Felix Foils an Umbrella Thief
Welcome back readers, as we present the Felix the Cat strips from 3-13-1932 to 3-26-1932. Felix is still a Police Cat Detective in these, trying to locate a sniper who is actually an umbrella thief who is using the umbrellas for golf clubs. In the 3-21 through 3-26 strips, Felix solves a cheese theft as Skidoo and his friend steal a whole wheel of cheese from a Nordic accented proprietor. It doesn’t pay to use guns, as Detective Felix shoots at Skidoo so many times that his shots penetrate the cheese wheel. The bullet holes leave the wheel looking like Swiss cheese, much to Detective Felix’s chagrin. I love the art all the way through these, but my favorite panel would have to be the last one of the 3-22 daily. There’s something very comical and appealing about Felix drinking milk from a punctured pail (Otto’s cow isn’t too tragic either). The old Catblog has been shut a long time, I hope it will be back in action before too long. See you then, Mark
Paul F. Etcheverry says:
Thanks for posting, Mark. These Otto Messmer comics practically leap off the page! Don’t recall ever seeing the gag with Felix collecting and drinking milk from a punctured pail in any of the animated Felix the Cat adventures, but who knows – after all, I haven’t seen each and every one of them.
Strumm says:
Hey Mark, great stuff! I really love the Laura topper on many of these Felixes, they get a lot of mileage out of using a Parrot. I agree with you about the 22nd one, Felix’s silly smile makes it very comical
Pete Hale says:
This definitely has a Messmer look, mainly the Humans. Thanks for all you’ve done for lines on paper, Mark!