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Much of the material here is at least a generation old and therefore sometimes has racist and sexist standards we wouldn't conform to today. I try, but can't always do a line-item veto. Remember, if something has stereotypes it's posted in spite of them and not because of them. You're not wrong to be offended, think of it like a friend you like hanging out with 95% of the time but once in a while they embarrass you. My own attitude is to move forward.
Many of the images I posted between 2011-2013 were disappeared by the image bank I was using then but I still have most of the scans and am bringing them back slowly. Be patient.
English Words With the Most Repeated Letters
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Patrick Foote of Name Explain explores the fascinating world of unusual
English words that repeat individual letters an extraordinary number of
times.
s...
Watch Mark Zuckerberg enjoy a pint of Guinness
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[image: When the classic can-o-smoke flavor hits.]
In the video below, Facebook founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg enjoys a
nice pint of Guinness, the re...
Readers’ wildlife photos
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Yep, three people sent photos during the weekend, and today we have the
second batch, arthropod photos contributed by regular Mark Sturtevant.
Mark’s capti...
Halloween Cooking with Spirits
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America goes crazy for Halloween, a day almost as commercial as Christmas.
There are clever yard decorations (those homemade) and more horrid ones
like fo...
It’s the only way to fry meat balls…
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We need volunteers… Photo courtesy of Rob Szolomicki. Spotted in Hong Kong.
The post It’s the only way to fry meat balls… first appeared on Engrish.com.
Fifty Before '50: Cheap Thrills
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*by JB*
Excited to watch some CRAZY CONTENT this Scary Movie Month, but a little
short on cash? Come along with me, my friend.
In the mood for some turg...
Hercules - The Bull Of Minos!
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*Hercules *#7 is dated November 1968. The cover is by Sam Glanzman. The
comic was edited by Sal Gentile. The lead story is titled "The Bull of
Minos" and ...
ONE MORE MINETTA
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Forgotten New York -
MINETTA Street and Minetta Lane in the heart of Greenwich Village are both
named for the brook that originally arose in midtown in ...
Tex on Blu-Ray
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One of my favourite gags in a Tex Avery cartoon comes from *Lucky Ducky*
when a chase stops because everything has turned black-and-white.
I like most o...
Another Life of the Party: Vamp'Beer
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I don't really collect beer cans (nor do I drink), but I thought this
*Vamp'Beer* (rhymes with *Vampyr*) from Germany would make a nice addition
to the *...
Phantom of the Films
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For many of us, classic horror movies are as much a part of October as all
the fun, spooky comics regularly presented here! And whoever your idea of a
sc...
Aircheck Of The Week
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Programming consultant Bill Drake often renamed his air talent with generic
monikers, which is why there was a Johnny Williams at KHJ/Los Angeles, a
di...
Count Your Blessings #7
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Patriarch of All He Surveys Burt Lancaster was at a Disadvantage in
Whatever Version of *The Leopard* Unspooled
CYB: *The Leopard* (1963)
THE LEOPARD ...
2 One Day Events Tomorrow
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12 Monday 2 One Day Events: Indigenous people in ads (positive depictions)
AND
Ads for theft protection, of any kind: car, home, etc even a bike lock.
Monkees News April, 1969
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I thought the most interesting thing in this article was Davy saying that
Peter was now associated with his old pal Stephen Stills and Buffalo
Springfie...
Children’s Card Games (259)
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“Descon??? Fiado???” was published by Industria Argentina. There’s no date,
and the typewritten instruction sheet indicates that it probably comes from
a s...
Dash Shaw
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Dash Shaw joins me to chat about his latest book from New York Review
Comics, Like Swimmers. It’s a colourful work that looks at a difficult
moment through...
No, I Will Not Leave U2 Alone
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In a July 5th, 2015 Salon article, Annie Zaleskie wrote that we should "leave
U2 alone." I sent Slate this rebuttal, which went unpublished. In light of
...
The Book Tour: A Lack of Alibi IN STORES NOW!
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*There’s no evidence you didn’t do it.*
Door-to-door encyclopedia salesman Mortimer arrives in the city in a hurry.
He wants to get home in time for his...
Momouflage
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“Back in the 70s when my mom could take a nap undisturbed because no one
could find her.”
The post Momouflage appeared first on AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com.
Sketchy Conversations
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I had a fun chat at SPX 2026 with John M. Ellison IV on Sketchy
Conversations.
See/hear us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tel_bqg8wlE>
LEST WE FORGET
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Every year on this date I think back on Bernie Fuchs, a wonderful
illustrator who left us too soon. As time passes I'm even more impressed
with his acco...
Relocation Notification
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As promised, the weekly Bizarro cartoon recap (with pipe pic and bonus
track) has moved to News from Wayno on Substack. You can bookmark the page,
or subsc...
Recent articles on the Media Funhouse Substack.
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Richard Nixon goes all
*ClockworkOrange* in the comedy *Richard*.I don’t want to be one of those
people who abandons their blog without explaining what ha...
Ol' Groove LIVE on YouTube!
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Ol' Groove will appear LIVE on Silverline Comics "Silver Sunday" broadcast!
Check it out on Silverline Comics' YouTube channel Sunday night, August 23,
a...
The Ultimate Robin Bougie Comic Checklist
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It dawned on me today that I have never taken the time to actually compile
and list what I have done with my odd compulsion to illustrate and publish
*IN...
Start Your Day Well
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Saturday Cream Day.
Al Capp rented out his characters for Li'L Abner for various ad series. You
come across them everywhere, but I never really bothered...
How to Draw Cartoons
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Come on over and check out my new page called *"How to Draw Cartoons."*
It's the place to find the best in classic cartooning tutorials.
[image: How to Dr...
More Warren Kremer from Devil Kids!
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Great to be with you all again, kids!
Let’s enjoy another story from the late, great *Warren Kremer*, who has
always been in the top five or so of my fav...
Winding down the Slammer
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I am winding down the Slammer as keeping it going is a little much at the
moment and some people have reported that they can't even open the site
anymor...
Tom Hanson R.I.P.
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R.I.P. actor, filmmaker, restaurateur, inventor, Pizza Man founder and
doggedly determined Zodiac hunter TOM HANSON, who passed away on February 1
from Alz...
RUDOLPH DIRKS, HANS, FRITZ, AND FATHER TIME
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Happy New Year...andOld Years Too!ARS LONGA, VITA BREVIS ~~ Art is long;
life is short.2025 has been a momentous year -- a cliche that doubtless is
true f...
Canoodling Couple on the Seven Train
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This drawing has already sold as soon as I posted it on Patreon, but here
it is. To get a better shot at getting a drawing, sign up for the free tier
on Pa...
Adventure Comics #469 [1980]
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Adventure Comics #469 [1980] features the 9-page third (of twelve) chapter
of the Levitz/Ditko/Tanghal Starman series, "Death In A Dark-Starred
Void". T...
excerpts for Mental Health Awareness Month
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The following pages are excerpts from Bury Me Already (It’s Nice Down Here)
which is mostly about having a baby, but also involves a family crisis. For
tho...
TREASURE CHEST OF THE SPOOKY
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I won’t start this by saying, “it’s that time of year again,” because
whenever I come across Halloween content during the off-season and they say
“it’s tha...
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*Listen up!*
*Back at the Chicken Shack*
*on WFDU.fm HD2 internet radio*
*with host Ken Struck*
*Wednesday 8-10 pm est*
*Prerecorded for optimum enjoymen...
Summer Saturdays: Hands-on Saturday Workshops
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Join us for a Summer of Fun for the Whole Family! Looking for creative ways
to keep your kids inspired this summer? Join teaching artists Jerzy Drozd,
Ru...
Stripper's Guide is Moving!
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Those of you with a long memory might remember an announcement back in
April 2022 that I was working on a new website for Stripper's Guide. Over
two yea...
ZZZZPG
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*ZPG* (1972)
dir: Michael Campus
*ZZZZPG*
Cracked #105, November 1972
a: John Zeverin (Severin)
ZPG stood for Zero Population Growth, an idea floating arou...
Swan/Burnley on Tommy Tomorrow?
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The *Who's Who's* credits for John Fischetti started out as just
"Fischetti" on Tommy Tomorrow, if I remember correctly, but now encompass
any number of 19...
Dax Norman Stinckers
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MIND-BLOWR!!
Stinckers has teamed up with artist/animator/musician/gif-master Dax Norman
to create our 1st animatable sticker design. Can you even believ...
The Big Issue (uk)
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A complete redesigned @bigissueuk done by ace @mrwilley , editor
paulmcnamee and @mrmneil . photo Paul Logan (vendor of The Big Issue at
Liverpool St, Lo...
You Know Me, Al: filling in the gaps
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We’re giving the You Know Me, Al archive a refresh! We’ve filled the gaps
in the beginning of the run: the first seven weeks of the strip are now
complete ...
It is only a matter of time
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On September 12th of 2011, the *New York Times* published an article by Dr.
Abigail Zuger in which she criticised certain supposedly unrealistic
aspects ...
So Long, Farewell
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WE SHOOK off the childhood trauma of gym class and ventured early in the
morning to Comic Arts Brooklyn, held at Pratt’s ARC, meaning Athletic and
Recreati...
Dear Everyone Who Isn’t A Lunatic:
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At this moment, someone you know personally, or are related to, is
expressing of victorious exultation, on Facebook or over pasta at The Olive
Garden, beca...
The ABCs of Dating
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*Sponsored by Orbit #TimeToShine*
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*Orbit makes dating as easy as learning your ...
Popartz!
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At last...volume 2 of POPARTZ! is now in print. "Whut iz it?" you may
ask. Well...around 2008 or so I started making these little 5" x 5" pen
and ink ...
The Batman Effect
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In January of 1966, the Batman TV show debuted and it seemed like the whole
country went Bat-mad. Perhaps in an effort to make clear the other comics
that...
Writing the Dell Way
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This turned up on Howard Lowery’s auction site four years ago and I don’t
recall ever seeing it posted elsewhere (and I swore I had), so I’m putting
it her...
Addams Family Holiday
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I spent most of the fall of 2017 as a Visiting Professor of Integrated
Studies (whatever THAT means) at Penn State University where I discovered a
neglect...
CSotD Part MMMXC -- A New Beginning
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Adjust your bookmark, because the blog is moving in order to become a
feature on The Daily Cartoonist, a site newly re-energized with the
addition of DD De...
In Which Mike McGuire is Sick of Hash and Stew.
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Let's take a gander at some random panels I found in *Daredevil Comics*,
starting with this beauty:
Mike McGuire amuses me. He reminds me of that "I wa...
New Books and Comics: May 18, 2018
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Comics highlights this week: Barrier #3 — the stellar new series by Brian
K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin (don’t forget pick up issue one and two before
they ...
Adventures in Drawing! Class in Gainesville
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ADVENTURES IN DRAWING Learn to draw from life and the imagination
through fun, creative projects and regular sketching practice. We’ll
explore a variety ...
Kudos MoonPie
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Had to come back from the dead to share this hysterical twitter thread with
you. It's between the maker of MoonPies and a woman who doesn't like them.
Six Eyes
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BIG HALF-PRICE CHRISTMAS DEAL! i recently unearthed this piece, perfect for
that special someone who just seems to have everything! six eyes, 2017
watercol...
Get Thee to the Library
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I’m thinking of getting a driver’s license. That’s not to say I’ve never
driven a car, but only a few times in questionable circumstances under the
intense...
The current occupant of the White House
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news item: You Can Read Steve Bannon’s Words; He Runs America Now
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/my-mouth-is-shut-so-you-can-read-steve-bannons-wo...
Hang Loose
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Poster for the short film Hang Loose, directed by Sammy Harkham & Patrick
Brice, and Starring Kyle Field of Little Wings. 4 color silkscreen print on
110lb...
As We Head into 2017 - An End-of-Year Update
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2016... oh what a crazy year you've been. While it will no doubt go down as
a year full of tragedy and turmoil in the world, on a personal level, 2016
has...
Rube Goldberg Wishes You a Merry Christmas
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Over the course of his 35 years or so as a daily and Sunday newspaper humor
cartoonist, Rube Goldberg celebrated many Christmases in pen and ink. Here
is a...
Georgy Girl
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To this day I've never seen the movie but in 1966, "Georgy Girl" by the
Seekers was my favorite song. I had a vague idea who the Beatles were and I
didn...
old time religion A Postcard Home from Bible Camp
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Apparently, the old time religion Covenant Point Bible Camp has been in
business for 90 years. I am hoping they will add this to the celebration!
Covena...
In the shop....
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These are all just sitting in the shop. Waiting for you.
*Awake and Dreaming* by Harve and Margot Zemach (1970).
*Brian Wildsmith's ABC* (1962).
*Cindy's S...
442.
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*“I’ll rip those bastards a new one, and then I’ll rip a new one in that,
and then I’ll rip a new one in that, ad infinitum.”*
(From the first page of ...
Jungle War Stories~ Ring of Fire!
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One of the few places you'd see mention of our involvement in Viet Nam
before late 1964 was in comic books such as Dell's* Jungle War Stories. * This
sto...
Walt Scott's "The Music Box Trio"
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And now, a Christmas story by Walt Scott , creator of The Little People.
According to Alberto Beccatini, this story was originally presented as a
NEA (News...
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SAM HENDERSON has been doing comics, illustration and writing popular among people aware of their existence since his birth, though he wasn't paid for it until 1991. In addition to his own series,The Magic Whistle, clients have included Nickelodeon, New York Press, DC Comics, Heavy Metal, New York Observer,and ...um... Screw. He was a storyboard director for SpongeBob Squarepants in 2001.
See what books are currently available, links to my own work and other web presences, or contact me by writing magicwhistle.henderson@gmail.com. Currently at work on graphic memoir titled Hail Seizure.
Portrait by Jess Rullifson.
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