Howie Post passed away May 21st. His work is so cool and funny; so confident, loose, and perfectly free. If I am feeling unhappy, a Howie Post story will always guide me toward sunshine. For that, you gotta love a guy and remember him always. The following Hot Stuff and Spooky stories shine with a pure joy and style that was uniquely Post.
The Weird Laughing Mystery is from Hot Stuff, The Little Devil No. 85, August 1968.
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Spooky Mets Horatio and The Scary Secret are both from Spooky No. 46, August 1960.
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Wonderful stuff...sad, sad news.
ReplyDeleteAnd to thinkw e were just talking Harvey comics the other day.
We oughtta learn to keep our mouths shut Mykal.
Jeff: I know! In fact, I was browsing my Harvey collection when I heard the news! I have much more Harvey in the hopper.
ReplyDeleteYou know, I really wish I had written a fan letter to Mr. Post before his passing.
So... what's with devils wearing diapers? I mean, yeah, Hot Stuff is little, I get that (Although he's sophisticated enough that I would assume he's potty trained) but I've seen his uncles, neighbors, etc wearing them too. Is everyone in Hell incontinent? I mean, it IS Hell, so I guess that adds up.
ReplyDeletei especially liked the Horatio story- describes my dogs to a "T"!
ReplyDeletestrange to be completely familiar with an artists' work and not even know his identity, thanx for clueing me in, too bad he's gone. before this blog appeared i didn't know anybody cared about Harvey stuff, Mykal, my mistake! guess i should get out more...
Prof.: Horation was my favorite story as well. The drawing of the dog is so perfectly Howie Post! I will die a Harvey man!
ReplyDeleteRIP, Howie! You were one of a kind.
ReplyDeleteI first learned his name on Anthro. It was a really good book.
ReplyDeleteWhat is good about these stories is that there is something happening -- movement -- in every panel. Howie Post was a terrific cartoonist. Loved his Anthro book for DC.
ReplyDeleteGary: that high degree of panel movement is sooo Post! I have Anthro No. 1 and will post sooner or later (it is so great!)- for the post "tribute", I wanted to go Harvey, as those were the comics that made me love his work.
ReplyDeletehey, did you check out previous post! It mentions Orlando!
I love Spooky's dog, but at the same time I feel sad since he's a ghost too. I wonder how this dog died?
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