Here’s another rare Captain and the Kids cartoon I decided to share on this Patreon—The Winning Ticket, released October 1, 1938. This time around, this entry features the aforementioned kids, Hans and Fritz, and pirate sea captain Lo...
2021-01-13 14:29:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Nellie of the Circus, the first fro...
2021-01-07 20:30:59 +0000 UTC View Post
As we wrap up what amounted to a dismal year, there are some positive aspects for me to take away from this difficult period of our lives. I wanted to say extend my thanks to those who have supported this Patreon page this past year, and to the re...
2021-01-01 07:11:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Four Color #178 (December 1947) is more notable for Carl Barks’ Donald Duck feature Christmas on Bear Mountain, which introduced the character of Uncle Scrooge McDuck. The other story in the magazine has been overshadowed by th...
2020-12-25 14:38:27 +0000 UTC View Post
For our comic book story on Christmas Eve, Chip 'n' Dale go out caroling to spread good cheer to all, and to all including Donald Duck.
From Walt Disney’s Christmas Parade #6 (November 1954)—drawn and inked by Jack Bradbu...
2020-12-24 21:16:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a special holiday-themed story with Alvin, Theodore, Simon and their father/songwriter/manager Dave Seville!
From Alvin and His Pals in Merry Christmas with Clyde Crashcup and Leonardo #1 (December 1963/January 1964)—...
2020-12-22 22:23:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a Christmas-themed story featuring Disney's Br'er Rabbit!
Before Song of the South reached theaters in November 1946, the Disney Sunday strip Uncle Remus and His Tales of Br’er Rabbit first ran Octob...
2020-12-20 18:00:25 +0000 UTC View Post
I hope many of you have done your holiday shopping early—preferably online, given the dreadful circumstances this year has brought. For the holiday season, here is a highly frenetic six-page story featuring the Terry Bears, drawn (and possibly w...
2020-12-19 18:22:17 +0000 UTC View Post
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2020-12-16 20:32:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Western Publishing seemed to give established animated characters a bellicose (or busybody) next-door neighbor—Donald Duck and Neighbor Jones, Barney Bear and Mooseface McElk, and in this Yuletide-themed story, Woody Woodpecker is up against is ...
2020-12-15 19:53:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Today, here’s a holiday-themed "L’il Bad Wolf" story drawn by another artist besides Gil Turner. This story was written and inked by Don Gunn, one of many dependable workhorses for Western Publishing, producing stories featuring Disney, Warner...
2020-12-12 19:08:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Today’s comic book story for the month of December features Daffy Duck and Yosemite Sam—or, rather, Pirate Sam. Though Sam is most portrayed and drawn as a Wild West outlaw, advertising and comic book tie-ins depicted him in pirate garb as he ...
2020-12-10 18:08:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Being that it’s the 55th anniversary of the holiday classic A Charlie Brown Christmas, I’d say it’s the perfect time to announc...
2020-12-09 17:46:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a special treat for Patrons at the $5+ level!
I’ve previously shared a sneak peek of Frank Tashlin’s stop-motion short The Lady Said No<...
2020-12-08 18:28:10 +0000 UTC View Post
For the month of December, this Patreon will present a series of vintage holiday-themed comic book stories with licensed classic animated characters. This Yuletide special will start off with a story featuring The Fox and the Crow!
First app...
2020-12-05 17:09:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Here’s a special treat for the public I’ve prepared for the holiday— some of the more hardcore animation buffs might appreciate this.
When MGM severed their contract with producers/directors Hugh Harman and Rudy Ising in 1937, the film...
2020-12-03 19:55:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy holidays! Here's a Thanksgiving feud with Barney Bear and his grouchy neighbor Mooseface McElk for the occasion...
Barney Bear starred in his own series of cartoons for MGM during the early 1940s, and a ...
2020-11-26 17:34:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a comic book story with a slight Thanksgiving theme, featuring Henery Hawk! After he made his first appearance in Chuck Jones’ The Squawkin’ Hawk...
2020-11-23 19:08:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Today for the month of November, here is a quick five-page story featuring Famous Studios/Paramount's Baby Huey!
From Casper the Friendly Ghost #16 (January 1954)—drawn and inked by 2020-11-19 15:05:21 +0000 UTC View Post
It means so much that you loyal Patrons, and the general public that have read the comic book stories I've shared, have been very patient as the fall sea...
2020-11-18 20:15:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Today on Patreon for the month of November, here’s a clever Thanksgiving-themed comic featuring Bugs Bunny, Porky and his nephew Cicero. In this story, Bugs has the idea to turn the bloated repercussions of Thanksgiving dinner into a profitable ...
2020-11-17 19:01:54 +0000 UTC View Post
In today's story for the month of November, Chip 'n Dale want to have turkey for Thanksgiving instead of acorns. The theme of "pilfered poultry" comes into play again as Goofy is hired to stand guard at a turkey farm after many have been stolen.&n...
2020-11-13 22:08:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Today on Patreon, here’s the first Thanksgiving-themed comic book story for the month of November. Readers might find a recurring theme of pilfered poultry in a few of these selections and this story is no exception, when Zeke Wolf plans to catc...
2020-11-11 17:32:13 +0000 UTC View Post
The votes have been tallied, so it is has been decided that vintage Thanksgiving or turkey-themed comic book stories will be posted throughout the next couple weeks.
I appreciate your patience, and I will try to publish non-Thanksgiving rela...
2020-11-08 17:57:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Being that it’s the month of November, I wanted to share vintage comic book stories with classic cartoon characters with a Thanksgiving theme. However,...
2020-11-05 18:47:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Being that it’s Election Day, it seemed appropriate to post this important political cartoon from Industrial Film, which later evolved into United Productions of America (UPA).
Hell-Bent for Election was intended for use in the 19...
2020-11-03 16:12:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Now, for our special Halloween story)—The Flintstones Meet Frankenstein and Dracula. Naturally, the inclusion of the Wolf Man and the Mummy would have made the feature a much long title. Never mind the fact that Frankenstein's monster i...
2020-10-31 15:37:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's another Halloween tale featuring L'il Bad Wolf, with the Seven Dwarfs making an appearance! From Walt Disney's Comics & Stories #146 (November 1952)—written, drawn and inked by 2020-10-30 15:14:33 +0000 UTC View Post