Monday, December 24, 2018

The Great Ham Caper

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My wife, Stacy, wrote this poem way back in Christmas 2006. It's about us and our cats, Rufus and Sam. Her poem was got some serious W...
Thursday, December 20, 2018

From the Dick Buchanan Files: More Vintage Gag Cartoons 1947 - 1962

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When you think about all those photos of the post-war newsstands, bulging with magazines -- with most magazines running cartoons -- it...
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Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Film: "From Trees to Tribunes:" The Chicago Tribune Cartoonists

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Here's a clip from a 1931 documentary, "From Trees to Tribunes," showcasing the Chicago Tribune cartoonists at that time. The...
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Short Film Clip of Richard Outcault, Sidney Smith, Fontaine Fox and Clare Briggs Drawing

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A short (too short -- under a minute) from a longer piece of film of cartoonists drawing their famous cartoons. In this clip, we have these ...
Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Rick Marschall remembers Walter Berndt

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Comics historian Rick Marschall remembers Walter Berndt, who drew the "Smitty" comic strip for fifty years. I was fortunate to...
Friday, December 14, 2018

LAUGH PARADE May 1969: Desert Island Gags

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Above: the cover of LAUGH PARADE. The biker is whispering in her ear, "Honey, when you're with my friends, watch your language ...
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Thursday, December 13, 2018

RIGHT AROUND HOME by Dudley Fisher

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If you had a big hardcover dictionary of cartoonists by state, then Ohio would be the thickest chapter. So many great cartoonists came ...