The Mintz studios Krazy Kat looks very little like Herrimans. Did they ever try to do a more accurate version of the character?
Yes. The Mintz studio made one attempt to make an actual Krazy Kat cartoon, “Li’l Ainjil” (1936). It was inspired by I. Klein and featured not only the Herriman Krazy Kat but Ignatz Mouse and Offissa Pupp as well. The short failed to garner much public attention and soon Mintz and his staff returned to producing Krazy as a Mickey Mouse knock-off.
