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After Felix ended his run, Messmer teamed up with Douglas Leigh, the "Lamplighter of Broadway," where he was the lead animator for the large moving electronic signs that lit up Times Square.

During the 1940s and 1950s, Messmer continued to produce new Felix comic books for companies like Dell, Toby Press, and Harvey Comics, and by the 1960s Messmer was finally given the recognition he deserved as the true creator of Felix the Cat. He achieved this with the help of longtime assistant Joseph Oriolo, who took over for him in 1955 and is also credited as the creator of "Casper: The Friendly Ghost."

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