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Reamer Keller in College Humor, October 1937
Two gags by cartoonist Reamer Keller are in the October 1937 number of College Humor. The setting for the first is a police pullover. As with the September 1937 issue seen in yesterday's post, it is...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #713
Hop on board for my entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #713 dated June 15, 2020. The drawing is by Lars Kenseth. The caption is based on my daughter's idea."By all means run off and join...
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Reamer Keller in College Humor, February 1938
In the February 1938 issue of College Humor, cartoonist Reamer Keller weighs in with a carnival gag."This makes the fifth time today, lady."Reamer KellerCollege Humor, Volume 7, No. 2, February 1938,...
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The Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #79
Every time a bell rings, someone enters the Cartoon Collections Caption Contest. My entries for Contest #79 are below. The heavenly drawing is by Kendra Allenby."What holier-than-thou attitude?""We...
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Reamer Keller in College Humor, April 1938
Cartoonist Reamer Keller's sole contribution to the April 1938 College Humor is a caveman gag with a prehistoric double entendre. What could have been on the mind of all those college students?"The...
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Reamer Keller in College Humor, March 1939
Cartoonist Reamer Keller published two gags in the March 1939 issue of College Humor. The first is set in a classroom and is a joke about the cliche of giving an apple to the teacher. Written on the...
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Reamer Keller: Father's Day Special
Contributor and cartoon aficionado Dick Buchanan has sent a Father's Day cartoon from 1953 by Reamer Keller. Dick writes,"Reamer Keller was one of the most prolific mid-century gag cartoonists,...
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Reamer Keller: No Rest for Grownups
No Rest for Grownups is a series of six panel gag cartoons about children by Reamer Keller that presumably saw publication over 50 years ago. A stamp on the back is dated 1967, either a publication...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #714
Catch my entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #714 for June 22, 2020. The drawing is by P. C. Vey."See? With the ball, it's much more humane."These captions didn't float:"See? Cats make...
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Attempted Bloggery's 9th Anniversary Index
For those who wonder what artists and topics have been covered on the blog over these past nine years, here is the latest version of Attempted Bloggery's index. Enjoy.The Attempted Bloggery Index"Never...
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The Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #80
Practice every day for the Cartoon Collections Caption Contest. My entries for Contest #80 are shown here. The musical drawing is by Tom Chitty."Maestro Salieri! Isn't that young Mozart's shoe?""He was...
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Blog Post No. 3300: "GIve Up?" by Whitney Darrow, Jr.
"Give Up?" is surely one of the signature New Yorker cartoons of Whitney Darrow, Jr. The gag with its perfect two-word caption was published in 1961 and served further as the title of Darrow's 1966...
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The Overprocessed Whitney Darrow, Jr.
Some yellowed original New Yorker art by Whitney Darrow, Jr., appeared on eBay five years ago. The eBay seller did not know the date it was published: June 18, 1960. A pair of women are shown at the...
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Whitney Darrow, Jr.: Marge and Bob's Copy of "Stop, Miss!"
A drawing of an astronaut striding purposely forward and carrying a sign to hang is printed in the front of the 1957 collection"Stop, Miss!"by Whitney Darrow, Jr. He typically would personalize copies...
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Whitney Darrow, Jr.: Down in the Valley
Jacqueline Susann's novel Valley of the Dolls created a sensation in 1966, eventually selling over 31 million copies. The movie followed in December of 1967, receiving poor reviews yet grossing over...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #715
Crack up over my entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #715 for June 29, 2020. The drawing is by Mort Gerberg."Just one. I can't afford any more great falls."These captions weren't...
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Whitney Darrow, Jr.: Creative Block
Original art from the New Yorker by Whitney Darrow, Jr., was offered by Taraba Illustration Art in 2016. The listing read "Overindulged child bored on a rainy day. This is 13 x 11.25” and appeared in...
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The Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #81
Sink your teeth into the Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #81. My three entries are shown here. The drawing is by Teresa Burns Parkhurst."I'm just glad we don't have to eat outdoors.""This place is...
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Whitney Darrow, Jr.: A Signed Nicholls Gallery Poster
A poster for a 1978 exhibition at the Nicholls Gallery by New Yorker cartoonist Whitney Darrow, Jr., is signed and inscribed by the artist "For Donald on his birthday," the small inscription...
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The Art of the Redraw: Sunflower Slow Drag by Whitney Darrow, Jr.
"And now for an encore, Scott Joplin's 'Sunflower Slow Drag'."Whitney Darrow, Jr.RedrawThe New Yorker, September 30, 1974, page 29Published as "And now, for an encore, Scott Joplin's 'Sunflower Slow...
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