(December 1953)
Toby,
1951 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1953
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Toby Press Inc.
- Brand
-
Toby Press
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
in Felix the Cat (Superior, 1953 series) #48 ([circa January 1954])
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[Running A-FOWL of a Rooster]
Felix the Cat / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat; rooster
- Synopsis
- A rooster catches Felix snatching eggs from a nest.
- Reprints
-
in Felix the Cat (Paladin Press, 1953 series) #8 ([1953])
-
- Keywords
- caught-in-the-act; eggs; farm setting; painted cover; rooster
Indexer Notes
All of the background art is painted, with Felix, the rooster, and three eggs being the only penciled and inked art. Uncertain if Messmer did the painting. The penciled and inked art is his.
Public Elations
Felix the Cat / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I must get a job today!
- Feature Logo
Felix the Cat [Dell Comics logo – slanted letters with the “L” as an apex]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat; El Ropo Cigar president; El Ropo Cigar vice president; line of applicants; cop on the beat; farmer; cow; crows; long line of city spectators; farmer's wife; farmer's boarders; fireflies; chauffeur
- Synopsis
- Ambitious Felix runs an aggressive advertising campaign for El Ropo Cigars.
- Reprints
- in Felix the Cat (Paladin Press, 1953 series) #8 ([1953])
-
- Keywords
- advertising; cigars; city setting; doing-something-their-own-way; enterprise; farm setting; ingenuity
Indexer Notes
Lead story of the issue starts on interior page two, as page one is used for an ad.
[The Farmer's... Helper?]
Felix the Cat / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'll try for a job on this farm!
- Feature Logo
- Felix the Cat [Dell Comics logo – slanted letters with the “L” as an apex]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat; Farmer Brown; chickens; horse; cows
- Synopsis
- Trying to help down-on-his-luck Farmer Brown, Felix does more inadvertent harm and good.
- Reprints
- in Felix the Cat (Paladin Press, 1953 series) #8 ([1953])
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- Keywords
- best of intentions; farm setting; unintended slapstick consequences; unwanted help; wreaking havoc
Gabby for Mayor
Gabby / text story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One day Pokey Pig had a great idea.
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Pokey Pig; Gabby the Hen; Babby the Sheep; Flub the Pup; Mable the Cow; Johnny Squirrel; Billy the Goat; Harry the Horse; Mike the Mule; Omar the Owl; Felix the Cat; two pigeons; bull; swan; duck; Gabby's ten chicks
- Synopsis
- Pokey Pig and Gabby the Hen compete in a popularity contest to become honorary mayor of the barnyard. Pokey runs aggressively, while the normally talkative Gabby sits back on her nest "hatching" her campaign strategy.
- Reprints
- in Felix the Cat (Paladin Press, 1953 series) #8 ([1953])
-
- Keywords
- campaigning; farm setting; mayoral race; popularity contest; tallying votes
Indexer Notes
Three spot illustrations by Otto Messmer punctuate this text story.
Felix the Cat appears as a minor, incidental character in what is otherwise a Pokey Pig story.
[Magician's Assistant]
Kokey Koala / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I will need an assistant!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Kokey Koala; stage magician
- Synopsis
- Kokey Koala volunteers to act as a stage magician's assistant, and saves the act when things go wrong.
- Reprints
- in Felix the Cat (Paladin Press, 1953 series) #8 ([1953])
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- Keywords
- magic act
[Uranium is Where You (Don't) Find It!]
Felix the Cat / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, no! Not again!
- Feature Logo
- Felix the Cat [Dell Comics logo – slanted letters with the “L” as an apex]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat; Prospector Joe; Pistachio (prospector's mule); assayer; cricket
- Synopsis
- Felix and Prospector Joe go uranium hunting, eschewing finds of diamonds and gold in their unsuccessful efforts.
- Reprints
- in Felix the Cat (Paladin Press, 1953 series) #8 ([1953])
-
- Keywords
- get-rich-quick; know-it-all; prospecting; series of mishaps; uranium; wild goose chase
[Apple... Sourced?]
Inky / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Inky; Pokey Pig
- Synopsis
- Inky climbs up a tall apple tree to pick an apple, which he throws to the ground in order to climb down. Before he can reach the ground, Pokey Pig spies and eats the apple leaving a puzzled Inky to stare at the apple core.
- Reprints
- in Felix the Cat (Paladin Press, 1953 series) #8 ([1953])
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- Keywords
- apple picking; apple tree; unexpected intrusion
Indexer Notes
Pantomime.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[Running A-FOWL of a Rooster]
Felix the Cat -
1.
Public Elations
Felix the Cat -
2.
[The Farmer's... Helper?]
Felix the Cat -
3.
Gabby for Mayor
Gabby -
4.
[Magician's Assistant]
Kokey Koala -
5.
[Uranium is Where You (Don't) Find It!]
Felix the Cat -
6.
[Finding a Fish that Fits]
Donny Boy -
7.
[Apple... Sourced?]
Inky
This issue was modified by, among others
- Joe Torcivia
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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