From the Dick Buchanan Files: Winter Gag Cartoons 1943 - 1964

It's getting colder and it's dark by 4:30 up here in Northern New England. I have the Christmas Is Here song in my head every day now, thanks to over fifty years of watching A Charlie Brown Christmas. Flannel and hats are standard garb, along with my trusty mask. To help spread holiday cheer, I'm happy to share some of the latest golden age magazine cartoons from the vast collection of Dick Buchanan. Think of that last visual of Citizen Kane, with all those boxes of stuff -- except in this case it's gag cartoons. This is my mental picture of Dick's world renowned vintage single panel cartoon collection. Thanks and take it away, Dick!

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WINTER
(1943 – 1964)

It’s time once again for those long winter nights and bone chilling winter days, punctuated only by frenzied holiday shopping. If one drops by the Cartoon Clip File, located somewhere in New York City’s Greenwich Village, one may revisit winters past as illustrated by the 20th century’s leading cartoonists. If you can’t drop by Clip File headquarters, then take a look at this sampling . . .


1. BRAD ANDERSON. American Legion Magazine February, 1954.

2. HARRY MACE. This Week Magazine February 2, 1958.

3. VAHAN SHIRVANIAN. The Saturday Evening Post December 18, 1959.

4. DAVE GERARD. Collier’s March 1, 1952.

5. HEBERT GOLDBERG. Argosy December, 1959.

6. ADOLPH SCHUS. Liberty July, 1946.

7. BOB SCHROETER. American Magazine December, 1955.

8. BARNEY TOBEY. The Saturday Evening Post December 5, 1953.

9. HARRY LYONS. Argosy December, 1959.

10. LEO GAREL. The Saturday Evening Post December 5, 1953.

11. BRAD ANDERSON. Look Magazine March 10, 1964.

12. BEN ROTH. Collier’s December 25, 1943.

13. NED HILTON. American Magazine January, 1955.

14. BILL YATES. The Saturday Evening Post December 21, 1957.

15. TED KEY. The Saturday Evening Post December 5, 1953.

16. TOM HENDERSON. Collier’s November 30, 1946.

17. CHARLES SHARMAN. American Magazine February, 1950.

18. PHIL INTERLANDI. Look Magazine December 25, 1964.

19. HARRY MACE. The Saturday Evening Post December 25, 1954.

20. JERRY MARCUS. American Legion Magazine February, 1961.