Friday, May 27, 2022
Obscurity of the Day: Smart Alex the Cop
Been awhile since we checked in with the king of wacky comics, Eddie Eks, and that's a sad state which must not stand. So here we have Smart Alex the Cop, or sometimes just Alex the Cop. This strip ran in the proto-World Color Printing sections of January 17 to April 24 1904*.
To say that the strip just concerns a policeman who chases down lawbreakers is not really doing our man Eksergian any justice. Smart Alex chases his quarry through a Dali-esque dream world where logic, perspective, gravity and anatomy are no more than unfounded rumours. In short, sublime insanity from Eddie Eks.
Thanks to Cole Johnson, who supplied the scans.
* Sources: St. Louis Star and Mansfield News.
Labels: Obscurities
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Hello Allan-
Note that in the top example, Eddie Eks has inserted a few of his other characters; Bug McNutt, Billy the bellboy and the chef from the "Star Hotel: where he and Billy are employed.
Also see that by the dsecond example, Alex has developed an odd German-Swedish-Esperanto accent.
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Note that in the top example, Eddie Eks has inserted a few of his other characters; Bug McNutt, Billy the bellboy and the chef from the "Star Hotel: where he and Billy are employed.
Also see that by the dsecond example, Alex has developed an odd German-Swedish-Esperanto accent.
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: 5/27/2022 2:16 PM 