Don R. Christensen (who signed his work Don Arr) is one of my favorite artists from the golden age of kids’ comics (among a very competitive field of beautiful work).
For my money, the Golden Age of Comic Books (1938 to 1956) was the zenith of artistic quality in the kids’ comics genre. There is a reason for this, I believe: So many of Mr. Christensen’s contemporaries (Jack Bradbury, Dan Gordon, Jim Davis, Bob Wick, Owen Fitzgerald, etc, etc) including Mr. Christensen himself, learned their trade primarily as animators for (usually) Disney Studios or Warner Bros. Cartoons. Christensen, most notably, worked for Bob Clampett’s animation unit at Warner.
It is this animation influence, I feel, that gives today’s Bruno Bear offering that nearly tactile bounce, life, and sense of moment.
Today’s story comes from Happy Comics No. 28, November 1948.
Well, that's all for now, Kids! Coming up: Let's Continue our deep dive into this issue of Happy Comics with a story from another great, Vince Fago.
I will see you all again very soon. Until then, I hope you are all warm, safe, and happy!
--Your friend, Mykal
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