Part 5: 1935 HENRY Comic Strips by Carl Anderson

More Henry comic strips by Carl Anderson from February 1935. Previous parts: 

Part 1 

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

From the Dick Buchanan Files: Humor v. Humour 1947 - 1965

"Separated by a common language" goes the old saying for American and Brits trying to communicate. Dick Buchanan takes popular gag cartoon tropes and explores how cartoonists on both sides of the Atlantic spin a single panel about it. Thanks and take it away, Dick!



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HUMOR VS. HUMOUR
(1947 – 1965)



What is the difference between American humor and British humour? During the 20th century that was a question readers, scholars and crackpots alike discussed without reaching consensus. The subject was forgotten until one day it was remembered. 

The answer is a simple one. Humor knows no geographical boundaries. Nonetheless, your friendly Cartoon Clip File curator, always eager to tackle a pointless task, decided to explore the subject.
We have delved into the Cartoon Clip File, searching high and low for cartoons which illustrate how British and American cartoonists tackle identical subjects. These are topics, clichés, tropes and whatnot which appeared year in and year out in both British and American magazines. Some topics are more familiar to British readers, sheep and monks, for instance. They were included simply because we have had a bunch of them lying around for a really long time. 

Take a look at these single joke/gag cartoons and draw your own conclusion . . . 

UNWED MOTHERS

LESLIE STARKE. Lilliput May, 1954.

 ELMER ATKINS. Collier’s May 24, 1947.

 

ON A HOUSE DURING A FLOOD

KENNETH MAHOOD. Punch October 29, 1958.

 

TOM HENDERSON. Collier’s October 28, 1955.

NOAH’S ARK

ROY RAYMONDE. Punch June 27, 1962.

ORLANDO BUSINO. 1000 Jokes Magazine September – November, 1964.

THE TUNNEL OF LOVE

CHARLES PEARSON. 1000 Jokes Magazine March – May, 1956. 

ERIC BURGIN. Punch January 30, 1954.

SHEEP

NORMAN THELWELL. Punch July 23, 1953.

CLYDE LAMB. The Saturday Evening Post October 3, 1953.

MONKS

DONALD REILLY. Collier’s April 16, 1954.

LESLIE STARKE. Lilliput August, 1949.

SUGGESTION BOX

NORMAN BROCKBANK. Punch November 11, 1953.

VAHAN SHIRVANIAN. Look Magazine October 5, 1964.

CRAWLING ACROSS THE DESERT

NORMAN BROCKBANK. Punch April 24, 1952.

VIRGIL PARTCH. Collier’s November 23, 1955.

COUNTERFEITERS

MICHAEL FFOLKES (Brian Davis) Punch November 17, 1948.

JEFF KEATE. Collier’s February 5, 1954.

DOOR-TO-DOOR SALESMEN

VIRGIL PARTCH. True Magazine June, 1950.

ALEX GRAHAM. Punch January 28, 1953.

DOG SHOWS

DAVID LANGDON. Punch February 5, 1958.

JOHN GALLAGHER. Argosy September, 1965.

 -- Edited from a blog entry that originally appeared on September 21, 2021.

P.C. Vey 1955 - 2026

Peter "P.C." Vey passed away on September 17th. Peter was diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer two months ago, his wife, Tina, wrote on social media. He was seventy years old. 

Michael Maslin:

"Peter was a long-time New Yorker contributor. He told The Cartoon Bank Blog back in 2009: 'I submitted my first cartoon to The New Yorker in 1978, during my senior year at the School of Visual Arts. I sold some ideas to them for a while, but my first cartoon was accepted in 1993.'"

 

Peter was a prolific creator whose work was seen in National Lampoon, Mad Magazine, The New York Times, Playboy, The Wall Street Journal and many others. 

Michael has also posted a 2014 interview with P.C. Vey here.


Here is an excerpt:

"MM: Is there a typical day of work for you? Do you tend to follow a – I hate using this word – routine?

"PV: After getting up and making coffee I walk four feet to the computer to check the emails. When I’m sure I don’t have any I walk a different four feet to the work table where I drink more coffee. I put a lot of graphite on a lot of paper getting no place. So I get more coffee.

"After a while I have a bunch of half done drawings of people in various situations so I start having conversations with them or they have conversations with each other, I’m never sure which. Sometimes I’ll start adding objects or people that don’t seem to belong like a caveman or a toaster. When somebody says something funny I think I have a gag."

I met Peter a couple of times. I remember him coming down the street and saying hi to a gaggle of us cartoonists all gathered in front of a small theatre on the lower east side. We were all early and the theatre hadn't opened uo yet. I think it was Sam Gross who introduced us. Sam knew everyone. Peter was very gracious, and we chatted there on the sidewalk for maybe ten minutes. I told him I loved his work, and thought to myself that if I never see him again, at least I got to tell this guy how funny and wonderful his cartoons are. His cartoons are like walking into a Vey-world, that's unique to him. 

Anyway, we were all waiting to be let in to the theatre. And. once inside, all of us sat down in the audience, except Sam. The reason I say "except Sam" was because he was to be onstage, interviewed live by fellow New Yorker cartoonist David Sipress. It turned out to be a wonderful interview and many laughs and cartoony insights from Sam. 

P.C. Vey's cartoons were always dependably funny and well drawn. I just marveled at the writing. I always thought in general that creating gag cartoons was like poetry. It was a learnable craft, but there were certain people who had a wonderfully gifted ability to "turn it up to eleven." Peter Vey was one of those rare talents and he will be missed. I'm sorry that I only got a chance to chat with him a few times. He leaves us with so many great cartoons. 

Lyonel Feininger Toys

 

I knew Lyonel Feinenger did comics and paintings … but these cool carvings too!! Wow!

More here.

The Garden As of Mid-September

 

The faded garden of 2026. Only the runner beans seem to still be growing and blooming. It’s gonna be time to take the remaining tomato plants and cucumber plants, etc. and put the garden to bed. Up north, there’s already been a frost warning.

 

 

Video: The Man Who Changed Comics Forever | Frank Miller: American Genius | Documentary

 Via Stash Documentaries:

"A raw, intimate portrait of Frank Miller, the visionary who redefined comics with Daredevil, The Dark Knight Returns, and Sin City. From meteoric rise to near self-destruction, the film charts his life, legacy, and hard-won comeback as a true icon."

Produced and directed by Silenn Thomas.

 

Part 4: 1935 HENRY Comic Strips by Carl Anderson

More from February 1935, the third mn0th of the Henry Daily strip by Carl Anderson. 

Part 1 

Part 2

Part 3