tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302149762024-03-13T06:39:09.718+00:00This Blog's A Load Of CARTOONS!Hi! I'm Lee Glover, and I am a huge fan of classic American theatrical animation and classic British television. I'm not an animation or TV historian, just someone who can not get enough of watching both. This blog will include clips/images of rare cartoons, plus my own reviews of animation/UK TV DVDs. Enjoy!Linda Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379376964713458216noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30214976.post-34109302073491636242014-01-30T08:14:00.004+00:002014-01-30T08:14:52.957+00:00Yes, I've been away...This blog may just spring back to life.<br />
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Stay tooned!Linda Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379376964713458216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30214976.post-79324537564789453392010-12-21T21:11:00.001+00:002010-12-21T22:17:02.953+00:00TV Comic - Six Of The Best: Christmas Cartoons.The British <b>Droopy</b> comic strips will appear shortly in the New Year, but in the meantime, here's six festive comic strips featuring Tom & Jerry, Bugs Bunny, and Barney Bear. Happy holidays, everybody!<br />
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Tom & Jerry #1098 30th December 1972. Artist: Bill Titcombe<br />
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Barney Bear #1254 29th December 1978. Artist: Bill Mevin<br />
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Bugs Bunny #1254 25th December 1981. Artist: Bill Titcombe<br />
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Tom & Jerry #1669 16th December 1983. Artist: Bill Titcombe<br />
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Barney Bear #1254 27th December 1975. Artist: Bill Titcombe<br />
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Bugs Bunny #1254 27th December 1975. Artist: Bill Mevin<br />
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TV Comic maintained the Walter Beery-type personality of Barney, as favoured by MGM director Dick Lundy. However, they decided not to include his comic-strip nephews Wuzzy and Fuzzy. Instead, another character was introduced to the UK readers as a comic foil, a moose by the name of...erm...Moose! This character would have a more downbeat personality to counteract Barney's "know-it-all" demeanour, but would more often than not get the last laugh.<br />
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Presenting six of his best cartoons, published between 1973-9. Enjoy!<br />
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#1101 20th January 1973 (first appearance!). Artist: Bill Titcombe. <br />
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#1112 7th April 1973. Artist: Bill Titcombe.<br />
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#1179 20th July 1974. Artist: Bill Titcombe.<br />
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#1196 16th November 1974. Artist: Bill Titcombe.<br />
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#1126 1st November 1975. Artist: Bill Titcombe.<br />
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#1432 25th May 1979. Artist: Bill Mevin.<br />
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Coming up next: <b>Droopy</b>.Linda Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379376964713458216noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30214976.post-58967997198287929102010-07-05T20:30:00.001+01:002010-07-05T23:38:06.107+01:00TV Comic - Six Of The Best: The Bugs Bunny ShowBugs Bunny was the first classic cartoon star to have his own one-page comic strip in the UK's TV Comic, appearing in issue #896 on 15th February 1969 (and here's the front cover announcing the news): <br />
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The strip was published every week until mid-76, but reprints were published a couple of years later. A new set of comic strips were commissioned in early 1980, and would last until the comic's demise in mid-84. Throughout both runs, Bugs would share the limelight with a limited cast of Looney Tunes characters: Daffy Duck, Sylvester, Tweety, Granny, and Yosemite Sam (the TV Comic staff must have preferred the Friz Freleng cartoons). Sadly, other characters such as Elmer Fudd and Porky Pig never appeared in the British strips, but Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner would have their own adventures in the comic (they will appear on this blog shortly). Differences between the American strip, apart from the one-page format, was that Yosemite Sam was a lot more trigger-happy in the British version, and Tweety (more often than not) was referred to as a SHE!<br />
This post will feature six cartoon strips from the first run (69-76). As you will see, the strips were drawn by five different artists within the six years, all with varying degrees of cartooning styles. This, unfortunately, made the cartoons suffer from not having a consistent look, as while some did have the capability of maintaining the classic look of the characters, others obviously struggled (especially when it comes to drawing Daffy Duck). Also, all of the strips were published only in black & white.<br />
Below is the very first strip to be published. Unfortunately I'm not able to identify the artist, but most often would leave his initials on the strip as RM (could it be Robert McKimson? Well, it was a long shot, anyway). Nevertheless, judging by the artwork below, he certainly hit the ground running. Not only are the character designs more-or-less spot-on, but the layout and backgrounds were top-notch. Sadly, his tenure only lasted just over a year and a half, and would make way for another artist in November 1970:<br />
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Fortunately, Tom & Jerry artist Bill Titcombe would be the one to take over. Although his artistic style was more loose than the previous cartoonist, nevertheless he didn't do a bad job, being able to maintain the classic character designs whilst still retaining his individual style. His advantage is that he was able to add a bit more weight to the visual gags than his predecessor, and his backgrounds were a little-less cluttered. His tenure would only until January 1972, but he did return to spearhead the strip's 80's revival for a further two years. Below is from issue #1003 (6th March 1971):<br />
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The next artist to try his luck with this strip was Barry Glennard, who, apart from a couple short gaps in 1973, would have the longest tenure lasting until mid-75. As evident on the next strip (from issue #1073, 8th July 1972), his character designs are a little off, but would constantly refine the look of his strips during those few years (he would come up with three different Bugs designs):<br />
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During those short breaks in 1973, Pink Panther artist John McNulty would fill in for Glennard. Although his style suited the groovy cat, sadly it never suited the look of the LT characters. Bugs and Sylvester would both look a little "lanky" for my liking, and the less said about his Daffy Duck the better. However, he did come up with some great poses as shown below, from issue #1119 (26th May 1973). Also notice the title panel, which features Glennard's Bugs Mark 2:<br />
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Another Glennard cartoon, featuring his Bugs Mark 3. Notice the more loose artwork, which may indicate that tighter deadlines had to be met. Scanned from issue #1225 (7th June 1975), and was one of his last few strips:<br />
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TV Comic stalwart <a href="http://www.theauthenticperishers.co.uk/mainmenu/bill.htm">Bill Mevin</a> took over drawing duties during the strip's last year. His previous work include comic strip versions of Doctor Who and Fireball XL5 (the latter of which he was recently interviewed on the latest R2 DVD set from Network), and throughout the 70's did the Popeye strips for TV Comic. Although he was more suited at adaptations of live-action shows, his drawing style made his Bugs strips appear to have the most freakiest artwork of them all! Having said that, with the addition of his love for exaggeration (especially the characters' poses), it actually gave the cartoons some zest! Below was published in issue #1250 on 29th November 1975:<br />
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Coming up next: <b>Barney Bear</b>.Linda Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379376964713458216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30214976.post-42321416852867079982010-03-23T21:00:00.000+00:002010-03-23T21:00:33.468+00:00TV Comic - Six Of The Best: Tom & JerryTom & Jerry first made their debut in the weekly TV Comic on 17th May 1969, issue 909. However, they were not the first classic cartoon characters who appeared in the comic, that honour belonged to Bugs Bunny (with Sylvester) 14 editions earlier. Unfortunately, I don't have that very first strip (it will be posted here as soon as I obtain that elusive edition), but here's the advert that announced their forthcoming arrival in the preceding issue: <br />
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Differences between the American comic strips, apart from the limited 2-page format, was that Tom was much more of a bully, dishing out physical violence towards Jerry to the point where it even becomes Deitch-esque, but Jerry still gave as good as he got. Also, after the first few years, the strip would also be littered with puns, but thankfully not as painful as you would expect. The <b>Maid </b>makes regular appearances throughout this run, but became more of a white English suburban housewife. <b>Spike </b>also gained regular exposure, but not only without his son Tyke, but he is also referred to by his original name <b>Butch</b> (presumably because it sounded more appealing to British readers). <b>Tuffy</b> would only make a handful of appearances.<br />
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Throughout the 15-year run, the T&J comic strip was drawn by <i>virtually</i> the same artist: <a href="http://www.billtitcombe.co.uk/">Bill Titcombe</a>. A prolific and talented cartoonist, Titcombe drew countless number of comic strip between the 60's and 90's not only for TV Comic, but also for sister publication<b> Pipkin</b> and its closest rival <b>Look-In</b>. His work includes such cartoon adaptations as <b>Bugs Bunny</b>, <b>Barney Bear</b>, <b>The Inspector</b>, and <b>Scooby-Doo</b>. He also drew strips based on live-action shows, such as <b>Dad's Army</b>, <b>Benny Hill</b>, <b>Man About The House</b>, and<b> Charlie's Angels</b>. Out of all his work, he always regards Tom & Jerry as his all-time favourite strip. A further mini-bio and examples of his work can be found <a href="http://telegoons.org/FAQ.htm#M">here</a> and <a href="http://telegoons.org/bill_titcombe.htm">here</a>.<br />
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Below are six of Titcombe's T&J comic strips, drawn during its golden period (1969-76). It is somewhat difficult to pick out of hundreds of strips not only to present some of the funniest, but also to show how Titcombe's drawing style would evolve during that time. But I hope you enjoy reading these nonetheless:<br />
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#930, 11th October 1969<br />
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#999, 6th February 1971<br />
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#1032, 25th September 1971<br />
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#1126, 14th July 1973<br />
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#1210, 22nd February 1975. <br />
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#1239, 13th September 1975<br />
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Coming-up next: TV Comic's <b>The Bugs Bunny Show</b>.Linda Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379376964713458216noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30214976.post-82206241222624470352009-10-21T20:05:00.002+01:002009-10-21T20:11:43.161+01:00An Introduction To TV Comic's Classic Cartoon StripsI always loved reading UK classic cartoon annuals (full of reprinted American cartoon strips), but during the last few years I have developed a special fondness for the UK comic strips versions of our fave cartoons, which were a feature of a long-defunct weekly publication:<br />
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TV Comic first started publishng in November 9th 1951 until June 22nd 1984, resulting in a total of 1696 issues. It focused mainly on comic strips adapted from television shows broadcast at the time of publication (including Doctor Who, The Avengers, and Basil Brush), alongside original creations (such as TV Terrors, Mighty Moth, and Texas Ted - big hat, big head!). Cartoon adaptations were also included, but the first comic strips based on the Golden Age Cartoons were not published until issue #896 on 15th February 1969, when Bugs Bunny made his debut, followed by Tom & Jerry some 14 editions later. Its publisher, Polystyle Publications, gained licenses to use the classic cartoon characters from Warner Brothers and MGM via the Western Publishing Company. But rather than reprint the Western-drawn comic strips (like the UK annuals did at the time), TV Comic opted to draw their own using their own talented team, who adapted the format and humour of the strips to more British tastes.<br />
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One reason was the amount of pages allowed for each cartoon strip. While the American comic strips ran generally between 4-8 pages (even longer), British comics would only allow one page per show/character (only a few were given the luxury of having two pages!) and the content would be very much situation-based rather than in story. The extra pages afforded for the American strips did allow for an actual story to develop, but the humour and slapstick were somewhat more restrained when compared to the British adaptations, where our fondness for (violent) slapstick is more apparent.<br />
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The artwork is also different:: the American comic strips were down by artists (and even animators) and certainly has more beautiful (and on-model) art, while the British versions were done by cartoonists, and while the artwork is more "loose" (which did not necessarily suit the look of the character), it is that cartoonist's approach that makes the visuals gags more funny.<br />
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This series will feature "six of the best" comic strips from each classic cartoon characters featured below (not necessarily in the following order), including (where possible) the first-ever strips and the cartoonists who drew them (which includes Bill Titcombe, Barry Glennard, and Bill Mevin):<br />
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</div>To kick-start this new series, we will take a look at the Tom & Jerry comic strips, featuring Tom's attempts to be a glam-rock superstar, Jerry being an unwilling participant in polo, and the tatty cat being blown-up by torpedoes!Linda Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379376964713458216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30214976.post-67302981615316497342009-10-11T20:50:00.002+01:002009-10-11T21:03:46.322+01:00A Change Of Plan...It's been a very busy few months, especially in getting a new job and relocating to a different town, that I haven't been posting here during that time. Also, due to relocating, my classic cartoon annuals are now in storage and are currently unaccessible, so my UK annuals series will now be delayed (hopefully it will return in the near future). I really do apologise for these setbacks.<br /><br />However, I still have access to my TV Comics, which features UK comic strip adaptations of classic American cartoon characters, and very shortly I will be presenting a new series dedicated to these overlooked gems.<br /><br />Stay tooned!Linda Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379376964713458216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30214976.post-89640968898688190422009-06-28T20:17:00.001+01:002009-10-11T20:49:51.136+01:00Retro UK Annuals: Bugs Bunny 1983Along with the Tom & Jerry version, this was my very first annual I received on Xmas Day 1982. What I didn't know is that this would be the last Bugs Bunny annual to be published by World Distributors, who would finally give up producing classic cartoon annuals a year later, ending a golden era.<br /><br />World published its first Bugs Bunny annual in the early 50's, but it was from its 1964 annual that it would publish a new book every year. Every book included reprints of American comic strip (licensed from Western Publishing), and most (including this one) also had short stories, jokes and even puzzles.<br /><br />I'm proud to present the best bits of this fine annual. Unfortunately, my copy is long lost, and the one I later obtained has some bizarre tick marks (why?), which I'm only able to conceal on a few scans. Nevertheless, I hope you enjoy reading them.<br /><br />Front cover:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMMBQFLP4WbmOA8D4Ayt8g93CPazTnBY6COSAUOsUNTxSj34WA8rxc6RebI5XeZRdIWfQKtSyIoXEyGhdKf-GtgK1tivvfWl2IrtiPfgy56lvB0fWusx5EBnNtf2CrqkjHcq6/s1600-h/bb1983f.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMMBQFLP4WbmOA8D4Ayt8g93CPazTnBY6COSAUOsUNTxSj34WA8rxc6RebI5XeZRdIWfQKtSyIoXEyGhdKf-GtgK1tivvfWl2IrtiPfgy56lvB0fWusx5EBnNtf2CrqkjHcq6/s320/bb1983f.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351349111268788338" border="0" /></a>Back cover:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirl2FWg4Ec06a9Xw2UZWab-mGa0j-pZ4AxR0uxHqXO-XGouS9XDyQOCymgxgAw0_EjNA_zyRYhMG2PNJDBhEiDT62uXBPc8jYrAXTs_Y8oL3XwnjLK_AjtriKk35IXrBr0xEHu/s1600-h/bb1983b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirl2FWg4Ec06a9Xw2UZWab-mGa0j-pZ4AxR0uxHqXO-XGouS9XDyQOCymgxgAw0_EjNA_zyRYhMG2PNJDBhEiDT62uXBPc8jYrAXTs_Y8oL3XwnjLK_AjtriKk35IXrBr0xEHu/s320/bb1983b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351349107522932658" border="0" /></a>In this annual, there were three illustrated short stories, and the following is the first one, which I present in full:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_MRZ46d3_g4yMjeYa3Bi1Y7wgoG1nyEQy1jE8e5DFUTfoSAqAZLwVQ97IjGDyREBTbc2_Glxj5QcWpAVAbX1G7mm3TPXS_FGWJ4zFEg7bIk0ZgkFnRhKHFkN-_uGllw207Mz/s1600-h/bb1983sp1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_MRZ46d3_g4yMjeYa3Bi1Y7wgoG1nyEQy1jE8e5DFUTfoSAqAZLwVQ97IjGDyREBTbc2_Glxj5QcWpAVAbX1G7mm3TPXS_FGWJ4zFEg7bIk0ZgkFnRhKHFkN-_uGllw207Mz/s320/bb1983sp1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351349102572123842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-0zDl7dBrQJcH0dVmbk8dyEU87srRSQNwUmC3g7Cm55x-9exhjzMqpLi9zWITyyLMMo0GPak1jBxEoG3bPpX3Sj0IBSaKWqCgQtRz976h_k6yI4z2OvxIWrmn2lBjrQ37JjZ/s1600-h/bb1983sp2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQNSGuLsWDNaGeFvFVA5qyIlaL8G5b_sNkWQfXHtMLxhushoJ4CdsslzwR02wDynLsP_DPJqg1ZY6UUVrhIKSaQpsSFn3znx1kOBbREQFX4y71TyH4CWDHtBURtqeN4A4R3GK/s320/bb1983sp4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351348506613252162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ZCmvxZQf9t9Of2CqYYgCiFvqYy8vAittljgaftg_rtWjBjVIR45ZGr-ecnIeQhys5VbNrx8eMXc7-vTFYMo9dCLZ5TcFUgOzdrXqc6MTmvQez3ckPETty-R8n3yQcWrxZnwe/s1600-h/bb1983sp5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ZCmvxZQf9t9Of2CqYYgCiFvqYy8vAittljgaftg_rtWjBjVIR45ZGr-ecnIeQhys5VbNrx8eMXc7-vTFYMo9dCLZ5TcFUgOzdrXqc6MTmvQez3ckPETty-R8n3yQcWrxZnwe/s320/bb1983sp5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351348505957086514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0OAJEWDJlgpZZV0nKv0sG6vyJbpY1Lelf95lGg8wM2SHBx3x1LY-ye4w1EcDHfX1nTqDsDaYyGxy0q7wm7FpBF6Hzyv3HI2f9ebXGr2C7Eb0yU6LEHx0zqzXq-nc6Pa67Wjp/s1600-h/bb1983sp6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0OAJEWDJlgpZZV0nKv0sG6vyJbpY1Lelf95lGg8wM2SHBx3x1LY-ye4w1EcDHfX1nTqDsDaYyGxy0q7wm7FpBF6Hzyv3HI2f9ebXGr2C7Eb0yU6LEHx0zqzXq-nc6Pa67Wjp/s320/bb1983sp6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351348503655017058" border="0" /></a>This annual has plenty of puzzles, activities, and jokes. The former two were completed or had a few scribbles on, so I decided not to upload these. And most of the jokes are very painful (I like to know who wrote these), so here are the more bearable ones:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQAuvhYRuRVcc5ectF6cMRxDgBV5Sxc4S0crLJffpgW4LUfPNE9C9zefdlQpww3OppJYfIkTXDIDn59j-xD2SJgJtEA5ibURKJ18jUce2ue0fXzdJdyxRi-G0sgOQtos4tMzFC/s1600-h/bb1983j1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQAuvhYRuRVcc5ectF6cMRxDgBV5Sxc4S0crLJffpgW4LUfPNE9C9zefdlQpww3OppJYfIkTXDIDn59j-xD2SJgJtEA5ibURKJ18jUce2ue0fXzdJdyxRi-G0sgOQtos4tMzFC/s320/bb1983j1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351348497247373954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmn3IftuG-NmiteeJZmo4fQMX-H-_f5cG6h-6afJah5KCyXkDaztFpHaNqY7KH4aPvU8nZfmlSyXGB46P6L7nNr1lZFzKU1b0nVde0PUbW3FiKi4z9bxPku0S1lxu8FKjupFG/s1600-h/bb1983j2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmn3IftuG-NmiteeJZmo4fQMX-H-_f5cG6h-6afJah5KCyXkDaztFpHaNqY7KH4aPvU8nZfmlSyXGB46P6L7nNr1lZFzKU1b0nVde0PUbW3FiKi4z9bxPku0S1lxu8FKjupFG/s320/bb1983j2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351348019340440114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIPmuf3PoK2qcYksTsDZ6AZc-oCBk6zqpKQxkQ2yMycs3lCAiL3A_JTvDQ2L8lBc0M8md6T7oM63CDBOhdDo4HWQZvqEma1ANRzu8IMaD7XprrMlbhhze1n_K-feFp0i1vC9U/s1600-h/bb1983j3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIPmuf3PoK2qcYksTsDZ6AZc-oCBk6zqpKQxkQ2yMycs3lCAiL3A_JTvDQ2L8lBc0M8md6T7oM63CDBOhdDo4HWQZvqEma1ANRzu8IMaD7XprrMlbhhze1n_K-feFp0i1vC9U/s320/bb1983j3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351348016889373826" border="0" /></a>And, of course, I shouldn't forget to include examples of the American comic reprints included in this book. Here are the first pages of the first few:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXBCgZ42IKZBNs4ihNCcVQ8oTbPB1luDrybYG2s3fGvfOQ4OPzRCByOj5wGhKe5dCHe1CQpg_x-n2FZOujCg_4cBnBVvE7sxnOUSYQ-QHIVhGrj1oIJzg0nDwIRMyZ4ld9kv9U/s1600-h/bb1983dd.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXBCgZ42IKZBNs4ihNCcVQ8oTbPB1luDrybYG2s3fGvfOQ4OPzRCByOj5wGhKe5dCHe1CQpg_x-n2FZOujCg_4cBnBVvE7sxnOUSYQ-QHIVhGrj1oIJzg0nDwIRMyZ4ld9kv9U/s320/bb1983dd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351348010010419378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYIYs2uCj2aDQ46CfPKSlwTsgWSndrjU34x0eoSehWs9a2wWvUllpIXMbhXMrpgG-yd6AuL4tdR7gKh0thfFgy0PieDvVipudlGEIWXCEof12AKICm_w7fa2EN3u01sIQ5fz4/s1600-h/bb1983fov.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 223px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYIYs2uCj2aDQ46CfPKSlwTsgWSndrjU34x0eoSehWs9a2wWvUllpIXMbhXMrpgG-yd6AuL4tdR7gKh0thfFgy0PieDvVipudlGEIWXCEof12AKICm_w7fa2EN3u01sIQ5fz4/s320/bb1983fov.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351348010939764034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_2BZG0VzaEuppAdxRXW6kaCckAt28PaZu_lTn5UkK5C8AushV_4UpA57nu_q087Ct0CaAov-DROy5Q_FgO5niuq-VxbJCVIe0mOtbeS-ZSfiIGa-108fDYO8i428rArzvi0F/s1600-h/bb1983cc.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_2BZG0VzaEuppAdxRXW6kaCckAt28PaZu_lTn5UkK5C8AushV_4UpA57nu_q087Ct0CaAov-DROy5Q_FgO5niuq-VxbJCVIe0mOtbeS-ZSfiIGa-108fDYO8i428rArzvi0F/s320/bb1983cc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351348005449541826" border="0" /></a>And here's my favourite comic strip (in full), <span style="font-weight: bold;">Power of Pizazz</span>. I don't mind admitting that when I first read this, I had enormous sympathy for the alien "Bugs" when he exclaimed "This is <span style="font-style: italic;">food</span>?" - I thought he was eating cauliflower!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQaGdLje4Ru_KoHTiwmoYyEjl5596ThgHXfPDAtuUe9xXqAjaKD1MVJdgoTWQltll0NybzXIFynMfD6ykycNwUB36VImSZcUoQa-UFIPHsJp2OIdMLqS6824ypbKB_N_fqBv8g/s1600-h/bb1983pp1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQaGdLje4Ru_KoHTiwmoYyEjl5596ThgHXfPDAtuUe9xXqAjaKD1MVJdgoTWQltll0NybzXIFynMfD6ykycNwUB36VImSZcUoQa-UFIPHsJp2OIdMLqS6824ypbKB_N_fqBv8g/s320/bb1983pp1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351347376347625986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BZKR2xtiBFWoCQY8AKIlATFAxAdAhIZcLMPMHw8wNSRC_LRJd0mdM2Rmtp6_YCRZoCImXMaJ_bvHg_vOa4iphBC0FpcbvREoAuu8rYyaZ4Um0eAesMH-qVeyzvtATvRVFrOe/s1600-h/bb1983pp2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhNVbqVB4hmphbSDUt0__lh8kWoWRQxThj1xYUR6jskFDBDL4MNTfUooNd4TMAgRPrVakkB6tWSfuGd2DOFtAM-ENQ0rjlgtGZ1SpjcYzVWwdbk91r3X-K1pTck8jL0_SCYyi/s320/bb1983pp10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351346955932206546" border="0" /></a>More Bugs Bunny annuals will appear soon. Coming up next - Pink Panther!Linda Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379376964713458216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30214976.post-79791117542651192442009-04-08T18:17:00.000+01:002009-04-08T21:11:31.820+01:00Retro UK Annuals: Tom & Jerry 1967The year was 1966: America was gripped by Beatlemania, the England football team won the World Cup, and the first Tom & Jerry annual was launched a few months before Xmas. Ah, it was a good year to be English (or so I imagine, being born 11 years too late!).<br />This was published by World Distributors, who were already publishing annuals based on classic American cartoons years before, with Bugs Bunny in the 50's and the Flintstones, Huckleberry Hound, and Top Cat annuals during the early 60's. Before then, publishers Dean launched the first Mickey Mouse annual in 1930, and Felix annuals popped up a decade before. It's a wonder why Tom & Jerry annuals arrived much later than their fellow animated stars.<br />World would only publish one T&J annual in the 60's, before embarking on a regular yearly run during 1970-83. Throughout the series (and indeed like the vast majority of these annuals), these books consisted mostly of reprints of American comic strips (published by Western Publishing), with some original illustrated stories and jokes/puzzles/activity pages.<br />To kick-start this new series, let's take a peek at some of the select pages from this annual, starting with the front cover:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjByRBLgRbvoRdUbjdNEi2k9PjFgzZU9WvpA72XINiUvObBEdfdIyVO5hLkfUuNdPqafXf8jOW89sWcQIiUo9erX3JGAbFw7DWlH2SlZANOuZ2veQgKHmEbWs9bi0LNn7k6YV3y/s1600-h/t&j1967front.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjByRBLgRbvoRdUbjdNEi2k9PjFgzZU9WvpA72XINiUvObBEdfdIyVO5hLkfUuNdPqafXf8jOW89sWcQIiUo9erX3JGAbFw7DWlH2SlZANOuZ2veQgKHmEbWs9bi0LNn7k6YV3y/s320/t&j1967front.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322050943432401762" /></a><br />Back cover:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilI9Xz7f5hcIuM4kJ0EdOby4rVJXTxrd5YSxe6oTnrDOk37YbTFa_jE6DLt_X1KnDiPv9SoKxfr8KzZemMrrfehC6MnFaaLfov1CuIcKAADjjc3iMAvPm906CDvpih989lE62x/s1600-h/t&j1967back.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilI9Xz7f5hcIuM4kJ0EdOby4rVJXTxrd5YSxe6oTnrDOk37YbTFa_jE6DLt_X1KnDiPv9SoKxfr8KzZemMrrfehC6MnFaaLfov1CuIcKAADjjc3iMAvPm906CDvpih989lE62x/s320/t&j1967back.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322050933974507042" /></a><br />Title page:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqUpqJNdUDJyIo3M07rgMzX18Ov8QwI0qCQGb8KyXULqe2BNjEr8Ow0aPUZ6aKeglVBB8ZSMASsoOQEAynHQWBvskrXeUxH00Q548tAi9pesB9F_0amu0X1VWsPPu6RGZtPtj/s1600-h/t&j1967title.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqUpqJNdUDJyIo3M07rgMzX18Ov8QwI0qCQGb8KyXULqe2BNjEr8Ow0aPUZ6aKeglVBB8ZSMASsoOQEAynHQWBvskrXeUxH00Q548tAi9pesB9F_0amu0X1VWsPPu6RGZtPtj/s320/t&j1967title.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322050593134498002" /></a><br />Four T&J comic strips appeared in this annual, the following are the first pages from each strip:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHnByi1EuCUkcIcxcn4IQmL3wUBYwGUm4TC9t5tAy2Ctv_BZm5A533sc7JMkGnlrGgn3FDCAdsmk14693UEy6dBgtFveq0wTJAvjym5UJDnXYAhp2aUEJu2VeCF_Jd6N4vBJy/s1600-h/t&j1967tjd1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHnByi1EuCUkcIcxcn4IQmL3wUBYwGUm4TC9t5tAy2Ctv_BZm5A533sc7JMkGnlrGgn3FDCAdsmk14693UEy6dBgtFveq0wTJAvjym5UJDnXYAhp2aUEJu2VeCF_Jd6N4vBJy/s320/t&j1967tjd1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322050596104806770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCI_UxFRoj4j8TvnIdimKSF7gVocVMjzEeozsLiGw07y1KOCFo68J1xmuv7EqxMDAn5w6cCyNy_rdytyfuhpWXJD4oquHDX9OLltEgGoPKKtsT2hc8nvzDglAPE_3ChMN-NN6/s1600-h/t&j1967tjd2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCI_UxFRoj4j8TvnIdimKSF7gVocVMjzEeozsLiGw07y1KOCFo68J1xmuv7EqxMDAn5w6cCyNy_rdytyfuhpWXJD4oquHDX9OLltEgGoPKKtsT2hc8nvzDglAPE_3ChMN-NN6/s320/t&j1967tjd2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322050591249539874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-9aNMo1u57gWr26aIFVK_J518ORgV6XzLDziRb9TbvlpUSCXWRb6j7AFqd2_BGrIeCn-et-zRlpSDn3mve9ckl9XhY1AnZc5Zi-XxJ10Za7-IEUwdkttQcdpHwbYbwQfytcv/s1600-h/t&j1967tjd3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-9aNMo1u57gWr26aIFVK_J518ORgV6XzLDziRb9TbvlpUSCXWRb6j7AFqd2_BGrIeCn-et-zRlpSDn3mve9ckl9XhY1AnZc5Zi-XxJ10Za7-IEUwdkttQcdpHwbYbwQfytcv/s320/t&j1967tjd3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322050588574814930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1sdc-mUpJGE7VVbvN8FTiSjnUKKWY8Lds4d30lCg0ocrbutLHqoVH0MnjuXfnCWPXsoMPfVBD4K7VsyRUFvAbuqPlAkDp_tPx15HXPL3J7wawZ1Ey3OOO9ikB57qMbFuRrNS/s1600-h/t&j1967tjd4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1sdc-mUpJGE7VVbvN8FTiSjnUKKWY8Lds4d30lCg0ocrbutLHqoVH0MnjuXfnCWPXsoMPfVBD4K7VsyRUFvAbuqPlAkDp_tPx15HXPL3J7wawZ1Ey3OOO9ikB57qMbFuRrNS/s320/t&j1967tjd4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322050583987500706" /></a><br />To complement the T&J strips, Barney Bears appears (with his nephews Fuzzy & Wuzzy) in a couple of his own:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPK86qVidK9Rcu5pYSGIEjW5U2TS_fDuHiR0MsuL_5ReYqSxCvx-3RfJ7MbeTDWUuiMTwT4hi47Bdz-GjLggj_qtMBwWavdNfE9wKvON4N7K5uy6ynBbLLvjrwmV-Ld5vHB1V5/s1600-h/t&j1967bb2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPK86qVidK9Rcu5pYSGIEjW5U2TS_fDuHiR0MsuL_5ReYqSxCvx-3RfJ7MbeTDWUuiMTwT4hi47Bdz-GjLggj_qtMBwWavdNfE9wKvON4N7K5uy6ynBbLLvjrwmV-Ld5vHB1V5/s320/t&j1967bb2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322049313421634866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVfNba55fye1Llceq98lm7aFi2Rlu3nSOjZkd70eowIG2rWyzXlyArnOTTPJeXapOaWX77fm2KOPtbuU5xZxgKzgQIR55JJrVvMAc55NVBY1hfGLCYLYtz6PuGONJH7dXLvn3/s1600-h/t&j1967bb1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVfNba55fye1Llceq98lm7aFi2Rlu3nSOjZkd70eowIG2rWyzXlyArnOTTPJeXapOaWX77fm2KOPtbuU5xZxgKzgQIR55JJrVvMAc55NVBY1hfGLCYLYtz6PuGONJH7dXLvn3/s320/t&j1967bb1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322049312977731426" /></a><br />Not to be outdone, T&J stalwarts Spike & Tyke get their own couple of adventures:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4z3fym1Fhc67RhnmeWmr3pAgRpaa9cStLUJ6HBmRi2Z4reqdzsCFKrgVAdGg2k8tG5GURncvYKx8nntPETWxiAZhTI8Hs8CySLtbSMOnbNAg7B9HXM2gSATGI3rFO6q-rY39/s1600-h/t&j1967st2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4z3fym1Fhc67RhnmeWmr3pAgRpaa9cStLUJ6HBmRi2Z4reqdzsCFKrgVAdGg2k8tG5GURncvYKx8nntPETWxiAZhTI8Hs8CySLtbSMOnbNAg7B9HXM2gSATGI3rFO6q-rY39/s320/t&j1967st2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322049310874152882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQBwES1HQzyWAdJGE-dqLnMuRF98giltdHuHzK-xhbT1IiRo8Zl9Bji8XYO3dLRY_OEWnR6tvuQ-qa1kAeQzgH7f7cEhNvFl-v748uCLN7-WDi4sh2STMLBMLzvyxttSnmOcg/s1600-h/t&j1967st1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 223px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQBwES1HQzyWAdJGE-dqLnMuRF98giltdHuHzK-xhbT1IiRo8Zl9Bji8XYO3dLRY_OEWnR6tvuQ-qa1kAeQzgH7f7cEhNvFl-v748uCLN7-WDi4sh2STMLBMLzvyxttSnmOcg/s320/t&j1967st1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322049306152443186" /></a><br />Another twin set of strips feature a character who is relatively unknown in Blighty: Wuff the Prairie Dog, specially created for the T&J comics in the US:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPODN2fRKnhXeUFGVEtsVeBgXvfYGgp1BaO0mSkZQ06koipvC2OuAO0O5GYiDHhybfLjRo5yvmFP-uR0gUbLq2XWA6x1l36DArp3es-07FP8cZ8Y5_CeHoEZy-3H99E-d_sSQt/s1600-h/t&j1967wuff1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPODN2fRKnhXeUFGVEtsVeBgXvfYGgp1BaO0mSkZQ06koipvC2OuAO0O5GYiDHhybfLjRo5yvmFP-uR0gUbLq2XWA6x1l36DArp3es-07FP8cZ8Y5_CeHoEZy-3H99E-d_sSQt/s320/t&j1967wuff1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322048375361162242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZlo1H6nC2FnsfhgBBAOcWFZMrxOdhkrqKKmEpvusV84ZKv3d7BLkDsO46GF5mM0awzx6jsLmRvMgCSDO_R7WCPCp2kmITJWhajGQzats9fJ93aoy3bAyKauEwUys4KZz7GGhF/s1600-h/t&j1967wuff2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZlo1H6nC2FnsfhgBBAOcWFZMrxOdhkrqKKmEpvusV84ZKv3d7BLkDsO46GF5mM0awzx6jsLmRvMgCSDO_R7WCPCp2kmITJWhajGQzats9fJ93aoy3bAyKauEwUys4KZz7GGhF/s320/t&j1967wuff2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322048371754598050" /></a><br />But there is more T&J stuff to come: Four illustrated stories are featured, and here are the openings from three of them:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8GZigafEqkWAIyluo8vr7BeE0l9Mepg4SEWH03qsHKpeYEcEpx2PlXqAwGz8wy4iAywC9qm3z7Za7Z6ENrhVteHKe66cMmEU-a1F4DvzqDMvvs_yIwZtoaHCyXbJ9JfKAjVP/s1600-h/t&j1967tjs2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8GZigafEqkWAIyluo8vr7BeE0l9Mepg4SEWH03qsHKpeYEcEpx2PlXqAwGz8wy4iAywC9qm3z7Za7Z6ENrhVteHKe66cMmEU-a1F4DvzqDMvvs_yIwZtoaHCyXbJ9JfKAjVP/s320/t&j1967tjs2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322047687800738658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix3izRXsVvrxllU_on-sBPe-zw4-RspNI2Ob4dMXiOqDNqMYnd-y2t5UYHqg0LBFov2bQgwauxdjDZT5ZrjdmuCECH896-2da0jqZjtCr1gJ2nJHYA9j0xpH8cFnSt4rcoVqKA/s1600-h/t&j1967tjs3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix3izRXsVvrxllU_on-sBPe-zw4-RspNI2Ob4dMXiOqDNqMYnd-y2t5UYHqg0LBFov2bQgwauxdjDZT5ZrjdmuCECH896-2da0jqZjtCr1gJ2nJHYA9j0xpH8cFnSt4rcoVqKA/s320/t&j1967tjs3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322047687902448066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLhJlSlTzsA2WXD9SnCOQA2pxEE_ryhiF-MBsJMNkh3mWDQwyZpo0JIbshgRLQlcV3oYAzOEyWRvhGgrIEozRlsmMasB0FcnFJ8boxMN7k4uqbBtk43mv_MXM0PzyAXCbLjlj/s1600-h/t&j1967tjs4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 236px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLhJlSlTzsA2WXD9SnCOQA2pxEE_ryhiF-MBsJMNkh3mWDQwyZpo0JIbshgRLQlcV3oYAzOEyWRvhGgrIEozRlsmMasB0FcnFJ8boxMN7k4uqbBtk43mv_MXM0PzyAXCbLjlj/s320/t&j1967tjs4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322047682192834722" /></a><br />However, here is a complete story, in which even Tom & Jerry themselves were influenced by the British music invasion (check out their moptops!):<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTDKBpYB2B93u3dnuCH0RtCGeEwQYiWn1s5Z6RWTMkuTTrh6FR8RFtsgHvfrxTWKDL-ezlm0bx9GdwWU4aeDf_VGCcJIKWMQoCmSxjDZsHtk3bau3LF_7ejou_OthNC_kocJ4/s1600-h/t&j1967tjs1a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTDKBpYB2B93u3dnuCH0RtCGeEwQYiWn1s5Z6RWTMkuTTrh6FR8RFtsgHvfrxTWKDL-ezlm0bx9GdwWU4aeDf_VGCcJIKWMQoCmSxjDZsHtk3bau3LF_7ejou_OthNC_kocJ4/s320/t&j1967tjs1a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322047681599984594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMoKi8uMX7CecFMqVYYUKKddTW7I694xjIHz-mtw5chCqoRxe5jACx_Oym7hAiSyjI0buju9k-v6zNPAO5b6MNDEUdLXZdcEx1TKr3jefDU_e3yu_Xu2oZUp22HLTh0pg81yDS/s1600-h/t&j1967tjs1b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMoKi8uMX7CecFMqVYYUKKddTW7I694xjIHz-mtw5chCqoRxe5jACx_Oym7hAiSyjI0buju9k-v6zNPAO5b6MNDEUdLXZdcEx1TKr3jefDU_e3yu_Xu2oZUp22HLTh0pg81yDS/s320/t&j1967tjs1b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322047222923149650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMLcvN2q62mQZJGSnuA5GB3YQMH52kU7KxH30oJGbaumzP48sJ1ADYYDTUNwybBZ9RGTQFpwHd3gYaaYSN6UvGzwcbG06jy4tbGe4WRNfheA6tLsNbVfDc4GWhv2CXcsMZTFAe/s1600-h/t&j1967tjs1c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMLcvN2q62mQZJGSnuA5GB3YQMH52kU7KxH30oJGbaumzP48sJ1ADYYDTUNwybBZ9RGTQFpwHd3gYaaYSN6UvGzwcbG06jy4tbGe4WRNfheA6tLsNbVfDc4GWhv2CXcsMZTFAe/s320/t&j1967tjs1c.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322047218445297266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvsbO4hidfuzjwd93XSmENQC81oM5RhFq3T4NWD2MNUS-oGQgpSoupGxmlxXf90Z_SLhax19hYReBMxhDdjjxhbY208tk-xMrr9nRklFRuIxNeXYuvZtCJ7BPqQwW2XvD-Cy5x/s1600-h/t&j1967tjs1d.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvsbO4hidfuzjwd93XSmENQC81oM5RhFq3T4NWD2MNUS-oGQgpSoupGxmlxXf90Z_SLhax19hYReBMxhDdjjxhbY208tk-xMrr9nRklFRuIxNeXYuvZtCJ7BPqQwW2XvD-Cy5x/s320/t&j1967tjs1d.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322047209333407410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MB-0b3xlfgcoARYUspD5fiXuXH02bRgmyElUGRcNZckIPmgvBmBHFPpUkJ1nLvTtAswuGqU5YhJv8PP6xfziD-XPDQgRhqDBnNUOmc8ivN0jGiN1DzVzF4nC1mVR_Qm5j-4H/s1600-h/t&j1967tjs1e.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MB-0b3xlfgcoARYUspD5fiXuXH02bRgmyElUGRcNZckIPmgvBmBHFPpUkJ1nLvTtAswuGqU5YhJv8PP6xfziD-XPDQgRhqDBnNUOmc8ivN0jGiN1DzVzF4nC1mVR_Qm5j-4H/s320/t&j1967tjs1e.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322047207850002242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-kfAlZFsGKPGjzRrOr5q4a4tcT934IwUAOTYAdj7NSa5GhiI777rzHb8e3IAjLB16839z3wmN5b54W7KwHvCLbz9W5AUKnWtO0u_cCjfYYapKiLTDk8n4ayCSJZUfziCHcufr/s1600-h/t&j1967tjs1f.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-kfAlZFsGKPGjzRrOr5q4a4tcT934IwUAOTYAdj7NSa5GhiI777rzHb8e3IAjLB16839z3wmN5b54W7KwHvCLbz9W5AUKnWtO0u_cCjfYYapKiLTDk8n4ayCSJZUfziCHcufr/s320/t&j1967tjs1f.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322047202538221186" /></a><br /><br />There will be more selected Tom & Jerry annuals appearing in the future, alongside others (watch out for Looney Tunes, Pink Panther, Top Cat, and more). Unfortunately, due to a HUGE collection, I'm unable to show them all, but I do hope you enjoy viewing my selections and inspire you to collect these gems, whether they are British annuals or classic American comics.<br />And if you can identify the artists and/or original publishing dates, feel free to post a comment. Share it to the world!Linda Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379376964713458216noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30214976.post-62978815844135541742009-03-31T22:16:00.000+01:002009-03-31T22:20:41.835+01:00This blog isn't dead yet!Hi Guys!<br /><br />Just to let you know that I haven't abandoned my blog. Been busy doing other, more important things, so I apologise for the lack of posts.<br /><br />However, my new series of UK Cartoon Annuals will DEFINITELY make its debut in the next few days (I already made some select scans from one of them).<br /><br />Stay tooned!Linda Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379376964713458216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30214976.post-8440218081269830072009-01-11T23:20:00.000+00:002009-01-13T01:17:58.051+00:00A little experiment...During the festive period, I've been experimenting on cleaning up the audio on a couple of cartoons using the open-source program <a href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/">Audacity</a> (I know there are better, more sophisticated programs out there, but due to this credit crunch, I decided to restrict myself to free software). The first cartoon to get this treatment is the 1929 Aesop's Fable <strong>Wood Choppers</strong>, where my copy has a rather crackly audio. I managed to clean it up using a minimum amount of noise reduction, and in my opinion, the end result is adequate, if not great:<br /><br /><div><object width="320" height="245"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/k1O9CA937uxB8YUoAd&related=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/k1O9CA937uxB8YUoAd&related=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="320" height="245" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8031h_aesops-fables-wood-choppers_fun">Aesop's Fables - Wood Choppers</a></b><br /><i>Uploaded by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/ldglover">ldglover</a></i></div><br /><br />Krazy Kat's <strong>Alaskan Knights</strong> proved to be more troublesome. Bootleg-print aside, this one not only has a crackly audio, but it's also very faint and has a lot of background hiss. Minimum noise-reduction and low-pass filtering made it more audiable, but despite boosting the audio as well, it still comes out as quite faint, See what you think of it:<br /><br /><div><object width="320" height="245"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/k2lAdXTINyNHduTs9p&related=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/k2lAdXTINyNHduTs9p&related=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="320" height="245" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7v9q7_krazy-kat-alaskan-knights_shortfilms">Krazy Kat - Alaskan Knights</a></b><br /><i>Uploaded by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/ldglover">ldglover</a></i></div>Linda Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379376964713458216noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30214976.post-27215581232366943852008-12-31T21:12:00.000+00:002008-12-31T21:50:35.239+00:00Happy New Year!For all you new-year bargain-hunters out there, here's a Pink Panther comic strip (from TV Comic #1099, 6th January 1973) for you to enjoy:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlOUYJ9Uh1mevrY6uz5x1IGFXqDw5g3ZNAHFCqpmYbc4jyJihEY0gXMkKnyYwqfqODfLEvfRjyjkR0jfwVaosv_cjck3wALZtBs1hyphenhyphen9cgeiJZyqQ-GmLLYqOE5WtTv9CajacbC/s1600-h/pinkpanther1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlOUYJ9Uh1mevrY6uz5x1IGFXqDw5g3ZNAHFCqpmYbc4jyJihEY0gXMkKnyYwqfqODfLEvfRjyjkR0jfwVaosv_cjck3wALZtBs1hyphenhyphen9cgeiJZyqQ-GmLLYqOE5WtTv9CajacbC/s320/pinkpanther1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282725661345436690" border="0" /></a>Linda Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379376964713458216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30214976.post-84868289237431483962008-12-22T21:02:00.001+00:002008-12-22T21:11:05.573+00:00Merry Xmas!A very merry christmas to all!<br /><br />And here's my present to you good folks: A Looney Tunes comic strip featuring Sylvester (TV Comic #1045, 25th December 1971). Artwork by Bill Titcombe.<br /><br />Enjoy! Ho, ho, ho!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphen-1TN3lmKZxeyTloXGXDa20ws2shahBEY7-hWTKiu35zTn2QMi8iSQuNuk27onCCJALar8BM5hXRgUPm21FclI2llLHKCmqQFHbtOd0SErT_Qfo49OEWXMhEwopP79O46yzb/s1600-h/bugsbunny1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphen-1TN3lmKZxeyTloXGXDa20ws2shahBEY7-hWTKiu35zTn2QMi8iSQuNuk27onCCJALar8BM5hXRgUPm21FclI2llLHKCmqQFHbtOd0SErT_Qfo49OEWXMhEwopP79O46yzb/s320/bugsbunny1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282723550143781090" border="0" /></a>Linda Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379376964713458216noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30214976.post-88615285604068292582008-12-08T16:52:00.000+00:002008-12-08T21:23:37.166+00:00Coming Soon in 2009This blog will largely focus on comic strips throughout the next year, but I will still throw in the occasional classic/unusual cartoon clip.<br />Due to other commitments, I decided to delay my new series of <span style="font-weight: bold;">UK Annuals</span> posts until January. Sorry for not posting anything on this recently, but I reckon the New Year will be the ideal time to launch it. Nevertheless, I will reveal that the first post will be dedicated to the very first Tom & Jerry annual, published in 1966.<br />Also, I plan to post another topic very shortly, to run alongside the Annuals: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Six of the Best</span>, a selection of comic strips from TV Comic, combining the classic American cartoon characters with the British comic strip style. Watch out for Bugs Bunny, Droopy, Road Runner, and even Deputy Dawg!<br />But there will be previews during the run-up to Xmas and New Year, all of which will be Yuletide-related. To kick-off with, enjoy some mistletoe fun with Tom & Jerry (from TV Comic #940, 20th December 1969). Artwork by Bill Titcombe:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaIVjV8Q0XUCQEOxu7NQjXPVsF8cKQPqifxLew1WZVR8rA_QMa0L10EV0hykC36qhHBLLVIG-l-xSTTQLT9JsL2EDV0TD8-DKOg3ycd4exU2aSHL29osH0nefI81BYSKoDuCN/s1600-h/t7jmistletoe1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaIVjV8Q0XUCQEOxu7NQjXPVsF8cKQPqifxLew1WZVR8rA_QMa0L10EV0hykC36qhHBLLVIG-l-xSTTQLT9JsL2EDV0TD8-DKOg3ycd4exU2aSHL29osH0nefI81BYSKoDuCN/s320/t7jmistletoe1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277463559779251410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd41ImWqWb9LMEvxoI2SUfouvt0FLEd8zT4rIEoeltG0E1CewE3CmQ6NLvzaaS645yN1dsT_lsFBPfx_VRV87Mu1SYnN_7e851fx-cAPK-f6MflrQypLEpBBRgh4lVZaLzAHv5/s1600-h/t7jmistletoe2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd41ImWqWb9LMEvxoI2SUfouvt0FLEd8zT4rIEoeltG0E1CewE3CmQ6NLvzaaS645yN1dsT_lsFBPfx_VRV87Mu1SYnN_7e851fx-cAPK-f6MflrQypLEpBBRgh4lVZaLzAHv5/s320/t7jmistletoe2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277463555420585698" border="0" /></a>Linda Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379376964713458216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30214976.post-7829798544035177432008-10-30T20:29:00.000+00:002008-10-30T20:51:40.441+00:00Count Catula & The Were-Mouse (a.k.a. Tom & Jerry)As Halloween is now upon us, enjoy this creepy Tom & Jerry comic strip, published by the UK's <strong>TV Comic</strong> (#1036, week ending 23rd October 1971). Artwork by Bill Titcombe:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqaimsy7agLQOMHJ1P03oZd7LAQzhTAio8AqksEX56e4Mkl_KE5iN2kuuncFBRKOmSl4lnyVzQI0rJ_TSp0pjUL16C2qf8ENM-qZ_aT2E0tqierJ-W5WV_jWt3JMA07DPDUEJ/s1600-h/t&jcatula1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263051945437924466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 314px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqaimsy7agLQOMHJ1P03oZd7LAQzhTAio8AqksEX56e4Mkl_KE5iN2kuuncFBRKOmSl4lnyVzQI0rJ_TSp0pjUL16C2qf8ENM-qZ_aT2E0tqierJ-W5WV_jWt3JMA07DPDUEJ/s320/t&jcatula1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnML6ba-3UDCnnpK-QG1glMNs0OiQnxV_OIuNHjUv2aNZorK7WexWY8fmX90o0d2qEMrv3EqXmUGJpsT2Ed1pa9eXFnF4GY6_zokKMnAdpKdEHMF8AScnPL8FYy3t2DTaD8bGF/s1600-h/t&jcatula2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263051945239184338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 238px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnML6ba-3UDCnnpK-QG1glMNs0OiQnxV_OIuNHjUv2aNZorK7WexWY8fmX90o0d2qEMrv3EqXmUGJpsT2Ed1pa9eXFnF4GY6_zokKMnAdpKdEHMF8AScnPL8FYy3t2DTaD8bGF/s320/t&jcatula2.jpg" border="0" /></a> Watch out for more British T&J comic strips on this blog soon!</div>Linda Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379376964713458216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30214976.post-14775967428059248932008-10-21T00:23:00.000+01:002008-10-21T01:04:35.273+01:00R&TVP Redrawns - Off To The Races (Ups 'N' Downs)Firstly, apologies for the recent lack of posts, as I've been quite busy recently.<br /><br />These series of R&TVP posts will come to an end today, partly because of problems with my Windows Movie Maker software, and also because I'm more keen on starting a series of posts about UK cartoon annuals and British versions of Tom & Jerry, Bugs Bunny, and Barney Bear comic strips. But I will end this series with a true WTF redrawn! I intended to post this as a big, surprising finale. but my uploaded copy was already discovered by a GAC Forum member ( click <a href="http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=12018">here!</a> ). That'll teach me to upload it a day early!<br /><br />Nevertheless, I'll present the most bizarre redrawn ever - <strong>Off To The Races.</strong><br /><br />This is based on <strong>Ups 'N' Downs</strong>, a 1931 Looney Tune starring Bosko. At first glance, it looks as if it is a better-looking effort compared to some of the others featured on my blog. That is, until the bad guy throws a grenade at Bosko and his mechanical horse, which then explodes. At that point, it gets really, REALLY bizarre - the ending is completely different to the original, with extremely crappy-looking original Korean animation, off-model characters, and, to add insult to injury, the original soundtrack is replaced by terribly-corny music (thankfully, it's quite brief). One may assume that the source material came without its ending, hence the entirely-new one!<br /><br />For those of you who haven't seen either or both versions, I recommend seeing the original first:<br /><br /><div><object height="336" width="420"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/k5M0ky71QpXp29OdNj&related=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/k5M0ky71QpXp29OdNj&related=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="336" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x74jo5_ups-n-downs-original_fun">Ups N Downs - Original</a></b><br /><i>Uploaded by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/ldglover">ldglover</a></i></div><br /><br />And if you're brave enough to see this redrawn, here it is:<br /><br /><div><object height="357" width="420"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/k5E8FYWvUTQGRqOdTM&related=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/k5E8FYWvUTQGRqOdTM&related=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="357" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x74jza_ups-n-downs-redrawn_fun">Ups N Downs - Redrawn</a></b><br /><i>Uploaded by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/ldglover">ldglover</a></i></div><br /><br />That's the end of my R&TVP posts. I hope some of you enjoyed watching them, and to those who are now virtually blind after overdosing on these redrawns, I beg you to accept my sincere apologies (hee! hee! hee!).<br /><br />Now, on to the annuals...Linda Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379376964713458216noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30214976.post-55134359442860627932008-09-02T20:27:00.000+01:002008-09-02T21:24:50.568+01:00Tweety is a GIRL......well, according to Britain's <strong>TV Comic</strong>.<br /><br />From the late-60's to the comic's demise in 1984, potentially thousands of young British readers were led to believe that Tweety was a girl (this was in the days before Warner Brothers started to market Tweety merchandise to girls, hence the current confusion), while children on the other side of the pond were reading the Dell Comics versions where the canary is clearly referenced as male.<br /><br />Hard to believe, ain't it? But alas, I provide the proof.<br /><br />Below are five examples of where Tweety is often referred to as a she. Enjoy or weep, it's up to you.<br /><br />11/11/72<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtit2U5IeeUxUYXBlcrZ1-9iDTExXw8Pj0bQ5L4GWpPNDltpqQIKeNsf9RJe64fWBqMVQ89dzA3ypVDhi0tbx7nbfFdS5oCXf60tYr2S87knhfp1IJoisf9GrHWJ2SVRv-p0vi/s1600-h/tweety+11-11-72.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241508347711430962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtit2U5IeeUxUYXBlcrZ1-9iDTExXw8Pj0bQ5L4GWpPNDltpqQIKeNsf9RJe64fWBqMVQ89dzA3ypVDhi0tbx7nbfFdS5oCXf60tYr2S87knhfp1IJoisf9GrHWJ2SVRv-p0vi/s320/tweety+11-11-72.jpg" border="0" /></a> 16/12/72<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbp6ch8DmFS7byc5eETu9kSaJCgTaUA9_QxYei-tW8_5V27PhsridSTRpGxe1m6DuJPa0LXHsjXOxafGMIQFutRH-OSaWsst6-CF6qmjfbF7E38uVd_uE9xJfJGOJgLhkodYI/s1600-h/tweety+16-12-72.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241508351877740466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbp6ch8DmFS7byc5eETu9kSaJCgTaUA9_QxYei-tW8_5V27PhsridSTRpGxe1m6DuJPa0LXHsjXOxafGMIQFutRH-OSaWsst6-CF6qmjfbF7E38uVd_uE9xJfJGOJgLhkodYI/s320/tweety+16-12-72.jpg" border="0" /></a>17/02/73 </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCkvTHzQxsf54GCCLq-0jdLKmhLMgd0PZct2QTKTN2MjV0qfsvlo7FheR10U5hlElRwUPu41ICQ1UYsWcQculc5BD-RxvKwAZJdn6Gx6nvPjFYGFoI5wuJoS-MO1O8k4lRQAFv/s1600-h/tweety+17-2-73.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241508351834696018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCkvTHzQxsf54GCCLq-0jdLKmhLMgd0PZct2QTKTN2MjV0qfsvlo7FheR10U5hlElRwUPu41ICQ1UYsWcQculc5BD-RxvKwAZJdn6Gx6nvPjFYGFoI5wuJoS-MO1O8k4lRQAFv/s320/tweety+17-2-73.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p>14/04/73</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwAJ4lEeSh5WaVOg1MNtdsTnRELVABrMsLeXXq1dx0Qw1H5qH19PoR_s8hCuxnheqU0Ssjeb65hy0UJ924NfzBxLUOrHhSjY5YhNN3HrtjHIoliEKI_MQlwVI4Chm6RqA_0HY7/s1600-h/tweety+14-4-73.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241508358804213922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwAJ4lEeSh5WaVOg1MNtdsTnRELVABrMsLeXXq1dx0Qw1H5qH19PoR_s8hCuxnheqU0Ssjeb65hy0UJ924NfzBxLUOrHhSjY5YhNN3HrtjHIoliEKI_MQlwVI4Chm6RqA_0HY7/s320/tweety+14-4-73.jpg" border="0" /></a> 27/02/81</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYYo-hc_r2T9_irS0HCc8w-5-yXqj28QpQDsMbG0XKD3k0m9N6StjEhSjT2prH_SfzTo2PLcySwfA4AzpjJJFKI1vmlujjSfvioxfSYn-9U8WT3eVGeyN-9JmMahOOWRwps1K/s1600-h/tweety+27-2-81.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241508357885539746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYYo-hc_r2T9_irS0HCc8w-5-yXqj28QpQDsMbG0XKD3k0m9N6StjEhSjT2prH_SfzTo2PLcySwfA4AzpjJJFKI1vmlujjSfvioxfSYn-9U8WT3eVGeyN-9JmMahOOWRwps1K/s320/tweety+27-2-81.jpg" border="0" /></a>BTW, I will be posting more of these British LT strips in the future, along with the TV Comic versions of the Tom & Jerry, Pink Panther, Barney Bear, and Droopy comic strips.<br /></p>Linda Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379376964713458216noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30214976.post-38332699658841598432008-08-25T23:11:00.000+01:002008-08-26T01:01:12.059+01:00R&TVP Redrawns - Jack FrostJack Frost is a redrawn version of a ComiColor cartoon of the same title (the original was released on Christmas Eve 1934) . It is sourced from a B&W silent print, hence the corny music score added by Radio & Television Packagers.<br /><br />One bizzare thing about this redrawn is that Jack Frost is coloured Pink/Red, which gives the impression that he is rather hot in the cold winter conditions (either that, or the retracers really believed that the bear is being chased by an elderly nudist!).<br /><br />Anyway, here's the redrawn. See how it grabs you (and, most importantly, where?):<br /><div><br /><object height="357" width="420"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/k4hA52szsOZJuOJNIW&related=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/k4hA52szsOZJuOJNIW&related=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="357" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6hyri_jack-frost-redrawn_fun">Jack Frost - Redrawn</a></b><br /><i>Uploaded by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/ldglover">ldglover</a></i></div><br />And the <em>far-more-impressive</em> original:<br /><div><br /><object height="336" width="420"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/k4RLeGXgA35K9iJNAf&related=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/k4RLeGXgA35K9iJNAf&related=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="336" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6hycj_jack-frost-original_fun">Jack Frost - Original</a></b><br /><i>Uploaded by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/ldglover">ldglover</a></i></div>Linda Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379376964713458216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30214976.post-92135294726901899392008-08-12T00:16:00.000+01:002008-08-12T01:20:25.938+01:00Coming Soon - Retro UK Annuals!Starting next month, there will be a new series of posts about classic British annuals, featuring your favourite classic cartoon characters.<br /><br />The British annual has been a long-standing Christmas tradition that dates back to the early 20th century, to tie in with a comic or magazine, a film, a TV series, toys, and yes, even classic animation. These are usually dated by next year's date, to ensure that the last remaining copies remain saleable after the new year,.<br /><br />The first cartoon character to get his own annual was Felix the Cat in 1923 (dated 1924), and Mickey Mouse first got his in 193o (same again, dated the next year). However, its heyday was in the 1970s, when even a Terrytoons character got his own annual! Classic cartoon annuals are still being published today, although not on a big scale as it was then.<br /><br />The vast majority of the annuals during the 60's-mid 80's (most of the featured annuals will be from this period) consisted of vintage American comic strips, mostly from Dell comics. It may be viewed as a "cheat" during that time, but it was (and still is, if you buy them on eBay) an economical and longer-lasting way of viewing these classic strips. However, there is one exception: <strong>TV</strong> <strong>Comic</strong>, a weekly magazine featuring British-drawn strips based on cartoons and other TV shows, published their own annuals, which consists of our very own Tom & Jerry, Bugs Bunny, Barney Bear, and Pink Panther cartoon strips. Examples of these will be shown in due course.<br /><br />In this series, I will be posting a selection of pages from each annual featured, which will include first pages of comic strips and illustrated stories, but I will include a complete comic strip in each post. I will also include some of the activity pages and cover illustrations.<br /><br />Below are some scans of what to expect very shortly.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGOd39ekpnelQb56cagVlhw_FLfFhECPfJ8yn1RkJqV8hOtNrZJjY-uEerZEkhXiTpmBzFXtpm4fkVF5UJNXcIaC1Ef1smFqWjQrc_JYqvC8EBAiH8O-sNWhbAG6LOLaPM0v6/s1600-h/T&J71front.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233403756978874098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGOd39ekpnelQb56cagVlhw_FLfFhECPfJ8yn1RkJqV8hOtNrZJjY-uEerZEkhXiTpmBzFXtpm4fkVF5UJNXcIaC1Ef1smFqWjQrc_JYqvC8EBAiH8O-sNWhbAG6LOLaPM0v6/s320/T&J71front.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXKPN6kWZRl6amnQ03ADMm7RyVl71RIAdnxzs6sMYYh7SFmDVr7ceZQW_O04fDhsbhD9bWrCdNElIw3YvWZ3RcXzRc778XSgK0-znpa9ya2xMjpQBY9_sKjdYMasayQqZFI2Y/s1600-h/bugs1985.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233403762945854562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXKPN6kWZRl6amnQ03ADMm7RyVl71RIAdnxzs6sMYYh7SFmDVr7ceZQW_O04fDhsbhD9bWrCdNElIw3YvWZ3RcXzRc778XSgK0-znpa9ya2xMjpQBY9_sKjdYMasayQqZFI2Y/s320/bugs1985.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNLQFovE3G_j_Gpjllcr0f0sHpkEO2RlSsGOtj3BMUcc0R8MUYePI1g6Z6vQZnTXtgtFtclb_64Jn4Zpku1aJUeqlmZtG6Mam3MoWhPAS4U-9hgeXYPBmN8Q5E4aSGf0tkC1d/s1600-h/mickeymouse.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233403763965922978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNLQFovE3G_j_Gpjllcr0f0sHpkEO2RlSsGOtj3BMUcc0R8MUYePI1g6Z6vQZnTXtgtFtclb_64Jn4Zpku1aJUeqlmZtG6Mam3MoWhPAS4U-9hgeXYPBmN8Q5E4aSGf0tkC1d/s320/mickeymouse.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDpeGyzRvw5iUGSH3Q799qXylwHzZuOtWX3Mn49XvPbyUr4ddUqBbB-nv1mMdPLkPmYCEzAucwKohcXIqEIyw9I0WeEZJCZxnlmedYrUvH9RGs58Nhv4Kke295KBhpnEcJJM5/s1600-h/bosscat1978.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233403769930344818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDpeGyzRvw5iUGSH3Q799qXylwHzZuOtWX3Mn49XvPbyUr4ddUqBbB-nv1mMdPLkPmYCEzAucwKohcXIqEIyw9I0WeEZJCZxnlmedYrUvH9RGs58Nhv4Kke295KBhpnEcJJM5/s320/bosscat1978.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7agr8rMGCF5ZK_vJzVjH87CYByDw9fJadVTLevPhLzah1dhtoV1xsyUuv6r-19RwZj1C67Z-2nzKwWzyPWLYeHZY79m4-PLAOnkOmTamHgvFncqeVXKYpPMRN-xnSf6el-YD/s1600-h/tvcomicpink.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233403776448880258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7agr8rMGCF5ZK_vJzVjH87CYByDw9fJadVTLevPhLzah1dhtoV1xsyUuv6r-19RwZj1C67Z-2nzKwWzyPWLYeHZY79m4-PLAOnkOmTamHgvFncqeVXKYpPMRN-xnSf6el-YD/s320/tvcomicpink.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There will be a few more R&TVP Redrawns posts before this new series starts, but I hope the above images are enough to whet you appetite!Linda Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379376964713458216noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30214976.post-59106590781992677232008-07-21T17:05:00.000+01:002008-07-21T17:45:40.900+01:00R&TVP Redrawns - On Duty (One More Time)<strong>On Duty</strong> is Radio & Television Packagers' redrawn version of <strong>One More Time</strong>, the third Merrie Melodie ever made (released 3rd October 1931), and the last to feature Harman-Ising's short-lived character Foxy. This redrawn was sourced from a silent print, so you don't get to hear Frank Marsales' music score performed by Abe Lyman's Brunswick Recording Orchestra to ease the pain of watching it!<br /><br />However, if you like to watch this version with stock music and sound effects, here it is for your viewing (dis)pleasure (apologies for the sound being out-of-synch):<br /><br /><div><object height="357" width="420"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x66xw7&related=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x66xw7&related=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="357" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x66xw7_one-more-time-redrawn_fun">One More Time - Redrawn</a></b><br /><i>Uploaded by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/ldglover">ldglover</a></i></div><br /><br />And here's the original in all its glory:<br /><br /><div><object height="357" width="420"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x66xp3&related=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x66xp3&related=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="357" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x66xp3_one-more-time-original_fun">One More Time - Original</a></b><br /><i>Uploaded by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/ldglover">ldglover</a></i></div>Linda Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379376964713458216noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30214976.post-74369184928722856952008-06-17T22:44:00.000+01:002008-06-18T00:52:14.133+01:00Feline Follies - My Very First CommentaryInspired by Matthew Hunter's wonderful commentary vids on his <a href="http://toolooney.blogspot.com/">Misce-Looney-Ous</a> blog, I decided to try my hand on this commentary lark, and I'm (almost) proud to present my debut - a fan's opinion of Felix's debut cartoon <strong>Feline Follies</strong>. As this is my very first time doing this, I can only apologise if I sounded rather nervous (you won't believe how many takes I did!). I must also stress that this is a <em>fan</em> commentary, so I could be talking utter crap.<br /><br />And yep, it really is my voice! And no, I can't believe it, too!<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br /><div><object height="336" width="420"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x5thg4&related=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x5thg4&related=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="336" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5thg4_feline-follies-with-commentary_fun">Feline Follies (With Commentary)</a></b><br /><i>Uploaded by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/ldglover">ldglover</a></i></div>Linda Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379376964713458216noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30214976.post-32333631911968603352008-06-16T22:39:00.000+01:002008-06-16T22:53:31.454+01:00R&TVP Redrawns - The Inventor (Felix Turns The Tide)Today's post features another redrawn Felix short - <strong>Felix Turns The Tide</strong>, re-named by famed bootleggers Astra TV as <strong>The Inventor</strong> (in which Radio & Television Packagers used their version as the source print).<br /><br />This is one of the most bizarre (and badly executed) redrawns I had the (mis)fortune to witness. Felix is redrawn ORANGE, for starters! And alas, they forgot to include Felix's closing remark.<br /><br />But anyway, for you redrawns fans out there, here it is:<br /><br /><div><object width="420" height="357"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x5qss6&related=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x5qss6&related=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="357" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5qss6_felix-turns-the-tide-redrawn_fun">Felix Turns The Tide - Redrawn</a></b><br /><i>Uploaded by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/ldglover">ldglover</a></i></div><br /><br />Normally I would post a complete original, but would you like to see the Astra TV print instead? Fortunately, <a href="http://cartoonsonfilm.blogspot.com/">Tom Stathes</a> owns a copy, and he specially transferred and uploaded it onto his blog. <a href="http://cartoonsonfilm.blogspot.com/2008/06/felix-inventor.html">Click here</a> to read his wonderful article (and watch the vid, of course), and be sure to check out his other Astra TV posts too.Linda Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379376964713458216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30214976.post-23144888490237393182008-06-09T20:33:00.000+01:002008-06-11T16:40:48.810+01:00R&TVP Redrawns - The Steadfast Tin Soldier (The Brave Tin Soldier)Today's post features the R&TVP redrawn<strong> The Steadfast Tin Soldier</strong>, which is based on the Ub Iwerk's ComiColor short <strong>The Brave Tin Soldier</strong> (released 7th April 1934). The source material is a B&W silent version, but unlike some of the others already featured on this blog, this one has a fairly decent music score:<br /><br /><div><object height="336" width="420"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x5m00o&related=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x5m00o&related=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="336" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5m00o_the-brave-tin-soldier-redrawn_fun">The Brave Tin Soldier - Redrawn</a></b><br /><i>Uploaded by <a href="http://beta.blogger.com/%3Ca">ldglover</a></i><br /><br />Of course, the original and best:<br /><br /></div><div><object height="336" width="420"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x4tles&related=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x4tles&related=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="336" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4tles_the-brave-tin-soldier-original_fun">The Brave Tin Soldier - Original</a></b><br /><i>Uploaded by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/ldglover">ldglover</a></i></div><div><em></em></div><div></div><div>Still plenty more redrawns to watch out for (if you're brave enough, that is)!</div>Linda Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379376964713458216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30214976.post-3122917791577948032008-05-17T21:17:00.000+01:002008-05-17T23:30:12.798+01:00R&TVP Redrawns - Cinderella (Once Upon A Time)<p>Today's redrawn, <strong>Cinderella</strong>, was originally a 1936 <em>Techicolor</em> cartoon called <strong>Once Upon A Time</strong>, produced by Audio Productions for Metropolitan Life Insurance. This cartoon features a charming original song, with music by Edwin E. Ludwig and words by Frank W. Speidell.</p><p align="left">This R&TVP cartoon is, IMHO, one of the worst-looking redrawns I've ever seen. Have fun spotting the mistakes when comparing it to the original:<br /></p><object height="357" width="420"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x5ey0a&v3=1&related=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x5ey0a&v3=1&related=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="357" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5ey0a_once-upon-a-time-redrawn_fun">Once Upon A Time - Redrawn</a></b><br /><i>Uploaded by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/ldglover">ldglover</a></i><br /><br /><br /><div><object height="336" width="420"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x5exl5&v3=1&related=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x5exl5&v3=1&related=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="336" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5exl5_once-upon-a-time-original_fun">Once Upon A Time - Original</a></b><br /><i>Uploaded by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/ldglover">ldglover</a></i></div>Linda Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379376964713458216noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30214976.post-46604236279664488282008-05-12T17:13:00.000+01:002008-05-12T21:27:46.074+01:00R&TVP Redrawns - Ain't Nature Grand<p>And just when you thought I abandoned the redrawns topic for good...</p><p>(cue evil laugh): MWAHAAHAAAHAAAAAHAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!</p><p>Today's post is the Bosko short "Ain't Nature Grand". It's one of the earliest Bosko cartoons (can't pinpoint the release date, but it was released sometime in 1930-31), and is typical Harman-Ising fare.</p><p>Here's the redrawn version (in which the main body is complete and, with the exception of the end music, comes with its original soundtrack): </p><br /><p></p><div><object height="357" width="420"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x5a0dr&v3=1&related=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x5a0dr&v3=1&related=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="357" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5a0dr_aint-nature-grand-redrawn_fun">Ain't Nature Grand - Redrawn</a></b><br /><i>Uploaded by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/ldglover">ldglover</a></i></div><br /><br /><br />And if you don't want to watch the redrawn, or if you're looking for a comparison, here's the original (albeit a Sunset/Guild Films print):<br /><br /><br /><div><object height="336" width="420"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x5a017&v3=1&related=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x5a017&v3=1&related=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="336" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5a017_aint-nature-grand-original_fun">Ain't Nature Grand - Original</a></b><br /><i>Uploaded by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/ldglover">ldglover</a></i></div>Linda Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379376964713458216noreply@blogger.com0