Margaret J. Winkler

And Felix quickly became a massive pop culture phenomenon.

cartoons featuring his surreal elastic movements were distributed worldwide by Margaret Winkler, and Felix was a pioneer in commercial character licensing, and his image appeared on toys, ceramics, postcards, clocks, and even clothing, and he was even the subject of a hit jazz song in the 1920s and inspired a syndicated comic strip launched in 1923.

In 1928, a giant Felix the Cat balloon became the first ever helium balloon featured in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

But his popularity was kind of short-lived as another famous character made their debut not long after in the 1920s, and I bet you can guess who this was.