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A Hunk, a Hunk of Burning Leaves - Mouse Optional

Illustration on Cover, Front

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Felix the Cat; Skidoo the Mouse

Synopsis: Felix is about to burn a pile of leaves, under which Skidoo is hiding.

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Pages: 1

Bear to the Left

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Felix the Cat

First Line: Driving is a cinch!!

Synopsis: Felix doesn't take a traffic sign literally enough.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Black and white on inside front cover. Three tiers per page.

Musical Strains

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Felix the Cat; Felix's mother; dog; crowd at ballpark; baseball players; bull; music shop clerk

First Line: Fine day for a ball game!

Synopsis: Felix makes a promise to his mother to practice his music lessons without stopping. He does his best to keep, yet circumvent, that promise.

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Pages: 12

Notes: Felix is portrayed as a school-age kid in this story.

Story is a mix of four-tier and three-tier pages.

Felix Gets Telewise

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Felix the Cat; TV delivery man; telescope seller; Mr. Nix ; crowds on the street; crowds on the bus; bus driver; crowds of Felix's friends and neighbors; singer on TV; flock of birds; owl; burglar; cop

First Line: What's my neighbor getting now?

Synopsis: Felix endures the highs and lows of being one of the first in his neighborhood to get a television set, circa 1949.

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Pages: 12

Notes: This story is a comically exaggerated pastiche of what it was said to be like to have the first TV set on your block, with folks always dropping by to see what's on your TV, and antenna issues as almost a constant.

Story is a mix of four-tier and three-tier pages.

Felix in Screamland

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Felix the Cat; fairy greeter of Dreamland; huge fish; gold delivery man; butler; servers; Time-Keeper of Dreamland; Keeper of the Civic Alarm Clock; horse

First Line: We're off again!

Synopsis: On his magic carpet, Felix visits Dreamland where all his wishes come true. There, Felix enjoys the good life... until the Official Time-Keeper of Dreamland informs the cat that he has been in Dreamland too long, and that it's time for him to leave. Felix does his best to remain, against regulations. Can his wishes find the strength to forestall the forces of all Dreamland?

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Pages: 16

Notes: The original concept of "overstaying in Dreamland" came from an original Felix newspaper strip continuity by Otto Messmer from the 1930s.

It was later reworked by Messmer and Joe Oriolo into a three-part story for Pat Sullivan's Felix the Cat (Harvey, 1955 Series), #72 (June 1956) and later reprinted in issue #108 (March 1960) of that series.

Part of the "Felix Magic Carpet Fantasy" series.

Story is a mix of four-tier and three-tier pages.

Felix Becomes Earritated

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Felix the Cat; Mr. Baker (storekeeper); Mrs. Weber

First Line: Felix the Cat had found a wonderful home.

Synopsis: Rattled by the everyday sounds of the alarm clock, loud trucks, automobile horns, fire engines, and the like, Felix buys a pair of earmuffs to shut out the annoying sounds. However, he finds that, in complete silence, he misses-out on a number of "good sounds" - including the call for dinner and a radio quiz show prize.

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Pages: 2

Notes: Text story with three color illustrations - one on the first page, and two on the second page.

Later reworked and expanded into an eight-page comic story "Sound Effects" in Felix the Cat (Toby, 1951 Series) #61 (June 1955), by Otto Messmer.

The Madcap Monkey Hunt

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Monty Monk; hunter; guide; leopard; Jerry (giraffe); Hyp (hippo)

First Line: A treetop is the place to relax!

Synopsis: Monty leads a monkey-hunter on a merry chase.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Three tiers per page.

A Hot Idea to Cool Off

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Felix the Cat

First Line: Gosh! It's hot!

Synopsis: Felix finds a way to keep (and sleep) cool in 99-degree temperatures.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Black and white on inside back cover. Four tiers per page.

Dell Comics are Good Comics

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Dell Comics; Felix the Cat

Character(s): Felix the Cat; artist

First Line: Follow the adventures of your favorite characters every other month.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Ad offering mail subscriptions to Felix the Cat at 60¢ for one year or $1.00 for two years.

While this ad does offer subscriptions to Dell's Felix the Cat title, the ad copy makes no specific references to Felix over five paragraphs...

PARAGRAPH ONE: "Follow the adventures of your favorite characters every other month. They are tops in wholesome entertainment."

PARAGRAPH TWO: "A subscription to this magazine also makes an excellent birthday present."

PARAGRAPH THREE: "If your subscription is a birthday gift, fill out the special information on coupon and a personal birthday card will be mailed by us announcing the gift with best wishes from the donor."

PARAGRAPH FOUR: "2 years- 12 issues- $1.00 1 year- 6 issues- $ .60"

PARAGRAPH FIVE: "If yours is a regular subscription and not a birthday gift, fill out left side of coupon and leave right side blank."

The above paragraphs, which make no mention of Felix the Cat or his specific comic book title, are positioned on the left side of the page. Opposite them, on the right side of the page, is a single illustration of Felix being drawn by an artist. Above that is the Dell Comics logo, and below (in a black box with white lettering) are the words "Subscribe now to Felix". Just "Felix" and not the proper title of the magazine, "Felix the Cat".

The combination of the illustration and the box below it would have it seem designed to accommodate the "dropping-in" of any character illustration and the name of any title - and perhaps Dell used it as such.