Category Archives: Comics

August 10, 1958: A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Comics

Posted on August 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

August 10, 1958: Ernie Bushmiller’s “Nancy,” in which Nancy and Sluggo unravel a mystery.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Comics

Posted on August 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Ernie Bushmiller's "Nancy," Aug. 9, 1957. Notice how often Sluggo is shown reading. I never realized he was such a literate chap. Bushmiller never explains why Nancy needs a pitchfork.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Comics

Posted on August 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Ernie Bushmiller's "Nancy," Aug. 8, 1956. I usually don't spend much time thinking about the age of Nancy and Sluggo. They're cartoon characters, after all, and Bushmiller cartoon characters at that. They're sort of ageless, like the kids in "Peanuts." … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Comics

Posted on August 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

Ernie Bushmiller's "Nancy," Aug. 7, 1955.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Comics

Posted on August 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

Ernie Bushmiller's "Nancy," Aug. 6, 1954.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Comics

Posted on August 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

Ernie Bushmiller's "Nancy," Aug. 5, 1953.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Comics

Posted on August 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

Ernie Bushmiller's "Nancy," Aug. 4, 1952.

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Russian Leader to Visit L.A.! A.L. Wins All-Star Game

Posted on August 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Bruce Russell's editorial cartoon is appalling today, but this style is typical of the 1950s, when artists frequently relied on a small repertory company of characters that included the Peace Dove, the Russian Bear, Mr. A-Bomb, Uncle Sam, the … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Comics

Posted on August 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Ernie Bushmiller's "Nancy," Aug. 3, 1951.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Comics

Posted on August 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

Ernie Bushmiller's "Nancy," Aug. 2, 1950.

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Update on ‘Long Sam’

Posted on July 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

Since I wrote about Dorothy "Long Sam" Brown in 2007 I have received repeated inquiries about the beautiful young North Carolina woman who became famous in 1957 after being found living in a shack with no running water. Here's an … Continue reading →

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Houdini at the Orpheum!

Posted on July 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 6, 1899: The Times reminds tourists to watch out for pickpockets. July 6, 1899: Look who's playing at the Orpheum. It's Houdini, with his wife, doing the Oregon boot routine. There's also a female impersonator named Tacianu. On May … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Little Nemo

Posted on July 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

Also presenting McCay's "Gertie the Dinosaur" from 1914, in case you have never seen it. A Feb. 17, 1907, page of The Times comics featuring Winsor McCay's "Little Nemo in Slumberland" has been listed on EBay. Above, the entire page.  … Continue reading →

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Grand Jury Vice Probe! Gilmore Field Expanded

Posted on June 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Put That Pistol Down, Young Lady."   Keith's 1949 post on Gilmore Field has dropped us in the middle of an extremely complicated grand jury investigation of the Los Angeles Police Department. To summarize: Officers James Parslow, Thomas C. Lindholm … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, June 23, 1959

Posted on June 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Hazel, I Said No! You Can't Have a New Dress!" Numbers Game A lady named Julia has been confronted with a major dilemma — to move or not to move. Normal accretion being what it is, her apartment has become … Continue reading →

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Dog Attacks Actress — Koufax Sets Record

Posted on June 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 23, 1959: "Hello, Young Lady." Elaine Stewart said she was watching TV at the home of tenant Floyd Appel when his dog bit her on the lip. In 1963, she was awarded $4,500 in damages. At left, Irene Dunne … Continue reading →

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Ailing Lou Gehrig Retires From Baseball

Posted on June 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Quiet, Stupid! … Yeow!"  The state Senate approves a bill that would license bookies and take 5% of their gross. I wonder what the lobbying was like on this bill. A Ford executive says industry voluntarily reduced the workweek to … Continue reading →

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U.S. Bans D.H. Lawrence Novel

Posted on June 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

"I Feel Terribly Different." The Farmers Market ad pokes gentle fun at Times columnist Hedda Hopper. Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield defends his decision to ban "Lady Chatterly's Lover" from the U.S. mails. Times book columnist Robert R. Kirsch says Summerfield's … Continue reading →

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GOP Unbeatable, Nixon Says!

Posted on June 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 20, 1959: This Isn't Any Laughing Matter, Ted." The newspapers of the 1950s are full of stories about callous police officers (usually the LAPD, sometimes Beverly Hills) handing out traffic tickets. It must have been quite a phenomenon. Richard … Continue reading →

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Body of Missing Executive Found; Nolan Ryan’s Close Call With History

Posted on June 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

  June 18, 1959, the introduction of Charlie Brown's sister Sally begins a story line  about the the births of children that quickly turns dark. June 19, 1979: In 20 years, "Peanuts" has become a sitcom, mildly amusing in a … Continue reading →

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