Felix the Cat Cartoon
The famous feline, Felix, originated from the studio of Pat Sullivan and Otto Messmer, and was first drawn in 1923. The character then made his way into the world of commercials, appearing on postcards, stuffed toys, and ceramics. The character even inspired jazz bands to record Felix songs and became the first high school mascot. By the end of the 1920s, more than three billion people had seen his cartoons.
Otto Messmer
After the Sullivan studio closed down in 1932, Felix became a fading star, as the Fleischer and Disney studios began to become more popular. In the meantime, Otto Messmer took over as Felix's creator, and his work has since been widely recognized. While Messmer's cartoons were not as popular as the Sullivan's, he still maintains the right to call himself the creator of t...