letters

Otto Messmer

First Line of Dialogue or Text

No luck!

Feature Logo

Felix the Cat [Dell Comics logo – slanted letters with the “L” leaning left]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Felix the Cat; unsavory-looking character; hotel desk clerk; taxi driver; Mr. Blank; gorilla; elephant; lion

Synopsis

An unsavory-looking character enlists Felix to deliver a letter, and Felix chases the addressee across the world to do so.

Keywords

airplane; dogged persistence; jungle animals; jungle setting; letter; living-up-to-one’s-word; messenger boy

Indexer Notes

Good and unexpected ending, as to the nature of the letter that Felix so frantically delivers.

Jimmy (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? (illustration)

Inks

? (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Jimmy was a cute little baby giraffe and he lived in the dense tangled jungle of Africa.

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Jimmy Giraffe; Monty Monk; Happy Hippo; Leo Lion; Lem Leopard; Elton Elephant; Rudy Rhino; Zeb Zebra; jungle children; hunters; native guides

Synopsis

Jimmy's friends give him a hard time about his long neck until it comes in handy.

Keywords

giraffe; jungle animals; jungle setting; unlikely hero

Indexer Notes

A minor character in this story is "Monty Monk" who starred in his own backup feature in the Dell run of Felix the Cat (1948-1951).