Stories from Big Blog of Kids Comics
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Porky Pig in "The Joyful Toy"
Big Blog of Kids Comics &bull Dec 13, 2011
The Christmas stories continue with this wild tale wherein Porky invents a jet propelled pogo stick for the Christmas toy market! It comes from Four Color No. 1064, December 1959. The mighty fine pencils come curtesy of John Carey (inks… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Porky Pig
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Yoe Loves Kids' Comics!
Big Blog of Kids Comics &bull Dec 6, 2011
Carl Barks' Big Book of Barney Bear Edited and Designed by Craig Yoe Introduction by Jeff Smith Yoe Books and IDW Publishing In this glorious, golden age of comic book and comic strip reprints, Craig Yoe remains my favorite collections editor. He has such a keen eye for the overlooked gem and the under appreciated artist - and in all of his work, Craig's pure love for kids' comics - true kids' comics - is… Full Story »
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Movietown's Animal Antics No. 40, 1952
Big Blog of Kids Comics &bull Nov 29, 2011
Today we have three stories from one of DC's undervalued funny animal comics, Movietown's Animal Antics . These stories come from No. 40, September-October 1952. The Raccoon Kids (first and third story) is the work of Otto Feuer , who… Full Story »
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Little Golden Book - Ruff and Reddy!
Big Blog of Kids Comics &bull Nov 11, 2011
This Little Golden Book Belongs to . . . Ernie! Thanks, Ernie, wherever you are! The Little Golden Books from the 1940s, 50s, and into the 1960s; featured many of the same artists that were prominent in animation and comic… Full Story »
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Harvey Eisenberg: The "Hanna-Barbera Man!"
Big Blog of Kids Comics &bull Nov 8, 2011
Let's enjoy a whole mess of Harvey Eisenberg and his great take on the charactrers of Hanna-Barbera. Eisneberg has been called the "Carl Barks of Hanna-Barabera," and it isn't hard to see why judging by these following stories featuring HB… Full Story »
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The Odyssey of Casper!
Big Blog of Kids Comics &bull Oct 31, 2011
Today, Casper enters the world of Homer's The Odyssey (and who said comics weren't educational?). This post comes via a request from Big Blog pal, Martin , who in previous comments recalled a specific Casper story where the friendly ghost… Full Story »
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Ernie Colon's Richie Rich!
Big Blog of Kids Comics &bull Oct 26, 2011
When Ernie Colon illustrated a Richie Rich story, readers could expect one thing in spades: Adventure! In a Colon story, Rich became a genius boy inventor fighting crime; and Richie's butler, Cadbury, became a dashing man of action. What great… Full Story »
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Russ Manning in Four Color!
Big Blog of Kids Comics &bull Oct 21, 2011
Today's story is a comic book adaptation of the 1954 Walt Disney film, Rob Roy , with glorious artwork by Russ Manning . This is from Four Color No. 544, March 1954. Mr. Manning strikes the bullseye dead center with… Full Story »
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Friendly Ghost, Casper in "The Golden Touch"
Big Blog of Kids Comics &bull Oct 14, 2011
Warren Kremer , the artist of this story and cover, set the house style for the glorious Harvey Comics of the 1950s and 1960s. No artist ever made Harvey's Enchanted Forest as lush as did the great Kremer. The man… Full Story »
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Bugs & Pals via John Carey and Fred Abranz
Big Blog of Kids Comics &bull Oct 9, 2011
Today we have two stories from Dell's Four Color No 289, August 1950, featuring the art work of two Western Publishing stalwarts, both Warner Brothers animators who also did tons of comic book work: John Carey and Fred Abranz .… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Western
- Comic Book
