Come Y'All

Thurday Carnival Day. 

Paul Terry's Barker Bill wasn't drawn by Paul Terry than the various Hanna-Barbera comics were drawn by the cartoon producing team. Maybe someone out there knows who did this mid-fifties strip. 

An Old Fashioned Stone Age Family

Wednesday Rock Day.

It has been suggested that the succes of Johnny Hart's B.C. was an influence in the creation of The Flintstones. Even if the timeline fits *B.C. started in December 1958), there had been other stone age families beforte that. Alley oop comes to mind, but that was not a funny strip. The was a strip called Rocky, by Milt Caniff's letterer Frnak Engli (see the link for samples), which is lesser known. But thios one was new to me. A 1953/55 daily panel by Clayton and Chick. Jack T. Chick was the creator of the so-called Chick Trackts of the sixties and the seventies. Some of the most scary evangelical comic books ever made. More on Chick, Clayton and the creation of this strip here; https://library.osu.edu/site/cartoons/2013/05/16/found-in-the-collection-jack-t-chicks-times-have-changed/

Advalange

Tuesday Mid-Western Day. 

The Milwaukee Journal was one of the most important and inn ovating newspapers from the forties to the eighties. They had a large selection of top tier comics, almost everything from King Features and Disney, which meant they also had a lot of room for newspaper comic ads. Apart from that they also tried out new comics and that makes them a prime source for collectors. I was lucky enough to get a few runs from this paper, but also online it is a very sourceable paper. Going through my collection of microfiche material saved for this blog, I cam across a stash of newspaper ads from all of the important artists. Many were attached to products and series by the Johnstone and Cusjing talent agancy. Dik Browne on Roger Wilco on Powerhouse candy bars, Mel Graff end Frank Robbins on Kolynos tooth powder, William Steig on Kellogg Cornflakes, Wrexler (and otehrs) on Camels and Paul Pinson on Treet luncheon meat. There's Mal Eaton and someone else on The Pepsi Cops. Country Jane, Amanda Jones and Cheeko are by a very singular artist, whom I suspect to be Harry Haenigsen.  Mum could be by Ken Bald but one of the one here is signed with a different (though illedgeable) name, Muffy is by Dick Calkins, Toofer is by  Charles A. Voight, Tootsie Roll is by C. C. Beck and Frito artist Schunning is completely unknown by me.

 

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