Silk Hat Harry’s Divorce Suit
This being the time to shop for gifts, let’s take a peek at what the comic strip fan of a century ago, might have hoped to find waiting for them beneath the tree. And what better gift to begin with, than Silk Hat Harry’s Divorce Suit, by Thomas A. Dorgan (who went by the nickname [...]
Changing Weather: Cartoons Magazine Centennial 1912
Being that time of the year for a change in the weather, we look today at cartoons on that subject, from the October & November 1912 issues of Cartoons Magazine. Click on the above & below pictures, to view the cartoons in detail, and read their captions. Above, we have art by Herbert H. Perry, [...]
NYPD Becker Scandal, 1912: Cartoons Magazine Centennial, August 1912, Part 10 + September 1912 thru January 1913
Above, from the August 1912 edition of Cartoons Magazine, are cartoons by Charles Bowers and others — concerning corruption in the New York City Police Department in general, inspired by the case of police officer/criminal/convicted murderer Charles Becker (click on his name, to read about his case). Click on the above & below pictures, to [...]
Birth of the Bull Moose Party, 1912 Republican National Convention, Part 5: Cartoons Magazine Centennial, July 1912, Part 0.5
Breaking news, on the 1912 Presidential Election! The establishment G.O.P. Party Machinery, having chosen current President William Howard Taft as 1912 Republican nominee for the White House, in spite of the larger following amongst the Party, and the people generally, for former President Theodore Roosevelt, T.R. has decided to break with the Republican establishment, and [...]
Woodrow Wilson: Cartoons Magazine Centennial, March 1912, Part 7
Just a quickie Cartoons Magazine extract today, as the March 1912 issue had only one page concerning Presidential Candidate Woodrow Wilson, and I swiped the top half of that page for this past Tuesday’s posting. Both of the above cartoons focus on a comment Wilson made concerning U.S. history, that was unappreciated at the time [...]
Old-Skool Cartoonists Say Cheese, Part?
Zowie, I still haven’t finished my series of photos of 1920s cartoonists. I even forget which “Part” we’re on. Oh, well, here’s the great TAD. Thomas A. Dorgan doesn’t get enough recognition today. He was a major figure in comics back then, did brilliant work, was pals with and an influence on George Herriman. TAD [...]
