Love him as I do, or despise him as some others do, Stanley Martin Lieber turns 90 years old today.
Category: Cartooning
Santa’s Helper
Haddon Sundblom is a name you may not know, but when we think of Santa Claus it’s Sundblom’s classic depictions of him in paintings for Coca-Cola that we’re thinking of. His last painting wasn’t of Santa, but of one of his helpers, and it wasn’t commissioned by Coca-Cola.
Elmer Fudd punches Santa
Speaking of Elmer Fudd, as I was a couple of days ago, here’s a video I first posted at the end of June, 2007, with Arthur Q. Bryan punching out Broderick Crawford.
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Merry Christmas!
Elmer Fudd says, “I’m the NRA”
Twenty five years ago, when the NRA had a public relations campaign featuring some famous people saying “I’m the NRA,” I drew this cartoon for the Comics Buyer’s Guide, with a famous gun enthusiast that the NRA had neglected to include. Elmer J. Fudd.
From what is known so far, Adam Lanza had access to the guns he used in slaughtering a classroom full of children because his mother apparently thought the way that Wayne LaPierre wants everybody to think. The NRA’s position is “you can’t beat us, so join us,” and I resolutely, absolutely refuse to accept that.
White Christmas in a Flash
A very popular online Christmas card is an animated version of the song White Christmas, from a 1954 (or perhaps ’53) recording by the original lineup of the Drifters. The animation was done by Joshua Held in 2002. This is the video he posted on YouTube.
The YouTube video has better sound than in Held’s original Shockwave Flash file, which has the advantage of better image quality. Here’s the SWF for comparison. Note: Once it starts playing there’s no pause option.
Montgomery Cliff
Montgomery Burns explains the fiscal cliff to the common folk.