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Michael Barrier
Topic Started: Feb 19 2007, 07:40 AM (7,729 Views)
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1949 promo art for Dell Comics:

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I can identify everyone except the little brown bunny on the far left. Of course, if Tarzan had a shirt on I'd probably say he was Li'l Abner.
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I believe that is the Walter Lantz version of Oswald the Rabbit:

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For years I've had a very worn copy of that Dell comics promo art acene from one of my old comics - but thanks to Mort: I now have a GREAT copy. Thank you! They must not have been allowed Disney characters on it.
At an antique mall in Florida last week I got comic books: a 1971 "giant" Little Archie, a rare 1953 Buster Bunny (Standard Comics) and a "Big Little" Popeye book. If I knew how to post the covers here I would. And the color ads inside the comics are great . . . "live Sea-Monkeys" for $1, a 7 foot long "Polaris Nuclear Sub" big enough for 2 kids to play in for $7, the famous strip of the skinny guy getting sand kicked in his face at the beach so send for the Charles Atlas strong man program, and those famous full pages ads for joy buzzers, trick chewing gum, "black" soap, talking teeth, the "Frontier Cabin" big enough for 2-3 kids to play in, a trick deck of cards, double headed coin and the "X-Ray Specs" where it showed a guy looking through a girls skirt. I actually sent for those last 4 around 1957 or so.
OK . . . OK, inquiring minds want to know: the "Frontier Cabin" was a large piece of white plastic with brown logs/door/window printed on it to place over an open card table (the door to be cut open with scissors), the trick cards: 52 cards with 26 normal & 26 the same (but shaved slightly shorter). So putting them every other one, you could flip them one way and they looked like normal cards but flipping the other way showed them all the same. The coin did have 2 heads was plastic and not an American coin, and I never saw through any girls clothes with the specs. They were nothing but cardboard glasses with 2 black & white spirals (with pin holes) for the lenses. Darn - I really wanted to use those on Georgia!
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And the color ads inside the comics are great . . . "live Sea-Monkeys" for $1, a 7 foot long "Polaris Nuclear Sub" big enough for 2 kids to play in for $7, the famous strip of the skinny guy getting sand kicked in his face at the beach so send for the Charles Atlas strong man program, and those famous full pages ads for joy buzzers, trick chewing gum, "black" soap, talking teeth, the "Frontier Cabin" big enough for 2-3 kids to play in, a trick deck of cards, double headed coin and the "X-Ray Specs" where it showed a guy looking through a girls skirt. I actually sent for those last 4 around 1957 or so.
OK . . . OK, inquiring minds want to know: the "Frontier Cabin" was a large piece of white plastic with brown logs/door/window printed on it to place over an open card table (the door to be cut open with scissors), the trick cards: 52 cards with 26 normal & 26 the same (but shaved slightly shorter). So putting them every other one, you could flip them one way and they looked like normal cards but flipping the other way showed them all the same. The coin did have 2 heads was plastic and not an American coin, and I never saw through any girls clothes with the specs. They were nothing but cardboard glasses with 2 black & white spirals (with pin holes) for the lenses. Darn - I really wanted to use those on Georgia!

For those inquiring minds who would like to know the full story behind all these comic books ads, and many more, I highly recommend Mail-Order Mysteries: Real Stuff from Old Comic Book Ads!
, which gives the history and actual workings of over 150 items that were advertised in the comic books.

Subjects include:

100 Toy Soldiers in a Footlocker
Count Dante’s World’s Deadliest Fighting Secrets
GRIT
Hercules Wrist Band
Hypno-Coin
Life-Size Monsters
Mystic Smoke
Sea Monkeys
Soil From Dracula’s Castle
U-Control Ghost
Ventrilo Voice Thrower

A very fun, informative read.

http://www.amazon.com/Mail-Order-Mysteries-Real-Stuff-Comic/dp/160887026X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1406485280&sr=1-1&keywords=Mail-Order+Mysteries

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Michael writes about Mickey Mouse & Floyd Gottfredson. I found some of it interesting:

http://www.michaelbarrier.com/Commentary/Mickey%20Mouse%20Reader/Mickey%20Mouse%20Reader.html
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Michael brings up a discussion we've had around here. Mainly that jazz has failed to evolve during the last 50 years or so &, therefore, is no longer a valid art form. He then parallels this with film animation:

http://www.michaelbarrier.com/Home%20Page/WhatsNewArchivesNov14.html#jazzandtheshapeofcartoonstocome
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All forms of music eventually reach a dead end. What's new in classical music in the last century? That doesn't mean that we can't continue to enjoy the music or that new performers and composers can't find ways to use the existing forms and approaches to create interesting new works. No, these works won't be innovative but they can still be artistically interesting and worthwhile. An art form does not have to innovate forever to be good.
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Every time I read one of Mr. Barrier's articles, I find he comes off as very cranky, with not much good to say about any subject, except his beloved Walt Disney.



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Can't argue with you on that one.

First became aware of Barrier quite a few decades ago when he published a VERY provocative interview with Bob Clampett wherein Clampett took credit for creating almost every Warner Bros. cartoon character.... except, perhaps, Bosco.
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First became aware of Barrier quite a few decades ago when he published a VERY provocative interview with Bob Clampett wherein Clampett took credit for creating almost every Warner Bros. cartoon character.... except, perhaps, Bosco.

I've read that article, very interesting. I think you posted the link for it, around here somewhere. So, thanks for that.



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There seem to have been a lot of big egos around the Warner Cartoon studios. If Clampett didn't take credit, I'm sure Tex Avery or Chuck Jones would have been willing to take the credit.
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There's a new book out about Harvey Kurtzman. Mike discusses it at his site:

http://www.michaelbarrier.com/#anotefromharveykurtzman
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Mikey likes it.

Yes, Mr. Barrier actually likes a new animation feature.... using CGI, even.

Oh, he's a got a few reservations, but the general flavor of the review is quite positive.

Zootopia: http://www.michaelbarrier.com/Home%20Page/WhatsNewArchivesApril16.html#zootopia

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Heads up: After a long break, Michael Barrier is starting to post again.
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