Here come two stories from Tom Cat, one of the many Charlton kids’ comics edited by Al Fago. The cover is Fago as well as the first story - featuring his own creation, Atomic Mouse!
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I don’t know the artist for this second Dog Daze story, but I sure like the style. What a fine range of expressions!
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Al Fago either drew a lot of comic books, or I just drew familair with him name from seeing his signature all these years. He's a pretty damn good cartoonist.
ReplyDeleteA: He is a damn good cartoonist, and sadly a largely forgotten one. Back in his hayday, though, he really was the man at Charlton! I have some other stories from this issue that look like him (though unsigned) that I might post next. Thanks for commenting!!
ReplyDeleteYeah, he was Charlton's cartoonist in residence, that's for sure.
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