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A tomcat in existential trouble searching for the light

Tom & Jerry were movie stars who got their own comic book.

Yeah, movie stars. At least for six minutes at a time.

Their “animated shorts” were big hits in the 1940s — kinda like the warm-up act for the feature movies.

So it’s only natural they would spread out to other media.

Here’s a history of how they made the jump from the big screen to the little page.

But of course, you have to click on the link: Joyville

(It will be worth your while — I promise)

WADE

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Always come morning 

The first time I ran into  Otto Soglow‘s character “The Little King,” I thought, “Hmmm — this is pretty weird.  But the more I read, the more enchanted I became.

This is a unique take on comic strips. The King never speaks a word, and manytimes, nobody else does either.  It’s like mime comics!

If you want to peek at the weird world of the Little King — just click on the link and jump to the Joyville tribute of this comic strip treasure.

WADE

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Every generation has its own slang. And that slang sounds pretty weird to somebody who is from another generation.

I love collecting slang terms from bygone days.  And so I’m sure the term “geevum” was in wide-spread use when The Geevum Girls ran in daily newspapers.

Thanks again to BarnaclePress for bringing us such amazing novelties that have been almost forgotten by comical history.

WADE

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BarnaclePress is where I love to go and check out classic newspaper comic strips.

Their newest feature brings us a favorite from 1903 — William F. Marriner’s “fun-loving trio:” Tweedledum, Twedleedee and the Other Triplet.

This website is a treasure trove of great old comics, and I’m sure you will spend hours sifting through the riches, as I have.

Make BarnaclePress a regular stop on your daily web browsing.

WADE

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Triplets seem to be a rich comic medium, and Barnacle Press has a spotlight on Freddie, Eddie and Teddie — the “merry mischief makers” of Hy Leonard’s The Triplet Boys!

This strip was produced in 1905 and the characters have a unique look not found in any other comics.

Barnacle Press thinks they resemble The Muppets — who were “born” fifty years later!

As usual, the folks at BarnaclePress have struck comic gold.

Enjoy!

WADE

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Because YOU demanded it! Okay, perhaps that’s stretching the truth a bit, but I’m sure someone out there has been wanting to see more of these, right? I’ve been meaning to get some more Zimmie posted in the archive ever since J.R. Gonzales wrote his wonderful “An owl named Zimmie” for the Bayou City History blog a couple years ago. But let’s not focus on how long it takes me to accomplish things around here and let’s delight to the wit and wisdom of those lovable owls: Zimmie and his girlfriend Lizzie. Check out our newest selections where you’ll find Zimmie gabbing about the weather. His feelings on art. And politics. He shares some sensible thoughts on newspapers. And he wouldn’t be Zimmie if he didn’t wax philosophic from time to time. When Lizzie isn’t busy setting him up, she’s trying to shoehorn her religious agenda into the tiny panel. Whatever the topic, be sure these two lovebirds will do their best to provide something to consider as you go about your day.

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I know it’s not Halloween, but I wanted to put in my weekly plug for Barnacle Press.  It’s always inspiring to look back on these vintage newspaper comic strips and see what it was like before the watered-down gag panels of today evolved.

Remember — “The goblins ‘ll get you if you DON’T WATCH OUT!

WADE

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Apple’s iPad has received a lot of media attention lately.  It is a revolutionary device that will likely become the electronic book reader of choice for millions of people who prefer to carry their portable libraries stored away in bits and bytes.  Being a fan of comics, I was immediately intrigued by this new reader, […]
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This is a 1970 John Stanley ‘s recreation from Marge’s Lulu and Tubby Halloween Fun #6 seen over at Heritage Auctions. Alas! Always short of money…

According to Heritage, it’s “taken from a 1957 Dell comic book cover originally finished by Irving Tripp. Stanley added considerable detail missing from Tripp’s version“. There are substantial differences between them, both in technics and character design. So Tripp’s version has the 1950 children’s book distinctive appearance so often associated to Little Golden Books, whereas Stanley’s freestyle, being much more conventional, does without connections: Witch Hazel’s face has a more wicked expression here -actually, the facial traits reminds me Miss McGargoyle’s, and Tubby’s attitude seems to me more baffling, as if it would contain something’s beyond astonishment…

More Stanley’s original art here.

Original front cover with Irving Tripp art (1957)

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I’m guessing that there are a fair amount of comickers who follow our li’l site, and I’d like to ask a favor of them. I’ve got a vaudeville-themed board game that I’ve designed, and I’m looking for some spot illustrations for the cards. There are 45 cards to illustrate, so I’m looking for as many folks to contribute as I can find. Do one card, do five, anything you can contribute would be appreciated and will really help!

Catches? Oh, I’ve got a handful of catches… Firstly, there’s no money in this deal. I’m looking for folks who love to draw, who love old stuff, and who love Barnacle Press. Next, I need these illustrations by this coming Monday, the 16th of November, one week from this very moment! I’m heading to the wonderful BoardGameGeek.con convention next Wednesday, and I need to assemble my game to bring along.

The upside? Well, I think that any follower of this site will find the subject matter to their liking. It should really be a lot of fun to draw these things, and I’m just looking for black and white cartoon portraits of people. No wild action, no backgrounds. The end result will be a Creative Commons licensed, free print ‘n’ play board game that will be available here at Barnacle Press. And a plus: it’s actually a really fun game!

If you’d be interested in lending your pen to my cause, drop me a line with a link to your work, and I’ll send you a link with more information: my name is Holmes, this site is BarnaclePress.com. I’ll wager you can figure out my email address…

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