I own a lot of comics history books, most list the details of who created the comics and when they were published and the characters in those comic books and strips. And while I am always happy to see another well done comics history book being published, I am overjoyed when someone gives us a […]
Dale Hale takes on Peanuts; George Lichty Grins and Bears It; Burne Hogarth becomes king of Tarzan’s jungle jive.Dale Hale, cartoonist and Charles M. Schulz Comic Book Ghost When Dell Comics took over the [Peanuts comic book] line in 1957, however, they chose a completely different direction. Instead of reprinting and re-reprinting newspaper strips, they […]
Chester Gould pre-Dick Tracy; Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson and Star Wars; the wonderful art of Bud Blake; Drowsy Dick awakes years before Little Nemo. [Chester Gould’s] first newspaper job was at the Tulsa Democrat, the forerunner of the Tribune, within weeks of his 1919 high school graduation. That job entailed drawing cartoons in a […]
So earlier today Mike Peterson brought up trivia contests. Mike said: I gave up on trivia contests after losing a squeaker because I said Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake within a single nation’s boundaries. They wanted Lake Superior, which has a greater surface area but contains less water and is sure not within […]
They should change the name of this KFS Vintage feature to “Judge Crater.” Here are the missing episodes, plus a few bonus items.
Frederick Burr Opper was early in the 20th Century considered The Dean of American Cartooning a title he retained long after his death. Cartoonist and illustrator he made his name in the humorous weeklies of the late 1800s (Wild Oats, Puck, etc). His fame only grew when signed on to the Hearst Empire creating comics […]
Comics writer and editor and comic strip historian Alfredo Castelli has passed away. Alfredo Castelli June 26, 1947 – February 7, 2023 Several comic sites have reported the death of Alfredo Castelli. On February 7, Aldredo Castelli died in Milan, at the age of 76. Since 1965, his name has been linked to the history […]
Capp, Kitchen, and Comix; Hal Foster’s medieval masterpiece; The making of Wednesday Comics, DC’s weekly broadsheet comic book; Charles Dana Gibson educates Mr. Pipp; Flash Gordon and beautiful women.When Dennis Kitchen tried to get Al Capp to draw an underground comix cover. It’s hard to name an institution that represents the golden age of underground […]
I cobbled this photo together in the early days of Comic Strip of the Day, but, as the blog turns 14, I am pleased that, while a few people have felt stung by criticism, nobody has ever asked me to stop using their work here. However, before I launched things on Feb 6, 2010, I […]
Early Peanuts First Editions The definitive guide to identifying early [first edition] Peanuts strip reprint softcovers and hardcovers, published by Rinehart & Co. from 1952 -1960 and by Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc. from 1960 – 1974 Lowell Wilson has set up a guide to the early Peanuts books from Rinehart/Holt, Rinehart & Winston. […]
Things are getting pretty noir. If you’ve never followed Vintage Judge Parker (KFS), this is an excellent time to jump in.
Bayeux Tapestry as the first-ever comic strip The Bayeux Tapestry is considered one of the most famous and recognisable historical documents in history. Sprawled out across nearly 70 metres of fabric, in stunning detail, is an entire catalogue of the past. As well as offering future generations a full-bodied window into military, social and cultural […]
And now, from the land where cigarettes never get any shorter, here are the missing Vintage Judge Parkers from Comics Kingdom:
95 years ago today, on January 17, 1929, E. C. Segar introduced a new character to the comics pages. Popeye had powers far beyond mortal man thanks to the Wiffle Hen and later to spinach. Ten years later, on January 16, 1939, newspaper readers were introduced to another person with “powers and abilities far beyond […]
Apparently, Comics Kingdom is announcing missing Vintage strips one day at a time instead of providing the missing dates and then moving on with what they’ve got. I’m assuming that they’ve lost an entire week of Radio Patrol and not just two dates they’ve said so far. Here’s the week: