Fresh Up Freddie-7 Up-1957-1959

Not exactly comics, these back cover ads featured 7 Up TV spokesbird Fresh Up Freddie in some nicely done TV-style commercials (note the panel shape). Freddie was actually a Disney character and was popular enough for awhile to have merchandising including dolls and pin-back buttons! Does advertising work? I don't know. I always enjoyed 7 Up's commercials...but I've never drank any of their product. Do they still MAKE 7 up even?

Gangplank Gus-Jack Farr-1946

We've run Jack Farr before. He was a newspaper strip veteran by this point with four decades in the business and a couple more to go before his passing ended his long career. Great old-fashioned cartooning.

Ghostly Revenge-Chic Stone-1966

Known as an inker primarily and remembered for his work on Jack Kirby's early THOR and FANTASTIC FOUR, Chic Stone also pencilled quite often including some Batman, some Archie and here a ghost story for ACG with one of that company's typical green ghosts.

Li'L Chief Bugaboo-Dave Higgins-1944

A sad fact of Golden Age comics is that there were quite a bit of what we now realize to be stereotypical and sometimes offensive characterizations and depictions of various minority groups. Another fact, though, is that sometimes they were clever, creative, well-written and beautifully drawn...much like the case of this MLJ back-up character.

Mystico the Wonder Man-Leonard Sansone-1941

Artist Leonard Sansone was known for his GI WOLF strip in STARS AND STRIPES during WWII but this 1941 strip was before he ended up in the Army.  Mystico has no cape, no helmet, no turban, no monocle, no top hat...but weird-looking beasties he's got!

Buddy Bruin & Stu Rabbit-Al Walker-1947

Some absolutely gorgeous cartooning here in a type of whimsical kids adventure story that literally disappeared over the years. Artist Al Walker was better known for his sci-fi and jungle stories.

Dr. Mortal-Bert Whitman-1940

This is....I mean....Well...You see...Well...WTF!!??