Wacky Wolf! By Bob Wick!!

Good afternoon, Kids! So nice to visit with you all again!

Bob Wickersham is perhaps best known as an animator for the Walt Disney Studios, where he left an indelible mark through the 1930s. Mr. Wickersham provided much of the smooth, Disney finish on many famous black-and-white shorts like “Playful Pluto” (1934) and “Mickey’s Steamroller” (1934).

During the 1940s, Mr. Wickersham began drawing comics as well, often signing his name “Bob Wick.” He worked mainly for the American Comics Group, which published some of my favorite Kids’ Comics titles of all time, like Ha-Ha Comics and Giggle Comics. In today’s story, we see Mr. Wick’s easy, clean style in a story featuring Wacky Wolf, a signature character in the ACG line.

This story comes from Giggle Comics No. 20 (June, 1945)

So, in the end, universal order is restored and everyone's happy (we hope!)

I will see you all again very soon. Until then, I hope you are all warm, safe, and happy!

--Your friend, Mykal

The Duke and the Dope ala Ken Hultgren!

Good afternoon, Kids! So nice to visit with you all again!

Ken Hultgren had a very successful and varied career in the arts, working at a very high-level wherever he hung his shingle.

He began, like so many illustrators before him, in animation. In the early 1940s, he became one of the great “animal artists” at Disney. By the late 40s, Mr. Hultgren had branched out into comics, working for Sangor Studios (Ha Ha and Giggle Comics). He famously illustrated such titles as The Duke and the Dope (enjoyed below) and Robespierre.

Throughout the 1950s and thereafter, he did a little of everything, working in comics, animation, and newspaper strip work.

His beautiful artwork is on good display here in this tale from the halls of injustice, featuring the pair of friends, the Duke (ever scheming) and the Dope (ever innocent). This story comes from Giggle Comics No. 20 (June, 1945)

Coming up next, the work of Bob Wickersham (Bob Wick)!

I will see you all again very soon. Until then, I hope you are all warm, safe, and happy!

--Your friend, Mykal