more unwoke cartoons

I post cartoons that might have been acceptable thirty or more years ago (by white males anyway) but here are some more, plus some that might have been wrong even then.

I hate that word “woke” though. Just that it's replaced “politically correct” now that's been taken away from us. What's better? Enlightened? Evolved? Anyway, here's a baker's dozen of cartoons they wouldn't print today.

Cavalcade, c. 1940s

Cavalcade, February 1942

Cavalcade, March 1943

Martin Filchock
Gaze, August 1959

Mike Williams
Punch June 6, 1973

Rake, January 1962

Saturday Evening Post May 6, 1944

Fury, March 1962

Buck Brown
Playboy, April 1968

Stanley Rayon
Gee-Whiz, April 1967

Al Stine
Rogue, October 1964

Topper, August 1963

Click, part 22

These are gag cartoons from the first annual for Click magazine, a pocket-sized general interest periodical. The magazine is from 1940, presumably the cartoons were earlier.

Irving Roir, one of thr four Roth Brothers

Henry Boltinoff

Salo was another of the Roth Brothers.

Gene Carr

Louis Priscilla

Roland Coe

Click, part 21

As usual, every Thursday I bring to you the cartoons from Click Annual from 1940.

Ben Roth

Misunderstanding of modern art, like in this cartoon by Ed Wheelan, is a common motif, though it's not common for a gallery or museum to have painting stacked together like this.

Dave Gerard

Irving Roir

Roland Coe

Gene Carr

Click, part 17

From the first 1940 Click Annual.

Hal Sherman

Courtney Dunkel

Buford Tune

Jimmy Caborn