Four Color #15

Four Color #15 brings Felix the Cat to Dell's pages in 1942 with a cover full of cheerful mischief — the grinning black cat holds a wriggling fish while a large, wide-eyed penguin looms beside him and a young blond boy in a pith helmet points eagerly at the scene. It's a warm, playful snapshot that hints at the island escapades promised by the story "Adventures on a Strange Island," and Otto Messmer's unmistakable character work gives every figure a rubbery, animated charm. At 68 pages in full color for a single dime, this is a generous slice of mid-war era all-ages fun.