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collect the gag panels on them

by Art Chantry: this is something else i collect – little corporate booklets of cartoons. basically, big business likes to commission gag comix from cartoonists and publish them in their magazines and advertising. they think that means they ‘support the … Continue reading

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killing time club: edumacation

by Art Chantry: this is an advert for one of those horrible “TIME, INC.” book clubs from the 1960′s. i don’t know how long it was around (the oldest examples i have are from the mid 1960′s). it was one … Continue reading

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bachelor cartoonist: surreal sleaze

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) one of things i really enjoy about sifting through old magazines – particularly trashy second and third string specialty magazines – is finding hidden treasure. among the many amazing things you suddenly trip across in … Continue reading

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comic art for the unwashed

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) BACK before there were ‘underground comix” and the whole new wave of comic art magazines and even graphic novels, there were a number of cartoon illustrators who worked a lot of the same turf. they were … Continue reading

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