Flea Market Finds - Steranko, iron-ons, military music gag cartoons, and more (UPDATED with Hawkinson info)

 It's been a few months since we've had one of these posts, but the ephemera collecting never ends.

front and back of 1984 envelope for Asterix trading cards

Jim Steranko drew this box for holding comic books in 1975.

It's being donated to the Library of Congress.

2 comic strip iron-ons from NY Daily News - Doonesbury (8/10/1975) and Broom Hilda (9/7/975)

I remember these from when I was a kid. My mom actually did one for me, altho I can't recall what it was 50 years later. I just paid a dollar each for these in a vain attempt to recapture my youth.

Comics and cartoonists and sheet music have a long history. Here's some US Government publications from World War II. I bought the lot just to get the Frank Robbins one.

Regards from "Brandy" + "Johnny" Hazard" P.S. and "Side-Pocket Sam"

The rest all of artwork by Hawkinson. I cannot find ANY information on him.

UPDATE: However D.D. Degg of the Daily Cartoonist could, and sent this clipping on Frank Hawkinson: Unknown. 1944. Town Talk: Private Hawkinson Cartoonist For His Camp Siebert Paper. Yonkers Herald Statesman (August 17). 

 

More PSAs from The Hospital Clipper - Doonesbury and Wee Pals (and Love Is and Moon Mullins)

As in the previous post, these are from a newspaper held in the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery's archives, in Falls Church. The run is being digitized and put online in the Medical Heritage Library.

I'm not actually sure if the Doonesbury panel is actually a PSA, or if an enterprising editor just pulled it out from a strip. Any thoughts?

These are from the US Naval Hospital Memphis' newspaper The Hospital Clipper from 1972-1973.

The Nation covers itself with a Doonesbury strip on the President...

...and they would like you to know about it. It goes on sale March 14th.

Trump's War On The Media-And How Journalism Can Prevail:

Doonesbury and Columbia Journalism Review join special Nation issue on covering a hostile White House and regaining public trust and audiences.

This release is also published here.

New York, NY -- March 2, 2017 -- Donald Trump loves to attack the news media, but he wouldn't be president today without them, argues acclaimed press critic and guest editor Mark Hertsgaard in this special issue of The Nation. Gracing the cover of "Media in the Trump Era" (March 20, 2017) is a lacerating cartoon by legendary Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau. The issue's articles -- some published in conjunction with The Columbia Journalism Review -- stress solutions, not lamentations. Plus, something not normally associated with The Nation: laughs! The issue's overriding purpose, however, is deadly serious: How should the news media cover the combative new president, and how can American journalism regain public trust and audiences?

Continued at https://www.thenation.com/article/the-nation-special-issue-tackles-trumps-war-on-the-media-and-how-journalism-can-prevail/

The other December 6th Doonesbury comic strip

Here's the official Sunday December 6th Doonesbury comic strip.

Only one newspaper ran a different one - the New York Times. This ad ran on page 3 of the Arts section.

Comic strip and books received in early November

New collections and books on comics have been rolling in from publishers for pre-Christmas / Hannukah / Kwanza publicity. I still can't keep up on reading all of the books coming out, so here's the blurb of each of them from Amazon. I would recommend any of these for a fan though, especially Doonesbury and Roy Thomas' new DC World War II collections.

Four books relating to comic strips have come in already this month:

The Weed Whisperer: A Doonesbury Book 

by G. B. Trudeau
Andrews McMeel, $20

Welcome to the age of pivots. Two centuries after the Founding Fathers signed off on happiness, Zonker Harris and nephew Zipper pull up stakes and head west in hot pursuit. The dream? Setting up a major grow facility outside Boulder, Colorado, and becoming bajillionaire producers of “artisanal” marijuana. For Zonk, it’s the crowning reset of a career that’s ranged from babysitting to waiting tables. For Walden-grad Zip, it’s a way to confront $600,000 in student loans.

Elsewhere in Free Agent America, newlyweds Alex and Toggle are struggling. Twins Eli and Danny show up during their mother’s MIT graduation, but a bad economy dries up lab grants, compelling the newly minted PhD to seek employment as a barista. Meanwhile, eternally blocked writer Jeff Redfern struggles to keep the Red Rascal legend-in-his-own-mind franchise alive, while aging music icon Jimmy T. endures by adapting to his industry’s new normal: “I can make music on my schedule and release it directly to the fans.”

He’s living in his car.


 

Optimism Sounds Exhausting 

by Scott Adams
Andrews McMeel, $20

Does Scott Adams really have a hidden camera in your cubicle?

Dilbert, the cubicle-dwelling drone, is at his satirical best with this new collection of cartoons. Dilbert has managed to keep up with technology like iPads and Twitter over the years, as well as advanced systems like the Disaster Preparedness Plan that has its followers eating the crumbs from their keyboards. It doesn’t get any more sophisticated than that.

It’s an office code violation to be this good after so many years, but Dilbert keeps doing what he does best: passive-aggressively out-witting his superiors and exercising conflict avoidance. And he is so good. No wonder office drones and workforce automatons alike can’t resist the cold embrace of Dilbert’s workplace.


 

Tales from the Deep: That Are Completely Fabricated: The Twentieth Sherman's Lagoon Collection

by Jim Toomey
Andrews McMeel, $15

Join Sherman, the lovable shark, and his aquatic cohorts in the comfy environs of Sherman's Lagoon.

Sherman’s Lagoon is an imaginary lagoon somewhere in the tropics, inhabited by a cast of sea creatures whose lives are curiously similar to our own.

Sherman, the main character, is a great white shark who is completely unaware of how intimidating his species can be. He gets pushed around by the other characters, namely: Hawthorne the hermit crab, Fillmore the sea turtle, and his wife, Megan, who is another great white shark, of course. 

 

The Art and Making of The Peanuts Movie 
by Jerry Schmitz
Titan, $35 

This in-depth book goes behind the scenes of the movie-making process and looks at how the movie continues the tradition and legacy of Peanuts. An unmissable experience.

For the first time ever, in November 2015, Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the rest of the gang we know and love from Charles Schulz's timeless "Peanuts" comic strip will be making their big-screen debut; like they've never been seen before in a CG-animated feature film in 3D.

Three books relating to comic books are all reprints of World War II stories from DC Comics, edited by Roy Thomas, a former writer for the company who specialized in retro stories. The stories can be corny now, but these are nice collections and well-priced.

 

Wonder Woman: The War Years 1941-1945 

by Roy Thomas
Titan, $25

Wonder Woman, warrior princess of the Amazons, is among the most famous heroes of all time. From her introduction in 1941, she has been a shining example of feminism and the strength of womankind. But what was her role during the wartime of her creation? Wonder Woman: The War Years 1941-1945 details how she used her super speed, strength, and Golden Lasso of Truth during World War II to bring peace and justice to a turbulent world.

 



  

Batman: The War Years 1939-1945

by Roy Thomas
Titan, $25 


For more than 75 years, through countless comics, television, and movies, Batman has been a symbol of strength and perseverance. He was created in 1939, on the brink of World War II -- a volatile time, when we needed a hero most. Who better to come to the rescue than the Caped Crusader? For the first time, Batman: The War Years 1939-1945 details The Dark Knight's involvement in the war and his fight against some very real villains. 

 







 Superman: The War Years 1938-1945 

by Roy Thomas
Titan, $25

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Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Superman!

The Man of Steel is one of the most recognized characters in pop culture. Though he may not be from this planet, his dedication to protecting its people is inspiring. Superman: The War Years 1938-1945 shows how his introduction at the start of World War II lifted the spirits of a weary country and brought people the hero they so desperately needed.

 

Batman's Dark Secret 

by Kelley Puckett (Author) and Jon J Muth (Illustrator)

Scholastic, $18

Batman's Dark Secret is an inspiring story of how a young child overcame his fear of the dark and became a crime-fighting superhero.

One day, a lonely orphan named Bruce Wayne finds himself in a dangerous situation. He defends himself against a monster bat--and he wins. From that time on, he is determined to fight evil. He becomes ... Batman!

In advance of the new Batman movie coming out in March 2016 comes a beautifully illustrated hardcover version of Batman's Dark Secret! The cover features a new illustration by Caldecott Honor winner Jon J Muth! 

Before Muth switched to children's books, he was a comic book artist for years. This is a very good-looking book.

With a Wink and a Nod: Cartoonists of the Gilded Age

Kamerer, Tracy L. and Janel D. Trull

Palm Beach, FL: Henry Morrison Flagler Museum,  2015

Not the actual cover)

With a Wink and a Nod: Cartoonists of the Gilded Age will examine the history of Puck and American humor through 72 original drawings created for the magazine from the collection of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf, supplemented with published cartoons and more than 20 vintage issues of Puck. Organized by the Flagler Museum, With a Wink and a Nod runs from October 13, 2015, through January 3, 2016. An illustrated catalogue will accompany the exhibition.

Finally, I received a copy of this exhibit catalog book because I know Frederic Sharf, the man who loaned the artwork.  Presumably it will eventually be on sale at the museum's website. All the artwork in the book is reproduced from the originals. It's a nicely done, albeit minor, addition to the literature about cartoonists of the 19th century.

That darn Doonesbury

Letters to the Editor

A cheap shot in the comics [in print as A cheap retread in the comics].

Joseph Parisi, Annandale

Washington Post August 1 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-cheap-shot-in-the-comics/2015/07/31/40057ef0-354d-11e5-b835-61ddaa99c73e_story.html

That darn Doonesbury!

Letter to the Editor

Time for a 'Doonesbury' hiatus [online as: Put the classic ‘Doonesbury’ on hiatus]

Steve Lodge, Bethesda

Washington Post  March 8 2014

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/put-the-classic-doonesbury-on-hiatus/2014/03/07/cbaef91e-a493-11e3-b865-38b254d92063_story.html

Doonesbury stays in reruns

Trudeau extends 'Doonesbury' sabbatical to finish work on new TV series 'Alpha House'

By Michael Cavna, 

Washington Post September 8 2013

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/trudeau-extends-doonesbury-sabbatical-to-finish-work-on-new-tv-series-alpha-house/2013/09/08/f42f9c34-18ae-11e3-82ef-a059e54c49d0_story.html

Cartoons to see in the L.o.C.

The Library of Congress has several cartoon and comics exhibits up now.  Here's a quick overview.

You can buy District Comics in their gift shop in the Jefferson Building. My story on the Army Medical Museum is around page 90, wink, wink.

Also in the Jefferson Building for another month is  "Down to Earth: Herblock and Photographers Observe the Environment" curated by Carol Johnson and Sara Duke. Carol's the photograph curator, Sara the Herblock one. I thought this was an excellent exhibit. The photographs and the cartoons really complemented each other, and the unlikely pairing made for a stronger exhibit than either alone would have.

There's a small brochure for the exhibit, although you have to get it at the Madison Building's Prints & Photographs department.


At the same location is "Herblock Looks at 1962: Fifty Years Ago in Editorial Cartoons," an exhibit curated by Sara Duke. This smaller exhibit focuses on President Kennedy.

Obviously Sara made curatorial choices to influence this in both exhibits, but it's still depressing how relevant 50-year-old cartoons are:

The third exhibit is a small one on comic books featuring Presidents that Megan Halsband did in the Serials Department (in the Madison Building) for President's Day. The majority of these comics are from Bluewater's current biographical series, but she did find an issue of Action Comics that I don't remember seeing.









The Prints & Photographs division showed off its new acquisitions this week. Sara Duke showed some original comic book and strip artwork:



A piece by Keith Knight, and two pages from Jim Rugg's anthology. They collected the entire book except for the centerfold. Not shown is...



Above are voting rights prints by Lalo Alcaraz, possibly selected by Helena Zinkham.

Martha Kennedy had some great acquistions this year, including works by James Flora, editorial cartoonist Signe Wilkinson, Garry "Doonesbury" Trudeau, and Charles Vess' entire book of Ballads and Sagas:












This artwork isn't on exhibit, but you can make an appointment to view it.