Vintage Memories That Make You Go AAH!
Ernest Wiseman OBE, better known by his stage name of Ernie Wise, was an English comedian, best known as one half of the comedy duo Morecambe and Wise, who became an institution on British television, especially for their Christmas specials.
Ernie started in show business with his father Harry in music hall. They appeared together under […]
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Hammond Edward “Ham” Fisher (September 24, 1900 - September 7, 1955) was an American comic strip writer. His most famous creation is Joe Palooka.
Ham Fisher started as a journalist during his teenage years. Later he became a salesman until he successfully launched Joe Palooka in New York in 1928. Searching for others to work on […]
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Harry Conway “Bud” Fisher (April 3, 1885 – September 7, 1954) was an American cartoonist who created the first successful daily comic strip in the United States.
In late-1907, he introduced a comic strip character he called “Mr. A. Mutt” (the initial stood for Augustus) that became instantly popular with the paper’s readers. In March 1908, […]
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Oh My Goddess!
Oh My Goddess! , also known as Ah! My Goddess, is a seinen manga series by Kosuke Fujishima currently serialised in Kodansha’s monthly Afternoon magazine.
It was first published in 1988-08-25 . Originally a typical magical girlfriend romantic comedy, over time it has grown to feature more action and the latest variant has had […]
The MARVEL AGE of COMICS
The cover of the first issue depicted the Human Torch melting his way through a steel door to confront a crook armed with a pistol and a hand grenade.
This fiery super hero, created by Carl Burgos, joined Bill Everett’s aquatic avenger
The Sub-Mariner to become one […]
Garfield is a daily-syndicated comic strip created by Jim Davis. Garfield debuted on June 19, 1978, which is considered to be Garfield’s birthday. It chronicles the life of the title character, Garfield, a tabby cat, his owner, Jon Arbuckle, and the dog, Odie. As of 2007, it is syndicated in roughly 2,570 newspapers and journals […]
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