Jumpin’ Claims # 513
Here’s a fun survey of great sports cartoonists of the past including a brief history and bio on many including Feg Murray, Jack Burnley, Phil Berube and others who crossed over into comic books.
http://www.freewebs.com/vintagebaseballautographs/thecartoonists.htm
Here we see the original appearance of the Canadian character Mr. Monster, later appropriated by Michael T. Gilbert and made into a bizarrely fun series in the eighties.
http://heroheroinehistory.blogspot.com/2011/10/reading-room-not-who-you-think-mr.html
Another leftover Halloween post, here’s the original cowboy Ghost Rider by Dick Ayers.
http://westerncomicsadventures.blogspot.com/2011/10/original-ghost-rider-league-of-living.html
Finally today, here’s a fun look at the ever-popular DC heroine, Black Canary, and how she may be the luckiest comics character ever.
http://sacomics.blogspot.com/2011/11/luckiest-character-ever.html

— booksteve


































