Leaving Wonderland

If you've been reading along, you know we've been looking at one of Howie Post's odd little delights - Alex In Wonderland. Alex had only 9 tales in which appeared in the 9 issues of Wonderland Comics, along with a few other series from Howie including M'sieu Macaw and Max The Magician. The book also featured another character we'll visit later - The Boy Pirate (with at least one drawn by Howie's old ...mentor? (no, that's not it) ... Ellis Chambers).

But, for now, let's finish up Alex's trips to Wonderland with his two final tales -

I guess Howie knew this was going to be the last Alex In Wonderland tale, because Alex gets run out of Wonderland!

Okay - maybe not.
Or, maybe. That last line from Macaw could be referring to the Wonderland in reader's imaginations since he didn't say anything about next issue or Wonderland Comics.

Whatever the case, 72 years later we still haven't seen them again on the printed page. (But if you're really dying for some more Alex, issues 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, & 9 featured Alex In Wonderland stories for the required two text pages.)

One thing i neglected to point out, though the credit was visible on page one - the first Alex In Wonderland story wasn't written by Howie Post. It was the work of Jerry Gale. Later stories are thought to have been written by Howie, but that may not be the case.

page art by Howie Post for Wonderland Comics #s 8 & 9 (1946, 1947)