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This man was fed up with working, and has now taken up begging, which he explains on his sign. Though it is the reason one actually would beg.
Caper, May 1960

She is trying to make her husband jealous by being with another man, but he seems to be used to it by now and doesn't care.
Bluebook, August 1963

A beatnik, taking a phone survey, is on some kind of drug, giving a double meaning to the term “turned on”
Donald Reilly
Hi-Life, August 1964

The scientists are nervous creating the bomb and being very precise so as not to cause an explosion, while a third scientist is playing a practical joke by making a sound to simulate the explosion.
The Dude, November 1956

The wife of the artist is rightfully upset that he is spending too much time with a younger model.
Lee Lorenz
Playboy, December 1968

The couple is divorced, but still having sex nonetheless.
The Dude, July 1957

This woman is most likely a prostitute or possibly trying to snag a husband (pre-marital sex, though possibly practiced secretly, was not out in the open then to the extent it is now. In sleazier circles, it was common for the male to spread his seed anywhere anytime) by way of welcome mat.
Charles Dennis
Monsieur, September 1957

At a party, a man was attempting to only make small talk but was unable to resist his carnal urges and met his comeuppance.
Mr., March 1952

The man is either blind or pretending to be and is using the handicap as an excuse to feel the woman's breast.
Nugget, February 1956

A fish is attempting the next step in evolution becoming a land animal, much to the annoyance of its companion.
Charles Barsotti
Nugget, August 1963

A boxer is challenging another while already in the ring, using the school yard cliché of starting a fight by daring the opponent to knock a chip off his shoulder.
Sir!, May 1953

A young man is trying to attract the attention of a potential mate by grabbing her dress.
Bill Wenzel
Sir!, May 1953

Apparently this is a non-union shoot, since an actor is concerned that the powder kegs might be real.
Ace, January 1964

GREAT CARTOONS OF THE WORLD II, part 9

Part 9 of the book Great Cartoons of the World, edited by John Bailey.

Guillermo Mordillo for Paris Match Of course, you recognize Peanuts. I have no idea why “Featuring Good ol' Charlie Brown” is cut out of this. Terrence“Larry” Parkes in Punch. Syd Hoff in The New Yorker. Jean-Jacques Sempé for Editions Noël Charles Edward Martin for the New Yorker in 1960. Jules Feiffer's syndicated strip. Norman Thelwellin Punch. Tony Munzlinger. Charles Barsotti Eldon Dedini, again for The New Yorker More cartoons next Saturday.

Great Cartoons of the World II/8

Here's more from the book Great Cartoons of The World, volume II from 1968, edited by John Bailey.

Ton Smits Robert Day in The New Yorker You have to understand, it was a different time, and..uh..the sixties...and I'm posting it for historical purposes...because...Nuremberg defense...and...

Who am I kidding? Yeah, it's racist.

By Ton Smits. Freidrich-Karl Waechter for Bärmeier and Nikel Bruce Petty for Punch Charles Barsotti John Glashan for Psychoanalytic Reporter. Charles Addams for The New Yorker with a Cousin Itt prototype later used in The Addams Family. J. M. Bosc for Paris Match. Edward Koren in The New Yorker Robert Day again, in The New Yorker two years earlier. Donald Reilly for The New Yorker. Boris Druckerin, you guessed it, the New Yorker.

GREAT CARTOONS OF THE WORLD II/7

It's another Saturday, so he are some more pages from Great Cartoons of the World, Volume II published in 1968

Pit Grove Vladimir Renčin for Dikobraz Guillermo Mordillo for Paris Match Jean-Jacques Sempé Ton Smits Charles Barsotti Boris Drucker. It was smeared this way in the book, I don't know if this was intentional or not. Stanislav Holý for Dikobraz. Robert Day for Saturday Review in 1967. Charles Barsotti again. Boris Drucker Norman Thelwell William O'Brian for New Yorker more next Saturday.