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April 29, 2008

Cartoon Clichés of the South Seas

cover.jpg Mike Lynch has scanned and uploaded a number of old gag books in the past few months, but the desert-island theme of this collection really caught my eye (for what I assume are obvious reasons). Most of the humor is stale, un-P.C., and dated, but I still get a kick out of the fine line work on display.

[Link: SOUTH SEA CARTOONS compiled & edited by Harold Myers]

Ballyhoo_cover_sm.jpg This might be an opportune moment to invite everyone to revisit my own tribute to lame, insensitive, tropical-island humor, the April, 1935 issue of Ballyhoo Magazine.

[Link: Ballyhoo Magazine -- Hula Hula Number]

April 25, 2008

Daleks Ueber Alles!

2440079621_68ce7e64c2_o.jpg 2440136496_cb12f2b847_o.jpg 2440909024_0444ee7791_o.jpg Screencaps from the 1965 film, Dr. Who and the Daleks.

EXTERMINATE!!!

April 21, 2008

How To Care For Your Monster

HowCareMonster.jpg HTC4.jpg The Drunken Severed Head and Frankesteinia take a nostalgic look at Norman Bridwell's classic childrens book.

[Link: How To Care For Your Monster, Part I, Part II][via Exclamation Mark]

April 19, 2008

How to Look Like Doug Henning and Frank Zappa's Love Child

Good_Looking.jpg My Best Blog Buddy Forever, Mr. Dante Fontana, is back on the job at PCL after a long hiatus, and submits this gem of Seventies self-improvementiana from the Livejournal Vintage Ads community. I can't wait to order this and release my "inner good looks", since Lord knows I don't have much in the way of "outer good looks" to release...

[Link: The Looking Good System]