Although Disney had some of the most popular characters, there were many more cartoon stars in Hollywood.
Winsor Mckay's Gertie the Dinosaur was one of the first animated stars of her day:
Otto Messmer 's Felix the Cat was another star:
Max Fleischer created several stars.
Koko the Clown:
Betty Boop - a sex symbol in her own wright:
And Popeye:
These characters seem to be aimed at a more mature audience. Betty Boop was modeled after the "It girl" of those times, Clara Bow, and Popeye was a pipe smoking sailor that regularly got into fights.
Their popularity still holds to this day, with dozens of animated shorts, comic books, figurines and games created. Their timeless appeal demonstrated that a well designed, well rounded character bypasses age, race or sex.
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