Stenchy

When comic books started, reportedly anybody could get work. Here's proof.

cartoon violence

Whenever someone thinks of old cartoons, they think of cats chasing mice, or dogs chasing cats, like this:




Supposedly, this comic from the June 1973 issue of NATIONAL LAMPOON was the inspiration for this:

But for the most part, that wasn't the majority of theatrical cartoons. Sure there was Tom and Jerry and a lot of one-shots, but for the most part, violence like this was mostly the domain of the lesser studios.

But it existed more so in the comics. What does this have to do with anything? It's my long-winded way of introducing this comic from FUNNY FILMS #28 in 1954.

The Duke and the Dope

Many animated cartoons are thought to be violent but there's not as much with the major studios as with the lesser ones. Same with characters exclusive to comics. This isn't an example of that but it's one of the few ACG funny animal comics I have that's not racist. They were second tier publishers, maybe the print equivalent of Lantz. The artists often signed their work. I don't know why this isn't. It's from GIGGLE COMICS #73. Who drew it? Dan Gordon? Jack Bradbury? Lynn Karp?