The first story I turned to in Craig’s new book, The Golden Treasury of Klassic Krazy Kool Kid’s Komics, was the one by children’s book illustrator Syd Hoff, who I did not know had started out as a cartoonist. You can order Craig’s book right up there in the upper left hand corner of this very page. Then check out this wonderful tribute site to Syd Hoff that’s run by his niece!

http://www.sydhoff.org/

A couple of little-seen but ahead of their time art-wise Gene Colan stories from pre-hero Marvel are on display at the Fabuleous Fifties this morning as all of his fans continue to send best wishes to Gene after a number of recent troubles.

http://allthingsger.blogspot.com/2010/04/door-is-always-open-friday-comic-book.htm

Here’s an all too brief sequence of Alley Oop from my own childhood in 1964. Oop was an early favorite of mine that I’ve rediscovered and come to appreciate even more in recent years.

http://hairygreeneyeball2.blogspot.com/2010/04/cleopatras-hair.html

Legendary Chilean renaissance man Alejandro Jodorowsky presented a series of surreal, underground-style Spanish-language comics in the mid-sixties, many of which can be found here:

http://fabulaspanicas.blogspot.com/