Doodles the Cat is a one-shot villain who appeared in issue #2 of the Roger Rabbit comic book.
Biography[]
Long prior to the events of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Doodles was a star of silent black-and-white cartoons in the 1920s, but his career came to an end following the advent of sound cartoons. As a result, he has held a grudge against talking Toons ever since, with the slight exception of his rodent accomplice, Ratso.
In "The Color of Trouble!", the story featured in Roger Rabbit issue #2, Doodles secretly works as a back-alley painter who scams his fellow out-of-work black-and-white Toons by giving them colored makeovers, at high prices, so that they can supposedly get work again. However, the paint he uses is susceptible to fading under the light of the spotlights. After learning about the scam from Miss Glory, one of the Toons who fell for it, Roger infiltrates the operation, disguised as a black-and-white Toon himself, and is shocked to discover Doodles is the cat behind it. After Roger's cover is blown (literally, because he blew his nose on a handkerchief and his grey paint rubbed off on it), Rick Flint shows up, accompanied by a silent Toon dragon he befriended, and captures Doodles by trapping him in his own giant inkwell.
Personality[]
Being a Toon from the days of silent animation, Doodles communicates entirely by holding up signs with his dialogue written on them, resembling the title cards used in silent movies. He appears to be a very temperamental artist, as evidenced by his interactions with Roger and even his sidekick, Ratso. Given his resemblance to Felix the Cat, it's possible that his on-camera personality in his old cartoons was not too different from Felix's.
