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Froggy the Gremlin (clip #4): Squeaky the Mouse

Posted on May 19, 2008 by STWALLSKULL

The Andy’s Gang show’s other unfortunate regular was Squeaky the Mouse. I should probably say Squeaky the Mice, because I’m guessing they probably went through a Squeaky a week judging from the remaining videos. Here is Squeaky on motorbike, accompanied by Midnight on the hurdy-gurdy.

Note that when they show the supposed studio audience, we suddenly are returned to black and white! No, Andy’s gang was not filmed in front of a live studio audience, but rather in a forgotten basement of an abandoned coat hanger factory… sometimes strange smells would fill the neighborhood, but nobody knew why until it was far too late.

See an excerpt from an issue of Buster Brown Comics featuring Smilin Ed’s Gang aka Andy’s Gang courtesy of Stupid Comics here.

Visit froggythegremlin.com.

Visit the grave of W.H. "Major" Ray aka Buster Brown here.

Interesting Links: May 19th, 2008

Posted on May 19, 2008 by STWALLSKULL

#32 pip the purple pig

Posted on May 18, 2008 by STWALLSKULL

#32: pip the purple pig

cutepoints (1-10): 7
disposition: teeny, acrobatic
about: pip is a daredevil. on a
small scale. he likes to tightrope
walk… on the back of the sofa. he
once leaped over 3 ladybugs on
a tricycle. another time he ‘rolled’
down a big hill in a cardboard box.
quote: “today is a great day for
great feats of daring! and candy!”
likes: helmets, big hills

Lutefisk Sushi Art-A-Whirl Fun this Weekend

Posted on May 16, 2008 by STWALLSKULL

If you haven’t seen the Lutefisk Sushi Volume C show in Minneapolis yet, this weekend (May 16-18) is a great time to do so. It’s Art-A-Whirl weekend, the biggest art event of the year in Nordeast Minneapolis!

I’ll be there some on Friday and Saturday… see the schedule below. I hope to see some of you there!

We have some special events this weekend:

Friday night we have My Art School Summer, a feature length animated cartoon made by David and Mary Sandberg. It is showing for free at 8:30 Friday night at Altered Esthetics… if you miss it there you can catch it at The Ritz at 2:00 on Saturday. Note that this cartoon is very much adults-only, and if you are under 18, we’ll have to give you the boot when it starts.

Saturday afternoon, the fantastic Roe Family Singers (who also were nice enough to play at the opening) will be playing from 3:00-5:00 or so.

Many of the artists in the show will be hanging out, drawing and socializing throughout the weekend. There will be jam comics that anyone can participate in. People will also have the opportunity to create animations for the zoetrope Ken Avidor made for the show.

Participating artists will be stopping by at random throughout the weekend, but in addition to that, you can come and meet some of them at specific times, if you’re inclined:

FRIDAY
Vas Littlecrow 5:00-10:00
David Sandberg 8:30-10:00
Mary Sandberg 8:30-10:00
Damian Sheridan 5:00-10:00
Jon Sloan 6:00-10:00
Steven Stwalley 8:30-10:00
Mike Toft 6:00-10:00

SATURDAY
The Roe Family Singers (which includes cartoonists Quillan Roe and Adam Wirtzfeld) 3:00-5:00
Kevin Cannon 12:00-2:00
Zander Cannon 12:00-2:00
Ryan Dow 1:00-?
Mike Sgier 1:00-?
Steven Stwalley 1:30-3:30

SUNDAY
Danno All Day
Peter Groynom 12:00-2:00
August Schwerdfeger 12:00-3:00
Adam Wirtzfeld 12:00-2:00

There are still boxes available at this point, but it is very likely there might not be after this weekend… so if you want one, I strongly encourage you to stop down!

Art-A Whirl hours are:
5-10PM Friday May 16th
12-8PM Saturday May 17th
12-5PM Saturday May 18th

Lutefisk Sushi Volume C
at Altered Esthetics (alteredesthetics.org)
May 1-31
1224 Quincy St. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Regular gallery hours are:
Tuesdays and Thursdays 1-7
Saturdays 1-5

Crumbling Paper: Buster Brown… With All His False, You can’t Help Liking Him (strip #5)

Posted on May 16, 2008 by STWALLSKULL

Here’s a particularly hilarious example I scanned of Buster Brown from February 15, 1914 by Richard F. Outcault.

Click the image to view the full strip.

Click here to read more examples of Buster Brown at Barnacle Press.

See the last Buster Brown strip at the Stripper’s Guide.

Click here to read about Richard F. Outcault at lambiek.net.

See a Buster Brown original (with the Yellow Kid) at the Library of Congress website.

See examples of Outcault’s Yellow Kid at Ohio State University’s website.

Click here to read more about Buster Brown at Toonopedia.

Hear a radio program on the history of Buster Brown at npr.org.

Visit the website of the R.F. Outcault Society.

Read the Wikipedia entry on Buster Brown.

Read the Wikipedia entry on R.F. Outcault..

Read the Wikipedia entry on The Yellow Kid.

See the copyright application for the Yellow Kid at the Library of Congress website.

Read Outcault’s obituary from a 1928 Time Magazine.

Froggy the Gremlin (clip #3) Live Animal Sacrifice: Midnight the Cat

Posted on May 16, 2008 by STWALLSKULL

Froggy and Andy weren’t the only gangsters in Andy’s Gang. Midnight the Cat and Squeaky the Mouse were abused every episode for the amusement of the nation’s children in ways that would probably get you arrested today.

Midnight certainly does wish she was in Dixie… anywhere but bound in a physically restrictive puppet-suit and forced to “play piano” for the fat man possessed by the evil amphibian.

In the future, when PETA invents a vegan way to time travel (i.e. no past butterflies harmed) along with the armor-penetrating potato gun, Andy is going to have a whole lot to answer for.

See an excerpt from an issue of Buster Brown Comics featuring Smilin Ed’s Gang aka Andy’s Gang courtesy of Stupid Comics here.

Visit froggythegremlin.com.

Visit the grave of W.H. "Major" Ray aka Buster Brown here.