The Stripper's Guide blog discusses the history of the American newspaper comic strip.
Hello, Jim----I remember about 30 years ago, they were cleaning up the "Puck" building in N.Y., and they found a big barrel of 1890's office trash! Hundreds of cartoons, as well as letters, envelopes, snuff can labels, etc. --
Jim sez ... The rumor was that the King Features art was 'guarded' by a chap who could be bribed with a bottle of booze! Good old Al Paskow knew where to find comic art. He first put ads in pulp mags, which brought in a lot of originals.
Hello, Jim----I remember about 30 years ago, they were cleaning up the "Puck" building in N.Y., and they found a big barrel of 1890's office trash! Hundreds of cartoons, as well as letters, envelopes, snuff can labels, etc. --
ReplyDeleteJim sez ... The rumor was that the King Features art was 'guarded' by a chap who could be bribed with a bottle of booze!
ReplyDeleteGood old Al Paskow knew where to find comic art. He first put ads in pulp mags, which brought in a lot of originals.