tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-136018172024-03-13T03:03:46.953-07:00The Greatest ApeGreat vintage comics by the best cartoonists! Walt Kelly, Carl Barks, John Stanley, Bob Bolling, Dick Briefer, Dan Gordon, Jack Kirby, C.C. Beck, Bob Montana, Floyd Gottfredson, Sheldon Mayer, Harvey Kurtzman and more!Doug Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337748651695385693noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13601817.post-19843011335091424412011-02-11T00:52:00.000-08:002020-08-10T17:56:15.905-07:00"The Moose Hunt", Frankenstein #9 (1947)<center>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">I've decided to follow <a href="http://gabrielcorbera.blogspot.com/">Gabriel's</a> lead and start a new blog for my own cartooning, and keep this blog just to feature stories by the comic book greats that inspired me. So don't be surprised if my already sparse commentary gets even more abridged. The stories should be the main thing, anyway. The new site is here: <a href="http://mongomblog.blogspot.com/">The Eye of Mongomblog</a></span></div>
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So with that, here is some more of the great <a href="http://greatestape.blogspot.com/search/label/Dick%20Briefer">Dick Briefer</a>..."The Moose Hunt" from <i>Frankenstein</i> #9 (Sept-Oct 1947):</span><br />
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<br />Doug Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337748651695385693noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13601817.post-44555444190485488922011-02-09T00:11:00.000-08:002020-08-10T18:13:01.330-07:00More Tubby!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Long before Eric Cartman, there was another trouble-making fat kid you would be fool to match wits against: Tubby Tompkins. Writer John Stanley was genius to pit his antihero against wealthy brat Wilbur Von Snobbe. When the entitled abuse their power, everyone will root for the powerless, even a manipulative narcissist like Tubby. <br /><br />
For more John Stanley, I refer you to Frank M. Young's excellent blog, <a href="http://stanleystories.blogspot.com/">Stanley Stories.</a><br /><br />
Here is “The Stamp Collector” and “The Captured Flying Saucer” from <i>Tubby</i> # 10 (Dec 1954):</span><br />
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<br />Doug Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337748651695385693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13601817.post-90034215504631796622011-02-06T22:45:00.000-08:002020-08-10T18:22:06.622-07:00Little Archie and the Wishing Witch<center>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Another great story by Mr. Bolling today...my first exposure to these <i>Little Archie</i> comics came from the digest-sized reprints from the 1970s. My mother would grab a couple sometimes when she went to the grocery store, and I would spend the afternoon reading them cover to cover. Bob Bolling was one of the first Archie artists I knew by name because, like Bob Montana, he was allowed to sign his work.</span></div>
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This is another great example of what makes Bolling's work so much fun. This story has everything a kid would like: dinosaurs, wishes and magic, and the conflict between the open-minded child and the stubbornly rational adult (a conflict adults are doomed to lose every time).<br /><br />
Here is "Little Archie and the Wishing Witch" from <i>The Adventures of Little Archie</i> #22 (Spring 1962):</span><br />
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Mykal said...<br /><br />
Doug: "Tha's Right!"<br /><br />
Man, do I love Bolling for both artwork and writing. For artwork, just look at that first page. Such beauty! For writing, he just packed his stories with so much that was funny. For me (being a librarian) I really loved that one wordless panel in the library with the glowering librarian and the sign that says "Children's Section. No Ball Playing"<br /><br />
What a subtle, funny genius!<br /><br />
February 19, 2011 10:21 AM <br /><br /><br />
Doug Gray said...<br /><br />
Mykal: I love Bolling's use of silent panels; not many comics creators are confident enough to let the pictures speak for themselves. And the subtext is great; is she glowering at children in general, or does she recognize Little Archie from past encounters?<br /><br />
February 19, 2011 11:44 AM <br /><br /><br />
Jaime J. Weinman said...<br /><br />
Thanks for this. This is personally my favorite period of Bolling's original Little Archie run -- roughly from the first "Adventures of Little Archie" issue to around 1963. He had introduced the adventure and fantasy stories (probably following a general trend which had the Archie company responding to the increased popularity of those genres) but hadn't dropped the cartooniness and childlike tone.<br /><br />
I love some of the more realistic/adventure stories, but when he dropped characters like Ambrose and gave Little Archie a less puffy look, something was probably lost; by the time he was removed from the title, almost all his stories were adventure. (The title went back more toward comedy under Dexter Taylor, but it was comedy that was a carbon-copy of the "big" Archie stuff.) Though the Mad Doctor Doom stories, with their slightly satirical take on the whole idea of supervillains, seemed to anticipate the camp craze years before it started.<br /><br />
February 19, 2011 4:55 PM <br /><br /><br />
Doug Gray said...<br /><br />
Jaime: I have to agree; I love the "Good Ol' Gang" stories more than the realistic adventure stuff, although that isn't to say I dislike the latter stories at all. I just love the comedy stories and the extra characters (especially Ambrose) that Bolling added to the cast.<br /><br />
Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />
February 19, 2011 8:40 PM <br /><br /><br />
Mykal said...<br /><br />
Doug: You just know that librarian knows little archie!! Plus, just look how innocent and funny Little Archie looks. I bet he knows her, too.<br /><br />
February 20, 2011 5:21 AM <br /><br /><br />
Gabriel said...<br /><br />
Such a beautiful ending! In some way, it made me to remind Eastwood's Unforgiving film. You know, the same scene both for the begining and the ending, and a plot just to explain the reason. Of course, here it's not so subtle like in the film, of course, it's a kids story!, but this melancholic drops work so well when they emerge in a funny kids story like this one! (that's one of the reasons, I think, Stanley is my fave: he was a real master on that matter)<br /><br />
Thanks for posting!<br /><br />
PS: Love that wordless panel of Archie in the Libary as well: there's another untold story in there!<br /><br />
February 20, 2011 12:17 PM <br /><br /><br />
Doug Gray said...<br /><br />
Mykal: yeah, it leaves it open for the reader to imagine the trouble Little Archie has caused this poor lady. She's thinking "They don't pay me enough to deal with that kid".<br /><br />
Gabriel: Yes, it's a great ending. I like it in that Little Archie has altered Miss Grundy's whole belief system. She refused to believe in pterodactyls, based solely on the "fact" that they are extinct. In the end, she has embraced Little Archie's youthful wonder and desperately tries to document the experience. Of course, she could be merely trying to save face in front of Mr. Weatherbee...which would fit in with Bolling's recurring "adults aren't as smart as they say they are" theme...but I prefer to think Miss Grundy has had a bit of a rejuvenation here.<br /><br />
February 20, 2011 2:51 PM <br />
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</span>Doug Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337748651695385693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13601817.post-75163380048998663662011-02-04T23:31:00.000-08:002020-08-11T14:11:05.023-07:00"Albert and the Noah Count Ark" by Walt Kelly<center>
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I love the look of the characters in these early stories...Albert with his wide head and pronounced nostrils and ridged back; Churchy's tiny stature and parrot beak ; and Pogo actually has a nose on the end of his snoot!<br /><br />
Poor little Francis Ferdinand Van de Dandy! He and his fancy shoes must have been just passing through the ol’ Swamp!<br /><br />
Here is “Albert and the Noah Count Ark” from <i>Animal Comics</i> #14 (May 1945):</span><br />
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<br />Doug Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337748651695385693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13601817.post-28660488663766705242010-12-20T22:28:00.000-08:002020-08-11T14:37:11.785-07:00Little Archie Coloring Book by Bob Bolling<center>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">I thought I would present something a little different this time around...a <i>Little Archie</i> coloring book from 1958, drawn by Little Archie creator Bob Bolling himself. It's a great book...in addition to recreating a good number of his best covers, there are several 2-3 page sequences that work like comic strips, with the earlier panels building up to a final gag panel. Enjoy!</span></div>
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Doug Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337748651695385693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13601817.post-6553845502014604112010-12-11T18:57:00.000-08:002020-08-11T15:02:17.342-07:00George of the Jungle #1<div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Some heavy reading for a cold December Saturday! <i>George of the Jungle</i> remains one of my favorite cartoons ever...I loved the humor in all the cartoons that came out of Jay Ward Productions. It's too bad you can't make those kind of cartoons these days; they'd have to remove the slapstick violence, guns, super sauce, bombs, knives, ex-Nazi Fearless Leaders, dogs owning boys, subversiveness, and double entendres that make your Dad snicker while flying right over your head. Worst of all, they'd probably have to cover up Ursula!</span></div>
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As in the second issue, the stories are adapted from the television series...specifically, "The Malady Lingers On", "Monster Rally", and "One of Our States is Missing" from episode 1, and "The Sultan's Pearl" from episode 17.<br /><br />
The artwork is probably by Paul Fung, Jr, who penciled and inked the second (and final) issue. You can read <i>George of the Jungle</i> #2 by clicking <a href="http://greatestape.blogspot.com/2009/04/watch-out-for-that-tree.html">here</a>.</span><br />
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Mykal said...<br /><br />
Doug: What a great comic! They did a great job of retaining that great Ward sense of humor, and the art was perfect! Paul Fung, Jr. eh? Excuse me. I have to go look someone up.<br /><br />
December 11, 2010 10:46 PM <br /><br /><br />
Doug Gray said...<br /><br />
Mykal: Yeah, this is one of the better translations of a cartoon into comics; it only really loses those great quick-cut visual gags that happen during the narration in the cartoon.<br /><br />
I have an old National Cartoonist Society annual that has Paul Fung's bio in it, but I couldn't find it this week...that's what I get for straightening up my work area! But I'll scan it and add it to this post as soon as it turns up!<br /><br />
December 12, 2010 12:32 AM <br /><br /><br />
Gabriel said...<br /><br />
At last a cartoon character a Catalan dude like me can understand easily.<br /><br />
Love Dr. Kilimando! It's a character with multiple personality stratums. I can imagine a world where this series lasts several years cover with gold and Dr. Kalimando gets a spin-off.
Paul Fung's art looks a little bit stiff to me, but that's exactly why I think his style makes looking George of The Jungle so funny.<br /><br />
I've been following the comments thread of the last post between you and Mykal (I know, I'm a terrible gossip!) and as for me you can take as long as you want-you need to post, since every time you do, it's a gem in the blogosphere.<br /><br />
PS: I am also completely unknown about Fung's art. We'll wait to that bio!<br /><br />
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Doug Gray said...<br /><br />
Thanks, Gabriel!<br /><br />
I agree, the stiffness lends the comic a deadpan quality that works well with the style of humor...especially the bad puns. (Although, I love how in the cartoon some of the characters, especially Ape, are noticeably embarrassed when they have to deliver a corny punchline...they didn't translate that element over to the books)<br /><br />
I'll try to get that bio posted this week!<br /><br />
December 12, 2010 2:58 PM
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Here is "War with the Spider God!" from Devil Dinosaur #2 (May 1978). Script and artwork by the great <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_kirby">Jack Kirby</a>; lettered and inked by one of his finest collaborators, Mike Royer.
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Devil Dinosaur gets kind of a short shrift when comic fans start listing their favorite works by Kirby. Sure, it's no Fantastic Four, but it wasn't meant to be. Devil is a kids' comic, and a great one. It's full of dinosaurs, apemen, and monsters. It's 17 pages of non-stop action, and page 2 and 3 is always a 2-page splash mini-poster. I loved it!
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It's interesting to see the "rules" of superhero comics applied to a T-Rex. Devil has a huge jaw filled with razor-sharp teeth, but he doesn't rip his enemies to shreds in true Thunder Lizard fashion. Instead, he leaps around like Captain America, stomping and kicking his opponents into submission like the Hulk. Kirby also applied some Lassie Logic to the feature, making the "animal" smarter than the "people".
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Finally, Devil is yet another example of Kirby's great ability to not only design cool looking characters, but somehow make sure only he could draw them correctly. Think of his most popular creations...the Thing, the Hulk, Doctor Doom, Galactus, Darkseid, the Demon, and so many more...the only way to render them right is to emulate Jack. Devil is a wonderfully realized freak of nature, with his tiny human hands, his massive bear-trap teeth, and his wacky duck feet. Who else could imagine that?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">9 comments:<br /><br /><br />
Jeff Overturf said...<br /><br />
I was one of those folks (1978 I would have been 16) who looked down their nose at Devil Dinosaur while still revering Kirby as The King. Reading this now in retrospect, I believe you're right. This is pure, good fun with all the Kirby dynamism of story and visuals we all adore.<br /><br />
Thanks for the post!<br /><br />
October 28, 2010 10:45 AM<br /><br /><br />
Doug Gray said...<br /><br />
Jeff: I've been obsessed with monsters since very young, so I was probably a bit older than the intended audience (I was about 12 when this came out) but it was one of my favorite books while it lasted.<br /><br />
I highly recommend rounding up all nine issues for the exact reasons you listed; aside from the unusual setting and cast, these are prime Kirby comics!<br /><br />
October 28, 2010 10:47 PM<br /><br /><br />
Gabriel said...<br /><br />
I'm not going to say a word about Kirby's art: it will be a truism. But dude, if I was an ol' days kid reading this stuff I would be on the edge of my seat as I follow the plot.
As for the script, I've always found Kirby's fascinating. Despite not being a great writer, he managed to express in words what his drawings asked for. Something, basic, rude and pure. Epics in comics has just one name: we all know which one.<br /><br />
October 29, 2010 2:59 AM<br /><br /><br />
Mykal said...<br /><br />
I have to admit, I have never see this much of this title (before I've only see a random panel here or there). This stuff is amazing! I love your observations on what makes this so Kirby (the tiny, human-like hands; the huge, three-pronged feet). I am so tempted to shell out the bucks for the Marvel collection, except I am sometimes turned off by Marvel's need for shiny, hard paper that makes all the colors blobs. But, wow, is this swell stuff. Thanks for the post!<br /><br />
October 29, 2010 7:15 PM<br /><br /><br />
Doug Gray said...<br /><br />
Gabriel: I agree with you on Kirby's scripts...his minimalism fit nicely with his expressive art; no need for subtlety in a Kirby story! "something basic, rude and pure"...well said!<br /><br />
Mykal: I would actually recommend looking for the comics on ebay...you can sometimes find the whole run for less than $15 in original comic book form (the best way to read it!)<br /><br />
October 31, 2010 12:39 AM<br /><br /><br />
Michelangelo said...<br /><br />
Hostess ad art is by Sal Buscema (p) and Joe Sinnott (i).<br /><br />
November 14, 2010 5:40 AM <br /><br /><br />
Doug Gray said...<br /><br />
Michelangelo: Thank you!<br /><br />
November 14, 2010 9:19 AM<br /><br /><br />
Chuck Wells said...<br /><br />
All of the Marvel books that Kirby worked on after he returned from his stint at DC are really pretty damn good.<br /><br />
The Eternals, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Machine Man, The Black Panther, Captain America, and Devil Dinosaur are "must haves" for bronze age collectors. I have mine!!<br /><br />
November 28, 2010 9:12 AM<br /><br /><br />
Doug Gray said...<br /><br />
Machine Man! I forgot about that one; I'll have to go dig those issues up, they're due for a re-reading. Thanks, Chuck!<br /><br />
November 29, 2010 9:07 AM<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Here is Speedy Gonzales from Four Color #1084 (Mar-May 1960). Artwork (pencils and inks) by the great Pete Alvarado, except in the first story, "Do or Diet", where the inks are credited to Steve Steere (over Alvarado pencils). The script for that first story is attributed to Carl Fallberg, but no other credits are given. It's probably not a stretch to assume Fallberg scripted the entire issue, though.</span></div>
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"Do or Diet" follows the familiar cat-and-mouse setup of the animated cartoons, pitting Sylvester vs. Speedy. But the rest of the book abandons the formula for more standard Funny Animal fare. I especially like the last two stories, where Speedy has moved to a mouse-sized Mexican village, complete with its own mayor and police commandante. It's too bad there weren't any additional issues!</span><br />
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Mykal Banta said...<br /><br />
Doug: What a great post! Alvarado is one of my favorites and this comic is a great example of his best stuff. His draftsmanship was top-notch, but for me his panel composition is what makes him special. Just cast your peepers on the splash panel of that second story, "Whatch My Dust." Couldn't you just stare at that for a day or so? Just rock solid. Many such examples throughout! Great post and much enjoyed!<br /><br />
August 23, 2010 7:12 PM <br /><br /><br />
Mykal Banta said...<br /><br />
PS: Great B&W inside cover! Man, Four Color's were so great!<br /><br />
August 23, 2010 7:13 PM <br /><br /><br />
Doug Gray said...<br /><br />
Mykal: I agree with you on all counts! He draws everything well in this book, even Sylvester (poor Sylvester is drawn so badly in most funnybooks it makes me wonder if the model sheets given to the artists were off-model to begin with!)<br /><br />
I've always liked the B&W one-pagers as well! These old books wasted no space! The only place with no comics is the back cover, which has an ad for the American Geographical Society (it's pretty ugly, otherwise I would have posted it)<br /><br />
August 24, 2010 2:58 AM <br /><br /><br />
Gabriel said...<br /><br />
Good post, Doug!<br /><br />
I mostly love the first and last stories. My love for Sylvester knows no limits. He is, along with Bugs Bunny, my favorite Warner character. I've been specially fond of him since childhood because of Sylvester's sloppy lisp for cartoons (Mel Blanc made such a good wok! -actually spanish actors were as good as him, IMHO).<br /><br />
I really like those "CHOMP, CHOMP" when they're eating bananas. And the end is just perfect. Fallburg earns his pay here.<br /><br />
Alvarado makes a nice work in this issue, undoubtedly! Even though I found page 7 of "Watch my dust" a disaster in design: the action of this scene doesn't look well solved to my way of thinking.<br /><br />
Thanks for sharing it. Otherwise I would never noticed this issue from the large Four Color series. As you well say, it's a real shame there's just one-shot. Looks like there are sufficient grounds to a series of its own.<br /><br />
Ps--I'm totally agree with you two, guys. Love as well them Dell's B/W one-pagers!<br /><br />
August 25, 2010 5:51 AM <br /><br /><br />
Gabriel said...<br /><br />
"Disaster" is too much, I know! My english vocabulary falls short so often...!<br /><br />
Let's say, a little bit awkward -so I'll have a clean conscience :)<br /><br />
August 25, 2010 10:25 AM <br /><br /><br />
Doug Gray said...<br /><br />
Hi Gabriel!<br /><br />
You're right about that page of "Watch My Dust"...the layout could stand to be more clear in showing what is happening. But I can see the dilemma of trying to show the bad guys blinded by the dust cloud, yet still show what is happening.<br /><br />
I probably would never have even looked for this issue either, but I grabbed it from a discount bin because I liked the cover. I wasn't expecting much, so I was happily surprised to find fun stories and excellent cartooning inside!<br /><br />
August 25, 2010 2:48 PM <br /><br /><br />
Luca Boschi said...<br /><br />
Hello, only few lines: the story Speedy Gonzales man's correct name in Carl FallbErg; he wrote a lot of Disney stories, too.<br /><br />
These comics were also translated into French (by the Sagedition's staff) and the films used for the French pocket books arrived in Italy also, where we young readrs were able to be introduced to Alvarado's art (and his collegues' toos).<br /><br />
Ciao!<br /><br />
Luca<br /><br />
August 27, 2010 7:32 AM <br /><br /><br />
Doug Gray said...<br /><br />
Thanks, Luca! I will make the fix (I hate when I misspell people's names!)<br /><br />
August 27, 2010 12:00 PM <br /><br /><br />
</span>Doug Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337748651695385693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13601817.post-83606708511142027132010-05-14T00:41:00.000-07:002020-08-13T14:40:50.571-07:00Barney Bear & Benny Burro #1 by Carl Barks<div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Some more Barks for your weekend reading pleasure! Unca Carl did three <a href="http://www.toonopedia.com/benny-b.htm">Benny Burro</a> stories in Our Gang Comics, starting in issue #8. In issue #11, <a href="http://www.toonopedia.com/b_bear.htm">Barney Bear</a> was added to the mix. The two would be featured in each issue until #36, comprising the longest run of a feature by Barks with characters that weren't ducks.</span></div>
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I really enjoy the old-time comedy team approach Barks uses with these two characters. This story would probably have almost worked as a radio skit for Abbott & Costello or Hope & Crosby.<br /><br />
Here is that first story from Our Gang #11 (May-June 1944):</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">This same issue features the second of only two "Happy Hound" stories done by Barks. Of course, the animated Happy would quickly be renamed <a href="http://www.toonopedia.com/droopy.htm">"Droopy"</a>, but these stories were obviously done around the time of his first theatrical appearance. In fact, they take their whole setup (Wolf as escaped convict, Droopy as police hound) from that first cartoon, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035832/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1">Dumb-Hounded (1943)</a>.<br /><br />
The backgrounds are very sparse compared to the Barney & Benny story, but it puts a nice focus on Barks' excellent posing and facial expressions (especially on Badboy Wolf). And I love that shot of Happy melted into the sofa at the bottom of page one!</span><br />
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17 comments:<br /><br /><br />
Mykal Banta said...<br /><br />
More great stuff, sir! Looking at that first B&B story, I see again that no one ever drew landscape backgrounds (and characters in perspective to those backgrounds) any better than Barks the Great! Endless panels to choose from! Barks is one of those artists that seem eternally new and surprising!<br /><br />
Great theme (none-duck Barks) and great post!<br /><br />
May 15, 2010 7:07 AM <br /><br /><br />
Gabriel said...<br /><br />
Those were great stories by a master. I've enjoyed them a lot! Very imaginative!<br /><br />
You can tell Barks liked to draw Barney Bear. Besides I always feel touched by his tragic face! He and Benny burro make a very effective couple and a good dumb-clever binomial.<br /><br />
And what can I say about Droopy Dog? He's one of my favorite cartoon characters of all times. It would say that the story posted here were thought for an animation film. You can easily imagine all the gags set in motion.<br /><br />
By the way two consecutive Carl Barks's stories with a cave in them!<br /><br />
It's a total pleasure to rediscover Barks work again and again!<br /><br />
May 15, 2010 1:03 PM <br /><br /><br />
Doug Gray said...<br /><br />
Mykal: That's true, Barks was great at backgrounds, especially in rendering nature. I love his trees, rocks, water, etc. And he was a master of shadows as well. As you say, his characters look like they are physically present in those backgrounds. In that way he really brought a Disney look to his comics.<br /><br />
Gabriel: I agree with you on the Droopy story, it does look like it could have been gags for an animated cartoon! But that is certainly appropriate for adapting a Tex Avery cartoon to comics, isn't it? Both of the "Happy Hound" stories were successful in that respect (bringing the feel of a Tex cartoon to comics), I think.<br /><br />
May 15, 2010 1:49 PM <br /><br /><br />
Gabriel said...<br /><br />
Absolutelly!<br /><br />
I really admire Barks's ability to transcribe the animation language into comics.<br /><br />
May 15, 2010 2:24 PM <br /><br /><br />
ramapith said...<br /><br />
You know what? I'm happy!<br /><br />
Barks' backgrounds look sparse in the Droopy story because he drew it with 6-panel pages (same format as his Benny solo stories, first Duck stories, and previous Droopy story). But his editors remounted it and shifted art around to make it into an 8-panel story, leaving some rather empty-looking areas around the characters.<br /><br />
May 17, 2010 8:46 AM <br /><br /><br />
Doug Gray said...<br /><br />
Ramapith: Ah, that makes sense. And it explains why the dialogue balloons/lettering are noticably smaller in this story. Thanks!<br /><br />
May 17, 2010 11:40 AM <br /><br /><br />
Gabriel said...<br /><br />
WOW!<br /><br />
So, someone else had to make parts of new art, right? Or it was Barks himself?<br /><br />
I mean, you can distibute part of the backgrounds over the page, but what does it happen with the action?<br /><br />
I don't know if I understood 100% how it worked...<br /><br />
Great Ramapith's comment!<br /><br />
May 17, 2010 12:01 PM <br /><br /><br />
Gabriel said...<br /><br />
AHHH!<br /><br />
Ok, I got it at last!!<br /><br />
Better late than never!<br /><br />
May 17, 2010 12:12 PM <br /><br /><br />
Joakim Gunnarsson said...<br /><br />
Doug: Did ya know the Barney Bear stories etc by Barks is beeing reprinted in a thick volume with artwork mostly shot from sharp proofs in Scandinavia?
Check it out here: http://sekvenskonst.blogspot.com/2010/03/return-of-barney-bear-and-benny-burro.html<br /><br />
Now, I'd love to see an american edition with Barks lettering intact too...<br /><br />
May 17, 2010 2:12 PM <br /><br /><br />
Doug Gray said...<br /><br />
Gabriel: Yeah, it looks like someone else added details to fill out panels. If you look at page four, second panel, you can see where the table line was extended to the right of "Mom", and it isn't even a straight line (the table looks bowed where mom leans on it). Also at the bottom of the page (panel 6) you can clearly see where a piece was pasted in on the left side. Man! I need to look at these old stories more closely for this stuff before I post 'em!<br /><br />
Joakim: Thanks for the link! I like the fact that someone is printing these stories in a color collection. I'd definitely consider buying an English edition, especially since the new coloring doesn't look too bad!<br /><br />
May 17, 2010 3:03 PM <br /><br /><br />
Faster, Harder, More Challenging GeoX said...<br /><br />
Thanks for these--this particular Barks obsessive had never seen this old stuff before. It's super-neat!<br /><br />
May 19, 2010 11:16 PM <br /><br /><br />
Doug Gray said...<br /><br />
I'm glad you enjoyed them, GeoX!<br /><br />
May 20, 2010 1:47 AM <br /><br /><br />
Paul Tumey said...<br /><br />
The non-duck Barks stories are fascinating. While his art had solidified into a coherent style, I think barks was still developing as a writer in these stories. The non-duck stories were collected into one book that published in the late 70's or early 80's called "The Barks Bear Book." Even though the reproduction was only in black and white, and not so great by today's standards, it is still fun to read all the stories together. I acquired my copy off of eBay for about $10, but that was a few years ago.<br /><br />
June 23, 2010 10:19 AM <br /><br /><br />
Doug Gray said...<br /><br />
Paul: Seeing the early work of a creator like Barks is fascinating for that reason, I think. For a comics aficionado, it's no different than a film buff studying the early work of, say, John Ford to gain a sense of his evolution as a filmmaker. Your own Cole Comics blog is fascinating for the same reason!<br /><br />
I got my own copy of the Barks Bear Book for about $25, so you got a great deal! But even at the price I paid, it's still the best deal you'll get for a nice reading copy of all the Our Gang stories.<br /><br />
June 23, 2010 5:40 PM <br /><br /><br />
Mesterius said...<br /><br />
First time reader of the blog, but I just gotta say I love all these early non-Disney Barks stories! Is there any chance you could post the only Andy Panda story Barks drew for Walter Lantz (from around 1942-1943, I think)? Would love to read that one :)<br /><br />
And, oh, could you pleeeease post the complete "Three Caballeros" story by Walt Kelly?<br /><br />
July 8, 2010 12:10 PM <br /><br /><br />
Mesterius said...<br /><br />
Found some more information about Carl Barks' Andy Panda story, by the way: It was printed in New Funnies #76, 1943 and reportedly features Andy as a lion tamer.<br /><br />
July 12, 2010 12:35 PM <br /><br /><br />
Doug Gray said...<br /><br />
Hey Mesterius!<br /><br />
I don't have a copy of the Andy Panda story; it is included in the "Barks Bear Book" reprint trade that has been mentioned on this blog and in the comments before. The reprints are in black & white, but are very readable. The book binding is too soft for me to scan the story from the reprints, though; the pages will just come loose if you bend them too far. But copies of the book aren't too hard to come by, and well worth picking up a copy.<br /><br />
My dilemma with the Three Caballeros is more the fact that I have a very nice copy of that comic, and I don't want to ruin it in the scanner. I intend to get a reader copy someday and finish posting the story. Ditto for Kelly's wonderful Donald Duck and Pinocchio issue of Four Color.<br /><br />
July 13, 2010 2:40 PM <br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">This particular non-duck Barks story was a "Holy Grail" for me for years. When I was collecting books in high school, there was no internet...and big conventions weren't really an option. So I had never seen a copy of this book, and I just assumed I couldn't afford a copy anyway. I eventually got to read it when I obtained a copy of the <i>Barks Bear Book</i> (Editions Enfin, 1979), reprinting (in B&W) all the non-Disney Barks material.</span></div>
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This story was published between Four Color #29 (<i>Donald Duck and the Mummy's Ring</i>, 9/43) and Four Color #62 (<i>Donald Duck in Frozen Gold</i>, 1/45), so <i>Porky of the Mounties</i> is probably Barks' second (solo) long adventure story.<br /><br />
Barks' use of Porky and Bugs is reminiscent of the <i>Mickey Mouse</i> comic strips of Floyd Gottfredson (and his various scripters)...in fact this story would work just as well with Mickey, Minnie, and either Horace or Goofy replacing the Looney Tunes cast. Barks considered his drawing style a mix of comic book and comic strip artists, most notably the styles of Gottfredson and Roy Crane, so he was probably very familiar with the Mouse stories.<br /><br />
This story suffers in comparison to Barks' best, of course. But it impresses me that even this early effort, with characters he probably wasn't attached to at all, was still a fun and engaging read.<br /><br />
Here is <i>Porky of the Mounties</i>, from Four Color #48 (July 1944):</span><br />
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My copy of this comic book has date stamps on the cover, right on Porky's face! And since the only credit I've seen for the art is "not by Barks", I decided not to post it. Instead, here is the cover of the Overstreet Price Guide #7 (1977), featuring Barks' oil painting based on his story:</span><br />
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Mykal Banta said...<br /><br />
Great post, Doug. As you say, even youthful, early Barks - not even drawing his favorite characters - still ain't bad at all (to say the least).<br /><br />
I remember reading somewhere that Barks didn't enjoy drawing Bugs for some reason. I seem to recall that he found the bunny boring. I could (God knows) be wrong on that, and of course I can't seem to find the source now (I had a collection of Barks non-duck work, which reprinted this very story, in which I seem to recall reading that bit about Barks not liking Bugs - but it must have gotten lost or loaned). -- Mykal<br /><br />
May 5, 2010 8:55 PM <br /><br /><br />
Mykal Banta said...<br /><br />
Oh, and PS: I love the new Banner!!<br /><br />
May 5, 2010 8:55 PM <br /><br /><br />
Doug Gray said...<br /><br />
Mykal: I'm glad you like the banner! It was time for a change, and I wanted some color up there.<br /><br />
I hadn't heard that Barks disliked Bugs Bunny; maybe the work of some of the crazier directors (esp. Clampett and Avery) didn't appeal to his own sense of comedy. In the price guide I posted he mentioned not enjoying drawing Porky Pig ...he had to adhere so closely to the model sheets he felt he was just using other people's drawings. I'll bet he had the same issue with Bugs. Although, in my opinion, his Bugs and Porky look really good!<br /><br />
May 6, 2010 2:39 AM <br /><br /><br />
Mykal Banta said...<br /><br />
Maybe it was Porky. Either way, I agree, his stuff always looks great. Boy, you can really see Barks in the other characters in this one. Seeing Barks always puts you in the mood for more.<br /><br />
May 6, 2010 3:46 AM <br /><br /><br />
Doug Gray said...<br /><br />
I agree, the "world" sure looks like Duckburg in all other respects!<br /><br />
I have some more Barney & Benny comics from Our Gang, maybe I'll put some of those up next!<br /><br />
May 6, 2010 12:46 PM <br /><br /><br />
Mykal Banta said...<br /><br />
Oh, hell yes!<br /><br />
May 6, 2010 12:49 PM <br /><br /><br />
Chuck Wells said...<br /><br />
Great story. Thanks for posting it, becasue one can never have enough Pig.<br /><br />
May 6, 2010 1:13 PM <br /><br /><br />
Doug Gray said...<br /><br />
Chuck: True! And it's nice to see some friendly pigs in a Barks story...he usually reserved them to play villains in his Duck tales, right?<br /><br />
May 6, 2010 1:30 PM <br /><br /><br />
Thad said...<br /><br />
Have to note that this story was not written by Barks, but Chase Craig, if I remember correctly. I love all the stuff you're posting here!!<br /><br />
May 7, 2010 8:32 AM <br /><br /><br />
Doug Gray said...<br /><br />
Thanks, Thad, I didn't know that!<br /><br />
It's hard to find info on some of these old stories. The GCD doesn't have anything, not even a credit for Barks.<br /><br />
May 7, 2010 10:48 AM <br /><br /><br />
Gabriel said...<br /><br />
Great post, Doug!<br /><br />
I didn't know Barks didn't enjoy drawing Bugs or Porky. Always learning from you, guys! Thanks for this!<br /><br />
I did´nt read either this story until now and I had a great time doing: the story develops smoothly and it's beautifully drawn, as usual taking into account is a Barks work. No wonder it got the Holy Grail range for you for years. Damn it! I deserves it!<br /><br />
Certainly Porky Pig looks "suffer" a little bit every time he has to express a feeling. I mean, as if Barks was contending himself trying to give him the suit expression or some such a thing. But looks great anyway! Barks is Barks, needles to say. I wish I had the talent of his little finger!<br /><br />
By the way, looks like you take your time scanning and clearing these stories you post, and it is something really praiseworthy. Thanks so much!<br /><br />
Take care--<br /><br />
PS.- I liked when Porky confess he needs the costume coz it's the only clothes he has on panel 3 page 7. Brilliant touch!<br /><br />
May 9, 2010 10:03 AM <br /><br /><br />
Doug Gray said...<br /><br />
Gabriel: I enjoyed it too; as I said it loses when compared to the later stuff, but still holds up as an enjoyable little story.<br /><br />
I am surprised to find that Barks didn't write this, and it changes some of my assumptions about it. It seemed reasonable to assume it was Barks; touches like Porky's righteous outrage toward animal traps, and the "Aesop's Fables" bit where the bear returns his kindness, feel like things you would find in a Barks story.<br /><br />
I try to clean the scans as much as possible; this story had such inconsistent coloring though... some pages seemed to just use primary colors!<br /><br />
May 9, 2010 2:48 PM<br /><br /><br />
Gabriel said...<br /><br />
I know what you mean. I'm not at all a connoisseur of Barks' work precisely, but looks quite one of his stories, even the way each element of the plot finds its logic compensation in the end. I'm unknown about Chase Craig's work though.<br /><br />
I read somewhere these stories were redrawn by other artists, mostly the main characters, so the secondary characters were rid of Warner control, clearly barkian here. That certainly could explain Bark's discomfort at the time of drawing these characters. Do you think possible the yarn you've posted here had one or another Porky, Bugs, Petunia redrawn? Or on the contrary his work remains untouched here?<br /><br />
(Barkian sounds good to refer Barks style in comics?)<br /><br />
May 10, 2010 2:26 AM <br /><br /><br />
Doug Gray said...<br /><br />
I can believe some heads were redrawn on the main characters. I had chalked it up to Barks adhering closely to model sheets, but it could have easily been a second artist going through and pasting in new art (especially on Bugs). Most of the poses look pretty right, though, so I'm thinking maybe just some heads got redone (especially closeups). What do you think?<br /><br />
May 10, 2010 10:53 AM <br /><br /><br />
Gabriel said...<br /><br />
It's really hard to know!<br /><br />
Porky's body looks quite natural on these pages, but his facial expressions though... Well, he looks in a more "realistic" way than usual: looking closely on some panels we can see solutions a little bit awkward (page 2 in full, or page 5 when he's eating the cracker or when he's facing the reader on panel two, etc.) I think Porky in this story comes out unharmed from the retouches.
But Bugs, as you well say, I'd swear his head was redrawn on several panels. For instance, look panels 2 and 3 of page 16. There's a thin black line on his neck, very typical of the "cut and paste" way, Petunia too on this same panel three. And so on...<br /><br />
"Barksian" sounds much better, I think... Or "Barksonian", I don't know... :)<br /><br />
May 10, 2010 11:27 AM <br /><br /><br />
Doug Gray said...<br /><br />
Gabriel: Good catch! I didn't even notice the thin line cutting through the necks in those panels! Pretty clear those heads were pasted on! Now looking back, I can see a lot of odd line work that is most likely just the visual edges of pasteups:<br /><br />
Page 2, in panels 1 and 7;<br />
Page 7, panel 1;<br />
Page 9, panels 8 and 9;<br />
Page 10, panels 3 and 6;<br />
etc...<br /><br />
I like "Barksian"!<br /><br />
May 10, 2010 1:22 PM <br /><br /><br />
ramapith said...<br /><br />
Barks' Porky has smaller eyes and a slightly larger snout that's flatter on the bottom. Carl Buettner's Porky—for I'm certain it is Buettner's style in the redrawing—has larger, more reflective eyes and a smaller snout.<br /><br />
On Page 1, I think we see Barks' Porky in pics 1 and 5, and Buettner's elsewhere; on the other hand, I'll bet money on both Petunias being Barks' work.<br />
On Page 2, I think we see Barks' Porky in pic 2 and again on the bottom row (all three pics).<br />
On Page 3, I believe the first three Porkys are Barks and the others Buettner's.<br />
Skipping ahead to Page 22, we've got a Barks Porky in pic 1 and a Buettner Porky in pic 2. Both are nice, close shots, so the difference is easiest to see.<br /><br />
Bugs is a little harder; much more of him is redrawn—Barks recollected that all was, but I wouldn't say so. Look through the story and you’ll see that Bugs has an uncolored nose most of the time—but occasionally a black nose, and the black nose always comes along with a more WILD HARE-like facial design... and a more Barksian line art style.<br /><br />
Page 7 has two of these Bugses, in pics 5 and 8. Page 8, pic 1 has what I think to be Barks' Bugs as well.<br /><br />
May 20, 2010 11:57 PM <br /><br /><br />
Doug Gray said...<br /><br />
Wow, thanks David! I can really see the difference in those Porkys! I appreciate you posting your analysis here!<br /><br />
May 21, 2010 1:34 AM
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In the following Pogo story, check out that color palette on page 8....looks like it was intended to be the inside back cover, doesn't it?<br /><br />
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Mykal said...<br /><br />
Doug: I haven't seen too much of Pogo from this era, and I love it. I love the way (even prefer, maybe) the way Pogo and Albert are drawn here than what they became.<br /><br />
The other story, goozy, I love and seems very original in that the funny animals are not highly amorphized. They retain many animal qualities. That's cool.<br /><br />
And, yeah, that red-heavy color pallete is inside cover classic! - Mykal<br /><br />
March 12, 2010 8:12 AM <br /><br /><br />
Doug said...<br /><br />
Mykal: I'm with you! I love Albert's head shape in these early stories, before his snout and brows got rounder. I also love Howland's pointy beak in the early days, and Pogo's scraggly fur.<br /><br />
I like the Goozy strip as well; would you call this one a "talking animal" strip instead of a "funny animal" strip? It seems to be closer in concept to <i>Scamp</i> than <i>Pogo.</i><br /><br />
I have a bit more early <i>Pogo</i> I can post, but I don't have the really early stuff...Eclipse Publishing put out several books reprinting the earliest stories that are way out of print, but you should be able to find them on Abebooks. I totally recommend them!<br /><br />
March 12, 2010 12:04 PM <br /><br /><br />
Gabriel said...<br /><br />
A funny story, Doug!<br /><br />
I love this early Pogo version. He looks less cute and more rascal than the final version. Kelly's art here reminds me a lot Luppo Alberto (Do you know this strip?)
Kelly really was a unusual Dell cartoonist, as if he was sailing aside within the company or some such a thing, right? And what an unexpected twist when Pogo starts to fly!<br /><br />
<i>"I like the Goozy strip as well; would you call this one a "talking animal" strip instead of a "funny animal" strip? It seems to be closer in concept to Scamp than Pogo."</i><br />
Absolutelly!!<br /><br />
I would have loved to drop by here earlier!<br /><br />
Cheers!<br /><br />
March 17, 2010 4:53 AM <br /><br /><br />
Doug said...<br /><br />
Gabriel: Drop by when you can, I appreciate the comments!<br /><br />
Kelly had a good setup with Dell, I agree! He must have been highly regarded, like Stanley and Barks, for his productivity and high quality of work. Also, Dell pretty much worked with licensed properties, so he didn't have to give up ownership of <i>Pogo.</i> Good deal!<br /><br />
I had to look up <i>Luppo Alberto,</i> I had not heard of it before. It hasn't been translated to English, but the cartooning looks very nice! It's great to see popular strips from other countries, there's always something that you wish you could read!<br /><br />
March 17, 2010 11:22 AM <br /><br /><br />
Gabriel said...<br /><br />
I'd say Lupo has fallen into oblivion indeed, but I remember strongly reading the strip and burst out laughing when I was kid. Likely enough the artwork doesn't look like Kelly's. It's likely an unforeseen association, something inexplicable... Maybe Pogo's face expressions on this story... Childhood memories are so consitent!<br /><br />
March 17, 2010 12:27 PM <br /><br /><br />
Doug said...<br /><br />
I can understand...sometimes you make an association at a gut level, and it just sticks. Maybe just because you thought of it once.<br /><br />
There are a lot of old comics that I remember fondly as well, that have now faded from the popular culture. Comic strips like <i>Tiger</i> and <i>Gordo,</i> which were both beautifully drawn, but never seemed to hit the big time. Maybe they will get the archival treatment someday!<br /><br />
March 17, 2010 1:36 PM <br /><br /><br />
Jeff Overturf said...<br /><br />
What the world needs now...and always is MORE KELLY!<br /><br />
Thanks...loved it!<br /><br />
March 19, 2010 10:41 PM <br /><br /><br />
Doug said...<br /><br />
Glad you enjoyed it, Jeff!<br /><br />
March 20, 2010 12:53 AM <br /><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Here is a fun bit of reading, "Rocky and his Friends" from Four Color #1152 (Dec-Feb 1961). Scripts credited to Al Kilgore; I don't know who the artists are, but it looks to me like 3 different guys worked on this book.</span></div>
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Bullwinkle doesn't seem dumb enough in this, but otherwise it is a pretty decent adaptation of the cartoon. Not an easy task to translate a Jay Ward cartoon to paper! ...Especially when the "higher-ups" decree NO VIOLENCE!</span><br />
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Mykal said... <br /><br />
Doug: You know I'm loving the heck out of this post. So many great things here. Dell even exceeds my beloved Harvey for 1st place honors in publishing great kids' comics. This post is a great example why. All the stories are at least good, and the Peabody one is flat great! They captured the feel of the comic so well; I loved the comic stories in the same ways I used to love the original series (I always liked the features like Fractured Fairytales and Peabody's Improbable History more than the headliner!). I agree they put some dialogue in Bullwinkle's mouth that simply doesn't belong there (much to articulate), but I can see the writers' dilemma: You can't have William Conrad narrating the comic, moving things along. <br /><br />
I also see what you mean about different artists - I'm looking at that seated row of Elvis' in the Bullwinkle story, and they look of a different style, certainly. That kind of insight, which I often don't see until it's mentioned, is the reason I'm a fan of this blog. <br /><br />
Great post!! And didn't Schwinn have the prettiest ads in comics? -- Mykal <br /><br />
February 21, 2010 7:28 AM <br /><br /><br />
Doug said... <br /><br />
Mykal: Yea, Dell is at the top of my list, too! It's hard to beat the Disney ducks, Little Lulu, Pogo, and just about every major cartoon and comic adaptation to comics! Although I am appreciating the Harvey and DC stuff more and more.<br /><br />
I'm not sure 100% about how many artists worked on this; I always look at the secondary characters in books like this, because there were probably model sheets to work from for the main characters...the extras in the Bullwinkle stories look different then the extras in the Peabody stories, so I think different guys worked on them. The Fractured Fairy Tale looks like nothing else in the book, though the two panels featuring Rocky & Bullwinkle were probably drawn by the same guy who drew the Bullwinkle stories. I agree that Mr. Peabody translates better to comics than Rocky and Bullwinkle. But it is kind of funny how the artist has Rocky just float around like he's full of helium!<br /><br />
And yes, it really misses William Conrad, doesn't it? Also the absence of violence and mayhem...although I love the reference to the "higher-ups" restricting violence; obviously a jab at the editors, not Fearless Leader (who probably couldn't even appear due to his being, you know, a nazi).<br /><br />
And I put the Schwinn ad in because of your posts at the Big Blog...it really gives the thing of sense of time and place to see the back cover ads! <br /><br />
February 21, 2010 1:25 PM <br /><br /><br />
Mykal said... <br /><br />
I also forgot to mention those super B&W inside covers! I love those, and they are so much a part of the Dell Experience. You could really see how beautifully so many of those Dell artists could ink, and both the pages here certainly show that. I like the second one the best, I think. Love that Ben Franklin. What a beautiful, simple drawing. -- Mykal <br /><br />
February 21, 2010 8:23 PM <br /><br /><br />
Doug said... <br /><br />
I like 'em too! I also liked the earlier issues that had two-color comics on the inside covers...sometimes you'd end up with the second-to-last page of a story in two colors, then the last page would be on the back cover in full color. Just wall-to-wall comics! <br /><br />
February 21, 2010 10:36 PM <br /><br /><br />
TIM said... <br /><br />
Hey, Rocky, watch me pull a rabbit outta my hat! <br /><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">I was very happy to hear that <a href="http://www.idwpublishing.com/">IDW Publishing</a> had the license to publish collections of classic Archie comics in hardcover. They are apparently planning "Best of" collections, starting with the ever-popular <a href="http://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/de-carlo_dan.htm">Dan DeCarlo</a>. While I admire DeCarlo's work, he's not my favorite Archie artist. Hopefully IDW will follow up this volume with collections of <a href="http://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/lucey_harry.htm">Harry Lucey</a> and <a href="http://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bolling_bob.htm">Bob Bolling</a>. The best news (for me, anyway) was the announcement of the first in a series of volumes reprinting <a href="http://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/montana_bob.htm">Bob Montana's</a> run on the Archie daily comic strip: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">The creation of Archie is another of those convoluted affairs; In The Best of Archie, published in 1980 (5 years after Montana's death), publisher John Goldwater takes the sole credit for creating Archie. This is iterated several times even before the book's introduction, just to be sure everyone would see it, one of which is a "correction" to the World Encyclopedia of Comics (1976), which "erroneously" attributed creator credit to Montana. The introduction tells of how Goldwater came up with the idea and the cast of characters. It reads much like Stan Lee's introductions to each chapter of Secret Origins of Marvel Comics, in which Lee describes how he created the entire Marvel Universe single-handed. So I don't put a lot of faith in this account, obviously.
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Regardless of who came up with the idea of a teenage comedy, whether based on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Aldrich_Family">Henry Aldrich</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Hardy">Andy Hardy</a> or real-life high school chums, Bob Montana was assigned to develop the idea. He was the artist on the first Archie story, with Vic Bloom writing the script. Eventually, Montana would write his own stories. Years later, when Bob Bolling was assigned to develop Little Archie, he was given free reign; I wouldn't think the case would be any different for Montana when he was assigned to Archie.
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Montana served in the army during WWII, achieving the rank of Sergeant. When he returned, he started the Archie daily strip, which he worked on from 1946 until 1975.
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The design of Archie and his friends has become iconic; I doubt any one person is responsible for creating it. More likely it can be attributed to a natural evolution, as all the cartoonists tried to emulate each other for a consistent look (much the way animated characters such as Bugs Bunny were developed). We can see the evolution happen in the first 4-5 years of the Archie strip, as Montana starts with the earlier version of the character, and ends up with the classic look by 1949-1950:</span><br />
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joecab said...<br /><br />
I fell in love with Montana's daily strips back when they were being reprinted as filler in all the Archie Digests. Boy I'd love to see them in a book. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">January 30, 2010 5:25 AM
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Mykal said...<br /><br />
Doug: I heard it here first! A collection of Bob Montana! I have been prowling Amazon for years looking for collections of his Archie (or any) stuff! Finally!! Thanks so much for the tip. Montana is my favorite Archie artists as well. Actually, though, of all the artists that came into the Archie universe, Bob Bolling has become my favorite because of his great writing as well as art.
You certainly have come roaring back ofter the long Holiday hiatus! What a wonderful post from the State (of mind) of Montana! -- Mykal (off to Amazon I go!!!) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">January 30, 2010 7:17 AM
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John Platt said...<br /><br />
I love Bob Montana's work. Plus, he grew up in the same town as my great-grandfather, and many of the characters are based on people he knew there, so I feel personally connected to his early Archie stories. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">January 30, 2010 8:30 AM
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Doug said...<br /><br />
Joe: Me too! I still have a beatup scrapbook of strips that I clipped from gag pages in the comics and digests. His art just stood out, especially in the 70s. I actually learned his name from my parents, who remembered him from the daily strip.<br /><br />
Mykal: I agree with you about Bolling, obviously. No argument here!<br /><br />
Montana is hands-down my favorite of the regular Archies. Part of it lies in the fact that I am a big fan of newspaper strips in general, but also the fact that Montana was a fantastic cartoonist. His art is clean and expressive, and his timing is top notch. I especially admire the strips where he uses silent panels...sometimes as the payoff. Some great sight gags! And his rendering of the characters are still the first I think of...especially the girls! ...ARF! ARF! CR-RUNCH!<br /><br />
John: I heard there was an actual "Chok'lit Shop" there, do you know if that's true? Or did he change the name?<br /><br />
January 30, 2010 12:25 PM
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THE APOCOLYTE said...<br /><br />
Great post! Glad you're back!
These Montana strips are wonderful.
Fantastic!
Thank you, Doug!<br /><br />
February 2, 2010 5:50 PM
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Duffs said...<br /><br />
Bob Montana's strip is so consistently good--the run in the 50s especially so. It's great that it's being reprinted. Bill Blackbeard championed it in his Smithsonian book and in his "Comic Strip Century."<br /><br />
When I worked at Nick Mag, I arranged with Archie to run some Montana strips from my collection in our comics section. Always a big hit with the readers!<br /><br />
February 18, 2010 7:18 PM <br /><br />
Doug said...<br /><br />
Duffs: I agree, it's great that we will have reprints of the strip, finally. I've always wanted to read through the early years.
Too bad about Nick Mag...the comic section was a wonderful thing.<br /><br />
February 18, 2010 11:31 PM <br /><br />
Anonymous said...<br /><br />
There's no doubt about it, Bob Montana created Archie, based on people and plces from his home town; John Goldwater had a nasty habit of taking credit for other people's creations, such as Josie and Sabrina, both created by Dan Decarlo. (Come to think of it, Disney tended to take all the credit for his company's creations too!)- Mikado<br /><br />
September 14, 2010 1:21 AM
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<br />Doug Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337748651695385693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13601817.post-6143143428733462192009-12-19T01:16:00.000-08:002020-08-14T13:58:00.522-07:00Merry Christmas!<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";">I was going to post some Christmas comics, but there are a lot of good ones online already:<br /><br />
<a href="http://joyville.blogspot.com/2009/12/teddy-bear-in-toyland.html">Teddy Bear in Toyland</a><br />
<a href="http://www.bigblogcomics.com/2009/12/winky-toymaker.html">Winky the Toymaker</a><br />
<a href="http://www.bigblogcomics.com/2009/12/tamme-boone-in-suprise-christmas.html">Surprise Christmas Present</a><br />
<a href="http://www.bigblogcomics.com/2009/12/bugs-bunny-in-whitest-white-christmas.html">The Whitest White Christmas</a><br />
<a href="http://stanleystories.blogspot.com/2009/12/john-stanleyirving-tripp-christmas.html">Santa's Return Trip</a><br /><br />
I'm thinking I should be posting more original work here, because I'd like to do more cartooning work to supplement the animation jobs. Comics and comic strips have always been my preference...I like the creative side of things. Not to mention the autonomy!<br /><br />
This is a Christmas card I made several years ago...feel free to print it out if you like it (but download it first...it's 300 dpi). It needs to be folded in half twice, so that the cartoon ends up on the front and it opens left to right.</span><br />
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Mykal said...<br /><br />
Doug: If this is a sampling of your work, please post more! I loved this card and only wish I could have downloaded it sooner to use! (I still might, now that I think of it - co-workers! Perfect!) Thanks a million, and hope to see more orignal stuff soon. -- Merry Christmas! -- Mykal<br /><br />
December 19, 2009 8:29 PM <br /><br /><br />
Doug said...<br /><br />
Thanks very much, Mykal, I'm glad you like it! I'm reworking my website as well, but that could take a while...meantime I want to start using this blog in the way I had originally meant, to get feedback on my personal projects.<br /><br />
Merry Christmas to you as well! I'm taking a week off soon, and I hope to catch up on all the cool stuff you and Gabriel have been posting lately!<br /><br />
December 19, 2009 8:53 PM<br /><br /><br />
Aaron Bias said...<br /><br />
DOug, that is AWESOME!<br /><br />
December 20, 2009 5:37 PM <br /><br /><br />
Doug said...<br /><br />
Thanks, Aaron!<br /><br />
December 20, 2009 6:14 PM <br /><br /><br />
Gabriel said...<br /><br />
Absolutely great, Doug!<br /><br />
Two days ago or so, I did discover your website, but unfortunately to me there's no content in it yet. Glad to see your work here at last!
I endorse Mykal's comment: please post more of your stuff. It will be a pleasure to look at.<br /><br />
Thanks for sharing and linking and Happy Holidays, my friend!<br /><br />
December 22, 2009 2:25 AM <br /><br /><br />
Doug said...<br /><br />
Thanks, Gabriel! I'm making a new website, but it won't be finished for at least a couple of months. I am not as good as you when it comes to design...<br /><br />
Happy Holidays to you as well!<br /><br />
December 22, 2009 4:03 AM<br /><br /><br />
Jeff Overturf said...<br /><br />
I would definitely like to see you incorporate more of your original work into you blog.<br /><br />
Enjoy the freedom...and autonomy...you get from this wonderful free-wheeling format!<br /><br />
Jeff<br /><br />
December 29, 2009 12:51 PM <br /><br /><br />
Doug said...<br /><br />
Thanks, Jeff! I guess that will be my New Year's resolution, then...more original work!<br /><br />
Happy New Year, guys!<br /><br />
December 29, 2009 10:00 PM
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Have another helping of some good ol' Dan Gordon funnies!</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br />I love how Superkatt and the other animals assume that super-powers come from costumes...and of course those "costumes" are basically just human clothes. I wonder if Gordon was consciously spoofing the fetishistic qualities of superhero costumes, when he decided to have Superkatt dress up as a big baby? In this issue, though, Our Hero takes a break from his infantilism to indulge in a little cross-dressing. Enjoy, kids! <br /><br />Gordon's expressive characters are always a joy to see. Everyone is so anxious or angry all the time. Junior's expression and pose in the first panel of page four just kills me!<br /><br />Here is Superkatt from <span style="font-style: italic;">Giggle Comics</span> #27 (March 1946):</span><br />
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<br />Doug Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337748651695385693noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13601817.post-76298404511500895762009-11-27T12:41:00.000-08:002020-08-15T13:14:23.960-07:00Superkatt by Dan Gordon<div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">I'd love to see a collection of Dan Gordon's funnies someday, but I'm really not sure how to package the Superkatt tales. The problem, obviously, is the depiction of Petunia. Unlike the housekeeper in the old <span style="font-style: italic;">Tom & Jerry</span> shorts, you cannot simply overdub her voice and be good to go. Petunia is, bluntly, a demeaning racial caricature. Now, the argument has been made in similar cases for old theatrical cartoons, citing the "humor of the times", and the "absence of malice"; but that will never fly in the present day. It's just unacceptable, and rightly so. So how do you present a collection of "classic kids' comics" that is available only to "the adult collector"? I suppose it can be done...after all, the classic horror comics with their bloody dismemberment and gruesome rotting corpses were once available to any kid with a dime, and now come packaged for adults. So I guess expensive hardcover collections could be the answer.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br />It's just a little bit sad to think that these lively, wonderfully drawn comics may only be discovered by first-time readers who are well beyond their childhoods.<br /><br /><br />Here is Superkatt from <span style="font-style: italic;">Giggle Comics</span> #23 (November 1945):</span><br />
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<br />Doug Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337748651695385693noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13601817.post-35171553227525071432009-11-14T01:55:00.000-08:002020-08-15T13:23:17.929-07:00"Swamp Spirit" by Dick Briefer<center>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Swamp monsters have been very popular in comic books since the first decade of the Golden Age. In 1940, Theodore Sturgeon's short story "It!" was published in <span style="font-style: italic;">Unknown</span> magazine. It was about a plant monster that had grown from a human skeleton, and was the inspiration for a generation of swamp men. But these plant and mud monsters have primarily been popular in comic books; humanoid reptiles and fish-like gill-men such as the <span style="font-style: italic;">Creature from the Black Lagoon</span> have fared better at the movies.</span></div>
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The <a href="http://home.clara.net/rfthomas/papers/swamp.html">folklore of North America has included swamp men</a>...but usually these creatures have resembled sasquatch, zombies, wild men, ghosts, and even werewolves. These boogey-men tales could have been concocted by locals to keep outsiders away, or prevent children from wandering into dangerous areas.</span></div>
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One alleged encounter in Fouke, Arkansas, in 1971 set off a rash of sightings. The "Fouke Monster" inspired the 1972 film <span style="font-style: italic;">The Legend of Boggy Creek</span>, and probably both Marvel's Man-Thing and DC's Swamp Thing.<br />
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Briefer may or may not have seen Sturgeon's short story, but he was probably familiar with Hillman Periodical's swamp creature, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heap">the Heap</a>, who had first appeared in 1942 in <span style="font-style: italic;">Air Fighters</span> #3. The Heap would later star as a backup feature in <span style="font-style: italic;">Airboy</span> from 1946 until 1953.<br />
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Here is "Swamp Spirit" from <span style="font-style: italic;">Frankenstein</span> #16 (Nov-Dec 1948):</span></div>
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Doug Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337748651695385693noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13601817.post-91652605456314411812009-11-10T02:41:00.000-08:002020-08-15T13:38:59.684-07:00"The Return of the Mummy" by Dick Briefer<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">I have a couple of Frankenstein stories to post, then I am going to post a whole bunch of Dan Gordon next week; so I hope everybody loves <a href="http://greatestape.blogspot.com/search/label/dan%20gordon">Superkatt!</a><br />
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This story, <span style="font-style: italic;">The Return of the Mummy</span>, really highlights some great cartooning. The composition in each panel is nice and clean: the characters are nicely posed, there is no clutter and very few tangents. The information in each shot is processed quickly on first sight. Backgrounds appear where background detail is necessary, and are abandoned where it is not (especially page 4, where aside from one lone column, there are no backgrounds at all). The other side of the coin is demonstrated by the last two panels of page 2 and the first two panels of page 3: the backgrounds quickly establish location and a sense of the distance traveled from the boat to the tomb.<br />
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There is an excellent use of spotted blacks in the design throughout, especially on pages 3, 7, and 8 (the use of shadows in the third and fourth panels of page 7 are especially nice).<br />
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Briefer's babes always look like silent film vamps, don't they? Although Cleopatra's resemblance to actress <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000847/">Theda Bara</a> could easily have been intentional, as she did portray the Queen of Egypt in <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0007801/">1917</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">When I was a boy there were many cartoon characters that frustrated me terribly. Characters like Hong Kong Phooey, Jabberjaw, the Great Grape Ape...I liked those characters. They were, in my opinion, successfully realized: the design and voice casting were top-notch. But the shows themselves were so badly written they infuriated me! Alas, Barney Bear was another character that caused me such distress in my cartoon-consuming youth. He would show up in the middle of the <i>Tom & Jerry</i> show, win me over with his great design and appealing persona, then proceed to bore me to tears. Why, Barney, why???</span></div>
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A lot of mind-numbing mediocrity can be forgiven when you happen to have the Duck Man drawing your comics, however.</span><br />
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I mentioned in an <a href="http://greatestape.blogspot.com/2009/03/barney-bear-by-barks.html">earlier post</a> how Barney and Benny act like an old radio comedy team. In this story that comedy team is Abbott and Costello. Benny acts as Bud Abbott, the straight man/instigator to Barney's Lou Costello, the patsy and victim of all the cartoon violence. Although the ending, with Barney coming out on top, doesn't come from the Abbott & Costello dynamic, but rather from Barks' trademark sense of ironic comeuppance.</span><br />
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Here is Barney Bear and Benny Burro from <i>Our Gang Comics</i> #24 (July 1946):</span><br />
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Mykal said...<br /><br />
Doug: Great post. Thanks for sharing this non-duck Barks! You make such a good point about this story having the Barksian ( a pompous word, I know) sense of irony. Also, the panels of them driving into the park on the second page had so much of the Barks sense of accuracy and reality. I bet there was an actual sign like that in Bark's day, welcoming visitors to Yellowstone.<br /><br />
Bark's lettering was so unique. That "crash" on page 5. If I remember right, his wife did his lettering.<br /><br />
I really enjoyed this. -- Mykal<br /><br />
November 8, 2009 3:04 AM <br /><br /><br />
Doug said...<br /><br />
Thanks, Mykal. I would bet you're right about the accuracy of those drawings. I believe Barks had quite a file of reference photos, made up of mostly issues of National Geographic. There certainly would have been photos of Yellowstone in there!<br /><br />
November 8, 2009 3:20 AM
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For those of you unfamiliar with Sugar and Spike, the two children communicate with each other through baby-talk...so no adults can understand what they say to each other. But the kids can't understand anything the adults say either! A neat concept for a very funny series.<br /><br />
"Boppo's Narrow Escape", "Better Late Than Never", and "Spike Solves Another Mystery" are all from <i>Sugar and Spike</i> #54 (Aug-Sept 1964):</span></div>
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Mykal said...<br /><br />
Doug: Great post. Mayer's understanding of children was so uncanny and touching. With regard to his art, you have already said all that needed saying in your last post. Such dear stuff. More please. -- Mykal<br /><br />
November 7, 2009 7:29 AM <br /><br /><br />
Gabriel said...<br /><br />
I love Boppo. What a great character design it is! The second panel of the page 5 (first story) is really brilliant. It catches the reader unawares. I mean-- it takes a little to understand what's happen, and when you get it, you have already arrived in fourth panel. Tempo in Mayer's stories always work perfectly, doesn't it? You gave me a good time!<br />
Thanks!<br /><br />
November 7, 2009 8:33 AM <br /><br /><br />
Doug said...<br /><br />
Gabriel: Tempo, yes! Great point, these stories don't waste any time, do they? You get the setup, and then right into the gags. And a funny "punchline" at the end. Expert stuff.<br /><br />
Mykal: I have a bit more S&S comics I can post...I have some other stuff lined up first (Barks, Kelly, Briefer, Dan G) but then I will add some more Mayer!<br /><br />
November 7, 2009 11:41 AM
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<br />Doug Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337748651695385693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13601817.post-12420638913722446312009-11-05T22:54:00.000-08:002020-08-17T09:50:26.848-07:00Scribbly by Sheldon Mayer<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><a href="http://www.clumsylove.net/">My brother</a> and I were talking recently about all the great reprint projects that have been happening, and how many old cartoonists are being discovered by new fans. Even old-timers like us have new favorites! Five years ago I had no idea who <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1560978392/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1560978392&linkCode=as2&tag=thegreape-20">Fletcher</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegreape-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1560978392" style="border: none !important; margin: -2px !important;" width="1" /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B559BJK/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00B559BJK&linkCode=as2&tag=thegreape-20">Hanks</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegreape-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00B559BJK" style="border: none !important; margin: -2px !important;" width="1" />was. I didn't know <a href="http://cartoonsnap.blogspot.com/search/label/Dan%20Gordon">Dan Gordon's</a> name, but had enjoyed some of his unsigned work in books I had bought. And there were many artists like <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1560979615/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1560979615&linkCode=as2&tag=thegreape-20">Boody Rogers</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegreape-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1560979615" style="border: none !important; margin: -2px !important;" width="1" />whom I had heard of but never saw much of their work. I just learned about <a href="http://cartoonsnap.blogspot.com/search/label/Robotman">Jimmy Thompson's Robotman</a> comics about a month ago!<br /><br />
With all the great comic book reprints scheduled (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1600105467/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1600105467&linkCode=as2&tag=thegreape-20">Milt Gross</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegreape-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1600105467" style="border: none !important; margin: -4px !important;" width="1" />, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1600107222/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1600107222&linkCode=as2&tag=thegreape-20">Dick Briefer</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegreape-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1600107222" style="border: none !important; margin: -4px !important;" width="1" />, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1606995057/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1606995057&linkCode=as2&tag=thegreape-20">Basil Wolverton</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegreape-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1606995057" style="border: none !important; margin: -4px !important;" width="1" />, Jack Cole, EC artists, Archie artists, etc), I think it's only a matter of time before we get some sort of archival set of Sheldon Mayer's various works for DC Comics. Scribbly and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401231128/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1401231128&linkCode=as2&tag=thegreape-20">Sugar and Spike</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegreape-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1401231128" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />are no-brainers, but thanks to <a href="http://www.joyville.blogspot.com/search/label/Sheldon%20Mayer">Gabriel's recent posts at Joyville,</a> I think Mayer's funny animal comics need to be collected as well. I think full-color trade paperbacks (similar to the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=books&keywords=superman%20chronicles&linkCode=ur2&tag=thegreape-20" target="_blank">Superman Chronicles</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegreape-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=books&keywords=batman%20chronicles&linkCode=ur2&tag=thegreape-20" target="_blank">Batman Chronicles</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegreape-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />) of Mayer's various titles would be ideal, especially given the volume of the work being discussed here.<br /><br />
In Mayer's <a href="http://www.reuben.org/ncs/members/memorium/mayer.jpg">NCS</a> bio, he writes that he "resigned editorial directorship [from National/DC Comics] in 1948 to do a "novel" in comic book form..."Scribbly", the kid who wants to be a cartoonist. Had fun with it until 1950." On the surface, some of these stories look like just another entry in the "teen comedy" genre. But Mayer energizes these stories with his dynamic drawing; the body language, facial expressions, and physical comedy give the stories an animated look that would continue to serve him well in Sugar and Spike. These characters are rarely at ease...and when they move, they move fast!<br /><br />
Here are two stories from Scribbly #3 (Dec-Jan 1948):</span><br />
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Gabriel said...<br /><br />
Hey, Doug! Thanks for linking!<br /><br />
I'm afraid you're not the only one who's discovering such artists. There's a good handful of them I had never heard about (or I had hardly seen some stories here and there). Hanks was for me a total disclosure! And Jimmy Thompson... I didn't even know him. I think we owes a lot to this digital era, which has driven to the publishing houses edit this terrific material.
Anyway, I hope to see Mayer's works on stands someday in a not distant future. As you well say, it's only a matter of time. He's a top-quality cartoonist beyond all doubt.<br /><br />
By the way, I always found certain similarities in Mayer's art for Scribbly and Al Capp's Lil' Abner. Character designs and facial expressions mostly, and they're inked in a more stylized way than he does in his funny animals and Sugar & Spike.<br /><br />
Great post!<br /><br />
November 6, 2009 9:19 AM <br /><br /><br />
Doug said...<br /><br />
You're right about the digital era, Gabriel. I've learned of so many new cartoonists thanks to bloggers sharing their old books...and also finally seen old comics (like Milt Gross Funnies, as an example) that I had never been able to find when I was collecting.<br /><br />
That's a good point you bring up about Mayer and Al Capp. Although I think that was conventional for a lot of comics (mostly humor) at the time to have cartoonish guys and pretty girls---Wash Tubbs, Archie, Alley Oop, Babe, Powerhouse Pepper, Moon Mullins, Blondie, Fritzi Ritz, etc. Works for me!<br /><br />
November 6, 2009 10:46 AM <br /><br /><br />
</span>Doug Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337748651695385693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13601817.post-9368214249751664732009-10-31T00:37:00.000-07:002020-08-17T17:15:14.488-07:00Happy Halloween!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">A special double-post this time, since I've been absent for the past month. In the spirit of Halloween here is a helping of Frankenstein with some Melvin Monster for dessert. Much safer than begging for candy from strangers, right? <br /><br />
Here is Dick Briefer's "Hail, the King" from <i>Frankenstein</i> #8 (July-August 1947):</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Here is "Mr. Rosenose" and "Crazy Klutch" from <i>Melvin Monster</i> #5 (October 1966) by John Stanley:</span><br />
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Gabriel said... <br /><br />
I've enjoyed a lot Briefer's story I've never read before.
I get surprise when I've seen that YOW! on second panel from page two. Wonder if Briefer came into contact with Stanley's work. I guess so. It might be just a coincidence, though. Who knows :)<br />
I was surprised also by the OLÉ! female-vampire exclaims on page 8. Looks like Briefer was so free when it comes down to write his stories! Wish I know something about how he worked!!<br />
Glad to have you back again!<br />
By The way, it seems Fantagraphics is preparing a "book will travel through Briefer's complete Frankenstein series". Here goes the link:<br />
http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Fantagraphics-Announces-Seven-New-Collections-of-Golden-Age-Comics.html&Itemid=113<br /><br />
Thax for sharing! <br /><br />
November 1, 2009 1:59 AM <br /><br /><br />
Doug said... <br /><br />
Hey, Gabriel! I'm looking forward to the Fantagraphics book as well. I've really wanted to read the wartime stories from Prize Comics; hopefully they will be publishing all of them from the beginning! <br /><br />
November 1, 2009 4:14 AM <br /><br /><br />
Mykal said...<br /><br />
Doug: Glad to see you back! And with such style - I love Melvin the Monster! Stanley always had such great ideas - only JS would think of Mr. Rosenose. And Crazy Klutch - what great character design. What I love about Melvin is that Stanley always pulls it back from being too frightening for children - it remains, always, a comic where adults (like us?) can see genius and kids just see fun. <br /><br />
Great post! Keep 'em coming -- Mykal <br /><br />
November 1, 2009 6:20 AM <br /><br /><br />
Doug said... <br /><br />
I agree, Mykal, Stanley was one of the greats when it comes to the balancing act necessary for an all-ages comic. But gallows humor is pretty much a given when you're writing stories about monsters. <br /><br />
It's too bad Melvin didn't last longer than 9 issues (I believe #10 is a reprint of the first issue, right?) If it had, perhaps Melvin would have been as classic a character as Tubby or Lulu if he had the time to be as fully developed. And I also love the character designs in the book! All the monsters, monster kids, the witches, the guardian devil, the alligator, and especially Melvin's Baddy are just amazing! <br /><br />
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</span>Doug Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337748651695385693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13601817.post-29495574309853374642009-09-12T22:01:00.000-07:002020-08-17T18:04:50.299-07:00"Dennis Vs. The U.S. Navy" by Al Wiseman and Fred Toole<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">I've always enjoyed the Dennis the Menace comics by Al Wiseman (art) and Fred Toole (script) much more than the actual syndicated strip these comics are adapted from. The original strip by Hank Ketcham was always, to me, kind of hit or miss. A single gag panel is not enough to convey the menace of a little rat like Dennis, whereas the comic book version gives him pages enough to build a good "slow burn" with the adults around him. This story, from the first "Best of" collection, is a great example. But it makes you really wonder about the parenting skills of the Mitchells...why would they let this kid wander off at all, least of all on a battleship?<br /><br />
According to the <a href="http://www.comics.org/issue/136108/">GCD</a>, this story is reprinted from Dennis the Menace #6, from 1953.<br /><br />
As always, a quick check of <a href="http://pappysgoldenage.blogspot.com/">Pappy's Golden Age Comics Blog</a> turns up a nice batch of Al Wiseman comics...Read them <a href="http://pappysgoldenage.blogspot.com/search/label/Al%20Wiseman">HERE.</a><br /><br />
Here is "Dennis Vs. The U.S. Navy" from The Best of Dennis the Menace #1 (Summer 1959):</span><br />
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Mykal said... <br /><br />
Doug: This is a great post, as are all your posts (although I disgree a bit about Hank Ketcham's work - always thought he did amazing things with the single panel - but what's life with occasional diagreement?). <br /><br />
I love your blog because it covers the cartoonists I love more consistantly than any other comics blog, and covers their best stuff. Thanks. <br /><br />
And any time you want to do more Dan Gordon, it's alright with me! -- Mykal<br /><br />
PS: Nice banner. Your drawing, I assume? Cool. <br /><br />
September 13, 2009 7:24 PM <br /><br /><br />
Doug said... <br /><br />
Thanks Mykal!<br /><br />
I should have elaborated...I love Ketcham's cartooning, and admire the elegance and simplicity of his linework. I just meant that, for me, the character of Dennis works better as a multi-page comic. Sometimes a character works better in a secondary medium...look at Donald Duck, for example. <br /><br />
I did draw the banner, thanks!<br /><br />
PS. I'll probably post more Dan Gordon eventually, but in the meantime check out Sherm Cohen's Cartoon Snap! blog. he has lots of Dan Gordon over there! I have a link in my sidebar somewhere. <br /><br />
September 13, 2009 7:39 PM <br /><br /><br />
Mykal said... <br /><br />
Doug: I see you are following my Gold Key blog! I'm very grateful! I have been watching your blog, but no updates for a bit. Are you on hiatus? Hope all is well. -- Mykal <br /><br />
October 24, 2009 4:49 PM <br /><br /><br />
Doug said... <br /><br />
No problem, Mykal! I really like the old Gold Key comics, but I don't have very many myself so I will be checking out your posts often.<br /><br />
I'm not really on hiatus, I just haven't had much time to scan anything lately. I'll put something new up soon, though. Thanks for asking! <br /><br />
October 25, 2009 10:23 PM <br /><br /><br />
Gabriel said... <br /><br />
Just checking the state of your blog and I'm goin' ask after you but I've seen ol' pal Mykal beat me to it! Glad to know you're well! I hope your time's busy with a lot of nice stuff, at least--
From a true follower :)<br /><br />
And best! <br /><br />
October 30, 2009 2:27 PM <br /><br /><br />
Doug said... <br /><br />
Hi, Gabriel! Thanks for checking in. I hope you are doing well, too!<br /><br />
I'll post something this weekend; after that I may start posting my own comics again for a bit.<br /><br />
Happy Halloween! <br /><br />
October 30, 2009 4:35 PM
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">All you Little Archie aficionados should head over to <a href="http://mightygodking.com/">MightyGodKing dot com</a> and check out Jaime Weinman's great biography of Little Archie creator Bob Bolling. It's much more in-depth and well-written than anything you will ever find here, that's for sure! Read it <a href="http://mightygodking.com/2009/08/17/bob-bolling-and-the-pursuit-of-melancholy-innocence/">RIGHT HERE.</a> Jaime has a cool blog on popular (and unpopular) culture called <a href="http://zvbxrpl.blogspot.com/">Something Old, Nothing New.</a> Enjoy!</span></div>
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ilovecomix said...<br /><br />
Check my site out I added your site to my blog list - steve aka Mr. ilovecomix<br /><br />
the blog<br />
http://ilovecomix.blogspot.com<br /><br />
The comix archives<br />
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September 5, 2009 12:56 AM <br /><br /><br />
Mykal said...<br /><br />
Doug: This thank you comes a bit late, but thanks so much for making me aware of Bolling's work! This was the post that made me a Bolling lover! -- Mykal<br /><br />
November 28, 2009 12:00 PM <br /><br /><br />
Doug said...<br /><br />
No thanks necessary, but happy to be of service! Bolling is one of those cartoonists who can win most people over with his work, it's just not readily available. There's one small paperback of his adventure stories, and that's not nearly enough!<br /><br />
November 28, 2009 8:05 PM
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</span>Doug Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337748651695385693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13601817.post-1377160138288296472009-08-12T19:53:00.000-07:002020-08-17T18:40:25.410-07:00(another) SuperKatt by Dan Gordon<div style="text-align: left;">
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