The name reportedly comes from the Latin word for happy (felix) and is similar to the cat term, feline. Both New Jersey cartoonist/animator Otto Messmer and Australian cartoonist/filmmaker Pat Sullivan (whose name appears in the credits for Feline Follies) have both claimed credit for Felix’s creation.. In 1928, Felix became a TV star when NBC/RCA was testing television transmissions and …
Felix the Cat: A century of smiles in comics, toys – Jasper52
