Turkeys playing harmonicas? Sure, why not. With a few background paintings, and narrowly focused action, this cartoon isn’t ambitious, but the quality of the work is excellent. Voices by Mel Blanc, who imitates Pinto Colvig’s Goofy.
“Harmonica Humdingers” takes its inspiration from Disney’s very ambitious cartoon “The Band Concert”, where Donald keeps interfering with Mickey by playing a lot of flutes.
Nobody’s asking, but I’ll tell you anyway, where yesterday’s animated GIF came from. I made it after seeing this Popeye cartoon on MeTV’s Toon In With Me.
Two physical book arrivals this week.
The Mysteries, by Bill Watterson and John Kascht.
https://www.amazon.com/Mysteries-Bill-Watterson/dp/1524884944/
Connecticut in the Movies: From Dream Houses to Dark Suburbia, by Illeana Douglas.
Notice: This will be my last blog post for a while. How long? Don't know yet. For now, my full attention needs to be elsewhere. Check back in a month or two. Thanks for being here to read this.
From 1967, in the final months of 12″x18″ original art, before the reduction to 10″x15″, this is one of Jack Kirby’s most impressive splash pages.
Frank Giacoia’s name had been penciled in as inker, but the assignment went to Joe.
Frank inked the Iron Man story in that issue, over Gene Colan’s pencils.
Another item from 1934. Popeye demonstrates how tough he is without, then with, his performance enhancing drug of choice.
