Felix the Cat Comics: Felix Goes on Record by Otto Messmer circa 1953

Felix the Cat Hates His Job! Classic Comics by Otto Messmer

Felix hates his crummy job!
Some wonderfully cartoony Felix comics by Otto Messmer, 1953



Click any page to see the high-resolution, easy-to-read version!





There's a LOT more funny Felix comics by Otto Messmer here on the CartoonSnap blog!

Check out these previous posts for high-quality classic Felix the Cat comics scans :

Felix on the Unemployment Line
http://cartoonsnap.blogspot.com/2010/08/felix-on-unemployment-line-vintage_24.html

Felix the Cat Goes Cockfighting 
http://cartoonsnap.blogspot.com/2010/03/picaresque-tales-of-felix-cat-by-otto.html

Felix Pulls Through (a GREAT Magic-Carpet ride!) http://cartoonsnap.blogspot.com/2010/09/felix-friday-fiesta-fantastic-fun.html

Felix the Cat and the Haunted Tower
http://cartoonsnap.blogspot.com/2010/01/felix-cat-and-haunted-tower-by-otto.html

Felix Friday Fiesta – Fantastic Fun!

Have you ever seen a more beautiful drawing?

Click here for more on the book

A few weeks ago, the wonderful new book, "Felix: The Great Comic Book Tails" was released, and I posted a great Felix comic by Otto Messmer, “Felix in Public Elations,” to honor the occasion.That one was from 1953’s Felix the Cat #48

But today, thanks to Craig Yoe,
I get to share a full 16-page story
(and my personal favorite!) from the new book.
This one’s called, “Felix Pulls Through” Long before his “Bag of Tricks,”  Felix had a magic carpet that transported his to adventures across the world, across space and time, and over the boundaries of fantasy and wild imagination!

These vintage comic stories read like breakneck-paced fever dreams of a master cartoonist cutting loose and having fun!

I love that Otto Messmer was totally unconcerned with continuity or plot or story-arcs or anything else that stand in the way of his brand of pure cartoon joy.

This post is just one of many across the comics-blogosphere celebrating the release of the new Felix the Cat book!

Click HERE to find the book on Amazon.com

Check out these other Felix-loving comic blogs
for MANY more vintage Felix comics:


http://thehorrorsofitall.blogspot.com/
http://ramapithblog.blogspot.com/
http://fourcolorshadows.blogspot.com
http://www.comicbookbin.com/Beth_Davies-Stofka.html
http://comicrazys.com/
http://andeverythingelsetoo.blogspot.com/
http://theITCHblog.com

Be sure to click on the illustration below to enjoy it in its full-sized cartoony glory!

Felix on the Unemployment Line -– Vintage comics by Otto Messmer

A couple days ago I showed off some photos of the awesome new Felix Book…

Here are some Felix the Cat comic book scans from this same era  -- ones that don’t appear in the book! Story and art by the great Otto Messmer!

From Felix the Cat #48 – Toby Press Dec 1953


...and look...there's MORE! Mykal has just posted a classic Otto Messmer Felix comic on his "Big Blog of Kids' Comics!" Click on the images below to go visit or just hop over to: http://www.bigblogcomics.com/2010/08/felix-cat-in-cat-weather-profit.html

 http://www.bigblogcomics.com/2010/08/felix-cat-in-cat-weather-profit.html

New Book: Otto Messmer’s Felix the Cat 1950’s Comic Book Stories

Another treat for vintage comics fans: Craig Yoe has just put out a gorgeous new collection of Otto Messmer’s Felix the Cat comics from the fifties!



Over 200 pages of comics and commentary from one of the greatest and most influential cartoonists ever: Otto Messmer. The stories are fun and surreal and very silly and cartoony -- a really fresh change of pace from the complicated comics of today. Otto Messmer's style changed a lot throughout his long career, and toward the end of his comic-book days he really embraced a beautiful kind of simplicity. This stuff is just great!

Check out the endpapers in this book:

I love the eye-catching design of the whole book. I just wish Otto Messmer’s name appeared on the cover.

Even the back cover looks cool!

Click HERE for more info:
http://amzn.to/d7o840 FELIX BOOK

Check back in a few days for some
Felix comic scans from this same era…
…ones that don’t appear in the book!