Mr. Skygack, July 11, 1910
Came upon very industrious earth-being, long after business hours ~~ Was mending heavy iron box ~~ Worked by light coming from tin can ~~ Performed task with considerable alacrity ~~ Made no noise.
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.
Don’t Look Now, But…
Modern Maidens, Jan 5th, 1937
Mr. Skygack, Mar 17, 1908
Saw two earth-beings on platform, engaged in noise contest ~~ Male earth-being hugged and scraped oddly shaped screech-screech object, while female manipulated thump-thump contrivance ~~ Male was disguised with lion-brute’s mane ~~ Large crowd of dreamy-eyed earth-beings sat by in awe-struck attitudes.
Too Foxy, 1937
Modern Maidens, Jan 8, 1937
Drago, June 16th, 1946
Drago was Burne Hogarth’s creation following his run as the artist on Tarzan. Drago was a Argentinian cowboy fighting Baron Zodiac, a Nazi-in-exile working to bring the Third Reich back to life.
Queen of Hearts, 1912
The “Queen of Hearts” from the “Queen of Comics”, Nell Brinkley (September 5, 1886 – October 21, 1944)
The Spirit! Who Is He?
The Spirit, A creation of Will Eisner, was featured in “The Spirit Section,” a 16 page, tabloid-sized section of the Sunday paper. he made his debut June 2, 1940. The series ran until October 5, 1952.
Lady Luck, June 2nd, 1940
One of the earliest female superheroines, she first appeared in June of 1940. She was a rich young lady who appeared in the guise of Lady Luck to fight crime. (comicvine)
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Mr. Skygack, Oct 22, 1907
Looked through aperture in big wall ~~ Saw earth-being producing discordant sounds ~~ Made many quick, jerky motions ~~ Grew very hoarse ~~ Said “Hello, Central” eighteen times ~~ Yelled at inanimate object in right hand ~~ Seemed in pain.
Modern Maidens, July 17, 1933
