Comics historian and R. F. Outcault/Yellow Kid authority Richard D. Olson has passed away. The report of Richard’s passing was shared on a comics board: Richard Olson (Yellow Kid) passed away last Sunday close to his home in Mississippi after battling ongoing health issues. His wife Gayle of 54 years was with him that day. […]
Pedro X. Molina (Counterpoint) politely and kindly uses a Simpsons trope to attribute homophobic and transphobic outbursts to ignorance and, perhaps, senility. It reminds me of December 28, 1969, when my father and I were huddled around the TV in the family room, watching David Hilliard, Chief of Staff of the Black Panther Party, being […]
KFS continues to run the Dec 31, 1939, episode of Vintage Thimble Theater. Here are the missing episodes to date: