Climbing down the rabbit hole so you don't have to
Monday, September 17, 2012
Quick Draw McGraw
As far as I know, this cartoon is still being aired despite having an ethnic stereotype. Although this cartoon will run for years to come, it will always be more famous for Howard Stern making fun of his producer's pronunciation, which he has been doing since I was in high school.
The idea here is that since Quick Draw had a Mexican sidekick, there would be other Quick Draws of other nationalities. This story, drawn by Bill Alger, was printed in Cartoon Network Presents #6 in January 1998.
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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.
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ou...
Super Track Pop Car
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Scored another cool little *Labubu* item from an older blind box *POP MART*
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t...
A Lantz Inside Gag
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Barney Pip, as described by Barney Pip: "Literally translated, the
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The post Dalton Webb (1972-2025), ...
Obscure Christmas Movies Encore
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lesser-k...
Canoodling Couple on the Seven Train
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on Pa...
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This is the weekly dispatch from Bizarro Studios North, where I have been
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My par...
Lack of Dawn
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Friday Brand New Day. Years ago I acquired a large run of Sundays from the
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remarkable...
Mike Kuchar: the second Funhouse interview!
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Mike, in a photo from the
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Literary Maps (4): Wodehouse and Burroughs
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The Dell mapbacks were not confined to mysteries. Here, for example, is the
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Psmith. ...
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In the first volume of *Rose Wolves*, a young girl made a wondrous
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Ana Two is one of the most exciting artists to emerge from CCS this decade
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soon...
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This illustration by Jon Whitcomb contrasts a creamy, flawless figure with
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“The holiday festivities were in full swing at my sister’s house in
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Dave Cowen interviewed me for his Substack "SerioComics," about my recent
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Excerpts:
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Found some nice photos from THE PRINCESS AND ME, an unsold Screen Gems TV
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least ...
Adventure Comics #469 [1980]
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Adventure Comics #469 [1980] features the 9-page third (of twelve) chapter
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Void". T...
TREASURE CHEST OF THE SPOOKY
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I won’t start this by saying, “it’s that time of year again,” because
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Some Latest Stuff
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I haven't posted much lately because I moved my posting to Patreon.But
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sketches and ...
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As in life, birthdays start to blur after a while, but because so much of
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that...
PEANUTS AT 75
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Sparky, Snoopy, and Me.[I have been away from Yesterday's Papers for a few
weeks. I apologize. If you are reading this, archived, some time in the
future, ...
Uncle Fuzzy Hare by Lynn Karp
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Great to be with you all again, kids!
Today we have the always wonderful *Lynn Karp*, a stalwart in kids’ comics
through the Golden Age but unfortunately...
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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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Paperback release for Tenements, Towers & Trash
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Out May 6th! Preorder specials are available now at The Strand, McNally
Jackson, Greenlight, and Rizzoli Bookstore! More info below The paperback
of Teneme...
NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium!
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Hello internet crawlers! Tomorrow you can watch me interviewed by Austin
English for the New York Comics & Picture-story Symposium, and feel free to
as...
Happy Belated New Year, courtesy Enoch Bolles
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A Crafty Ladies Christmas
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Oh my goodness: where do I start with this?
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Halloween Packaging Day 31 -- Casper Popping Candy
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bac...
Stripper's Guide is Moving!
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Those of you with a long memory might remember an announcement back in
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two yea...
ZZZZPG
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*ZPG* (1972)
dir: Michael Campus
*ZZZZPG*
Cracked #105, November 1972
a: John Zeverin (Severin)
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Swan/Burnley on Tommy Tomorrow?
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The *Who's Who's* credits for John Fischetti started out as just
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Dax Norman Stinckers
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MIND-BLOWR!!
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A complete redesigned @bigissueuk done by ace @mrwilley , editor
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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 ...
Journey Into Mystery #4
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*Halloween Post-A-Day 2020, Day 31*
*Journey Into Mystery #4*
* A brief trio of tales kicked off by an HPL story*
*Editor – Roy Thomas*
*June...
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On September 12th of 2011, the *New York Times* published an article by Dr.
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aspects ...
Clutch Cargo-1961
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I read JACK AND JILL as a kid but not 'til 1965. I watched Clutch Cargo as
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str...
So Long, Farewell
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WE SHOOK off the childhood trauma of gym class and ventured early in the
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SKATETOWN USA (1979)
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*Skatetown USA (1979. Dir: William Levey) *
Here's one that totally bypassed dvd and just went right from VHS to its
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Dear Everyone Who Isn’t A Lunatic:
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At this moment, someone you know personally, or are related to, is
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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
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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...
Adventuring Pups (1948)
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Three beagle pups run away from their farm home and get lost in woods. They
experience several adventures in the forest before finding their way home
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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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ZOOGZ TOOSDAY: Son Of Puke
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It's the (slight) return of Zoogz Toozday!
Like a cross between cartoon soundtracks and free jazz, side 1 of this 1987
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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...
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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
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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
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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...
Learning How to Animate Makes Me Happy
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Animation Lesson: An Ub Iwerks Walk Cycle Tutorial! Included are pics to
supplement this lesson--study the key poses (1,...
Posted by Animation Resources...
Vintage Reno, Nevada
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Reno, Nevada, in the 1950's and 1960's.
Barney's Casino, Lake Tahoe
Horseshoe Club
Joe Mackies Red Bull Restaurant & Casino - Winnemucca, Nevada
Joe Ma...
Sarah Glidden
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Sarah Glidden’s How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less is one of the
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look ...
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...
Same Surname Inheritance
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Are you in line for a windfall inheritance because you share your surname
with a dead person?
21 years ago
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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.
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