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Werewolf Interrupted

Posted on November 15, 2022 by Joe

I’m not yet ready to declare the juvenile sketchbook I wrote about recently as the NEW Sketchbook from Heaven, but I do usually keep it close at hand, and I am busily filling its cheap pages with scribbles. It may … Continue reading →

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Temporary Tattoos

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Joe

Back when only bikers, sailors and circus freaks had tattoos, kids could exhibit their countercultural zeal and longing to be different like everyone else by donning a tee-shirt emblazoned with a garishly colored, usually rudely humorous decal. Along the boardwalks … Continue reading →

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Flying a Kite at Night?

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Joe

I was flipping through an old comic when I came across this advertisement which made me think of the truly terrible 1979 version of Dracula starring Frank Langella as the count and Laurence Olivier recycling his awful accent from A … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Doodle – Not Fast Enough

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Joe

Today’s doodle is another one I did sitting on the couch while watching television. It was drawn in a 6 inch by 9 inch sketchbook manufactured in India for Ticonderoga and was sold at Target. It’s got a wire binding … Continue reading →

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AAAAAY! Wear the Fonz!

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Joe

This Fonz T Shirt ad appeared in Justice League of America No. 138 published by DC comics in 1977.

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What I Miss About Comics – Wally Wood

Posted on June 9, 2022 by Joe

This is an independently published comic by master illustrator Wally Wood. It also features work by Spider-Man and Doctor Strange co-creator Steve Ditko! Marie Severin who is one of my all time favorites provides colors. This issue is really the … Continue reading →

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Confronting Destiny

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Joe

It’s not necessarily a ringing endorsement of the product that Chipper is selling, but it seems he has come to a greater understanding of human nature and of himself. I wonder what else he tried to peddle.

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