From the Dick Buchanan Files: Wordless, No-Caption Sight Gag Cartoons 1938 - 1970

There are those that think that wordless magazine panel gag cartoons are the purest. Hey! I am one of those! A single panel cartoon without a caption that just gets its joke across in a few seconds with no line below is wonderful.

Here's my friend Dick Buchanan with some classic examples. Thanks and take it away, Mr. Buchanan!

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WORDLESS, NO-CAPTION, SIGHT GAGS. 1938 - 1970

Venturing out of my Greenwich Village garret, I visited my collection and magazines now in deep storage. This foray into Cartoon Clip File has resulted in more vintage cartoons and more vintage gags by the cartoonists who toiled during the mid-century to keep its denizens amused. So, here is another bunch of cartoons with no pesky captions to get in the way . . . no chance of mis-spelling . . . and, best of all, no opportunity for editors to edit their work. Enjoy and laugh if you dare . . .

1. JOHN VINCENT. The Saturday Evening Post December 8, 1951.

2. EVERETT OPIE. True Magazine January, 1967.

3. CLAUDE SMITH. The Saturday Evening Post September 27, 1957.

4. CEM (Charles E. Martin) The Saturday Evening Post circa 1947.

5. SAM GROSS. Laugh Parade May, 1967.

6. FRANK OWEN. The Saturday Evening Post January 31, 1948.

7. TOM HENDERSON. The Saturday Evening Post September 27, 1952.

8. AL JOHNS. The Saturday Evening Post June 20, 1950.

9. SAM COBEAN. Collier’s February 16, 1946.

10. BEN THOMSPON. The Saturday Evening Post March 9, 1949.

11. ROLAND MICHAND. True Magazine June, 1961.

12. PHIL INTERLANDI. Look Magazine February 3, 1959.

13. TOMI UNGERER. For Laughing Out Loud October-December, 1958.

14. CLIFF ROBERTS. True Magazine Jnuay, 1959.

15. BERNARD KLIBAN. Evergreen Review August, 1970.

 

- Edited from an old blog entry of March 9, 2018.