Nat Gertler, comics thingdoer
@nat.gertler.com
Eisner-winning Peanuts nerd. Writer, publisher (About Comics), founder of 24 Hour Comics Day, sperm donor (retired). "Is he the guy who did that thing?" Yeah, prob'ly.
Pinned
Just some of the dozens of books I've written, co-written, annotated, or compiled, as an introduction.
Putting this out in the world: a book collecting these 1923 greeting cards would be nice. I mean, look at that talent, from both the drawing and writing side!
January 11, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Putting this out in the world: a book collecting these 1923 greeting cards would be nice. I mean, look at that talent, from both the drawing and writing side!
Reposted by Nat Gertler, comics thingdoer
I'm not sure what's going on with Little Folks -- for some reasons, Amazon is not shipping it, and it has disappeared from other bookstores. So I've set up with the printer so that you can order right from there, at a bit of a discount on the price to make up for the inconvenience.
Little Folks
This first-ever collection of 'Tack' Knight's Little Folks brings you all the dailies from 1930, the first year of the strip. Close to 300 strips about the neighborhood kids and their joys, obsessions...
shop.ingramspark.com
January 11, 2026 at 4:02 PM
I'm not sure what's going on with Little Folks -- for some reasons, Amazon is not shipping it, and it has disappeared from other bookstores. So I've set up with the printer so that you can order right from there, at a bit of a discount on the price to make up for the inconvenience.
Here's the guy I am -- while various others are pointing out that Schwarzenegger and Ventura actually appeared in another movie together, I'm the only one noting that Thomas R. Marshall (previously Gov of Indiana) & Edward F. Dunne (Gov of Illinois) appeared in the 1916's The Little Girl Next Door.
He and Arnold were the only two governors to appear in a movie together (Predator, 1987).
January 11, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Here's the guy I am -- while various others are pointing out that Schwarzenegger and Ventura actually appeared in another movie together, I'm the only one noting that Thomas R. Marshall (previously Gov of Indiana) & Edward F. Dunne (Gov of Illinois) appeared in the 1916's The Little Girl Next Door.
Nancy is woke.
Nancy makes a "NO ICE" sign. Noice!
Clipping found in The Daily Sentinel-Tribune published in Bowling Green, Ohio on 12/28/1944. Nancy makes a "NO ICE" sign. Noice!
www.newspapers.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Nancy is woke.
Well, Musk's fake-em-up engine has turned its eyes on me, as Grokipedia now has a Nat Gertler entry. Its facts are mixed. (No, The Factor did not get a Best Limited Series Eisner nod. No, I did not reprint something called The Neglected Books of Charles M. Schulz; if it existed, I would!)
But... 🧵
But... 🧵
Nat Gertler
Nat Gertler is an American comics writer, editor, and publisher renowned for his extensive work in the medium, including stories featuring licensed characters such as the Peanuts gang, Speed Racer, Po...
grokipedia.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Well, Musk's fake-em-up engine has turned its eyes on me, as Grokipedia now has a Nat Gertler entry. Its facts are mixed. (No, The Factor did not get a Best Limited Series Eisner nod. No, I did not reprint something called The Neglected Books of Charles M. Schulz; if it existed, I would!)
But... 🧵
But... 🧵
Slightly diminish a band:
(Okay, getting these all out of the way at once)
The B-12s
Arhythmics
1001 Hypochondriacs
Barefooted Ladies
Florence and the Tool
Puntrixx
Gorditaz
Herman's Permits
The Eaglets
The P-Funko All-Stars (it's a Pop group)
The "Oooh! Tang!!" Clan
Duran
(Okay, getting these all out of the way at once)
The B-12s
Arhythmics
1001 Hypochondriacs
Barefooted Ladies
Florence and the Tool
Puntrixx
Gorditaz
Herman's Permits
The Eaglets
The P-Funko All-Stars (it's a Pop group)
The "Oooh! Tang!!" Clan
Duran
Slightly diminish a band:
Unfortunate Straits.
Unfortunate Straits.
Pig Iron Dan.
January 10, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Slightly diminish a band:
(Okay, getting these all out of the way at once)
The B-12s
Arhythmics
1001 Hypochondriacs
Barefooted Ladies
Florence and the Tool
Puntrixx
Gorditaz
Herman's Permits
The Eaglets
The P-Funko All-Stars (it's a Pop group)
The "Oooh! Tang!!" Clan
Duran
(Okay, getting these all out of the way at once)
The B-12s
Arhythmics
1001 Hypochondriacs
Barefooted Ladies
Florence and the Tool
Puntrixx
Gorditaz
Herman's Permits
The Eaglets
The P-Funko All-Stars (it's a Pop group)
The "Oooh! Tang!!" Clan
Duran
Anyone seeing shenanigans with MailChimp mailing lists? Last night, I received multiple emails saying that an unlikely address (a Disney customer contact address) was added to my list. This morning, the address that goes on my MC mailings was added to a Midtown Comics mailing list. #MailChimp
January 10, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Anyone seeing shenanigans with MailChimp mailing lists? Last night, I received multiple emails saying that an unlikely address (a Disney customer contact address) was added to my list. This morning, the address that goes on my MC mailings was added to a Midtown Comics mailing list. #MailChimp
1913 crime spree: bad checks passed by... the Quaker Oats mascot?
January 10, 2026 at 4:26 AM
1913 crime spree: bad checks passed by... the Quaker Oats mascot?
Homosexuality references in comics: 1925
January 10, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Homosexuality references in comics: 1925
No doubt.
Cops pinch nudes
Clipping found in Los Angeles Mirror published in Los Angeles, California on 11/4/1949. Cops pinch nudes
www.newspapers.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:55 AM
No doubt.
Reposted by Nat Gertler, comics thingdoer
A “Nancy” panel from early 1945, Marilyn Monroe in 1954. Popular culture was still trying to catch up to Ernie Bushmiller.
January 9, 2026 at 1:24 AM
A “Nancy” panel from early 1945, Marilyn Monroe in 1954. Popular culture was still trying to catch up to Ernie Bushmiller.
I had been thinking about developing a "crossword puzzle is about to happen" image, but this image beat me to it! (Not so much Bono, oddly enough, but Iman. All you need is for Anais Nin to show up.)
“David, who shall we invite to the wedding?”
“Bono. Ono. Eno.”
“I love you, you unstoppable conceptual bastard.”
“Bono. Ono. Eno.”
“I love you, you unstoppable conceptual bastard.”
January 8, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I had been thinking about developing a "crossword puzzle is about to happen" image, but this image beat me to it! (Not so much Bono, oddly enough, but Iman. All you need is for Anais Nin to show up.)
@kenwhite.bsky.social Question: if theoretical President McStickyfingers gives a blanket pardon to all staff, that of course doesn't prevent state charges. But if McS had all his staff charged with everything, convicted, and then pardoned them, would states then be restricted due to double jeopardy?
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 8, 2026 at 7:22 PM
@kenwhite.bsky.social Question: if theoretical President McStickyfingers gives a blanket pardon to all staff, that of course doesn't prevent state charges. But if McS had all his staff charged with everything, convicted, and then pardoned them, would states then be restricted due to double jeopardy?
Gotta trust Ken. He knows all the answers before the question is even asked!
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 8, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Gotta trust Ken. He knows all the answers before the question is even asked!
This kind of fumble is what happens when you ask Copilot to do your marketing, I reckon.
January 8, 2026 at 4:18 PM
This kind of fumble is what happens when you ask Copilot to do your marketing, I reckon.
Reposted by Nat Gertler, comics thingdoer
So I have only just discovered at some vague point in the next couple weeks Google is going to break the way my work email works, and the company has done nothing to alert people to it.
www.theregister.com/2026/01/05/g...
www.theregister.com/2026/01/05/g...
Gmail preparing to drop POP3 mail fetching
: It's January 2026, and Google is finding innovative new ways to make one of its services worse
www.theregister.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:25 PM
So I have only just discovered at some vague point in the next couple weeks Google is going to break the way my work email works, and the company has done nothing to alert people to it.
www.theregister.com/2026/01/05/g...
www.theregister.com/2026/01/05/g...
Of course, they had to put the oil on barrels in order to fit it onto boats. Ships have ways of handling much bigger quantities.
Lol how can you tell this administration is lying to you? Because oil hasn't been shipped in actual barrels in over a century
www.cnn.com/2026/01/06/b...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/06/b...
January 7, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Of course, they had to put the oil on barrels in order to fit it onto boats. Ships have ways of handling much bigger quantities.
Breathe.
Have a snack.
Pet the cat.
Breathe.
Have a snack.
Pet the cat.
Breathe.
January 7, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Breathe.
Have a snack.
Pet the cat.
Breathe.
Have a snack.
Pet the cat.
Breathe.
Getting just one wrong answer in the entire night, the Gertler family (me, my wife, and our kids, 21 and 16 — no, thats not their names) easily won the local bar trivia tonight.
This is the people we are.
This is the people we are.
January 7, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Getting just one wrong answer in the entire night, the Gertler family (me, my wife, and our kids, 21 and 16 — no, thats not their names) easily won the local bar trivia tonight.
This is the people we are.
This is the people we are.
I've got some thoughts on Pluribus, which I've put in the alt text so it's not immediately in the eye-holes of those who have never seen the show (and you should see it.) Hopefully, you with screen readers can stop the reading before it gets to spoilers.
January 6, 2026 at 10:40 PM
I've got some thoughts on Pluribus, which I've put in the alt text so it's not immediately in the eye-holes of those who have never seen the show (and you should see it.) Hopefully, you with screen readers can stop the reading before it gets to spoilers.
Sheboygan Press, Feb 12, 1921. Times are always strange. (I suspect the objection had to do with concerns about little white girls on stage with
January 6, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Sheboygan Press, Feb 12, 1921. Times are always strange. (I suspect the objection had to do with concerns about little white girls on stage with
The Venezuela invasion is already having the intended effect!
January 6, 2026 at 4:36 PM
The Venezuela invasion is already having the intended effect!
My So-Called Life became a hit post-cancellation, so a few years later the producers and ABC tried Once And Again, a blatant attempt to continue MS-CL with names changed and the focus switched to the mother.
It ran 3 seasons, more than 3X the episodes of MSCL, but is basically forgotten today.
It ran 3 seasons, more than 3X the episodes of MSCL, but is basically forgotten today.
January 5, 2026 at 12:29 AM
My So-Called Life became a hit post-cancellation, so a few years later the producers and ABC tried Once And Again, a blatant attempt to continue MS-CL with names changed and the focus switched to the mother.
It ran 3 seasons, more than 3X the episodes of MSCL, but is basically forgotten today.
It ran 3 seasons, more than 3X the episodes of MSCL, but is basically forgotten today.
Game night, 2019
CAROL: This film has Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, & Christopher Reeve.
ME: A film with Batman & Superman! Oh, I know, it's Speechless.
CAROL: That's right.
SALLY: I thought it was a film where Superman and Batman help women play baseball.
ME: That's "A Justice League of Their Own"
CAROL: This film has Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, & Christopher Reeve.
ME: A film with Batman & Superman! Oh, I know, it's Speechless.
CAROL: That's right.
SALLY: I thought it was a film where Superman and Batman help women play baseball.
ME: That's "A Justice League of Their Own"
January 4, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Game night, 2019
CAROL: This film has Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, & Christopher Reeve.
ME: A film with Batman & Superman! Oh, I know, it's Speechless.
CAROL: That's right.
SALLY: I thought it was a film where Superman and Batman help women play baseball.
ME: That's "A Justice League of Their Own"
CAROL: This film has Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, & Christopher Reeve.
ME: A film with Batman & Superman! Oh, I know, it's Speechless.
CAROL: That's right.
SALLY: I thought it was a film where Superman and Batman help women play baseball.
ME: That's "A Justice League of Their Own"
“We could get this entire nation on a surer financial footing if they just started announcing the lottery numbers a week in advance.”
January 3, 2026 at 11:21 PM
“We could get this entire nation on a surer financial footing if they just started announcing the lottery numbers a week in advance.”