The above For Heaven’s Sake was one of very few comic strips that touched on the subject this year. But the National Catholic Reporter has a story about the Treasure Chest comic book whose first issue was published in time for Lent 1946. As Lent began in 1946, students in American Catholic schools were treated […]
The Durango (Colorado) Herald introduces ed-op cartoonist Wes Rowell to their readers: We figured it was about time to formally introduce The Durango Herald and The Journal cartoonist Wes Rowell, who has been illustrating cartoons with us since October. He’s worked at Ballantine Communications [owner of the newspapers] as an illustrator and graphic designer since […]
The first Daylight Saving Time changeover was March 30, 1918, back when photographic set pieces like this, featuring small children in hastily-made costumes, were a fading but still present part of newspaper graphics. One complication was that the next day was Easter, but the good people of Harrisburg, PA, didn’t have to worry about […]