Felix the Cat #17

Felix the Cat is front and center here, sporting a jaunty red cap and patriotic red-and-white striped pants while gleefully blowing a trumpet — much to the distress of a scruffy bear perched on a stool nearby, bits flying from his ears. A small mouse lugs a cymbal in the background, with a crowded grandstand visible behind them, setting a wonderfully festive, chaotic scene. This 1950 Dell issue packs a generous 52 pages of all-comics fun for a dime, making it a delightful snapshot of mid-century animated-character publishing at its most cheerful.