Dec 16, 2021 - Sale 2592

Sale 2592 - Lot 192

Price Realized: $ 4,750
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 5,000
[OTTO MESSMER (1892-1983)] (PAT SULLIVAN).
"I'm leaving it up to you, Felix, to watch my skates while I'm in school." Original "Felix the Cat" Sunday comic, published October 8, 1933, with King Features Syndicate pastedown. Pen and ink over graphite on Bristol board. 410x520 mm; 16 1/4x20 1/2 inches, on 18x23-inch sheet. Unsigned.

Messmer worked for the Pat Sullivan Studios, who claimed credit for the character.