Review of Invisible Ink

Invisible Ink (1921)
9/10
Invisible Ink is another entertaining short of Max Fleischer's Koko the Clown
25 January 2007
Warning: Spoilers
Max Fleischer keeps losing the tip of his fountain pen in the inkwell. It seems Koko's been removing those tips from inside. Max doesn't want to play with him on the drawing board so he draws an exit door for him to go through. Koko just dances around so Max draws chains on him and uses a sticker to keep him in one place. Thinking of a better idea, Max then uses invisible ink to draw a bike and some gymnastic equipment so when Koko is set free those items disappear. Koko does, however, ride the invisible bike! He then draws a line off the drawing board and on to various buildings which Max follows to the letter. The clown then finds other drawing boards where he copies himself hundreds of times. Just as Fleischer finds the real Koko, Koko dives in the invisible ink and disappears...Another funny live-action/animation hybrid from the early days of Max Fleischer that were real steps forward in the silent days of films. Well worth seeing for any animation buff.
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