Felix the Cat is a cartoon character created in 1919 by Otto Messmer and Pat Sullivan during the silent film era. An anthropomorphic young black cat with white eyes, a black body, and a giant grin, he
The "Felix pace" as seen in Oceantics (1930)
Felix in the color cartoon Felix the Cat and the Goose That Laid the Golden Egg (1936)
Children with Felix the Cat toy, Nielsen Park Beach, Sydney, NSW, 1926
Educational Pictures advertisement from 1926 Motion Picture News.
Feline Follies is a 1919 animated short silent film, distributed by Paramount Pictures. It marked the first appearance of the character Felix the Cat.
Felix the Cat
…began falling behind schedule, so he reached out to Pat Sullivan and asked if he could supply a cartoon for the magazine. The result was the cartoon Feline Follies – released on November 9, 1919 – which featured the character of "Master Tom", who would later be known as Felix the Cat. It is disputed whether this…
An early version of Felix the Cat (left) in Feline Follies.