There is another (pay) site where you can read the original McManus strips and this is definitely Maggie. She wanted to be a high-society woman even though her roots were as humble as his.
Cats:Left to right is Spooky, (a ‘tag’ comic to Bill Holman’s “Smokey Stover”) then Krazy Kat and then Felix. The one above Spooky?I’ve No Idea. It’s just a cat. Spooky is mis-colored, as usual, as his face is supposed to be pure white & black with a red nose. Foo !
The highlight of my existence starting at age 4 was the summer trip to my grandparents in the city when I got to read the Sunday funnies. They had all the old strips – Jiggs and Maggie, the Little King, Smokey Stover (which made NO sense but I didn’t let that bother me), Dick Tracy. Especially this strip because Chipper and I were almost the same age.
After some Wikipedia research:The striped cat is Desdemona (“Cicero’s cat” from Mutt and Jeff) the black cat with the bandaged tail saying “foo” is (not surprisingly) Smokey Stover’s cat Spooky. The brown is Krazy Kat and the other black cat is Felix.
arye uygur over 11 years ago
@SUSAN NEWMAN: Maggie always put on airs. She hated Jiggs hanging out with his old friends and playing cards with them.
APersonOfInterest over 11 years ago
The cat in the right foreground is Felix …. right?
avarner over 11 years ago
Great work here , Jim !!
oldbooger over 11 years ago
Bravo!
Herb Thiel Premium Member over 11 years ago
There is another (pay) site where you can read the original McManus strips and this is definitely Maggie. She wanted to be a high-society woman even though her roots were as humble as his.
Bandera_Ken over 11 years ago
Cat burglar? Here? Don’t be silly. Who would want to burgle those cats?
davidf42 over 11 years ago
That could be.
unca jim over 11 years ago
Cats:Left to right is Spooky, (a ‘tag’ comic to Bill Holman’s “Smokey Stover”) then Krazy Kat and then Felix. The one above Spooky?I’ve No Idea. It’s just a cat. Spooky is mis-colored, as usual, as his face is supposed to be pure white & black with a red nose. Foo !
junemmoffatt over 11 years ago
The cat in the foreground saying “Foo” is from Smokey Stover.
harebell over 11 years ago
The highlight of my existence starting at age 4 was the summer trip to my grandparents in the city when I got to read the Sunday funnies. They had all the old strips – Jiggs and Maggie, the Little King, Smokey Stover (which made NO sense but I didn’t let that bother me), Dick Tracy. Especially this strip because Chipper and I were almost the same age.
JP Steve Premium Member over 11 years ago
After some Wikipedia research:The striped cat is Desdemona (“Cicero’s cat” from Mutt and Jeff) the black cat with the bandaged tail saying “foo” is (not surprisingly) Smokey Stover’s cat Spooky. The brown is Krazy Kat and the other black cat is Felix.