There’s always hope… Happy New Year!
Category: Comics & Cartoons
Pieces of art, meant to tickle the funny-bone, tells a story, or to make a political statement, whether it be in a newspaper or a comic book.
This Is Not Him
My mother saved this from the Tulsa World in the early 80’s. It was by the late political cartoonist, Doug Marlette.
Modern Maidens, Dec 25, 1934
Betty Boop Christmas Card
This card from Dave Fleischer has the names “Pulp Lovers” added by me which was blank at the time the card was printed. In all instances where there is color on a card, the color was added by hand.
courtesy www.fleischerstudios.com
He Knows When You Are Sleeping
A Message From Mars! 1914
“Granting the Martians an older and wiser civilization, and a better knowledge of our affairs than we have of theirs, our warring earth must seem rather silly in their eyes.”
Mr. Skygack Observes Thanksgiving
Observed bucolic Earth-being with chin-foliage proffering kernel-food to gobble-bird ~~ at same time nervously fingering a nick-blade with slay intentions ~~ did not seem, however, to disarm suspicion-thoughts of fowl, which showed dubious sidestep tendency.
Published November 27, 1912
Peter Goon, 1959
A Cracked Magazine spoof of the Peter Gunn TV show, January 1959 issue, Issue #12. Artwork by Jack Davis.
PETER GOON – TV’s hip sleuth in a very unhip article…
PETER GOON – TV’s rugged adventurer in a new and exciting drama entitled, “The case of the boomerang that didn’t come back.” – or “Come out of that bathroom and come out clean…
November’s Idol, 1900
This is what we are expected to admire for the rest of the month.
