30 May 2020

Fish Tales

Once upon a time a Fish Tale was a story with little to no basis in factual reality told as truth. These days that's the definition of a Presidential press statement (or a Twit tweet, if you prefer). While fake president goes ballistic telling us that truth is anti-Republican and facts have anti-conservative bias, i'm kind of missing the old Fish Tales.

So let's dive back into a trio of another sort of Fish Tales, starting with one from the great Jim Mooney starring Finny Fish -


Trees and picket fences in suburban neighborhoods underwater. I wonder if Sponge Bob's creators were fans...

Meanwhile, the classic trio of Winken, Blinken & Nod go on a fishy adventure with Bob Naylor -
 

Lastly today, Fish Family Frolics with Fin, 'n' Haddi and Mammy from Sidney Pillet -
 

Ah...  If only we could keep silly, self-destructive fish from biting in real life.

They just love worms too much and can't resist taking the bait...

page art by Jim Mooney, Bob Naylor, and Sidney Pillet from Coo Coo Comics #s 1, 3, & 4 (1942, 1943)

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