Monday, December 04, 2023
Obscurity of the Day: A New Worry Every Day
The panel is mentioned in Mortison's obituary, so I assume it ran for a long time, but my only samples are from 1940. Based on the very flimsy evidence I have in my files, I think it might have been a replacement for a cartoon quiz feature Mortison did titled Lester G.'s Kartoon Kwizz, for which I have examples earlier that same year.
Does anyone have access to online archives or the microfilm of this Waterbury paper to fill us in on Mortison's feature, or features?
Labels: Obscurities
Comments:
Some interesting stuff here: apparently, there was an auction of Mortison artwork earlier this year, but the items didn't sell. https://timsauctions.com/auction/220-31st-annual-cabin/lot-298a-carl-l/
There's also a current auction on eBay that appears to show a "New Worry Every Day" panel from some time in the mid to late 1950s. https://www.ebay.com/itm/296073929048
Great catch there; yes, I would agree that's gotta be 50s. We'll call it strong circumstantial proof that the panel ran a very long time in Waterbury.
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