Dick Buchanan just dropped off an old Christmas cartoon by Gardner Rea. It was printed in two colors, black and green, in the December 23, 1939 issue of Collier's. Consumption was conspicuous, apparently, even during the Great Depression.
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| "Just the same, I'd feel better if I saw somebody." Gardner Rea Collier's, December 23, 1939 |
Note: My thanks to Dick Buchanan for dipping into his amazing Cartoon Clip Files just for us. This is Dick's 63rd contribution to Attempted Bloggery, a new world record I'm sure the Guinness people will soon be noting. Dick also contributes to Mike Lynch Cartoons. His latest effort there is a post related to this one entitled "From the Dick Buchanan Files: More Wiggly Rea Cartoons 1938-1953." Be sure not to miss it. Wiggly, by the way, referred to the erratic quality of Rea's line.
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