Ha Ha Comics No. 34, October 1946,

One good posting (last post) of Al Hubbard certainly deserves another. The first Stalwart Swinburne story is typical of Hubbard's beautiful 40s work. The story was written by Hubert (Hubie) Karp - brother of artist Lynn Karp, of whom we will be seeing some of next post. I'll take a guess that this wonderful cover was done by Ken Hultgren.

For good measure, let's throw in a Daniel Spaniel story written by Jack Cosgriff and illustrated by Bob Wick, another star of the 1940s.

But wait! There's more! This promotion for Cookie on the inside back cover was done (I believe) by the great Dan Gordon of SuperKatt fame.

Lynn Karp and Jack Bradbury Get Happy!

Finishing up points of interest from Happy Comics No. 19, May 1947 (for the cover see last post), we have artwork today by Jack Bradbury and Lynn Karp - both ex-Disney animators making their unique and everlasting mark in the world of kids' comics. First, let's enjoy this Bunnyboy outing by Mr. Karp (written by his oft-times partner and full-time brother, Hubie Karp):

Next comes a Pansy the Chimp story, which featured another of comicdoms lovable and completely forgotten characters, Orville Hambone. Gratefully, the outstanding cartooning of Jack Bradbury will never be forgotten.

This ad for the paperback edition of Niven Busch's Western novel, Duel In The Sun (timed for the release of the Hollywood movie of the same name), is from the same issue.

Fox and the Crow in - "Flat Broke" and "New York Ticket"

This will finish up the Fox and the Crow stories from Real Screen Comics No. 38, May 1951. Jim Davis offered any aspiring cartoonist an education in every panel. You can practically feel his characters move and live, jumping right off the page into tactile life. Not for nothing, the script for this title was uniformly brilliant. Judging from the time frame, the words here were most likely provided by Hubie Karp. All scans are from my own comic

This ad is from the same issue. I cannot adequately put into words my love for this ad. When I was young, my father always took our family to the annual “Boat Show.” Then as now, boats produce tears of boredom. But a Shoe Show? Now you’re talking! This was the year they unveiled The Skipper!