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Double Juggle

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Felix the Cat; seal

Synopsis: A seal juggles Felix, who juggles three balls.

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Notes: Art credits from Michael Morgan via the GCD Error Tracker (http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10680), 2016-08-27.

Stilt Skating

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Felix the Cat

First Line: I wonder if this ice is solid enough for skating!

Synopsis: While skating, Felix twice falls through the ice up to his neck. He remedies this by skating on stilts.

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Going South

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Felix the Cat; snake; migrating geese; two oddball scientists; Sylvester the Seal

First Line: Brr-r! This is the coldest day I can remember!

Synopsis: Felix tries to travel south for the winter but meets a pair of oddball scientists and ends up at the South Pole.

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Pages: 5

Notes: Part One of Three.

According to Felix expert and historian David Gerstein, author of "Nine Lives to Live a Classic Felix Celebration by Otto Messmer" (1996, Fantagraphics Books), Messmer did some pencil art during the Harvey run - but with different inkers, so his work here less reflects his more classic works of the newspaper strip and the Dell and Toby Press comics. Per indexer's personal conversation with David Gerstein (2022).

A reworking of several of the elements of a longer story titled "Felix the Cat Dupes Jupiter" in Felix the Cat Winter Annual (Toby, 1954 Series) #2 (Winter 1954), which was reformatted from an original Otto Messmer Felix newspaper strip continuity of the 1930s.

Small Wonder

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Ronald Rabbit; Anthony Ant; army of ants

First Line: Ronald Rabbit dashed through the cabbage patch and raced out the open gate which led to the forest.

Synopsis: Anthony Ant proves to Ronald Rabbit that tiny ants, in large numbers, can indeed be a mighty force.

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Pages: 0.75

Repeating Record

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Character(s): Fearless Fosdick; three crooks; cop; Fosdick's date; opera singer

First Line: That record'll repeat itself forever!! It'll drive Fosdick stark raving mad!!

Synopsis: Three crooks leave Fosdick tied up and forced to listen to an advertising jingle over-and-over with the intent of driving him mad. Fortunately for Fosdick, the jingle is for Wildroot Cream-Oil. He endures two days and 27-million replays just fine, while the crooks undergo a triple-meltdown.

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Pages: 0.25

Notes: Lower 1/4 of page.

Plenty of Parents

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Bosco the orphan bear; other bear cubs; Wagon Derby judge

First Line: All the bear cubs of the forest were very excited because it was the day of the big Wagon Derby.

Synopsis: Bosco the orphan bear wants to race in the big Wagon Derby, but he has no wagon.

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Hummingbird Limerick

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Feature(s): Curtiss Candy Company; Baby Ruth

Character(s): hummingbird

First Line: The hummingbird has a "sweet tooth"

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Notes: Ad for Baby Ruth candy bars, featuring a limerick about a hummingbird and Baby Ruth candy, which goes as follows:

The hummingbird has a "sweet tooth"
Drinks nectar - (and that is the truth)
"I like flowers fine
But, boy! When I dine
I go where they have Baby Ruth!"

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Cold Shoulder

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Felix the Cat; two oddball scientists; seal; sawfish; penguin; sled dog

First Line: The men from the airplane! Now maybe they'll save my life in return!

Synopsis: Felix has literally turned blue from the Antarctic cold and, as a result, the two oddball scientists don't recognize him as the black cat who saved their lives in Part One - and summarily dismiss him. Running afoul of the scientists' sled dog, Felix eventually ends up in a "home-made igloo".

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Pages: 5

Notes: Part Two of Three.

A reworking of several of the elements of a longer story titled "Felix the Cat Dupes Jupiter" in Felix the Cat Winter Annual (Toby, 1954 Series) #2 (Winter 1954), which was reformatted from an original Otto Messmer Felix newspaper strip continuity of the 1930s.

Harvey Comics News

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

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Feature(s): Harvey Comics

Character(s): Big "H" Kid; Felix the Cat; Casper the Friendly Ghost; Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost; Little Lotta; Sad Sack; Baby Huey the Baby Giant; Blondie Bumstead; Dagwood Bumstead; Joe Palooka; Dick Tracy

First Line: Hi, Kids: - Last month we gave you a wonderful surprise --

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Notes: The design of The Big H Kid consists of the Harvey Comics logo, with a boy's head, two arms, and two legs - and would be Harvey's analog to the more well-known, and similarly designed, publisher mascot Johnny DC.

Promo page highlighting the Harvey comic books on sale November 6 thru November 13, 1955.
November 6: Sad Sack, Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost, Little Lotta, Dagwood, Joe Palooka, Dick Tracy.
November 11: Felix the Cat [#67 - This issue].
November 13: Casper the Friendly Ghost, Blondie, Baby Huey the Baby Giant.

The covers of all previewed comics are reproduced. No issue numbers are listed in the ad.

Of Felix the Cat #67, the ad copy states: "Felix the Cat visits the North Pole and becomes the first cat in history to really deserve the title of pole cat! Felix has a heart that's warm enough to melt the ice up there --- and he captivates all who meet him during his exciting travels. Travel with him on this latest adventure, won't you?"

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The Pole Cat

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Felix the Cat; two oddball scientists; sled dog; polar bear; pack of wolves

First Line: The equipment is aboard the plane, Professor!

Synopsis: Felix is abandoned at the South Pole by the two oddball scientists and left to face the (presumably also-abandoned) angry sled dog from Part Two, a polar bear, and a pack of wolves. Felix unknowingly gets revenge on the scientists by inadvertently ruining their project.

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Pages: 5

Notes: Part Three of Three.

A reworking of several of the elements of a longer story titled "Felix the Cat Dupes Jupiter" in Felix the Cat Winter Annual (Toby, 1954 Series) #2 (Winter 1954), which was reformatted from an original Otto Messmer Felix newspaper strip continuity of the 1930s.

The "polar bear" in this story is colored brown.

The (Imaginary) Thrill of the Hunt!

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Flub the Pup; Felix the Cat; lion; two zookeepers

First Line: Maybe I can make a good hunting dog out of Flub!

Synopsis: Felix tries to make a hunting dog of Flub the Pup by having him imagine different types of quarry.

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Football Finances

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Kitty; Inky; Dinky; pennant vendor; flower vendor; cushion vendor; program vendor; megaphone vendor; ticket seller

First Line: I think I'll go to the football game...

Synopsis: Kitty stocks-up on everything she could possibly need to attend a football game.

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Some Picture

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Kitty; Inky; Dinky; TV repairman; quiz show host; two angry lady contestants; Aunt Matilda (TV Chef); TV station security guard; confused home TV viewer; TV station manager

First Line: Now I don't want you two getting into trouble while I'm out shopping!

Synopsis: Inky and Dinky break Kitty's TV picture tube and wreak havoc at the local TV station while trying to replace it.

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Pages: 5