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Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 10h

Wordless Wednesday:

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Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 13h

Pre-Code horror: “The Spell of the Black Gloves,” from Witches Tales #5 (September 1951), page 8.

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Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 15h

Comics strips of the world, unite! The Daily Worker's longest-running comic strip, "Little Lefty" (created by staff cartoonist Maurice del Bourgo under the pen name Del), first appeared on October 8, 1934. Here are the first two strips—the second with cameos by popular comics characters of the day.

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Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 19h

We’ll send a renewal request to folks whose last issue was #24, so if you don’t get one, you’re in good standing. Thanks for your desire to remain a subscriber—it truly means a lot!

Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 1d

Each year, I pull some comic books from my collection to give to trick or treaters. (Over time, we’ve become a Halloween destination in the neighborhood because of the comics.) It’s a great way to reduce my collection while helping to create a gateway to this wonderful art form.

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Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 1d

Pre-Code horror: “The Spell of the Black Gloves,” from Witches Tales #5 (September 1951), page 7.

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Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 1d

Topper Tuesday (“Sappo,” topper to “Thimble Theatre”):

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Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 1d

"Canary Row," featuring the debut of Granny (Tweety Bird's owner), premiered 75 years ago, on October 7, 1950.

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Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 2d

Subscribers are still letting us know that Hogan’s Alley #24 has arrived in their mailbox. You can imagine how we value subscribers like this one! To get your own copy, just visit www.hoganmag.com/stores/hogan...

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Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 2d

Pre-Code horror: “The Spell of the Black Gloves,” from Witches Tales #5 (September 1951), page 6.

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Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 2d

The More You Know Monday (“This Curious World” by William Ferguson):

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Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 2d

(2/2) As these strip show, Fritzi was then very much the star. Nancy would come along in 1933, followed by Sluggo in 1938, and they would eventually relegate Fritzi to second-banana status.

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Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 2d

The Sunday page of Ernie Bushmiller's "Fritzi Ritz" first appeared on October 6, 1929. (The daily strip made its debut in 1922, and Bushmiller had taken the strip over from Larry Whittington in May 1925.) Here are Sundays from November and December 1929 (1/2).

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Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 3d

Slice-of-Life Sunday:

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Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 3d

Pre-Code horror: “The Spell of the Black Gloves,” from Witches Tales #5 (September 1951), page 5.

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Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 3d

Mort Walker integrated “Beetle Bailey" when Lt. Flap came to Camp Swampy 55 years ago, on October 5, 1970. Here’s the week of his debut:

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Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 3d

Wonderful! I really hope you enjoy it!

Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 4d

Sluggo Saturday (“Nancy” strips from September 18-23, 1944):

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Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 4d

Pre-Code horror: “The Spell of the Black Gloves,” from Witches Tales #5 (September 1951), page 4.

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Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 4d

Walt Kelly’s “Pogo” made its newspaper debut on October 4, 1948. (I emphasize “newspaper debut” since Pogo had been appearing in comic books since 1941.) It ran in the New York Star at first and began syndication the next year via the Post-Hall Syndicate.

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Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 5d

Vintage ad (Little Lulu for Kleenex):

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Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 5d

Riverdale Week in Review (“Archie” strips from October 4-9, 1948):

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Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 5d

The Friday Flop:

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Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 5d

Pre-Code horror: “The Spell of the Black Gloves,” from Witches Tales #5 (September 1951), page 3.

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Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 5d

“Star Hawks,” by Ron Goulart (script) and Gil Kane (art), first appeared on October 3, 1977. Its unusual two-tiered layout gave Kane storytelling flexibility but hampered it commercially. (The strip adopted a single-tier format in July 1979.) Here are the first four strips:

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