Hello Readers, Today’s post is a follow up entry on Jimmy Hatlo’s comic strip, THEY’LL DO IT EVERY TIME,  featuring an original sales brochure from 1949. This was intended for newspaper editors only, so I guess it qualifies as a rare item. The nice color is about what the “art” proofs had. Below are the covers and center spread. The brochure... Read More »

Parody as a creative device has been used in comics since the early days of cartooning. Some would say parody is the sincerest form of flattery, especially when it is done with respect and appreciation of the subject involved. This was the case in the recent MARVIN series that featured a funny guest appearance by a popular TV personality and familiar-looking... Read More »

Happy Mother’s Day to all you moms and moms-to-be out there in DailyINK land!  Most of us wouldn’t have developed our ongoing love for the funny pages without a parent to plunk them down in front of us on Sunday mornings when we were growing up, so we’re especially grateful to the mothers who let their kids have the comics section first. One... Read More »

Hello All, Today, I will follow up on the topic of censorship and self-censorship. It features our point of view on what comics are about. I thought you might like to peruse this excerpt from a 1946 short essay written by Bradley Kelly (1894-1969), who was King Features’ vice president and top comics editor. “At King Features, we have... Read More »

Mother’s Day is on Sunday in the United States. There is still time to get Mom something special! Cartoonist Terri Libenson has published The Pajama Diaries: Déjà To-Do!, the first collection of full-color daily and Sunday PAJAMA DIARIES strips. If you read my previous post about THE PAJAMA DIARIES, you’ll  know that Terri draws from real... Read More »

Prom season is getting underway around the United States, and this year, Tom Batiuk of FUNKY WINKERBEAN created a prom story about two young men at Westview High School who decide to attend the prom together. Controversies surrounding GLBT youth attending high school proms have heated up over the past few years. Tom was inspired by a similar, real-life... Read More »

Hello Readers, I thought you might be interested in a few more items on LITTLE IODINE. In our archives, we came across an unusual, battered item — a card that would be sent to a Jimmy Hatlo fan asking for an autograph. This one is still blank. It looks like it is from about 1950. Jimmy Hatlo was hugely popular, and hundreds of requests for originals... Read More »

So many of us have grown up with SLYLOCK FOX AND COMICS FOR KIDS—everyone remembers sending in drawings in the hope they’d be featured in the strip, or has a funny story about playing “Spot the Six Differences.” Among Slylock’s rotating cast of kooky nemeses, Count Weirdly is often the one who stands out. We’re not entirely sure WHAT Count... Read More »

Hello Archivist Readers, First, I’d just like to say I’m glad you all enjoyed the Dik Browne graph. It was even picked up by The Daily Cartoonist, which was very nice to see. Browne drew the graph in 1983, as part of a promotion urging features editors to run HI AND LOIS, which was then about to reach its 30th anniversary. It’s always... Read More »

For many of us, Mother’s Day is fast approaching. If you are looking for gift ideas that will make Mom smile and keep her entertained long after the flowers fade, we’ve got you covered.  A high-quality print of one of her favorite comics and a gift subscription to DailyINK make a perfect gift because it will be a daily reminder to your mother... Read More »