75 Years Ago: Newspaper Pogo Debuts
Eighty-one years ago Walt Kelly introduced the world to Pogo Possum in a comic book. For the next five years…
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90 Years Ago: Smilin’ Jack On The Wing
Zack Mosley had been working for Dick Calkins on Buck Rogers and Skyroads for years. In 1933 he developed his…
Wayback Whensday – Jim, Ern, Fred & Rose
Featuring Jimmy Swinnerton, Ernie Bushmiller, Fred Opper, and Rose O’Neill The Many Loves of Jimmy Swinnerton Jimmy Swinnerton’s life was…
The Gannett History of Comic Strips
“In the first half of the 19th century, newspapers had been around for centuries but had very few images because…
UCLA Gets Kahn Political Cartoon Collection
The UCLA Library received a donation of “A world-class collection of political cartoons and caricatures created between 1690 and 2022”…
Super Hero’s Journey by Patrick McDonnell – A Hey Kids! Comics! Preview
Mutts cartoonist Patrick McDonnell has written and illustrated a love letter to the comic books of his youth. “The Super…
Wayback Whensday – MADly Listed
Spy vs. Spy, Brother Jonathan, and 20 Trailblazing Comic Strips That Changed the Game Spy vs. Spy and Antonio Prohías…
Felix the Cat Comic Strip Centennial
Felix the Cat was created by Pat Sullivan in 1919 and became the animated superstar of the 1920s. The public’s…
Ginger Meggs 1921 – 2023
After a continuous newspaper run of 102 years the Australian comic strip Ginger Meggs has ended. The strip began November…
Wayback Whensday – Then and Now
Scott Brown & Over 65; The Phantom 1980 & 2023; Asterix & Obelix and Goscinny & Uderzo and Fabcaro &…
Let’s Lighten the Mood with The Funnies
Too much doom and gloom around, so let drop by reliable laff makers Bill Whitehead and Mark Parisi. So now…
Wayback Whensday, the Weekend Edition
Wednesday came and went without a Wayback installment because I am easily distrac… Anyway, to paraphrase Churchy LaFemme: Wayback Whensday…
University Press of Mississippi Book Sale
For ten days, until August 17, 2023, the University Press of Mississippi is putting its books on sale at 40%…
Wayback Whensday with Winsor (McCay)
In McCay, it was a combination of expansive imagination, multi-disciplinary eccentricity, and restless work ethic that set him apart. In…
Summer Vacation Assignment: Book Report
Where I’m Coming From, The Buildings are Barking, Funny Things, Poor Helpless Comics!, The Talk, The He-Man Effect, You’re Not…