(February 1957)
Harvey,
1955 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1956-12-11
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Harvey Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Harvey Comics [Stamp]
- Editing
- Leon Harvey (credited) (editor, vice president)
Issue Notes
On sale date of 1956-12-11 from newsdealer notation on the cover of indexer's copy. May or may not be completely accurate, but is reasonable given a cover date of February, 1957.
The Magic Spell
Felix the Cat / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat
- Synopsis
- Felix demonstrates a unique way to sleep on a bed-of-nails.
- Keywords
- all-purpose tail; bed-of-nails; sleep
Indexer Notes
Credits from Michael Morgan via the GCD Error Tracker.
Cover represents interior scene on story page one of part two.
[The Lightning Bolt Was a Live Wire]
Felix the Cat / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'd like to paint something really different today!
- Feature Logo
Felix the Cat [Harvey Comics logo]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat; Felix's neighbor
- Synopsis
- Felix hangs his painting of a storm cloud on the wall to a surprising result.
- Reprints
-
in Pat Sullivan's Felix the Cat (Harvey, 1955 series) #116 (July 1961)
-
- Keywords
- electrical wires; lightning bolt; painting; storm cloud; unintended slapstick consequences
Indexer Notes
This story is reprinted in Felix the Cat (Harvey, 1955 Series) #116 (July 1961), but with a new cover illustrating the gag.
Out in the Cold
Felix the Cat / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It burns me up to be freezing like this!
- Feature Logo
- Felix the Cat [Harvey Comics logo]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat; lion; flock of migrating ducks; Hundu fakir
- Synopsis
- In the cold of winter, Felix searches fruitlessly for a warm place to sleep.
- Reprints
- in Pat Sullivan's Felix the Cat (Harvey, 1955 series) #116 (July 1961)
-
- Keywords
- bed-of-nails; ducks; frustration; lion; radiator; series of mishaps; sleep problems; winter setting; zoo
Indexer Notes
Part One of Three.
[The Summer Blizzard]
Kitty / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What a lovely day!
- Feature Logo
Kitty- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Kitty; Inky; Dinky; amused onlookers
- Synopsis
- Kitty dresses for the weather conditions she sees out her window - and dresses again as conditions change.
- Reprints
- in Pat Sullivan's Felix the Cat (Harvey, 1955 series) #116 (July 1961)
-
- Keywords
- blizzard; sun; weather; wrong impression
The Magic Spell
Felix the Cat / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ah!
- Feature Logo
- Felix the Cat [Harvey Comics logo]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat; Hundu fakir; Professor Ogle; mattress salesman; angry Martian; two Martian Space Patrol officers
- Synopsis
- Determined to get to sleep, Felix turns to a hypnotist who lulls him to sleep on a cloud. While floating, he's observed by a mattress salesman looking for a good promotion stunt and runs afoul of some Martians who blast him apart into six smaller versions of himself.
- Reprints
- in Pat Sullivan's Felix the Cat (Harvey, 1955 series) #116 (July 1961)
-
- Keywords
- abounding oddities; all-purpose tail; bed-of-nails; comic absurdity; flying saucer; hypnotism; lightning bolt; Martians; outer space setting; sleep problems; storm cloud; winter setting
Indexer Notes
This story opens with an image similar to the issue's cover, with Felix sleeping on a bed-of-nails but safely propped-up by his tail. Part Two of Three.
Pot o' Gold
Felix the Cat / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wow! It's raining CATS!
- Feature Logo
- Felix the Cat [Harvey Comics logo]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat; man with umbrella; rainbow painting crew; hot dog vendor; prospector; mule; Professor Ogle
- Synopsis
- The six smaller versions of Felix fall to Earth in the midst of a rainstorm, where they "reassemble" into one full-sized Felix. With the end of the rainstorm comes a rainbow, which Felix follows in search of its pot o' gold.
- Reprints
- in Pat Sullivan's Felix the Cat (Harvey, 1955 series) #116 (July 1961)
-
- Keywords
- abounding oddities; comic absurdity; pot o' gold; rainbow; rainstorm
Indexer Notes
Part Three of Three.
The Boast
text story / 0.75 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A crowd of the barnyard boys were sitting around in a shady grove behind the old red barn.
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Carrie the cow; Tommy Turtle; Harry Hare; Monty the Mole
- Synopsis
- In a race between Tommy Turtle and Harry Hare, the hare is slowed to a standstill by torrential rain and gale force winds, while the turtle wins the race by ducking the storm and traveling via the underground tunnels of Monty the Mole.
- Reprints
- in Pat Sullivan's Felix the Cat (Harvey, 1955 series) #116 (July 1961)
-
- Keywords
- hare; race; storm; trickery; turtle; wager
Indexer Notes
Per the index listing at GCD, this is the first printing of this text story - and its only reprint is in Felix the Cat (Harvey, 1955 Series) #116 (July 1961). Should additional printings be discovered, this note should be updated.
These characters do not appear intended to be the "Tommy Tortoise" and "Moe Hare" duo of the Paramount/Harvey theatrical shorts, but they might as well be.
Oddly, the hare plays fair, while the turtle cheats - and WINS!
His Number's Up
text story / 0.75 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Each night, just like clockwork, Ma Bunny would stand on the porch of her woodland cabin and bang a frying pan with a spoon.
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Ma Bunny; Pa Bunny; Little Billy Bunny; Billy's ten brothers and sisters
- Synopsis
- Finally given the responsibility of counting that all the bunny kids have come safely home, Billy miscounts by failing to count himself and sends Ma and Pa into a frenzy over the "missing" bunny child.
- Reprints
- in Pat Sullivan's Felix the Cat (Harvey, 1955 series) #116 (July 1961)
-
- Keywords
- best of intentions; bunnies; forest setting; miscounting; safety check
Indexer Notes
Per the index listing at GCD, this is the first printing of this text story - and its only reprint is in Felix the Cat (Harvey, 1955 Series) #116 (July 1961). Should additional printings be discovered, this note should be updated.
[Wildroot Cream-Oil gives you confidence! (Burning Building)]
Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.25 page
[Beware the Blobs!]
Felix the Cat Tee Vee Serial / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Felix has been told to come aboard a mysterious undersea craft, the "Floating Saucer"!
- Feature Logo
Felix the Cat Tee Vee Serial- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat; The Blobs; Scratch (lion - first appearance)
- Synopsis
- Mistaken for an advance scout for The Blobs (a horde of "potato-like aliens" with antennae), Felix devises a plan to turn back their invasion of Earth. The Blobs can shape-shift into any Earth-animal form they choose and believe Felix to be their "Agent 32" in the form of a cat.
- Reprints
- in Pat Sullivan's Felix the Cat (Harvey, 1955 series) #116 (July 1961)
-
- Keywords
- aliens; invasion; mistaken identity; shape-shifting
Indexer Notes
Art and coloring simulate a black-and-white television program. Continued from issue #79 and continued in issue #81.
The Blobs' "Floating Saucer", a craft that can travel through space, air, and sea, anticipates the "Flying Sub" from the TV series "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1964-1968).
[Arctic (Full) Circle]
Inky and Dinky / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Aunt Kitty! We still have one hour before bedtime - may we go out to play?
- Feature Logo
Inky and Dinky- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Inky; Dinky; Kitty; Tag (dog); ladder-moving guy
- Synopsis
- Resisting sleep, an hour before their bedtime, Inky and Dinky play "arctic explorer" outdoors and, by happenstance, find themselves fast asleep in their bed on time.
- Reprints
- in Pat Sullivan's Felix the Cat (Harvey, 1955 series) #116 (July 1961)
-
- Keywords
- bedtime; kids-at-play; series of mishaps; winter setting
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Magic Spell
Felix the Cat -
1.
[The Lightning Bolt Was a Live Wire]
Felix the Cat -
2.
Out in the Cold
Felix the Cat -
3.
[The Summer Blizzard]
Kitty -
4.
The Magic Spell
Felix the Cat -
5.
Listening on the Party Line
Harvey Comics -
6.
Sheaffer's Cartridge Pen
W.A. Sheaffer Pen Company -
7.
Pot o' Gold
Felix the Cat -
8.
The Boast
-
9.
You'll Love Little Dot
Harvey Comics; Little Dot -
10.
His Number's Up
-
11.
[Wildroot Cream-Oil gives you confidence! (Burning Building)]
Wildroot Cream-Oil -
12.
[Beware the Blobs!]
Felix the Cat Tee Vee Serial -
13.
[Arctic (Full) Circle]
Inky and Dinky
This issue was modified by, among others
- Steve Coates
- Peter Croome
- Katy Hayhurst
- Jean-Francois Masse
- Jim Stangas
- Joe Torcivia
- Len Wolinsky
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