22 April 2018

Before Connie Came...?

We're going way back this morning - over 90 years - to revisit with Frank Godwin, the creator of Connie.
As mentioned, Connie Kurridge got her launch in 1927. Did you wonder at all what Godwin had been doing before that point?

Oddly enough, he was doing a full (newspaper sized) page weekly commenting on 'modern' American life and society entitled Vignettes Of Life. Odd or not, it was well suited to his elegant classical ink style.

(Please note that these are large images when clicked upon, nearly double standard width, due to the small typeface and large original image size.)

Typical topics included fashion history...


...and fashion for the modern woman...


Of course, general social etiquette is always a popular topic...


...and politics is always a matter of discussion...


...and we can see the difficulties of living in the modern communication age...


not to mention the horrors of Hollywood adaptations...


So, now - with warmer weather on the way, let's take a look at some of his tips and observations on the days of summer -




Here's an odd little tidbit of a semi-related note for those who've been reading along about our Fly Girls:
When Frank Godwin's Connie was running in Famous Funnies, it ran alongside Sky Roads. Sky Roads was the aviation adventure strip which Russell Keaton drew before creating Flyin' Jenny.

One of many good reasons for us to revisit Famous Funnies in the future.

Vignettes Of Life by Frank Godwin (1924, 1927)
(see image names for individual dates)

21 April 2018

Saturday Night Lou

Our Lou-au continues with another trio of tales from the '50s - Jungle Boy Of Jupiter, The Menace Of Multifax, and Book Of The Grey Dragon. Relax and enjoy your Saturday eve (or whenever your side of the temporal dissonance finds you) with Lou Cameron -




Tomorrow morning we'll visit with another recent friend, and then we'll be back for a Cameron midday matinee.


art by Lou Cameron for Tales Of The Unexpected #24, House Of Secrets #13, and Dark Mysteries #2 (1958, 1951)

Lou-lapalooza? Cameron Con? '18

I don't know what we're calling it, but it's a Lou Cameron weekend around here. I'm looking at Lou, and thus - so are you.

But, enough poetry. Let's kick it off with a trio of tales from from the '50s. The authors of all three tales are unknown today. Lucky for us, Lou signed his work for posterity. First up She Stalks At Sundown -


From quite early in the run of House Of Secrets, we've got The Man Who Couldn't Stop Growing -


Finally, for this post, a bit of the fantastic in Realm Of Lost Faces -


Oh, yeah - definitely getting into Lou.
Next time, just when least expected.... Jungle Boy Of Jupiter!

art by Lou Cameron from Web Of Mystery #22, House Of Secrets #11, and Web Of Mystery #24 (1954, 1958)