Meanwhile...
One particularly egregious omission in the recently posted incomplete census of 1940s Funny Animals was the artist known as Fritz -
As we can see, Fritz did some beautiful Funny Animal work, with a heaping side dish of fantasy thrown in...
Of course, that should come as no surprise when we see him signing his more well known name - Frank Frazetta -
Frazetta drew at least a dozen Funny Animal strips in 1948 & 1949, and dozens of spot & header illustrations for the postal discount required text pages in those old comics.
If i forget to collect a bunch of those illustrations together for your perusal, feel free to remind me.
page art by Frank Frazetta for Barnyard Comics #s 19 & 22 and Coo Coo Comics #47 (1948, 1949)
Mention should be made for those interested that this material was collected in a book, Frazetta Funny Stuff, published a few years ago by IDW/Craig Yoe.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, you are correct, sir!
DeleteMention should be made, and shall be in today's follow-up post.
I miss most of the recent offerings since the big publishers have told me to go away and stop looking at new comics if i want to stay happy.
Thanks for making me aware of the book. Much appreciated!
Wonderful classic funny-animal cartooning, the stories are pretty creative as well. Also that alligator looks like Albert from Pogo. Intentional perhaps?
ReplyDeleteMore than merely intentional - that is the Albert of which you are thinking, he just hasn't gotten there yet. Pogo will start as a supporting character in his strip, grow to co-star, and then take it over.
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