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Dick Buchanan has reached into his vast cartoon files and unearthed
some vintage color gag cartoons for our enjoyment! He writes:
"Seems all's well with your garden and as it was so colorful I thought I send you some cartoons that are colorful as well."
Well, the garden is pretty much put to bed, but we do have some lovely fall colors in the trees about now. Thanks so much, Dick!
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1950’s COLOR GAG CARTOONS
1951 – 1955
Here are a few of color gag cartoons from the early 1950’s, drawn by
some of the 1950’s leading cartoonists of the time. These cartoons have
been extracted from Collier’s, one of the most popular national weekly
magazines of the first half of the 20th century. During this period
Collier’s published several cartoons in color in each issue. Here are a
few we found recently . . .
1. KATE OSANN. Colliers November 24, 1951.
2. BOB BARNES. Collier’s April 18, 1953.
3. JOSEPH G. FARRIS. Collier’s March 13, 1954.
4. HARRY MACE. Collier’s April 5, 1952.
5. JAN & STAN BERENSTAIN. Collier’s August 7, 1953.
6. KIRK STILES. Collier’s July 11, 1953.
7. LARRY FRICK. Collier’s June 13. 1953.
8. GEORGE WOLFE. Collier’s April 5, 1952.
9. JERRY MARCUS. Collier’s November 12, 1951.
10. WILLIAM VON RIEGEN. Collier’s April 29, 1955.
11. WILLIAM O’BRIAN. Collier’s July 11, 1953.
12. DICK HESSER. Collier’s November 2, 1954.
13. STAN FINE. Collier’s October 30, 1953.
14. JACK MARKOW. Collier’s July 4, 1953.
15. CORKA (Jon Cronin). Collier’s July 11, 1953.
Via Matthew Hansel:
"The late, great cartoonist Dick Hodgins (who also was Hägar’s inker and letterer for decades) was part of a group of cartoonists who approached USA Today for a proposed comic strip section in the 1980s.
I" was fortunate enough to get Hodgins' entire submission package via eBay from an estate sale several years ago.
"Enjoy this strip that could have been …."
My friend, political cartoonist Clay Jones, has had a stroke, partially paralyzing his right side, and that mean that his drawing hand is affected. This was sudden and unexpected. I'm glad to see that a GoFundMe has been set up. Clay is one of the hardest working political cartoonists out there -- and a heckuva nice guy. Please click through to read more and please consider helping him out.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/clayjones
A cartoon of mine from the Chronicle of Higher Education. I think this may have been one of the first cartoons I sold to them.
I'm speaking at the New Hampshire National Education Association convention today. I'll be talking about graphic novels and drawing sequential art to teachers and administrators. I was happy to be asked back, and these are fun talks with a great group of dedicated professionals.
And it's good that when it comes to getting good information about cartooning, they ask a cartoonist. Besides, it gets the cartoonist out of the studio on a beautiful fall day.
Via Samuel Goldwyn Films:
Dave Stevens created The Rocketeer and reintroduced the world to 50's pin-up model Bettie Page. While carving out his own unique corner of importance in comic book and illustration art, Dave showed the world what it's like to pursue the life of a creative individual.