• exaggerated drawing

• cartooning
distortion in
• complete alphabets of funny lette

• visuals for sounds and smells

• trick cartooning, step-by-step

• changing famous faces into animals

• discovering the potential of TV Characters

• using the facial-feature fun wheel

Includes over 1,200 illustrations i

with quick, easy shortcuts for everyo

from novice to expert

mm MU6T HAVE HAD A 6EN6E OF

"THE CREATOR
HUMOE WHEM HE MADE ALL THOSE ODD- BALL
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A PERIGEE BOOK
 OTHER BOOKS BY JACK HAMM:

Cartooning the Head & Figure

Drawing Scenery
Drawing the Head & Figure
First Lessons in Drawing and Painting
How to Draw Animals

DEDICATED TO
AND HARRY PROVENCE
ADIE MARKS
THESE MEN HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL TO ME OVER THE YEARS.

Perigee Books
are published by
The Putnam Publishing Group
200 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016

Copyright © 1990 by Jack Hamm

All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof,
may not be reproduced in any form without permission.
Published simultaneously in Canada

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Hamm. Jack.
Drawing and cartooning for laughs by Jack Hamm.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 0-399-51634-4
I. Cartooning. 1. Title.

NC1320.H27 1990 90-36196 CI P

741.5—dc20

Cover design E 1990 by Mike Mclver

Cover illustrations by Jack Hamm

Primed in the United States of America

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

This book is printed on acid-free paper.

 mi
L

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION to THE "HATCHLINGS"
DRAWING and CARTOONING for LAUGHS
Funny Kids and Parents 32
Coping with Frustration 1

Humor and Exaggeration 2 RANDOM REMEDIES

Bird and Animal Exaggeration 3
Way-out Exaggeration 4 Pills and Ills 33
Distortion in Cartooning 8
TV ROUTINES
FUNNY LETTERING HILLBILLY and WESTERN MUSIC
Many Uses for Funny Lettering 10 Back in the Hills 34
Examples of Funny Lettering 11
Cartoon Letters and Cartoon Sounds 12 FUN on the FARM
Sounds that Bring Life to Comics 13 Humorous Farm Family Situations 36
Sounds from Dogs, Cats, Chickens,
and Farm Animals 14 WEIGHT LIFTING and CALISTHENICS
Sounds of Music, Romance, Weather, Motors, etc 15
Elongated Sounds, Desperation and Sickness Before and After(?) 37
Sounds, Eating and Fighting Sounds 16
WEATHER the YEAR ROUND
"POORTRAIT STUPIDIO" Summertime 38
Audience Participation 17 Wintertime 39
Facial Feature Fun Wheel 18 and Snow
Sleet, Ice, 40
Funny Faces by Number
the 20 Drouth— then Rain 41

Comic Countenances from Names and

Audience Caricatures 21 TRANSPORTATION
Ships, Trains, Buses, and Planes 42
CARTOONING the LEARNING PROCESS CARtoons 43
Exaggerated Treatments 22
School Kids 23 FACIAL TRICKS
College Students 24 Just Eyes, Just Mouths, Just Noses,
and Just Fingers 45
MUSICAL SUBJECTS
Funny Musician Breakdown 26 FOOD FUN
Vocal and Group Singing Instrumentalists 27 Mirth of the Girth 46
Cooking, Eating, Drinking 47
SLEIGHT of HAND
ARMED SERVICES
The Cowboy's Two Loves
What a Good Husband Should be Familiar With Army and Navy Cartoons 48
A Kid Becomes a Man 29 HUNTING and FISHING
Assorted Cartoons 49
HUMOROUS TV ROUTINES
CITY GOVERNMENT and POLITICS
The Cast-off Pants 30
The Bachelor and the Babe 31 Police and Firemen 50
Cartooning Spots on Crime 52 Comic Birds Used to Sell Products 98
Political Cartoons 54 Birds in Church 99
City Cartoon Comment 55
EXTREME EMOTIONS REDUCED
SOCIAL CLIMBERS to the COMICAL

"Hoy-paloy" 56 Fear, Anger, Pain, and "Insanity" 100

HUMOR in CRYING THE "PLAGUE" FAMILY

Cartoon Responses 58 Way-out Cartoon Concepts 104
Everyday Expressions 105
DRAWING SILLY SLEEPERS
LIFE-SIZE PROFESSOR and HIS THREE
Sleeping and Snoring 60
FAVORITE PUPILS
MALE and FEMALE Hortin 107
Hanson 108
The Battle Rages 62
Hoyle 109
Engagement Procedures 63
Husband and Wife Situations 64
A TRIBUTE to CARTOONIST MARTIN 110

CARTOONING CRAZY COIFFURES

CARTOONING SPORTS Ill
Seven Zany Hair-dos 65
CARTOONING the FAMILY 112
THE ART of KISSING
A TRIBUTE to MINISTERS and
Kissing Sounds in Cartoons 66
PASTORS EVERYWHERE 113

ZANY COMMERCIAL CARTOONS

STUPE THE STUDENT 117
Commercial Cartooning 68
Shopper's Crush 69 IMPROVEMENTS in FACIAL DESIGN 118

TV ROUTINES with AUDIENCE INDEX 120

PARTICIPATION
The Five Dot Challenge 70
What Would Happen if . . .

Father-Son, Mother-Daughter
Blindfold Drawing 72
Combining Features of Four People
Drawing Upside Down 73
Changing an Actress to a Fighter 74
The History of the Male Mind 75
The Lady and the Wrestler 76
The Lady and the Gentleman
Interlocking Heads 77
Combining Comedians with Animal Faces 78
Laughable Animals 79

DRAWING and CARTOONING ANIMALS

Our Hats Are off to the Dogs 80
Cute Cats and Funny Felines 82
Cartooning Insects 83
Cow Cartoon Capers 84
Horse Laffs 86

SENIOR CITIZENS
The Years Fly By— and Then Some 87

BEARS
Discussing Bear Humor 88
Hibernation 91

DRAWING and CARTOONING BIRDS

Bird and Fowl Cartooning 92
Gooney Birds 94
 yr and the world laughs with you,
/
I
~— > Weep, and you weep alone;
For this brave old earth must
borrow its mirth,
But has trouble enough of its own.
PREFACE —
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
(American Poet)

once knew a man who I could hear laughing long paper.The original concept would be enlarged by
before I went into the room where he was. He was not a means of an opaque projector. This way the resultant
,
rich man money-wise. But he was wise in counseling routines look right to the viewer.
people. His advice was free. His laughter was free.
It takes, on the average, an hour or so preparation for
William Mathews, the American author who lived over every TV minute before the camera. However, the pic-

a hundred years age, said of laughter, "It is the cheapest ture is still the entire work of the one holding the chalk.
luxury man enjoys, "and as Charles Lamb says, 'It is These are "trade secrets" revealed in this book. It

worth a hundred groans in any state of the market,' it wouldn't be fair to the reader to withhold this informa-
stirs up the blood, expands the chest, electrifies the tion from him. This method was not bandied about
nerves, clears away cobwebs from the brain, and
the when the show was on the weekly TV screen. Many
gives the whole system a shock to which the voltaic-pile cartoons developed for TV are in this book.
is as nothing. Nay, its delicious alchemy converts even
Other books by the author tell how to do the actual
tears into the quintessence of merriment, and makes

wrinkles themselves expressive of youth and frolic."

drawing step-by-step. An example of this is the A-B-C-
D-E of the bear cub on page 89. For several years the
Indeed, when one hears the laughter of little children it author cartooned a "Week-in-Review" strip in a news-
does something for us who have problems that at times paper. Many of these spots are contained in this volume.
seem unsolvable. We say, "Look at those kids. They
haven't a care in the world." True, they don't seem to be
Years ago when comics first began, they were few and

burdened with too much yet. Band-Aids are available

far A single strip was as wide as the newspaper
between.

and wounds usually minor and get well page itself Now they are half as wide. This is the bane of
their are
quickly. Getting thisbook together involved hours of the cartoonist's life. He cannot develop much in the way
of a background setting. There's little room for balloon
work, but by-in large it was fun. Fun things don't have
talk. But he must live with it. For teaching and learning
to be costly.
purposes, and in the spirit of the way things are, I have
For some four years it was my privilege to illustrate the —
crowded some pages they look "busy" and the spots
late Dr. Albert Edward Wiggam's column "Let's are minuscule. However, relief is afforded with some
Explore Your Mind." He was a good friend and scholar. giant-size heads.
Occasionally you may see a drawing extracted from the
Wiggam series.
The "Stupe the Student" samplings were written and cut
on linoleum blocks then printed in the university news-
For three and a half years I worked at formulating actual paper.The church humor samplings were from a syndi-
television programs intended to entertain. Since the cated series. The big emphasis in this book is to do
chalk artist has to stand at one side while performing so something laughable. What is funny to one person may
that the TV camera can zero in, it's necessary to have not be funny to another. Happy reading!
signal lines pre-drawn in light fall-out blue pencil on the Jack Hamm
 /!W'*v,,,MtylW

This whimsical, unshorn character is confined and trapped.

But the question is one which we might pose at the very
start of the discussions which follow in this book. If you
have a real interest in drawing and cartooning, let it escape!
It just could be with spare-time practice you can develop a
fascinating, fun-filled hobby or even a full-time career in
some phase of funny drawing.
 COPING WITH FRUSTRATION
What is the first thing a beginning artist or car-
toonist must deal with? As an aspiring creator
it has to be a certain feeling of frustration.

Before him or her is a blank page. What will

be done with it? Fortunately, there is an eraser
handy. Often the eraser is as important as the
pencil. Indeed, it should be thought of as a
tool with which to work. Anyone can
put an experimental line down, and
anyone can erase it. Rather than
grind in a line on the paper, be
sure it's lightly done and subject
to change.
Think of your pencil as a roving instrument. Lift —
it up move it about. It's not
very heavy. See how easy it is to touch it to the receiving surface. First off, this
fellow at the left has a desk top or adjustable drawing board which is too steep . Of
course, it is possible to work on a flat desk or drawing board, and some very suc-
cessful cartoonists start out that way and end that way. The best way is to have
1

The answer ust so things

the drawing board or table top slanted. How slanted? : j

don't slide off of it

. When anything slides, it's too steep. So fix it permanently
so it stays that way. It's easier on the eyes if it's slightly slanted. The eyes
adjust themselves and grow less tired this way. If one is drawing or planning
a large picture, a steep slant might be all right.

^ig. "A" above is a cross section of any kind of flat desk or table. Nearly every-
one has that available. It may be necessary to purchase the drawing board. A
couple of books are already close by. Now, prop them up for the proper slant and you're in busi-
ness. By the newly improvised art table (in fig. A) is a cross section of a little stand of some kind
to hold your tools and materials. If it has a drawer or two for accessories that's well and good.
Later on you can purchase an adjustable art table such as diagram "B".

The little cartooned guy at the right is about to give birth to a new idea. The English economist and
journalist Walter Bagehot said, "The keenest anguish known to human nature is the pain of a new
idea." That is true. On the other hand, we've admitted to feeling "frustrated." Frustration is the
first step in the right direction. Mixed in with that is being willing to laugh a little at one's self.
And that drives away the "pain" of a new idea. It clears the way.

This book is full of new ideas. One idea begets another. Our minds rub off on each other. Ways
and styles of cartooning were discussed in Cartooning the Head and Figure by this author. Even
if you have never heard or seen this book, you can experiment on your own. With pencil and eraser
put down something after you've been stimulated. Let your work be fun. Later you can ink your
penciling. The following pages introduce you to "exaggeration" and "distortion."
 HUMOR AND EXAGGERATION

Mm
wmzttwer
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HXteMMM The key word in all cartooning is
EXAGGERATION. Webster's die
tionary definition of the word:
"to enlarge beyond bounds of the
truth. .to overstate.
. to increase especially beyond the
. .

normal to overemphasize. " Take one page of comics

. . .

from most any metropolitan newspaper where there are

12 to 15 comic strips half a page wide and perhaps six to
ten gag panels. Now, count every instance of obvious
exaggeration. We'll come up with from 150 to 200 exam-
ples of exaggeration on that one page. These include ex-
aggerations in the actual drawing and those in the story
idea and the wording of it.
More than ever before in our history the reader thinks
the cartoonist has taken leave of his senses. Whereas, he
has gone way out, he may have gone a way way out. and , . .

beyond that! There seems to be no limit to the stretch of

his imagination. Call the cartoonist illogical, a fabrica-
tor, an extremist —
and that may well be true, but usually
that's what makes it funny. And the reader delights in es-
caping into this ludicrous buffoonery.
It serves a therapeutic purpose. To some readers it
serves as a real tonic. The Bible says "A merry heart
doeth good like a medicine" (Prov. 17: 22). One transla-
tion has it "A joyful heart worketh an excellent cure."

"HLO, MR. PRINCIPAL ^

WE
FOUND LITTLE IKE AHIDIN'OUT
'HINDTH' WOOD PILE- VM. ScNDIN' HIM BACK,
> TO 5CHOOL505 YA KIN WOOC SOME O' PA C~^
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Abraham Lincoln said, "With the fearful strain

that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh
I should die. " The English novelist Thackery

wrote, "A good laugh is sunshine in a house.

Sir Fulke Greville, English poet, observed,
"Man is the only creature endowed with the
power of laughter.
 DUMPEB CZOP OF PECkKZ EF-
FECTED X> SURPASS
lAST YEARS HAUL SV
THW5AMD5
OF POUNDS..

squirrel in fig. 2 is a clip from a local news-

paper's week-in-review strip. The hat, coat
and tie are fitted on the forgetful little crea-
ture who will bury many more nuts than he
BIRD & ANIMAL EXAGGERATION will ever return to dig up.

On future pages we will feature more birds and ani-

mals. Fig. 1 is a clip from Dr. Albert Edward
Wiggam's column entitled "Let's Explore Your
Mind. "Each day there were three questions with
the famous doctor's answers below. In the cartoon
the two birds are dressed in human clothes. The

€
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Now that we have the magic key, let's give ourselves an
assignment. We want (1) A lazy, good-for-nothing nag
of a horse; (2) A sleepy Rip van Winkle-type of rider that
propped him up so he wouldn't fall over; and (3) Four list-
less companions asleep with him. All of them are quietly
snoring ZZZ-zzz-zz- — z dove, cat, dog and spider.
The immediate problem is to stay awake long enough
to get it all on paper. We've just had a little nap so we're
ready to begin. We plan it with a drop- out- blue pencil
(possibly a Berol Verithin Sky Blue No. 740 1/2) which re-
quires no erasing. . the camera won' t pick it up). We' 11
.

ink it with a flexible pen point (preferably a Gillott No. 170

or a Hunt No. 99). After we're finished, if we have enough
strength to crawl up on the bed, we'll take another little nap.
We'll entitle our sketch "Stopped for a Rest Zz-z."
 This poor fellow is disturbed by the
way things are going generally—
both inside and outside his head.
Whatever it is is weighing heavily on
his mind. Both himself and the horn-
spque below serve to illustrate the
principles of exaggeration and distor-
tion.

^2f«e-/ys//*f'«i
 OF TUAT GC/K*.

eO{/6A/T4lY .

DISTORTION IN CARTOONING
distortion is another key word in the cartoonist's vocabulary, It
is akin to exaggeration. Clothes which can be frightfully dis-
torted and yet worn by comic people play a part in bringing ir-
repressible smiles to the reader. If a character is a clumsy
bumpkin, he has every right to look absurd. The sane world
orders fussy tailormade apparel. He wants to be in "style."
Clothing manufacturers squeeze him into their mold and extract
money from him.
Fig. 1 above is highly offended that his taste in clothing is questioned. Fig. 2 openly
defends his choice and fig. 3 couldn't care less. Open your daily newspaper to the comic
page and count the pieces of clothing which don't fit. Hats sometimes come down over
their eyes; some of them eat and sleep in their hats. Trousers are seldom pressed. Very
often pants are too short or too long. Belts are left off or drawn too tightly. Neckties and
collars are too big or too small. Sleeves on shirts and coats often cover the hands.
Why are circus clowns loved by children of all ages? One reason is their crazy,
(cont'd next page)
8
 COMIC COUNTENANCES
FROM NAMES

In fig. 1 the M above the eyes. The sideways _A is the nose.

is
The R The Ms left of mouth; E the other eye.
is the left eye. CLIFTON ROBINSON
B is the mouth, then AXTER follows under chin around to hair Fig. 2 is obvious.
In fig. 3 C nose,

—
is
L is eye &IFTON
-*-.
/ * (l
n
follows down upper
lip clear to tie. In
last name R is fore-
head & middle brim
of hat,O is in ear
Fig. 4 is & B is ear. I_is back
photo of man of neck, N is crown
and his of hat. S is left hat
caricature is brim, O is right
at immediate hat brim. The' last
right. N is above eye.

Fig. 5 is
pretty girl
photo at left
and caricature
to right of that,

Man's face is
elongated with
simple essentials
for identification.

Girl's face in cari-

cature is a pert
likeness of photo.
Caricature is only
slightly distorted. Go easy on
women; get rougher on men is a
good rule to follow. Never show
teeth in a drawing or painting of
a woman —
make teeth inside
smile white all the way across.

Older people with many age lines

are easier to caricature and are
less sensitive about results
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type ofhumor lasted
so long? They were good actors, to be
sure— but more than that they have
helped us escape day-by-day stres-
ses of reality. Take the characters
—
in figs. 1,2, 3 & 4 all hopeless ig-
noramuses. Their minds have taken leave
of their senses. But seriously, wouldn't
it be nice if we could have knowledge
poured into our brain as in fig. 3? Al-
ready in this book we have noticed that
ill-fitting clothes can be funny. Of some
"normal" flesh and blood people, they BESIDE* BEIM6 "THE NAME OF- >
have, in our judgment, a funny walk or A STREET- WHO EL** WA*j
6eo WASHiwenoKKJ
a funny talk. Fig. 6 is such a guy in
cartoon. We all grew up having
to wash our ears as child-
AQAIN... "THE AA05T
IMPORTANT WORD
ren; and, yes, there was a
YOU EVER LEARNED real Agricultural Meeting
mentioned in picture No. 8.
Figs. 12 & 13 and figs. 1 & 2 on 11
the next page are cartoon types.

22
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 CARTOONING COLLEGE STUDENTS
ON SLEEPING IN CLASS Ffecalling / WHEEE AM I ? OH YES...
THEEE TERAA THEMES.,
the way
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Wo o
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w FEEL LIKE A CAB DOOR
SLAMMED ONI THEM...

16
THEN THE STUDENT,'^;
WHO SIA/EAK UPAHVrjK
DOWU A PAT MUST VV.
HAVE GOTTEN INTOl"
HIS NOTES...
M
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Setting out to read the"

THE RING AND THE BOOK
the most long sustained of Robert Browning's poems.

24
AND MORE OF THE SAME
 FUNNY MUSICIAN
BREAKDOWS
Curing this TV routine, tin-
pan piano music was heard in
the background. The first
thing drawn for pianist No. 1

is fig. 2 at the right. It is a

huge face with droopy eyes, a
furrowed brow and a thick un-
derlip grin. The head below
(fig. 3) was drawn immed-
not
iately. Later, whenit was

added, it showed the backside

as it appears at the left. As
a final punch line, his smil-
ing face was twisted around
beneath his derby hat. His
handlebar ears are in keep-
ing with musicians of this
type. 3
Routine No. 2 is made up of six different faces. It is well to present these one at a time in their
proper place on the revolving board. The long face (fig. 1) is drawn first. His smiling compatriot ;

(fig. 2) is drawn below this to the right. The board is then turned so the fig. 3 face (on the arm)
can be added. Face (fig. 4)
with his tongue hanging out
//) |

is next in line. For this

the entire board is turned
upside down.

This new face is the

bottom of the piano
stool. See diagram
2 at left. While the
board is in this posi-
tion, the wide (fig. 5)
smiling face is sketch-
ed in. This is the base
of the piano. All the
missing lines of this accom-
plished musician & piano
are climactically added.
This makes five faces in
place and one to go. The
punch line face and head
(fig. 6) are drawn as the
in-studio sound man
brings up the music in
crescendo. The two notes
above the pianist' s pound-
ing fingers are pertly hung
in the air as the resounding
climax!

1>
v

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26
 The pianist at the right is an alter
nate for the one on the opposite
page. You can easily locate
three faces besides the one
of the virtuoso himself.

The saxophone player

(fig. 8)below has
seven distinct faces.
In drawing him,
any of the seven
can be drawn
first. When
you sketch in
light blue guide
lines,you can
can draw them
at will. When
the chalk artist
moves his draw-
^if\b
ing hand over
the page, the viewer is kept awake wondering what is going on.
It is never wise to confine too much minute activity in a small
area. The whole operation has more of a "flare" about it when
the performer wastes no time. The careful exacting planning
has already been done beforetime.

THE 7-HEADED
SAXOPHONIST

THE MUSICAL FOOTBALL SQUAD CHOIR

"THE CENTER., GUARDS, TACKLES AND END5

ARE SINGING WELL NOW, CONCERNING
...

THE BACKFIBLD...* 27
CARTOONS OF MUSIC TUNES

28
 SLEIGHTOF HA«D{£^°"Do
THE COWBOY'S TWO LOVES
Once a cowboy fell in love twice -

first with his horse and secondly

with a beautiful cowgirl. Fig. 1
begins with large alert ears
Then a line comes down the «
forehead to the nostril, the <f
upper and lower lip below,
then the chin. From there
the line goes to the jawbone
and throat of the horse's neck
All of this is simply outline
Next the eye of the animal's
magnificent head is drawn-
then the mane behind the
ears. Finally, attention is
given to the interior
vhich is all light-blue-
lined. The chalk art
begins drawing
ist
wo people upside
down. It takes a-
while before the
udience realizes
they're the cowboy and
cowgirl holding hands. The very
last lines to be carefully drawn
are the facial profiles of the
handsome pair. Then the
board isturned around
revealing the two look-
ing into each other's
eyes. The cowgirl
won out over
the horse!

A GOOD HUSBAND
should be familiar with
ber of articles. They are
be found in fig. 3. He should know how
e the clothespin and the scrub brush (the
mustache). Also he should be familiar
with an apron that ties in the back. Next, he should be able to
fold a diaper and use a safety pin. He should be able to bring home money (the eyes). Lastly, he
should use one word in particular, "YES" and smile when he says it! This is the perfect husband.

A KID BECOMES A MAN

In fig. 4 the youngster gets his
start. In fig. 5 his chin juts out
with determination. He grows a
mustache and wears glasses. In
fig. 6 his cheeks are sunken,
bags are under his eyes and he
has acquired many more wrin-
kles. But we all love him !
 STORY OF THE CAST-OFF PANTS
Once upon a time there was a pair of pants
outgrown by my brother. When I got into
them I found the hole in the left knee was
just perfect for me to see out of (fig. 1).

Time went by and I realized I was becoming stoop

shouldered, so I pulled out and sought another peek out place. There was a hole in the right pock-
et. By stretching a bit I could see out there (fig. 2).
It was a proud day for me. The family called me
the "8" ball in the side pocket. There was a hole
in the seat, but the kids laughed when I looked out
there. All the while I was still growing.

Finally I could see over the

belt line (fig. 3). I had cause
to smile. When it rained I
crouched and drew the belt
up to the last notch.

I had grown into my older bro-

ther's shoes and could walk as
never before. They were roomy
and didn't cut off circulation.

I inherited his shirt(fig. 4). The neck

was a little too big, but thank
goodness my shoulders didn't
slip through. I never wore a

tie because it cut off my hear-

ing.

Fig. 4 shows the record of my rise.

At last my fingers came through the
shirt sleeves and I could do things to
help earn the family living. With my
left hand I could hold up the pants
'quite well. As time went by I
gave the pants to my little
brother for he could see out
the knee.

30
 THE BACHELOR AND THE BABE
This is the story of an old sailo
of like "Popeye The Sailor Man
fell in love with a nifty babe. Of
when this story is told and drawn
sequence, it has more interest
is, the various
steps are
necessarily
revealed for
one cannot
help but see
the ending
before it's
supposed to
come. Anyway,
the chalk cartoonist
begins by drawing the big nose in fig. 1 (including the nostril). Next, the
eyes are drawn — one open and the other squinting with a frown. After that, the turned down
mouth and chin are portrayed with "The bachelor wasn't
very happy. He had a scowl on his face most of the time.

Next, his pointed head is added with "But one day thisole
codger met a nifty babe who was to change his whole life."
This prompted him to be more careful about his appear-
ance. He didn't have much hair, but he combed the sev-
eral strands which he had (now add lines in fig. 3 which
were not in fig. 1). He wanted to make a good impression
on his new interest in life. He grew sideburns in front of
his ear —again not much to work with. As he walked a-
long he nervously grabbed a straw and chewed it (as in
fig. 2). Then he got out his old corncob pipe shaped some-
thing like a little foot and puffed a line or two of smoke
all shown in fig. 2 but drawn in place as in fig. 3. Next, he
started to wear a tie, but he knew nothing about tying the
knot. See how rumpled ^n_
it The
is in fig. 4.
knot became huge.
Now turn the board
to reveal the babe
to the audience
(fig. 5). "You see
she is lying on

her back playing with her toes and she

has a cute smile on her face. " The
old sailor bachelor did all he could
to help the parents for he, too, was
quite taken with his new friend.

Concerning the preparation for this

routine: The babe should be enlarged on the
paper by means of an opaque projector. While the image is on the paper light-blue-line it so only
the chalk artist can see what' s there. Think it through and decide on the process as explained a-
bove. Mentally combine the patter with the movement of the hand. Fig. 2 and the upside down face
of the baby in fig. 4 are the most complicated. The width of the chalk line should be strong enough
to be seen by viewers in the back of the room.

31
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32
 The crazy drawings on these two pages were
drawn in time to hillbilly music before a TV
camera. The piece of chalk held in the hand
became a moving baton as if di-
recting the background music —
which was always corny. In
order to accom-
plish this it is
absolutely
necessary to
work out the
sketch before-
hand, then
pre-draw the
lines with
light blue
pencil which
the TV cam-
era won't
pick up. Next,
listen to the
beat of the music many times, getting it in mind so
thoroughly that tracing the lines making up the drawing will
appear easy. Try to time the music so the sketch and the
music end up exactly the same time. If they don't, have a
"cushion" in the routine so that you may stop with all the
essentials of the drawing on screen.

Anywhere there are people

of any age and culture you' 11
have a ready audience for this
brand of humor. It doesn't have ^/
to be done on TV. Unsophisti-
cated folk lacking in urban
polish and refinement make
likely subjects. Actually we who are citified are no
better than our country neighbors. T

principle of way-out exaggeration

mentioned earlier is put to
good use here. Some of
the best comics to a-
dorn our newspapers
have been so-called
hicks or hillbillies.
There are five exam-
ples of lovers on these
two pages. They're not
hard to find.
34
 The strong rugged type at the
the right appeals to this
young bundle of feminin-
I
£
^r
ity. She says his beard
makes him dignified
^£
v.

Fig. 10 is a candidate for

The young thing above has fallen for
frail
marriage. She has a
the studious type wearing glasses. They're
winsome smile, a very
both planning on getting advanced degrees
— perhaps a Ph. D. Already he has his eye
pleasant disposition and
dresses well.
on his MA-in-law. He has two BVD's.
Fig. 12 is the father of
fig. 10. He has his shot-
The lovebirds below have their love to keep gun ready if anyone leaves
them warm. After the wedding their parents her at the altar. He says
have promised them each a pair of shoes. whoever marries his
daughter gets a prize. So
far her suitors want to
see the prize before they
propose.

Closely akin to hillbilly

music are folk music,
country music and
western music. Invent
some characters to fit
into these labels.

35
 A 54- DI6TBICT COUet SBAND JUEY TEEMS
SOIL EE2SI0M A CEIME"*. RECOMMENDS THAT
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COUNTY Pi/ECHASE- MACHINERY TO AID FAEMEES.,,

THI^ 16 OFFICIAL WOCD

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36
 son who looked rather puny
at first, then after he had
followed directions he be-
came an entirely different
specimen of humanity. In
his mind fig. 1 was trans-
formed into fig. 2. All the
while his wife (fig. 3) was
Here we have a picture of a
a good deal more robust
fellow (fig. 1) who had dreams
of being a front-runner with the opposite
sex. than he — in fact, she had
the big shoulders and biceps
He read the ads and saw the TV commercials
and feet to match. This fig.
about being in shape. He filled out a coupon 1 guy had thought, if he could
and sent in his $19. 95 guaranteeing him of a just be her manager in the
better physique in ninety days or his wrestling circuit, they would
money back. In this particular ad was have a pretty good income.
a "before" and "after" picture of a per- But, alas, she regularly bounced him off
r^. the walls and pinned him down. In the his-
% 'T/ZEYZX^CAUMFTHFOCTOPtrt?) tory of cartoon comics the female has been
the head honcho in many a household.

^,0
SUMMERTIME I once hbe:> that if YOU ^v *
TAKE A SCALDIN6 HOT BATW,THEM <£?*•, 7^*i" Off CLOTHeV
WEAP UP !M WOOL BLANKETS
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|///ir»\'A WILL BE QUITS
PLEASANT
AFTe?WAKDS

\\u/y On this page are random drawings

80NQ!'/f ~\'_ an d cartoons relating to hot weather
JOL^ }~- subjects. Where the reader lives
„ $° /""has bearing on their relevancy.

Weatheeman ^X>7
EAT WAVE CAUSES' CITIZENS TO DEVIS 'BETTER
MANY ME 7HCDS OF RELIEF^ predicts 6umwy thames
giving amd hits it
on the
fps» 5LOW UP
OR I'LL
nose...
WA5TE
AWAY/"

38
 Mark Twain
WINTERTIME said, "The
weather is
always doing
something.
Very likely
it is the most
talked about
subject in the
world. Often
it's very fun-
ny — and so
the cartoon-
ist doesn't CE
pass it by. BENDS
When we hear SHRUBBERY
someone LOW...
that
is "under the
weather"
a laugh can
be a good
0LD A/UW WINTER KEEPS CITIZENS tonic!
H0PPIN6 TO A FREAKISH TUM&...

Good for closing (jCOD FOR NOTHING GOOD FOR PUNCUATING

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39
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10

In an overpopulated worLd the cartoonist sees little heads

by the score everywhere. On the ship in fig.l Mrs. John Q.
Talkative has the captain cornered. In fig. 2 a bus passenger
gets his head caught in the door. another is peeking out
. .

from underneath. In fig. 3 railroad executives are on their way.

In fig. 4 the only happy faces are on either side of the pretty girl.
Women take up flying in fig. 5. In fig. 6 private jets are invented.
Fig. 7 pictures a 100-year-old-women who likes fresh air. In 8 & 9
families go on vacation. The car in fig. 9 has a face. Octane atoms
become the fuel of tomorrow in fig. 10. In fig. 11 the big 3 decker
planes are put in operation.
This one is set on automa-
tic pilot.
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43
 DBA* ME/ AND
MORE -"

At
CAR
t

left is a true
TOONS
IN BROAD,
DAYLI6HT/>v
r— 6 MY PACE
RED/ OR HADN'T
YOU NOTICED?
a face. Express
on inanimate
may give car-
toons life. At
right is a guy
trying to
cheat a
meter.

Spots on
thispage
are not
relat-
ed.

>s

SETTLED..

If one observes cars in the funnies ^IVE-gOY SCHOOL PffTROL UNITl

he'll find there's no particular model ORGANIZED FOE GREAT5?
for any time. a car-riding world
It's SAFETY IN PROVIDENT
may be curses HEIGHTS DISTRICT.,,
we live in. Autos or
blessings. We can't do without them.
If we rode less and walked more we'd

be in better shape physically.

I THINK ITS FROM

TH' GRILL WORK OF A SIG CAR,
BILL, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
TO L00< 'FORE YA CROSS TH' STREET

ClTYS NEW 510,190 ELGIN

STREET SWEEPER. IS NOW IN SERVICE...

14
 JUST EVES„(Facial Tri
JUST MOUTHS—
(JUST NOSES—
JUST FINGERS
The common house
fly has hundreds
of eyes — we
have but two. Let'
begin with these
two and draw addi-
tional ones as we in-
crease our expanded
vision's expectations
Just think, we could
go to sleep with
many of these eyes
leaving just one
open as a
guard eye!
/

made entirely of lips and

Fig. 2 is a beautiful lady
First we draw her laughing mouth. Her
mouths.
nose, eyes
and brows
are closed
lips. Now encase
these in a large laughing
mouth turned sideways.
Her hat, flowing hair,
neck, shoulders
and bodice are
mouths. She
is excep-
tionally
happy

Fig. 3 is a
lovely madonna with only
noses used. Beginning with
her real nose we'll complete the face and the other lines with
noses or parts of noses. She loves perfume!
Fig. 4 is a man's profile along with hat. He laughs handily —
was a nail
biter, but broke the habit and became a marvelous pianist using many fingers!
45
 MY DOCTOR HA* M/HTH OF THE GIH7H
LIMITED ME TO or GLEE OF THE GLUTTON PEAS ON YOUR
_^_ Okie BITE OF PIE ?*... /YO//

the subject of eating involves those who

strictlyobey their doctors (fig. 1), those
who are quite self-sufficient (fig. 2),
those who defy convention (fig. 3), those
who store it away Thanksgiving (fig. 4),
those who wisely listen to counsel (fig. 5)
and those who don't (fig. 6).

5MALIER
HELPINJ66 \6
THE ANSWER

*^1D CITIZENS BELT

STILL TAUT FEOM
GOBBLING GOBBLED AMD
STUPFING STUFFINGS...

At the left we see that most of

the world is one big stomach.
j Some try to curb
their appe-
tite by
eating
out
,(fig8).

The gentle eating

gentleman at right
(fig. 9) shows amaz-
ing progress by using
self-restraint.

46
 DiBEcnons:,
IF Y0UZ
COOKING, EATING, DRINKING
PSgf
The lady in fig. 1 got
to the oven too late.
Bellows of smoke are
CD rolling out.She prob-
ably overslept for curl-
ers are still in her
hair. Her husband
thought of pushing her
on in. The fig. 2 lady
has a new rocket stove
— maybe an answer to
cakes that fall. Problem
is more than the cake
may rise. Everyone else
on this page is doing
something with or about
food or drink
WAITRESS/THERES
A ELY IN AAV PIE

MM
47
 ARMYAND NAVY
I

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yovvz \ ! I

TO 7//F&F&ZT

its rreM4,PAEA6e&PW3,
PA6E 9, VOLUME35 THATS
GOT ME CONFUTED

Here are some ins and

'rj'fiy '.j'ju^ outs of the armed ser-
VVrjji (; /^ vices. It's a good thing
M 'j that these characters are
«&V>Aj£ not typical or we'd lose the
y//
war overnight. Fig. 5 just en
listed for 4 more

9
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* SURE., I KMOW 3UT WHATLL I DO WITH

MV 60LDFISH ?"
 I'DGIVE ANYTHING JF ONE
HUNTING AND FISHING W0ULD/-V JU5T TAKE A SITE/
 CARTOON SPOTS ASSIST POLICE AND FIREMEN

POLICE 0BDEEED TO
E0US1D UP OVERDUE is clear. ,'
tfV&X
PARKINS METER Officsz billnunn conducts
TICKETS** one-man campaign against jaywalked.

On this page we have various situations showing the need for police-
men. In fig.1 children are being set at ease with the man wearing the

badge. The big fellow in fig. 3 makes it rough on law violators. The
deputy marshal in fig. 4 proves to be a crack shot. Figs. 5 & 6 are
warnings about overdue parking meter tickets. Jaywalking is not the
thing to do (fig. 6). Fig. 9 shows a "smart" crook being apprehended.

™
Jf^ YOU BI6 S7B0NS MAM,
I
WOULD YOU MIND DR0PPIN6
\ IN THESE FIVE WEE NICKLBS
(
FOKLIL'OLEMH^ONE-
g \^ EVERY HOUR ?

I'VE ALWAYS
; WANTED TC
IT... HOW DIC
^MANAGE- T<
4 UPTHECCUISAG^

--

In fig. 11a window peeper

is finally caught and car- rfoUE 7£ WIMDCVV ?EEP5Z WWED
OVEZTO
?0LlCc AFTE2 ALI3HNG WAY OUT THEEET/ME5.
ried off to jail. [
50
'HERE^ YOUR DIPLOMA.SHULTZ^
"
We ca YOU BEiVST^
\FYOUCAUBEMEMSEE )
derly ridicule UNHAND ME
ERENCE BETWEEN. and sarcasti- AT ONCE
cally poke fun at
times in cartoon.
Antics of the Key-
stone Cops from
yesteryear enter-
tained movie goers,
Having graduated
at the bottom of his
class fig. l's Shultz
is ready to confront
the meanies. The honest (?
crook in fig. 2 is led to fess up
Yes, there is a National Crime
Prevention Week (fig. 3). We
enter the court room in figs. 4,
5 & 6. The masked man in 7
and the cigar-chewing desperado
in 8 will finally get caught. The
ball & chain is introduced in
spots 9 & 10. Fig. 11 gets the
axe. The unsavory characters
from 13 on down have been
apprehended and forced
to trade in their civil-
ian clothes for pris-
on stripes. That
V-ate -m
crime doesn't pay
is illustrated in pic-
tures 24 & 25. The
^ "smart" guy at
poker will soon
be in the
pokey (fig.23)
23 C3
at
From a Shake-
spearean play.>

11
13
24 10

B&5
15

25
 DRAWING & CARTOON SPOTS ON CRIME
~^ Slg, COUL D THVT P0S3I3L-Y B£ A MOT CHCC*?J
/you haven't $een anything
Lor A STO LEN CAR. HAVE YOU,
"
BUB 7

Here we purposefully engage in comic

lampoonery when we address officers
of the law. See examples fig. 1 above
and fig. 1 next page. Some
^ of these spots are a com-
real
^j bination fantasy and
life. The police woman in fig. 8
ismanhandling a no-good thug
Fig. 10 is supposed to be an
undercover spy; the other
women below are gun
molls, girlfriends of
gangsters. Fig. 6 is
/
"Six-finger' Loui, a
safecracker. Many
cartoon characters
today have four
fingers on each
hand. Fig. 7 is
from theWiggam
panel "Let's Ex
plore Your Mind.

Above example of an im{

is an
ment crime, the gun, beinf
of
larged. More newspapers are
featuring symbols drawn into
titles of lead stories.

52
 Here Oscar Ignoritall has settled down for a
night of rest. In just a few seconds he maybe
completely unsettled. In fact, he may be blown
sky-high. Liftoff
7^ is about to take
?' place.

w!!5L
It was a hot time in the old
hometown last vea2«
fire losses
ROARED TO %3bl 332.3b )

.-THE HIGHEST IN
We are admonished to stop and ^5EGEANTS ON HISTORY.
think by the officer at left. On his POLICE POKE AMD
beat his main concern is our LIEUTEWAMTS IN

safety. In fig. 4 the gendarme F12E D5PT. RE-

^->, is a member of the armed CEIVE INCREASE
police force for the main- N PAY
tenance of public order. He ENVELOPE
and his fireman buddy have
reason to be happy — an in-
crease in pay. In fig. 6 below,
symbolic figures illustrate the
need for our backing the man in
blue. Our support of him will
turn the chart line downward. "I'D SETTER WATCH THIS
Deceptively the criminal WOODBUeNlNG 5T0VE*
is wearing a white suit
and a black mask. The crook undergoing the
lie detector test in fig. 7 is
unhappy about the result.

What tele-
phone pole
&0TA HIGH
does not
AND LOW MEN
have post-
ers tacked
TELEPHONE
all over it
POLES MUST
around
COME DOWN
election
time? And SAYS CHIEF
OF POLICE.
there are
laws
Better Back the Man in Blue against it! 8
53
 .EVERYONE GETS ONE VOTe\
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54
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55
THE'HOY-PALOY
Fig. 1 is Mrs. Van
Snort who marri
a rich cattleman
Many times he
thought if he
just put a i

saddle on her back (?); however, she was

too uppity for a rancher's wife. She
liked social affairs as did Mrs. Van
Doren (fig. 2) who walked with a
lilt. She had a springy buoyant
movement which wasn't overly
graceful. Mrs. Vanderbilt (fig.
3) loved high society also and
had a daughter who recently
made her debut. This daughter
(fig. 4) wore two earscrews on each ear which attracted considerable atten-
tion. Fig. 5 was worried that her triple chins would make her look older. So
she pulled the skin up and back in front of her ears with adhesive tape. She
then combed her hair down over the tape so it wouldn't show. This uplift gave
her a perpetual smile. The lady whose profile is shown (fig. 6) liked extra long
eyelashes looking somewhat like a black butterfly's wings. She coated her lips
with thick lipstick so they'd be in kissing position. Fig. 7 did her hair herself
and got it too short in back. Fig. 8 is in the act of applying lipstick, She's
having great difficulty getting the left side to match
the right side. Later when she reaches her nose
she'll have it evened out.
 At the left we have
two of the ladies at a
tea which is a recep-
tion at which time tea is
served to people with the
little finger sticking away
out. below left is
Fig. 2
one lady preparing for
Her curls
the affair.
are still in their co-
coons awaiting libera-
tion. She has had a man-
icure, a pedicure (which
she is repairing) and a ped-
igree which is recorded pur-
ity of breed showing distin-
guished ancestry of relatives
high on a precarious pedestal.
She's almost ready to take a
long shoehorn in an effort to
get a 15 inch foot into a stylish
7 inch shoe (they' re on the
floor) by turning all her toes
out, over and under in a tor-
turous knuckle-breaking
crimp. By late after-
noon the nail polish
she's using will be chip-
ped and in need of repainting for the next tea. She
is the only one on earth who knows her toes have had
this much attention — but it may help psychological-

Fig. 3 was a fashionable

dress a few years back.
Fig. 4 is an advanced design,
a dress of the future in keep-
ing with rocketry and space
shuttles. When you get right
down to it, neither makes a
whole lot of sense.
57
 It's been said money doesn't
buy happiness. The gentleman
HUMOR IN CRYING at the left is dressed in a
cutaway coat, is wearing
an expensive tie and has
a silk stovepipe hat. He
has decided to jump in-
to the lake and end it
all — his true love has
turned him down. He had
spent tons of money on her
Though he cannot swim
fortunately the air
space in his hat is
going to keep
him from
drowning.

Mm
Line drawings 3 & 4 por-
tray deep sorrow. No
doubt the tear glands are
becoming active. Fig. 3's
brow is furrowed and
there's just one big croc-
odile tear. Sometimes
wet kind)
sniffling (the
goes with crying. Fig. 4
has profuse tears run-
ning off a nose grown
large and red from sniff-
ling. He seems to be ex-
periencing disbelief over
something that happened.
Notice that in both 3 & 4
the ink lines are kept
parallel —
for the most
part they fol-
low the shape
of the face.
The pen point
used was a
Gillott 170.
A Hunt 90
point would
do as well.

The fellow above could

well be singing the ole
comic classic "I've got
tears in my ears, from lying on my back just crying
over you." His heart is broken, He's crying
bucketsful.
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58
misery likes company. The clown-like characters in fig. 5 may
be consoling each other. Comic tears may fly off into the air.
So much of comic humor is built on tragedy. If all the funny
paper cases of tragedy occurred, the whole world would be in
a terrible fix. One way we can avert real tragedy from hurting
so much is to read about funny people who get it in wholesale
quantities. Our funny bones are tickled in seeing make-believe
folk get banged, bonked and whamed. It would be a sad world
without comic pages in newspapers and magazines.

Fig. 6 at top right is completely choked up with great gushes of

tears. What a taste he must have in his mouth — tears are salty
and the poor guy may swallow some of it.

Fig. 7 has quivering lips and sagging jowls. His tears squirt; they
don' t just fall.

Fig. 8 is hysterical with grief. He has just learned that

, You His mother-in-law may
fill it in.
be coming for an extended His wife may have banged up the
visit.
family car. His children just flunked out of school. His favorite
team just lost the championship in the last two seconds of the game.

Fig. 9 (we've run out of misfortunes) so we move on to fig. 10

This happy fellow is taking a sunbath in the cemetery. He
does this only in the summertime when he can pluck aposy
and enjoy life. Some people think he is a little weird.
A%?ZSr And he cries a little

59
 DRAWING SILLY SLEEPERS v-t
V The wife at left has pulled the cover off the poor
husband. She has plastered her ice-cold feet
on his back. He is shivering and his
teeth are chattering. His blood has
stopped running. He'll be a no
good wreck in the morning.
2
The husband above
^ just woke up to
see the silhouette of his wife
in curlers, r

The husband in
fig. 3 is snoring.
His wife propped up is
half awake endur-
S^ftz* ing the ear-split-
Fig. 4 is a fellow ting sound.
who has put a
small pillow over .

his eyes to keep

out the daylight.
Just enough air / A
gets to his nos-
trils tokeep him
from suffocating.
No, that is not a pillow
in his stomach — that's him.

See the en-

larged snorer V
at right. The rough
hoarse noises come
from the vibration of
his soft palate —
this foghorn can Fig. 8 is a 7' 9" basketball player tossing
be heard through in a normal-sized bed. He'd like to be a
a ten room house
 ^ss*^??**5 Here we have SLEEP put through its
paces — from the ridiculous to the sub-
lime (in reverse). A hasty rundown:
1. Dreaming in technicolor — do we do it?
2. Pencil still behind the ear while napping
3. Sleeping beauty.
4. A fantasy trip on a flying carpet.
5. Getting into the laughably absurd —
even the ridiculous.
^THE
i PI LLOW, 5CROGi6IN5, IS NOT
The semi-absurd on a couch.
A PART OF THE
COMPANY UNIFORM. Z's for sleep vs. BUZ's from the bee
about to land on this poor guy's nose.
A big Z, an insecurely tied hammock
-% 2 z and a big tack directly beneath.
Bowed in bedposts and sagging
mattress — good for cartoon.
Disturbed sleep — horrifying!
Mom gets breakfast in bed —
a semi-cartoon.
A dream fan-
delightfull bit of
tasy — doing a ballet in his
long underwear.
Preposterous position — feet
propped up, head on a rock.
14. Resting in a hospital bed.
Good intentions down the
Z drain.
Snores cut in a linoleum
block— he wears glasses
recognize people
to better
he dreams about.
Man who has learned to
sleep standing up.

61
THE BATTLE
RAG&s

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Is it true that
'The female of the
species is more deadly
— than the male?"
por centuries
this question has been
debated. Study shows one
female (fig. 2) lays 500,,
eggs which hatch in
—
^fe- _- -.24 hours

In fig. 3
^- 7 he took off his
shoes when he
sneaked in
should have
taken his
hat off too!

The couple
are not married
in fig. 5
they are. By day's end the little guy
in fig. 6
who is out front by a small margin will be
taller due to the growing bump on his bean.
After all is said and done, the exercise
obtained will help extend life that the
skillet may have shortened. The iron-
ical part concerning the relationship is
that this same skillet is the one he uses to
prepare her breakfast in bed.

62
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ENGAGEMENT PROCEDURES J ^y^

K
His tears may break through
her cool reception.

The way it used to be... stiff collar,

string tie and spats. For her: nervous
little fan, long gloves and bustle.
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The way married

couples react to
one another depends
on a number of fac-
tors. Just who has
the upper hand — male or fe-
male? Actually, a heavy hand-
ed cartoonist may not help at
all. But here goes
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 CARTOONING CRAZY
COIFFURES
(These were impro-
vised impromtu be-
fore a televiso
audience...)

flerewith are some unique

and attention- getting hair-
dos. Oftentimes expert
hairstylists go to great
lengths to be creative.
1 Instead of a curler a
small bone is twisted so
that the strands of hair
are brought upward. One
has to be careful when pet-
ting dogs — especially
big dogs. 2 This daring
hairdo is made to look like
a bird's nest. Real birds
will be attracted during
nesting season. If the lady
will remain more or less
upright the eggs will not
roll out. 3 The inflight hair
style. The above portion re-
sembles wings. In the summer
the hair waves just enough to
automatically cool the head on
hot days. 4 This hairdo shows
promise of sweeping the country.
It is made of real hair which has

selected broom straws to give it

body. After tall women have swept the floor, they can
quickly brush the ceiling by spinning around the room.
5 This hair can appear exotically
teased in very little time. In fact,
it's ready the moment she gets
out of bed. If she is frighten-
ed by an intruder, one look
and the intruder leaves im-
mediately. 6 This style of
grooming is a delightful
coiffure. The hair needs to
be brushed and combed up-
ward. The top resembles a
grass fire under control. The
hair growing from the back of
the neck should be trained and
bunched. 7 This informal wind-
blown hair has a weather vane affixed to the
scalp which informs people of the wind's velocity.
 THE ART OF KISSING
A littlenonsense now and then
Says he —
'Td better call agin;"
is
—
relished by the wisest men.'
no one knows who said it Says she —
"Think likely, mister!"
but 'twas said nonetheless.
Thet last word pricked him like a pin,
An' —
Wal, he up an' kist her.
— Lowell.
Apparently kissing has been going
on since the beginning of time. On
these two pages, ways of doing it and
the resultant sounds that attend it, are
thoughtfully discussed. No one likes to be licked by or kissed on the
lips by a hound dog —
usually they'd prefer a human kiss over that
of a hound. Yet fewer germs are dispersed, some
doctors say, by the friendly dog.

Let's go immediately to fig. 6 where the husband

puts on his hat to go to work in the morning; then he
remembers he hasn't kissed his wife goodbye. He bends
down and gives her a sterile top-of-the-head kiss. The ^
sound made is something like a small whisk broom barely brushing a dry blan-
ket.
The husband in fig. 7 is much more attentive. Make no mistake about it, this
is a passionate kiss He is ardently affectionate. He messes up her hair with
one hand and pulls
her towards him
with the other. To
say that sparks
fly is inadequate
— the meeting
is a bit electric.
The ensuing
sound is some-
thing like a cow's
foot in a bog hole.

Do you hear a
quaintly peculiar
peck coming from
a little chicken on
the next page? We
leave the pretty
blond below who
has bathed a re-
ceptive face with lip
"^v stick

66
 Fig. 10 at right illustrates the four stages
of the meeting of the minds, and hearts,
and lips. In the middle of the ridiculous, a
bit of the sublime. The question — does
one or the other or both close their eyes at
stage four?

At left in fig. 8 is the pecking kiss.

Could be the peckee is a little disap-
pointed. This quick momentary con-
tact is about as affectionate as the
quick peck on the empty tomato can
by the chicken. The poor guy involved
may have a faint touch of red above his
left eyebrow. Show and tell? not —
much to show — not much to tell.

In fig. 9 we have "a nonsense"

little
— to lift a word or two from the open-
ing lines at the very beginning of this
weighty discussion. No question about
the union or junction of surfaces here.
Perhaps the best sound would be a
plunger on and off a wet drain. This
demonstration is the exact antithesis
to the couple's performance in fig. 8.

As for what is happening

in fig. 11, the milkmaid
told him to keep his eyes
closed for a kiss —
he
did —
and he got it. She
ran in a substitute. The
timing could not be bet-
ter. Our hero never had
such a kiss in all his
borned days. There were
—
two sounds here " slurp"
and off frame and out of
view a "tee-hee. " Who
knows ? This poor guy
may have kept his eyes closed hoping
for a follow-up! And the milkmaid? She
may have stepped in quickly and gotten
credit for the kiss.
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 THE FIVE DOT CHALLENGE
prom the TV audience three volunteers
are called up to appear on camera. They
are to assist in an experiment. No one
knows what will be drawn. What is need-
ed are five dots: two for where the hands
must go, two to mark the placement for
the feet and a fifth dot for the head. The
stipulation is that the chalk must tra-
verse that particular dot. The board is
on a central spindle making it so that
it may rotate. The participant stops the
board in order to put his or her dot any-
where at all. After the dot is placed a
small initial is added by it: H for hand,
F for foot and HE for head. Figs. 1,2 &
4 are actual photos showing results.
Figs. 3, 5, 6 & 7 are outcomes from an-
other show. As the three people stand
by, the lines are begun. Just before the
sketch is started the artist says,
"Please note how the person is posi-

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tioned, for at the end of the experiment

we want you to assume that position (not
really but it adds to the merriment)."

70
 Now for the reader who would like to
know the best procedure: draw the
hands first, the feet next and the head
last. Always place these anatomy parts
so the wrists and arms point in toward
the center of the board; otherwise the
whole person cannot be assembled. The
same applies to the ankle. When the
head drawn only the outline appears
is
— the facial features are added last
for an interesting climax to the exper-
iment. After the hands and feet are on
the board, the artist steps back and
asks, "Would anyone here like to
finish the job?" No one responds for it
looks like an impossible mess. Any-
thing drawn before a TV camera must
be done quickly as possible. The suc-
cess of the show depends partly on
speed and execution. These examples
are really too detailed. Since viewing
screens are miles away and usually
smaller than the instudio screen, the
reduction in size makes the final re-
sult look better. Lots of practice in
preparation helps the
artist anticipate
what to do.

The character above seems to be screaming for

mercy. Positions 1 through 7 are all impossible
for real people to assume.

Sometimes a joker suggests the dots be arranged

in a small group like in fig. 7. There is a way out
and this smiling idiot has found it. Notice the
holes in his shoes.

71
This "W" begins our question^
The problem has todo with
combining two halves of differ-
^/afjm&~i4ffie&Zj^'>
ent people's heads making one
whole head. The two individuals
selected do not have to be in the
same family. They may be boy-
friend and girlfriend, or two
friends of the same sex. In away
it's easier to caricature the in-
dividual features than to try for THE TOP HAIF WA1
portrait exactness. If we go the
caricature route it's well to se-
lect parts of the face which may
SON
be exaggerated — it's funnier
that way. Also, profiles work
out better than front views. It's THE BOTTOM HM.F WAS
a good idea to experiment on
FATHER
OR.
THI TOP HM.F WA* someone in your own house-

MOTHER. hold. They'll understand

a practice session. Just use
pencil, and have an eraser
it's

handy. If you wish to ink it

later, it's wise to go lightly

P with the pencil underdrawing.

THE BOTTOM WAIF WA£

i^rj? BABY DAUGHTER?
BLINDFOLD DRAWING There are three ways
e accomplished: (1) By means of fooling the
There's no way you can efficiently draw with
your eyes and be sure of the outcome. Purchase
)rgandy which is a very fine transparent
muslin with a rather stiff finish. Fold it
so there are four thicknesses. Lay it
out to measure 5" x 30" when it's fold-
ed. Use a few stitches or staples
from a stapling device. The 30"
will reach around one's head.
Have your assistant or "ac-
complice" pull it tightly at the
back and secure it with a safe- if
**..
ty pin. You can 6ee the black
:halk lines through the four thick-
esses of organdy as you draw them
i the white paper. (2) Have a kerchief <»
blindfold you can't see through. Draw one continuous line as in figs. 4 & 5. fit"
(3) When you come to the brow's indentation come in a little, place the eye
spot, then guess where the top of the nose picks up. Treat mouth same way.

72
Very likely no one on earth
can honestly say that at
some time or other he or TAKE N0*E FROW ONE , MOUTH K0& ANOTHEE , THIS CHIN «• 6W«E*, HH> EVF k MUSTACHE
she did not wish they had
a facial feature possessed
by someone else. Who can
say that the face above his
neck was entirely satis-
factory to the one behind it?
We learn to live with what
we look like. Accepting
that, we' re a lot happier.
The outward appearance is
not nearly as important as
the inward personality.
Enough for introspective
philosophizing. But since
we all hang around with our-
selves we all do it to some
extent.
Now let's play the part of
a feature plucker. Follow-
ing the directions above the
heads at top right: partici-
pants nearly always inter
into the fun.

Concerning upside down

drawing —
it is best to have

a predetermined light-blue-
line plan. There are two
faces in fig. 3. The first one
is improved by reversing it.
Fig. 4 has eyes in the bow
tie and a bald head. Draw down
y
to the left and up the
ght side which is really
handsome (4 faces in all).
Fig. 5 is a sad world with a
bandage over his aching
head. Nowturn him around. T \
The bandage is now a nap- ^vL/?
kin "Bring on the food!" But ^\^J,
he should take off his hat at V^
the dinner table! ^^^—^ VV"-—

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 CHANGING ACTRESS ANN SOTHERN
INTO FIGHTER JACK DEMPSEY
Ann Sothern was a pert American comedienne
both on stage and TV. She made scores of fine
films including the uproariously comical
"Maisie" series. On television she starred in
"Private Secretary" two years and was the
heart of "The Ann Sothern Show" three years.

I
«/ack Dempsey became an enormous-
ly popular heavyweight pugilist. He
won 47 fights by knockouts. Manassa,
Colorado, was his birthplace. Later
he was called the Manassa Mauler be-
cause of his aggressive style. He was
the first fighter to draw a million-
dollar gate.

This transformation was done with

pre-cut cards. The big sheet behind
is 44" x 35" newsprint on a pad 1/4"
thick. The card is poster board
with one sheet of newsprint mount-
ed on top. It is important that the
two faces are the same size. Both
Sothern and Dempsey were light-
blue out- lined previous to the show.
Only Dempsey is put on cards. An
opaque projector was used to en-
large the faces. The cards were
placed to one-side as shown in fig. L
They were held in place by a thin
coat of repositioning rubber cement.
As each facial section of Dempsey
was finished it was pressed into
place over the Sothern sketch (which
was completed before the show
to shorten the time for this routine).

74
 THE HISTORY OF THE MALE MIND
i There are six phases of this routine on a re-
volving board. It is necessar y to li ght-blue-
line fig. 6 on your paper. Phase |No.1' The young-
j

ster begin s with his mind completely blank (point

at paper): No.2:j He learns that 242 = 4 (this is an
|

unchanging fundamental truth); No.3:|He learns

that C-A-T spells cat (the board is moved slightly
to accommodate letters heav y chalk tracing with
'

the C being on the chin;| No.4:l He is told that 13

is an unlucky number (the 3 is the back of the
head & hair; the 1 is the eyebrow turned on its
side.) Much can be mad e of thi s for until now the
child is not superstitious; No.5'1 He soon catches
on that S-H-E is more important than he (the pa-
per is turned to accommodate the E's being traced
as it appears in NoiTj Board is then uprighted
|

so audience can see beautiful girl. Lastly the chalk

artist tears off the drawing with "so he marries the
girl and the poor lad's mind returns to its former
state (blank).

3 fc

h
(The positioning
of the E is optional.
It m ay be a comb
and remain horizontal.
Thus the entire board
can be stationary.

Phase No. 6 may be enlarged to lifesize or more

by an opaque projector then light-blue-lined so
that only chalk artist may see developing picture.

75
 THE LADYAND THE WRESTLER
O" thispage
cosmetic sur-
gery has ^arts of the wrestler making the lady:
been per
formed
and the
var-

ious parts laid

out for all those
with a Degree in
Tomfoolery to scruti-
nize. First, carefully
remove the top portion of
the lady's coiffure (1) and
place it as a broad shoul-
f^arts of the lady
der line in fig. 2. Next,
making the wrestler:
\ graft the wrestler's

\nose (2) onto the fore-

head of this woman of
refinement. The neat-
ly plucked eyebrow (3)
of the lady starts a
scowl line by the
wrestler's nose.
The lady' s eye (4)
may serve as
the burly bruis-
er's brow. The feminine
contour of forehead and
nose (5) if turned up-
side down becomes
the back of the bull
neck of fig. 2
Each part of
the 115 lb.
lady is
used to

™^ /e
350 lb. hulk.
The flower in her hair
becomes his cauliflower ear.
His eye is her earscrew. Her
lips are the shadow under his jaw
and chin. Who says we cartoonists
can't become skilled cosmetic surgeons?
76
THE LADYANDTHEGENTLEMAN (ff^\
The handsome man in fig. 2 is wear-
ing a beautiful boutonniere likeness
of the lady who has caught his eye.
What he doesn't realize is that every
line of his profile can be duplicated
in every line of his lady love. Start-
ing with No. 1 at the top of his head
we find a line exactly like it some-
where in the lady's figure — some-
times in a place where you'd least
expect it. For example, his eye (6)
and his upper lip and mouth (10) are Is there
at the very bottom of the lady's for- any set rule
mal attire. All the lines numbered 17
in developing
in fig. 2 have matching lines in fig. 1. this sort of inter
play of lines ? Begin
with a simple under-
INTERLOCKING HEADS structure which looks
15

In fig. 2we have an upside down slap- right. With a see-

stick face incorporated in the hairdo through tissue lay
of an attractive miss. This and all the it over first one and
sketches on this page take pre-plannin g. then the other until
They may be simplified and practiced a particular line
if part of a program before and audi- serves both draw-
ence. ings. For example,
the two 14's, the
Fig. 4 is a clownish character whose two 22' s, the two
profile is woven together with a pretty 20' s. etc.
girl (who as you can see is upside down)

Fig. 5 has a common line run

ning through the composition.
Her shoe heel is half his
smile.

Fig. 6 could be the farm-

er's daughter with her
dad out front.

The line which is an essential part of both

big head and small body we call the master
line
. See this in figs. 4, 5 & 6. Fig. 3 has
separate heads — no master line, but an
overall tie-in line going completely around
the double drawing. Small sketches may be
enlarged with an opaque projector, then
light-blue lined where they can be traced
later with black or colored chalk. A 1/4" pad
of plain newsprint paper is best on your show
board.
 COMBINING COMEDIANS WITH ANIMAL FACES

7o what extent do particular facial features of people blend with those of animals? First off, the
animals couldn't care less. The comedians? They do care and have succeeded in part because
of physical endowments that most folk would want to be spared of from the start. If they make fun

of anyone, it's themselves, and the public loves it. In fig. 1 we have W. C. Fields, a noted stage
and motion-picture comedian. He was first known for his juggling acts, his big nose and his side-
\.ffl>t}ji,,.. of-the-mouth speech. The hippopotamus seems a natural for him. Fig. 2 is Bob Hope,
ole ski-nose." He has
caused more people
to laugh than per-
haps anyone
who has ever
lived. He
has become
famous as
an over-
seas en-
tertainer
for service
men. The elephant seems
him fine. Fig. 3 is Jack Benny. He started
to fit
at age 17.
playing the violin His style of humor
was characterized by pauses and masterful timing.
This routine envolved drawing the
gorilla in light gray and super-
imposing Benny over the ani-
mal in black lines. Fig. 4 is
is "Jimmy" Durante. He made
his large nose the object of
many jokes. It seems this
lovable comedian was com-
fortable being combined with
a rhinoceros.

The handsome man in Fig. 5

is no special person. The big
chimpanzee is added in this
manner: first, draw the big
monkey ear, then where A
goes with A, B with B and C
(the punch line) goes with C
(the lapel of the suit).
 LAUGHABLE ANIMALS csMtsAL Teas ft L NATURE ...WE'LL MOVE 1WE*&
This chimpanzee ranks W^W'V/WJ & AHO 4EILCMAEL » / f ,

way up in high society. She S^ «s»<,

m! - H OP-BAY )^
utet>
is wearing a brief mini-skirt. -I ,

She has painted toenails.

She holds her little fingers \i 131MCHES

out when sipping tea or BEHIND IN -RAW...

handling her slim cig- "DROUGHT ft 16
arette. Fig. 2 is a ti- MONTHS OLD,,.

ger on a football
team by that name 5 is a
Fig. 3 concerns mouse. Figs. 4
itself with & 6 are chimps.
an actual 7\ Fig. 6 a real
dry one.
fc.
.spell.

'^S> ,<r

a*
*n^

V/ff/«F /MO//M?j
Vs////////A(

Mrs. Hog (above)

is very sensitive about her
operation; however, she looks
8.
h € ti

v~ ^ig. 9 above is a real tail-

kindly on anybody who eats
ham.
are
at
named
The two piglets
Siamese twins (fig.
the right. They were
"Ike" and "Oink. "
8) ^^1 twister, a
Lion's Club,
boy who has
named "Ali'.'
m
i
9",

12
Below: Farm"
MERCY ME/ boys' live-
ID TTEK.6ETTHAT' stock brings record prices at (jjjr^
NQ TUNED a recent show (fig. 11).
UEXT WEEK/ This was an actual
happening,
WOOL, MY 5YE/
IT iS ERMIN6:

:K
L 11 (ft
J
a
F

thousands <9
nome
oi
radios and TVs bring
G. O. P Convention into 10 :

people's living room.

79
OUR HATS ARE .0
OFF TO THE
DOGS

The above dog duet was performed on television. Because it was done in the least possible
amount of time it was kept simple. One of the secrets of effective TV drawing is to save the
best till last. In this case it is the comic faces of the canine singers. Since it is first developed
on paper with light non-reproducing blue lines, the chalk artist can skip around. This keeps the
viewing audience in suspense as to the outcome. For example, the two tails could be heavy-lined
first, the two noses sticking up in the air second, the body sections of the dogs next, etc. Last of
all the faces, the "yipes" and "arroo's" after that. Musical background could be used or some pre-
thoughtout patter by the chalk artist.

Dogs are probably

THIS 6TEAK.
the most non-com-
WEE BIT TOO
TAKE IT BACK plaining and amus-
ingly condescend-
ing of God's whole animal
kingdom. Nearly every comic
page has two, sometimes mor
dogs entertaining readers. Figs. 2 through
simply spots lifted from years of drawing. Pure-
bred dogs are wonderful, but the dogs themselves
couldn't care less. If we as human beings smiled
as often as dogs wagged their tails it would be a .-<A*0

better world. In reality dogs never complain

about their food as the bespectacled one is

srf doing in fig. 2. The second dog in fig. 3 at left

doesn't like it because the big dog put on a
suit of clothes. In truth no veterinarian ever
saw a dog flinch from his rabies shot like in
fig. 4. Give a dog-head feet (5) and he'll sit
for you. Following the pointer (6) are
little dogs with smiles. Give them the benefit of the doubt — it's the backend that smiles.

ft,
7
J@*
<W u> io' /<

80
 COME EIGHT IN... CHOW
WILL BE READY IN A JIFFV (• YOUVE GOT
IT WROKB
i]'M 4UP><^^
' POSED TO
UANDL6Y0U

06 HANDLING CIA44ES *T«TeD

Local spaniel mothers four BYLOCALKEMNEL CLUB...
PUPS... AND FOUR ADOPTED tCITTffNS-

SM no rigs. 1,2 & 3 are prompted by actual happenings. In the animal world
City ordinahoe
W>6 MM it ALLOWED OFF unusual things occur. Since people have more dogs and cats for pets than
OWNER* PROPERTY StC&T any other creature, they observe and report extraordinary events.
ON A LEASH...

..$0 STRAY COG $MO«Y

* PICKED UP... ALL, TWE ,

NEIGHBORHOOD SAYi HES

A PERFECT SWTtEMAN AND
THEY RANWW HIM FWM PflUWD..
The charming female
with the ribbon in her hair
g. 4) shows how a pretty hu-
^ man face can be used on a hound.
Fig. 5 is an example of a watchdog go-
ing after an intruder. The bloodhound (6)
can outsniff all others breeds and some
of them look comically sad and wrinkled
with drooping jowls and big bags under
the eyes. Fig. 7 is a sketch of a long "wiener"
dog whose stomach nearly touches the floor when
he walks — his ears likewise. Notice the sketch
lines in contrast with the bold lines in fig. 6.
The hound in fig. 8 just heard a siren in the
distance. The siren tingles his sensitive ears
so he howls. Fig. 11 is hot on the trail. His 11
nose can pick up a scent in the wind 30
miles away. The bull dog in fig. 9
says, "Hey! Wait a minute!" Actu-
ally he'd more likely catch a pant-
leg than the seat of the pants. Of
course, what goes on in fig. 10 is
sheer make-believe. In fig. 12 a
toy terrier makes a legitimate
observation about his sheepdog
friend. The little spaniel (13) HAVOklN^WlLLYOLP
is a cute begger wanting a DRA^ MY BATH
snack. If circus dogs could |/vifAeDIAT£rr7

speak —
in fig. 14
they do.

^SSr^
81
 CUTE CATS AND FUNNY FELINES

There is nothing more curious than a kitten. He has an inquisi-

tive interest in about everything and he' s fun to watch. If there is
a piano in the house and he finds it or is placed on the keyboard,
a short tune will be composed. The kitten at the extreme right is
from " How To Draw Animals " by the author of this book.

si**'' -£&,

"Me-aah! dis silk "Purr-r-r! I do not "I know, we cats don't

wid care for the rough usually make expres-
piller stuff
ribbons is sissy and tumble —I pre- sions like this —
I got

— gimme da back fer tea parties and the idea from human
alleys anyday. girl talk." TV comedians."
COULD BE
YCUR PAPA HAD
A BUSHY TAIL

/Uat/'mw-mipmigkt,"
8 mother twb^v5guis*els
after utter of kitten* pie..
"Oh! By the way, have "Mercy! You don't say!
you heard about Mrs. Well, what do you know
Jones? Now, don't about that! Tsk Tsk-" The above actually happened.
—
tell a soul SSSp-ssp- (with apologies to cats)
ssssp!"
82
CARTOONING 'SCUSE ME, BUDDY...!
BEEN FOLLOWIN' A MOSQUITO
'

INSECTS FOR SIX BLOCKS, AND HE JUSTj

LIT OM YOUR. NOSE

fP FFT

GRASS oi
HOPPERS
Insects for the most
part are uninvited pests 1#\\\(B5 TIME FOR THE
— to the point of becom- lW»WE0fw4T\
^ME
^~~T WEEVIL TO
ing hateful pestilences. l/NEEVIll ) ) V. WIGGLE
They lend themselves to I.0CAL
comic treatment. Actually,
under the magnifying JWowrs
glass they are fearfully $ URGE FARMERS
terribly made! Pitol NOW FOR
'
CONTROL OF
COTT0N in«cK„

THE GRADUAL INVASION

OF THE FINK BOLL
WOEAA, ONE OF WORLDS
MAJOR COTTON PE6TS...

WORMS 0H5ABY, SAY YOU'LL BE MINE... IN FOUR LAYINGS OF 150 EGOS WEIL
HEAR THE BUZZ/N& OF 600 TINY PAIRS OF WING^
AND IN FOUR. MONTHS OUR DESCENDANTS
CAN NUMBER OVER I29,600,COO,CCO
'
^NOIV, WHEN EACtf RELATIVE CARe/SSHfS
BONVS RACK FULL OF DISEASE GEEMS,
THINK OF O^J€ INFLUEMCE-
BASY/

/MXREFLECTION IN A MIRROR;
NOW TO POWDER UP MY FACE
WAIT! I FEAR IVEMADE A S
GREAT MISTAKE — J

W7MT A DREADFUL GLUEY J

83
 cow
CARTOON
CAPERS

\6 YfcRAMLK r-gQ2£MYe7;ges6i&

^OUNfiSTgtt AND
THSieANIMM*
NEARLY Fj2EE2£ AT
THE LATEJUNIOK
IHIEKOOi SHOW,

rig. 1 has a beautifully dressed cow holding a sign of worth which could change
with the passing of time. Both Bessie & Basil are dolled up for the Bovine
v Ball— notice their formal attire. Fig. 2 is TV fun (see attending note). Fig. 3
^v-V COvOPMHS \ is a cow with multiple "faucets" (quite impossible), but the generous minded
^
P^Ml
E $ACRE
y Dul1 (f^ 4) wishes to reward her with one of his ribbons. Fig. 5 is
i^tp-JPj^-^ satire from an actual happening. The critter in 6 credits his
^^ —
I
—~^~-y^Zz
11
—
illustrious parent for his unparalled appearance. The plea
made in fig. 7 is for more milk.
^ __!> was prompted by cold
Fig. 8
weather descending on an event which really took
place. Fig. 9 is the cow who loved to eat. Pity the
poor cow in fig. 10 — she disappointed her owner
in giving very little milk. Many of our streets were
once called "cowpaths"— fig. 11 features a senti-
mental cow. The brahman bull of fig. 12 causes
the cow in 13 to act coy thinking the bull will go
away. 84
 ^ \ ^ig. 1 is hardly the
'

» way it's to be done. 1 MAKE 60013

The cow at right 6ATIN6...Y0U OAN
was taken from STSAK YOUR. LIFS
a restaurant
menu. Bovine
ON THAT./,
blessings are
av listed on
his side.
STEAKS
T-BONE J 7. 50
SIRLOIN $6.25
fu5 TENDERLOIN * 5. 25
RIB EYE $6.25
i2_
TOP BUTT J4. 50
TH' QUESTION IS. JUST
WHOSE HEAD 16 COMIN't

SUReTAKK A LOT O Cattle romances.

\GNAWIM'AND"
A'JAWIN'T0 6ET ...iNDWHATWILLYOU]
MAV£ TO DRINK?
'ROUND"

iS
PASTURE
SUE, I LOV£ U- €
The cow goes
out to eat,
^v-tf? /eoc/voa/'/ NO MILK .'.n
4ICK AND "TIRED
OF SEEIN' 1H'
6TUFF,

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V
'/

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v
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kl
er
ffevers-
ing the
Sira ^ >^' roles.

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to 10

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85
 HORSE 7\
LAFFS

Political candidatespound into HOME-

STRETCH AS PRIMARY ENDS...

»gi%f / \llUf1 ' KP<S!NS kiin

'
v'lgpr
"^ '"
I I //^ ^ I

rlH0U6HTFUL CITIZENS
PROVIDE SHELTER
FOP BARNLE£5 HOUSES C?

HOT THE WALKING MAW NOB MISS HU6H..THEEES A CITYMANAGEe

*0MEWHEgE IN TOWN,»gUT WHO??? WHO CAN NAME HIM TT

86
 THE YEARS FLY BY
and then some!

M£ $£# £^ \ \15 old-ti wees ove?

5 6
F WE COUL\T\ YEAH, "THEM WE WOULDNT
;<56Ei2 OUT BE PLAGUED WITH THE4E
TO DIE 6ARJ_ DAD-RATTED OLDA6E
Dl$EA5E4

»*$%%&?*>

87
 •:&?,

Mfhat's wrong i^k DISCUSSING BEAR HUMOR

with the big
bear at the
iV The laughing eyes and broad smile on
right? There's
'.
X this bear are not natural.
a lot right a-
bout it: the
Bra* %g3§P&&^£^Kg^
ears, the nose, : f .•'•./:.^---^# ->"/'' •
•:";- • •
'
- •• .-"*..

i£?-.i?*:«-..
the shaggy fur.
But a smile? Not J^e-T

only can't bears

smile, actually in real
life they can't even
i*
raw
*»«"
•
- '
'

' 31F
" *jr*«
IBM II ii ii
**»,•' v ••?> • i
v \\l5^
look pleasant or
A dog can'
friendly.
smile either, but he
can look friendly.
1
Zoo experts can
read the minds of V&i;
many animals, but JJf^
the bear never dis-%^ j
closes his thoughts •Jft'yj.i
He may be affable /Mm^^^VH^ Ki
\<
but he remains ** "^- "
impassive and K
unpredictable.
That' s why
"dancing" bears
m
with carnivals 1

and circuses wear

muzzles. Even a confined bear possesses the strength of up to ten men — especially the Alaskan
brown bear. Human beings emit something intangible through their eyes. It's hard to keep this
from happening. This is not true of bears. It is interesting to note there are more toy bears on
the market than any other animal. Teddy bears by the thousands have been sold. Soft, cuddly
bears are big sellers. Greeting cards featuring comic bears move well. Even little cookies shaped
like bears are on the grocery shelves. You'd never dream that it's an easy matter for even a me-
dium-sized bear to break the neck of an ox with a single blow. Just the swat of one front leg of an
an angry bear has the
smash of a sledge
hammer.
THE WORLD
OF THE
BEAR CUB
Though big bears
can be rough and
tough, the cubs
can be the oppo-
site. Very little
bears are cute
and cuddly. Like
many animals
the underdraw-
ing can be a cou-
ple of circles (fig.
1A). The steps
from A through
E are simple
enough.
Fig. 2, A,B &
C are the same
little in various positions.
bear The twin cubs in fig. 3 are
definitely on the comic side. The thick-lined technique,
the double-ringed eyes, big feet, checkered pants — all
contribute to making them funny. The telephone conversa-
tion going on in fig. 4 has been used by hundreds of differ-
ent churches teacher and pupil are dres-
sed in their Sunday best. The
frillycostume, baby shoes and
sox of the cub and the checkered suit, bow tie and jaunty hat
of the adult bear attest to the "human" qualities which
rs^^f have been qiven to this intriguing pair. In fig. 5 we have
a switch in bear types. Here is a white polar bear cub
engaging in a little reading. By way of contrast the black
(figfi)cub with the big eyes and button nose smiles at us
as he sets ouXon his morning walk. In fig. 7 a single
flower has caught the attention of the
baby bear. In fig. 8 a happy cub sits
on top of a basket ball. His team
just won a championship
title. The next page takes
up mascot possibilities
in the bear
world.

89
 HEKE I 6?&iO C0UWTi£65 MISHTS
PACING TH'Pir....AND THEY
WONT EVEM LET M5 HAV^
7 A LOOK AT MY "WN4>

Afearly every state

in the union has a junior
high, high school, college or
professional team called the
BEARS.

Coaches and athletic directors

feed players and fans alike with
footballs to cure what ails them

At some time during the

the year there comes a
warning: take your shots
early to ward off the flu
and other maladies.

No sooner is
football sea-
son over than
basketballs
start bouncing

The fans back up the

team win or lose.
CONGRATULATIONS
'v jce, You've GIVEN

/ MANY6PINE Freshman players

\1IN6UKXS "MRIUA
are brought in, and
( -YOU'VE PiAY=D
injured players are
V given the best of
medical attention

A loss or two are embar

rassing, but the
£ O " <c
r
team goes
'

qJU& -- ahead with

Xf//^-£? practice
\ w*«$fe£ sessions

new
eason
begins.
7ime for the big bears to
perform for the home-
coming fans. Former
students come from
afar to see their
favorite team un-
leash its fury!
For awhile the bears and the
fans will be inactive and
dormant. But, don't go 'way,
they'll be back before long
with renewed enthusiasm!

^1 V"~ n

lift EI < Nf
/maybe we'll get to rear
(our family iki.

\ 4 /yew <(f^
- HEN HOUSE '
Ever look into the sky and watch
the wild geese fly in their "V
formation? Theirs is an in-
teresting study. However,
we've reduced our con-
cerns to the female wear-
ing a little lady' s hat and
the gander losing his man's
hat. Apparently he has not
pleased Mrs. Goose — maybe
philandering. So she bites his tail
cartoon style and he goes "honk" (see cartoon
sounds pp 10 to 16 this book). Birds and fowl lend themselves to comic treatment quite \.

easily. Especially see fig. 8 p 92. Whatever expression crosses a human face can grace
the face of these flying friends. From bats (f igs. 2 & 3) to pheasants (fig. 4) to
penguins (fig. 6) this is true. See the big Goon ey Birds the latter part it

of this book for outlandish expressions try some of your own! _5*/»,

"MY EYE -5I6HT HAS BEEN A MITE POOR

OF LATE AND LIKE TO NEVER FOUND THE
I

CHURCH HOU5E... ANYWAY, A6 VI6ITIN6

PASTOR, I THANK YOU.
HAS HUNGER PANG5
— ADVANCE 4

Of all the creatures God put on the earth, no single

species has more colorful variety than the bird family.
This is true from the tiny hummingbird to the giant con-
dor. There are birds all over the earth. Many of them
are unusual if not clownishly crazy looking, but none of
them seem to mind. Likewise, other birds possess posi-
tively brilliant plumage. Our interest at the moment is
laughable aspects withwhich the bird may be endowed.
These qualities may be used in drawing a human (?) face.
Alongside the bird's expression is a similar one in car-
toon. The ramifications in this respect are endless.

94
 FEEL'SUNDERFED
—ADVANCE 4-

PLAV5 WITH 3JG

— GO BACK i

The treatment given these facial features fulfills the

two great principles dealt with in the early pages of
this book: (1) Exaggeration and (2) Distortion.
First, it is obvious that the object of the GOONEY
BIRD game for children is to set the bird's beak on
"Start. " Then the player who goes first flicks the
spinner which stops on 1, 2, 3 or 4. The beak ad-
vances on that number of squares. If on that par-
ticular square directions are indicated then the bird
must follow those directions. The first one reach-
ing "Gets Corn" wins. Now, turn the page for our
application in this chapter.

SM/KOt/D T05AY
/A/ JFY/DF/VZJF-
 >•»
THIN<6 OF HUNGER
— ADVANCE 3

As a reader of these pages you at once admit to

being interested in laughter. Most people who
read the comics drawn by cartoonists laugh in-
wardly rather than outwardly — some do both.
Though anyone who tells a joke or draws a joke
or invents a punchline to a joke is strangely re-
warded if the hearer or reader laughs out loud.
If there is laughter in a circle of friends the host
or hostess feels good about it. Our whole body
functions better when we're happy. Medical sci-
ence attests to this.

'
7 M4VF A 107'Of
'
1

tf£ZA7/l/£:5/A/7Z!F ,

31/G//7Z.Y ?ANYy
 J HEIGHTENED BY BEE
5 T OP5 T0 5INS-
106E6 Z TUENS O BACK 3

je*«*vw
Our fourth Gooney Bird is grinning which
means he is well fed even if he doesn't get
to the corn first. The human (?) being who
is his counterpart is experiencing the same
emotion. The bird's crest on top of his head
grows that way naturally. The fellow' s hair
to the right just hasn't been combed since he
got out of bed this morning. Most comic
characters are not too well-groomed. We in-
vite them into our homes as special guests
despite this fact. What self-respecting news-
paper doesn't have one or more comic pages?
 ArtOTAfER THIwTi TO £4/ ~)
fcM»\T
BEFORE UfE UVE TOGETHER ==.
Get pEnnmG spoont CoRnTtfR the ME*ry
IT VROtE&f W* Fueom THE A/EAT-HEK*/

Poor old sad-faced Jerry is gelting told — but it's better to be told

than to have to learn through bitter experience.

Many broom manufacturers all over the country will tell you that they

always get exactly what they expect when they buy their material

rom John L. Denning & Company. Conscientious service; honest

descriptions; grading based on U. S. Government Standards; proper
storage and the John L. Denning & Company assurance of complete
satisfaction on every deal protect each manufacturer against need
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B. A. CUSTOMER

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HERE'* THE TlttiE TO *PEHD THE tUGHT-
-THE riESTJ ARE IWADE WITH VEnnilfGS BEtf
I KMOUI THEY MUST BE-RI6HT/

There's a world ol satislaclion in knowing when you order a car of

broom corn that it will arrive exactly as described —and that ship-

ment has been made promptly on the date promised.

Every member of the John L. Denning & Company organization is

aware of the importance of prompt and complete service . . . and

years of honest dealing have established an iron clad practice that

John L. Denning & Company customers must always be satisfied.

B. A. CUSTOMER

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TMI* HE<T I**mPLS KILL\r\Q =* /y
THIS INFERIOR BROOmctoRM, TAKE IT OUT //
it worn Even vak "for filling /
Evidently Jennie didn't get the grade she had expected and
now, after a bad time of it, she's howling.

so much wiser, and cheaper, to avoid disappointment rather

It's

than to "take a chance" and then regret it.

Customers of John Denning & Company never need to take

L.

chances. They know every member of the John L. Denning

that
organization is always alert to meet the needs of every manu-
and service —and they know, too, that they
facturer in material
can depend on Denning grading and descriptions.

B. A. CUSTOMER
 SPORTS, GYMNASTICS
& EXERCISES
Fig. 1 isa football genius. His brain was
so big they had to have a special
helmet designed for him. Fig. 2
was good at gymnastics. Later
4
he got a job with a circus
As he performed they
'played "Daring young
man on
the
,
flying
I tra
peze

The two girls

(fig. 3) insist-
ed on playing
football. One
of them tack-
led a big full-
back (fig. 4) who_
made a touch- —-^
down. Fig. 5
got twisted up
training for
the Olympics. —
Fig. 7 is a jogger. He really is Hazards aplenty
a walker, but a dog started chasing ^~-v' ketoeted on new
him. Cartoon No. 8 is a TV routine ridgetvood countev
story of a heavy lady who was determined to club golf course.
lose weight. She rowed and swam to trim down
her figure. After splashing out most of the lake's
water there was a different shoreline. Fold
the bottom half along - __ ——
line A & B to ,- s =£-\_^--''
see the

m^
result.
£
lJ f
A
C.
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N^.

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 J
G£T/ WFCANGETABtf)
CA/WA? 7HF GjP0C&ey.
(CAX47
THE FAMILY sraeeL
5e
^r
4" ATHER ^OTHER
ft

L3

W
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The heading at
FAMILY POP//
the top
is an example of
"funny lettering"
(see page 10).
The older teen-
agers in fig. 1
need to be sent r"AHk
to bed without
their supper.
M MNT
^ WOR^ t^MOW WHY PEOPLE^
WMEMTMESS 16 gig*,
'
S/

The line drawing happy family

of the
in fig. 2 is not as cartoony as the
fam-
lies in figs. 4 & 11. However, in (&^
family 2 the eyes are just spots
as in other cartoon peopl
on this page. Generally
speaking, most comic eyes K
in cartoon strips are -
/^ just spots. See
^^J- ^\ other pages in
J
<

POP SAYS HE V^-^f 'S^ this

b00k
WENT UPTO
CHECH TH
CHIMNEY... HE
FELLOrP...SU"
POP, YOU Hi© TH
PILLOW ON TH
WROKJ&

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10
112
 A TRIBUTE TO MINISTERS & PASTORS EVERYWHERE
On the next several pages are cartoons involving various church situations. A special tribute
is here paid to these preachers of the Gospel. In the opinion of this author these men possess a
'built-in sense of humor' —
this, despite the fact that they are not in one of the highest paid of
'professions.'

MIND'SERMON OH, HE NEVER LIKES TO

V

UHATS THE BEST PEACE OF "THE COTTON ?

I'VE HEARD IN A LONG TIME" HEAR HIS REPEAT SERMONS A SECOND
TIME *

"WHILE I THINK OF IT, JENKINS, PLEASE TIGHTEN

I RECOGNIZE YOU, McDUFF, THE SERVICE
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 STUPE THE STUDENT
One this page are
some examples of an in-
expensive way to make
multiple prints of car-
toons cut into linoleum
blocks. The character
was named "Stupe the
Student. " He was none
too bright. The drawing
was first made on thin
paper and traced on the
linoleum surface in re-
verse. The lino cutters
and pre- mounted blocks
can be obtained from If a poll were taken it might be possible to confirm the
your art store. The belief that the reason some students sleep in class is that it

blocks were locked into was just twenty-four hours from the time that they had
A man never knows how well off he is until he breaks a place for a tabloid-size their last sleep. Noon to some students is an illuminated
shoestring. This is one of the items on man's list of incon-
press run. midnight. They point out to you that daily slumber is

sequential catastrophies which causes him to suddenly much safer than the nightly kind with all
With each drawing its prowling
sink into a state of defeatism. Snap — and the whole world was a paragraph or two wickedness. The time to be awake is when you need
is against you. The full import of the mishap cannot be
written by Stupe —
in
protection — that's at night; in the day time you have lots of
overestimated for your plans for an entire day, a week, a light, no chance for foul play or burglary. Besides, you
lifetime are brought to a bitter halt. There is little use to go this case the author of have in the class room some thirty or forty body guards at
on living. You are a black-balled pedestrian. It is as if your this book.Most school their posts and a teacher standing vigil — such protection
spine were snapped — it is really worse than that for no one papers have more mod- affords unusual security.
will sympathize. No nurse will stroke the brow. No doctor ern methods of printing.
will stand by with a splint and discuss the healing proper-
ties of the broken member — yet the terminal part of the leg

is useless.

You are usually alone when it happens and the loneli-

ness is only intensified. The rest of the world is foot-loose

and fancy-free; they walk about as they please with nimble
step, but you — you are stranded, as if on a desert isle,

holding a there-to-fore vital segment of the walking appa-

ratus dangling, limp, and lifeless — the broken string. And
there at the end of the limb a couple of holes from the top
of the shoe is the scrawnchie stub where the break
occurred.
Completely baffled you sit for a moment in meditative
silence apart from the passing parade. The stub — how
short it is.You twiddle it a time or two which doesn't help
at all. You try to catch hold of it, but it's far too short for
that. Finally you succeed in backing it up a hole or so and
trying a single bow knot which looks worse than the
flop-ears of a poodle. That won't do so you remove the
shoe for a closer inspection. There you sit unshod and
dejected with the empty shoe much too close to your nose.
You begin to see why God made the nose at the opposite
end of the anatomy. You reclaim the broken piece and tie it

to the stub in a healthy knot, then lace it back in the shoe.

You stuff your foot back in and tie a stinted bow which
suffers greatly from the used up portion. The first step is

taken as if you expected the limb to give way or the floor to

cave in. You regret saying "Oh fudge" and start for your
already late appointment. The big repair knot which you
tried to hid burrows into the top of your foot with each
step. A man never knows how well off he is until he breaks
a shoestring. l

(On page 61, fig. 16, is another ex-

ample of a cartoon cut in linoleum.

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 IMPROVEMENTS IN FACIAL DESIGN
Let's say you were called upon to design the human face. You had never seen one before.
You wanted to do the best job possible, for the pattern you put down would be used for all human-
kind forever. Let's begin with the nose, the very center of this new concept.

"I would do it this way —

not the way
we're wearing ours today. And I believe
it would be a real improvement.

1. I would place the nostrils at the top.

Say you're ever trapped in rising water...
you'd just live that much longer if your
nostrils were higher on your head.
2. Another thing: your nose wouldn't be so
inclined to run if it were upside down. If you
sneezed, you wouldn't be so likely to mess
up your vest.
3. Still another advantage —
especially for the ladies
— if the nose were reversed, it would be in shadow.

You know how many of them worry about a shiny nose!

"Where would you put the mouth? I would

not put below the nose like we're
it

wearing ours today.

1. It would be more sanitary above
the nose.
2. taste our food longer for the mouth would
We'd
be farther away from the stomach.
3. It would be better for people who talk through
their hat; it would be more convenient if the mouth
were high on the head.

"Where would you place the

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eyes? would place them
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below the mouth and nose;

not above as we are wearing
ours today. This way they would be closer to the
ground, and we'd better see where we were going.
1. We would not be so likely to stumble. Our
footing
would be more sure.
2. If there happened to be an obstruction we
could
kick away.
it
3. could better enjoy the beauty of the flowers
We
with our eyes nearer to them.
4. It would be a big help in tying these
fangdangled
bow ties our—eyes would be closer to our work.
5. If your hat is too big, it wouldn't be
nearly so
face
likely to cover up your eyes if they were low on the

"Where would you put the eyebrows? Above the eyes

as we have them today? No. I'd put them below the
eyes.
1. This way they could serve as tear catchers should
one need to cry.
2. It would give a person more time to reach for a
handkerchief.
3. Also, the rouge on the ladies' cheeks wouldn't get
streaked up.

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"Where would you put the chin?
At the bottom of the face? No!
1. If the chin were on top of the
head, you could get a shave
and a haircut at the same time.
2. For a bald-headed man, he
could just let his beard be his
hair. It would do away with
baldness

"Where would you place the ears? On each

side of the head? To be sure —
but make
them upside down! The reason for that is
simple.
1. The women would be pleased. They would
have a lot more room for wearing earrings
and earscrews. Instead of just one, they could
wear two, three, four or more.
2. Then say you sometimes slipped through a
hole. If your ears were upside down, they'd
serve as a safety catch and break your fall.

"Where would you put the neck?

Not below, but on top of the
head. This is logical because: \

1. An aspirin or two could be

taken for both sorethroat and
headache.
2. You wouldn't need a scarf
— just put your hat on and
you'd have protection from the
cold.

"Where would you wear neckties?

On the topside instead of hidden
underneath your chin.
1. Male birds have their decora-
tive and ornamental plumage on
top to attract the females.
2. Also, when on a hunting expedi-
tion, an approaching hunter would
not shoot you — especially if the
tie were bright orange.
3. Whether the tie is a bow tie or a long necktie makes
little difference. The long tie in the wind would pleas-
antly announce your arrival to friends awaiting you at
airports or at sports events at stadiums.

The conclusion to this whole proposal is undoubtedly a

positive one. It's a bit late now, however, for there are
some 5, 320, 000, 000 people on the earth.

VERY IMPORTANT : If you wish you may light-blue- line (by

means of an opaque projector) the face and head of a friend,

an official or a well-known personality. The paper should be
upside down to the audience. The remarks that attend each
heavy-lined traced feature may be either memorized or writ-
ten in light blue beside the particular feature itself to be read
aloud in the drawing process. When all is completed, turn
the board around with "Hello, Mr. So-and-so!"
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 INDEX

A
Animals and birds sounds 14 Coiffures that are crazy 65

Automobile sounds 15 Commercial cartoons 68

Army and Navy 48 Combining features of four people 73

Art of kissing 66 Changing an actress to a fighter 74

Ann Sothern 74 Comedians with animal faces 78

Animal faces with comedians 78 Cats 82

Animals that are laughable 79 Cartooning insects 83

Anger in a face 1 00 Cows 84

Cubs in the bear family 89

B Chickens 93

Bible quote 2 Comic birds used to sell products 98

Bird and animal exaggeration 2 Church humor 113

14 Crazy facial improvement^) 118

Bird sounds

Bachelor and the babe 31

Babies 32 D
Back in the hills 34 Drawing board 1

Before and after 37 Distortion in cartooning 8

Body building 37 Distortion in clothing discussed 9

Battle rages 62 Desperation sounds 16

Blindfold drawing 72 Drouth then rain 41

Bears 88 Drawing silly sleepers 60

Birds 92 Drawing upside down 73

Babe 'n' Horace 110 Dogs 80

Discussing bear humor 88

c
Comic page 2 E
Chimpanzee antics 3 Examples of exaggeration 2

Candidates for laffing 7 Expressions on big heads 7

8 Elongated sounds 16
Clothes discussion

Comedians 9 Eating 47

Crazy lettering 11 Engagement procedures 63

Cartoon lettering and cartoon sounds 12 Extreme emotions 100

Comic countenances from names 21

Caricatures from the audience 21

F
22 Funny lettering 10
Cartooning the learning process

24 Fighting sounds 16
College students in cartoon

29 Facial feature fun wheels 18

Cowboy's two loves

Cast-off pants 30 Funny faces by the numbers 20

Calisthenics 37 Funny musicians 27

Cars 43 Farm fun 36

Cooking, eating, and drinking 47 Faces from eyes, mouths, noses,

52 and fingers 45
Crime
55 Fishing 49
City government

56 Firemen 53
Cosmetics

Crying 58 Five dot challenge 70

120
 72 N u
Father-son

100 Navy 48 Upside down drawing 73

Fears in a face

Family 112

o V
G "Oh! my head" sketch 6 Violations of the normal 4

Vocal renditions 26
Greville quote 2

Graph of cartoon exaggeration 4 P

Gooney birds 94 Perpendicular lettering 15
w
Poortrait Stupido 17
Wiggam clip 3

H Piano players 28 Weather sounds 15

42 Western music 34
Humor and exaggerations 2 Planes

50 Weight lifting 37
Horse "stopped for a rest" 5 Police

54 Wintertime 39
Hornspque 6 Political cartoons

100
What would happen if 72
What a good husband should Pain in a face

Wrestler and the lady 76

know about 29 Plague family 104

Hatchlings 32 Professor Hawkins 106

Hillbilly music 34 Pupil Hortin 107 Y&Z

Hunting and fishing 49 Pupil Hanson 108 87
Years fly by
Hoy-paloy 56 Pupil Hoyle 109
4
Zany examples of people
Humor in crying 58 Pastors 113 and 103
Husband and wife situations 64

Hairdos 65 R
History of the male mind 75 Range of cartoon exaggeration 4
Hats off to the dogs 80 Romantic sounds 15

Horses 86

Hibernating bears 91
s
Sounds that bring life

J to comic pages 13

Just eyes, just mouths, just noses, Sickness sounds 16

just fingers 45 School kids in cartoon 23

Jack Dempsey 74 Saxophone player 27

Sleight of hand 29
K Summertime 38

Key to good cartooning 2 Ship, trains, and planes 42

Kid becomes a man 29 Social climbers 56

Kids and parents 32 Sleeping 60

Kissing sounds 66 Shopping 69

Senior citizens 87

L Santa Claus 87

Lincoln quote 2 Sports Ill

Little men and big women 62 Stupe the Student 117

Lady and the wrestler 76

Lady and the gentleman 77 T

Laughable animals 79 Thackery quote 2

Linoleum cutting 117 Tramps 9

Thousands of faces 19

M Television routines 34

Musical sounds 15 Transportation 42

Motor sounds 15 Trains 42

Music tunes 26 Tea parties 56

Mirth of the girth 46 Toenail painting 57

Mother-daughter 72 TV's crazy bodies 70

Martin cartoonist 110 Tribute to Martin 110

Ministers 113 Tribute to ministers and pastors 113

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