Toons Noted This Past Week

D. D. Degg Published: October 5, 2025 1 minute 3 comments

Timing

John McPherson, who drew this weeks (months?) ago, gets the Good Timing Award this week.

*Close to Home by John McPherson – October 2, 2025*

*Mark Trail by Jules Rivera – October 3, 2025*

When I hear Mark Trail canon I think Ed Dodd canon. Turns out to be earlier this year Jules Rivera canon.

*Mark Rivera by Jules Rivera – February 7, 2025*

*The Lockhorns by Bunny Hoest and John Reiner – October 4, 2025*

There was a time, way before your time Dear Reader, when an insert called Parade was an ever-present part of Sunday newspapers. And during its most pervasive period it contained a cartoon column call Laugh Parade which featured the cartoons of Bill Hoest. A popular character that appeared there every week was Howard Huge.

The stuffed animal Leroy won at the carnival is Howard Huge. A blast from the past.

Huge

Speaking of Huge…

Dennis the Menace by Ron Ferdinand – September 30, 2025

Joey had one heck of a two day growth spurt in Dennis the Menace this past week.

And the occasional huge thick lines in closeups that I like showed up in Blondie this past week.

*Blondie by Dean Young and John Marshall – September 29, 2025*

Tooning In

*Off the Mark by Mark Parisi – October 5, 2025*

Quiz time. I got all but four, and half of those I recognize by sight.

Far Out, Man!

*Wizard of Id by Parker and Hart and Mastroianni – October 3, 2025*

*Bliss by Harry Bliss – October 4, 2025*

Apparently some cartoonists had a 60s party and didn’t invite me.

Comments ³

Atanwat

Ferdinand and Hamilton were originally Ketcham’s assistants for “Dennis”, one would think they could agree on a uniform style sheet. I would also like to know what Joey is doing with his left hand: is that his sister? Or does he suddenly have a girlfriend?

There was once a time when I might have cared about these breaks in continuity, but when the copyright on a legacy strip is owned by the syndicate, it quickly becomes an irrelevant zombie. Dennis should have been laid to rest when Ketcham died.

JONATHAN LEMON

SIDE
Loose Parts (Dave Blazek)
Rip Haywire
For Better or For Worse
Gil (Norm Feuti)
Garfield
Poncho (Pooch Cafe)
Sarah’s Scribbles
Wallace the Brave
Spongebob

NECK
Bullwinkle’s antler
Pig (Pearls Before Swine)
Edison Lee
B.C.

FRONT
Jen Sorrensen
Billy (Family Circus)
Fowl Language
Monty
Invisible Emmie
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Daryl (Baby Blues)
Bart Simpson
Crabgrass
Cathy
Ziggy
Ignatz from Krazy Kat
Hobbes
Rhymes With Orange (partial by hole)
Daddy Daze baby
Marigold Heavenly Nostrils
Marvin the Martian
Awkward Yeti
Keef (Knight Life)
Cow (Far Side)
Snoopy
Lio

Patti Hart

Proud to have made the 60’s party! 🙂

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