Tom Heintjes
@hogansalley.bsky.social
Cartooning fun, facts, and ephemera from Hogan’s Alley, the Eisner Award winner for Best Comics Magazine
Wordless Wednesday (Thanksgiving edition):
November 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Wordless Wednesday (Thanksgiving edition):
“Nero Wolfe,” adapting Rex Stout’s fictional detective to comics, first appeared on November 26, 1956. (Despite the byline, Stout had no involvement in the strip.) By 1956, Wolfe had been appearing in other media for 22 years. Here are the first four dailies:
November 26, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“Nero Wolfe,” adapting Rex Stout’s fictional detective to comics, first appeared on November 26, 1956. (Despite the byline, Stout had no involvement in the strip.) By 1956, Wolfe had been appearing in other media for 22 years. Here are the first four dailies:
From our article in Hogan's Alley #24: Some examples of newspaper coverage of the legal hot water some people found themselves in as a result of selling and distributing Tijuana bibles (especially across state lines). This was often front-page news, and verdicts sometimes involved prison time.
November 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
From our article in Hogan's Alley #24: Some examples of newspaper coverage of the legal hot water some people found themselves in as a result of selling and distributing Tijuana bibles (especially across state lines). This was often front-page news, and verdicts sometimes involved prison time.
It’s gonna be tough to top this spread.
November 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
It’s gonna be tough to top this spread.
Topper Tuesday (“Rosie’s Beau,” topper to “Bringing Up Father”):
November 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Topper Tuesday (“Rosie’s Beau,” topper to “Bringing Up Father”):
Woody Woodpecker first appeared 85 years ago in the Andy Panda cartoon "Knock Knock,” which premiered on November 25, 1940.
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Woody Woodpecker first appeared 85 years ago in the Andy Panda cartoon "Knock Knock,” which premiered on November 25, 1940.
We’re excited to offer a 2026 “Krazy Kat” calendar (30% off today), full of Herriman’s beautiful, lyrical work and showcasing a different image to savor each month of the year: www.zazzle.com/klassic_kart...
November 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
We’re excited to offer a 2026 “Krazy Kat” calendar (30% off today), full of Herriman’s beautiful, lyrical work and showcasing a different image to savor each month of the year: www.zazzle.com/klassic_kart...
The More You Know Monday (“This Curious World” by William Ferguson):
November 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The More You Know Monday (“This Curious World” by William Ferguson):
All rise! "Judge Parker," by Nicholas Dallis (creator and writer, working under the pseudonym Paul Nichols) and Dan Heilman (art), first appeared on November 24, 1952. (Dallis also created "Rex Morgan, MD" and "Apartment 3-G.") Here are first four dailies:
November 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
All rise! "Judge Parker," by Nicholas Dallis (creator and writer, working under the pseudonym Paul Nichols) and Dan Heilman (art), first appeared on November 24, 1952. (Dallis also created "Rex Morgan, MD" and "Apartment 3-G.") Here are first four dailies:
I’m such a shrewd businessman that I’ll recommend you refrain from making any purchases from our shop at hoganmag.com until Cyber Monday (hint, hint).
November 24, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I’m such a shrewd businessman that I’ll recommend you refrain from making any purchases from our shop at hoganmag.com until Cyber Monday (hint, hint).
Vintage catalog pages (Disney, DC, et al. for Sears):
November 24, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Vintage catalog pages (Disney, DC, et al. for Sears):
Slice-of-Life Sunday:
November 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Slice-of-Life Sunday:
I saw this on the supermarket newsstand today. At $9.99, it doesn’t feel like a great value. Still, it’s nice to see this time of year. (Full disclosure: skinflint me didn’t buy it. If I thought my son would enjoy it, I would have put it in his Christmas stocking again this year, but alas.)
November 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I saw this on the supermarket newsstand today. At $9.99, it doesn’t feel like a great value. Still, it’s nice to see this time of year. (Full disclosure: skinflint me didn’t buy it. If I thought my son would enjoy it, I would have put it in his Christmas stocking again this year, but alas.)
The Warner Bros. marketing department is always sure to surprise.
November 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
The Warner Bros. marketing department is always sure to surprise.
Our vintage SF 2026 wall calendar (25% off today) will take your imagination to the far reaches of the known universe: www.zazzle.com/vintage_2026...
November 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Our vintage SF 2026 wall calendar (25% off today) will take your imagination to the far reaches of the known universe: www.zazzle.com/vintage_2026...
Sluggo Saturday (“Nancy” strips from November 6-11, 1944):
November 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Sluggo Saturday (“Nancy” strips from November 6-11, 1944):
“Garfield’s Thanksgiving,” adapting the Jim Davis comic strip, premiered on November 22, 1989. The special received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Animated Program.
November 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“Garfield’s Thanksgiving,” adapting the Jim Davis comic strip, premiered on November 22, 1989. The special received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Animated Program.
I put together a Betty Brown card to send this year. (The interior is the full strip.)
November 22, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I put together a Betty Brown card to send this year. (The interior is the full strip.)
Riverdale Week in Review (“Archie” strips from November 22-27, 1948):
November 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Riverdale Week in Review (“Archie” strips from November 22-27, 1948):
I just got back from the post office. For the first time since Hogan’s Alley #24 shipped in September, I’m caught up on mailing. But you can put me behind again! Find out why this has been our best-selling issue to date by going to www.hoganmag.com/stores/hogan...
November 21, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I just got back from the post office. For the first time since Hogan’s Alley #24 shipped in September, I’m caught up on mailing. But you can put me behind again! Find out why this has been our best-selling issue to date by going to www.hoganmag.com/stores/hogan...
The Friday Flop:
November 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The Friday Flop:
Superman—then all of two years old—made his first appearance in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade 85 years ago, on November 21, 1940. Here's day-after coverage in the New York Times.
November 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Superman—then all of two years old—made his first appearance in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade 85 years ago, on November 21, 1940. Here's day-after coverage in the New York Times.
"Betty Brown, Ph.G." by Boody Rogers, published on November 22, 1937, and titled "Ragtime Believes in Signs." (For those new to Betty Brown, Ragtime was a character who can’t be avoided in continuities. His depiction is objectionable and a relic from an unenlightened era, and one I do not endorse.)
November 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"Betty Brown, Ph.G." by Boody Rogers, published on November 22, 1937, and titled "Ragtime Believes in Signs." (For those new to Betty Brown, Ragtime was a character who can’t be avoided in continuities. His depiction is objectionable and a relic from an unenlightened era, and one I do not endorse.)
Jan Eliot's "Stone Soup" first appeared 30 years ago, on November 20, 1995. (I always enjoyed this strip.) Here are the first four strips:
November 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Jan Eliot's "Stone Soup" first appeared 30 years ago, on November 20, 1995. (I always enjoyed this strip.) Here are the first four strips:
Wordless Wednesday:
November 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Wordless Wednesday: