Friday, July 10, 2009

Mister Breger and the Beaurocratic Genie

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Dave Breger was the creator of the WW2-era comic strip, “Private Breger Abroad,” which later morphed into “G.I. JOE” for the U.S. Army’s own “Yank” newspaper. (Breger created the term GI Joe…but had nothing to do with the toys or cartoons that came much later)
When his character, “Private Breger” got out of the army after the war, his comic strip was reborn as “Mister Breger.”

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Katzenjammer Kids #6 - Cover
This One-page filler comic is from the Katzenjammer Kids comic book #6, Autumn 1948
cartoon boy and dog reading book of Arabian Nights by fireplace
cartoon boy  rubs an oil lamp and says abracadabra
Cartoon genie comes from oil lamp rubbed by boy with glasses. Scared dog runs away
cartoon boy with glasses is amazed to see a genie come from his lamp
cartoon boy with glasses is amazed to see a genie pull out a contract
cartoon boy with glasses is shocked to see a genie pull out a wish application
 cartoon boy with glasses regrets asking a genie  for wishes
 cartoon boy with glasses wakes up by the fireplace with his dog 
Here’s the whole page…click for a BIG version!
Mister Breger by Dave Breger Katzenjammer Kids #6 - Page 11
…and here’s a bonus page from the same comic…
”Right Around Home” by Dudley Fisher
Right Around Home by Dudley Fisher KKids6 - Page 23

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

More Vintage Articles on Cartooning and Animation

Making of Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs Walt Disney
A few days ago I posted about the Modern Mechanix magazine archive -- a nifty treasure chest of vintage magazine articles about cartoons. “How Comic Cartoons Make Fortunes” was just the start of the goodies…There are a lot more where that one came from!

Real Scenery for Popeye
Real Scenery for Popeye…all about the Fleischer Studios and their 3-d rotating sets

These articles from magazines such as Popular Mechanics, Popular Science and Modern Mechanix give a perspective on the art and industry of animation and cartooning that really shows how excited people were about cartoons and the advancements in animation during the early twentieth century.

Sound Tricks of Mickey Mouse
Sound Tricks of Mickey Mouse… a look at the Walt Disney Studios groundbreaking work in sound cartoons

Making of a Funny George McManus
Making of a Funny…a look at the production process of Bringing Up Father by George McManus

What Makes Mickey Mouse Move by Walt Disney
What Makes Mickey Mouse Move?

How Disney Combines Living Actors with His Cartoon Characters
How Disney Combines Living Actors with His Cartoon Characters

Nutty Inventions Paid Me a Million by Rube Goldberg
Nutty Inventions Paid Me a Million by Rube Goldberg

The Making of Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs
The Making of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

All of these articles are scanned and posted in multiple resolutions, so you can read them on screen or download high-resolution images to print or look at later!
If you missed that post about the 1933 feature, “How Comic Cartoons Make Fortunes,” from the Modern Mechanix blog, just click on the image below…

How Comic Cartoons Make Fortunes

Thursday, July 2, 2009

1933: How Comic Cartoons Make Fortunes – Vintage Magazine Scans

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The Modern Mechanix blog reprints many great illustrated articles from the 1930’s and 40’s. One of my favorites is this look at Depression-era income opportunities in cartooning and animation!
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/04/19/how-comic-cartoons-make-fortunes/

Click on any of the thumbnails below
to open up a crisp and clear high-resolution scan

Jiggs Popeye Little Orphan Annie Robert Ripley How Comic Cartoons Make Fortunes

Andy Gump Mutt and Jeff Toonerville Trolley Mickey Mouse Walt Disney

 
ALL of these pages are available to download at SUPER-SIZE over at
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/04/19/how-comic-cartoons-make-fortunes/
Rube Goldberg and Grant Powers How Comic Cartoons Make Fortunes comics_2 Sidney Smith The Gumps Bud Fisher Mutt & Jeff George McManus comics_4
The Birth of Bringing Up Father by George McManus How Comics are Manufactured Buck Rogers Dick Calkins How Comic Cartoons Make Fortunes
  
…and aside from the great article, check out all the beautiful advertisements on these pages.
PS…there are MANY more articles on cartoons and cartooning and animation at the Modern Mechanix blog. Just click HERE to jump right over!

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Hortense the Loveable Brat…discovers the Machine World by Jack Ehret

Hortense the Brat and Machines pour gasoline
This one is so freaky it’s beyond description.
Hortense the Brat and Machines Little cartoon girl turns into a machine
Hortense the Loveable Brat by Jack Ehret
Hortense the Loveable Brat comic book scans from Jingle Jangle Comics #22 - Page 35
Click on any page to view a BIG comic book scan!
Hortense the Loveable Brat comic book scans from Jingle Jangle Comics #22 - Page 36
Hortense the Loveable Brat comic book scans from Jingle Jangle Comics #22 - Page 37
Hortense the Loveable Brat comic book scans from Jingle Jangle Comics #22 - Page 38
Hortense the Loveable Brat comic book scans from Jingle Jangle Comics #22 - Page 39
Hortense the Loveable Brat comic book scans from Jingle Jangle Comics #22 - Page 40
from Jingle Jangle Comics #22, August 1946
cartoon boy watering flowers in the rain Jingle Jangle Comics #22 - Page 1

Friday, June 26, 2009

More Dunc and Loo comics by John Stanley and Bill Williams

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From Around the Block with Dunc and Loo #1
Dell Comics by John Stanley and Bill Williams
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Click on any page to open up
a nice BIG vintage comic book scan
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…and check out the new collection of Melvin Monster comics by John Stanley.

It’s really a beautiful book…and the comics are FUNNY (and weird)!


PS: --- in case you missed the last post,
more Dunc and Loo Comics are HERE.

Monday, June 22, 2009

Around the Block with Dunc and Loo by John Stanley and Bill Williams

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Around the Block with Dunc and Loo
by John Stanleyand and Bill Williams
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Click on any page to open up
a nice BIG vintage comic book scan
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I've been reading the new collection of Melvin Monster comics by John Stanley.
It’s really a beautiful book…and the comics are FUNNY (and weird)!


UPDATE: --- More Dunc and Loo Comics are HERE.