Author Archives: Maggie Thompson

There were comics fans before comics fandom

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Maggie Thompson

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Walt Kelly’s The Three Blind Mice and Their Easter Gift

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Maggie Thompson

Last year, I posted “Hickory and Dickory Help the Easter Bunny,” which I trust you’ve already read. That was published in 1949, so let’s take a look at an earlier Kelly-Mother Goose-Easter-mouse combination. This Walt Kelly story appeared in Easter … See More

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Going to San Diego? Here’s another auction of interest!

Posted on July 19, 2007 by Maggie Thompson

Let me bring to your attention another Hero Initiative eBay auction. This one wraps up July 24. It’s only posted for about five days counting from now, and I didn’t want anyone to miss it, if he or she might … See More

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Dan Noonan’s Egbert Elephant Story 2

Posted on March 12, 2007 by Maggie Thompson

Here’s the first full story as it appeared in Raggedy Ann + Andy #5 (Oct 46) Copyright 1946 Oskar Lebeck; copyright not renewed. Compare the animals in this to those in Noonan’s “Rover” series. Note the adaptations he employs to … See More

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Dan Noonan’s Egbert Elephant Story 1

Posted on March 12, 2007 by Maggie Thompson

The first episode of what became “Egbert Elephant and His Friends” appeared in Raggedy Ann + Andy #3 (Aug 46) Copyright 1946 Oskar Lebeck; copyright not renewed. The feature quickly evolved from two-page poem to a story format. Related Posts:No … See More

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Animal Comics’ Rover by Dan Noonan

Posted on March 9, 2007 by Maggie Thompson

Welcome to another installment in CBG‘s tour of public domain comics you’re not likely to see every day. In this case, it’s the first episode, 10 pages, in the adventures of Rover by Dan Noonan. It appeared in Animal Comics … See More

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del Toro’s latest: Pan’s Labyrinth

Posted on February 5, 2007 by Maggie Thompson

Just saw the latest film from Blade II and Hellboy director Guillermo del Toro — and enjoyed every minute. (Well, not every minute; there are a couple of super-icky moments where, yes, I actually hid my eyes. But still.) Kinda … See More

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CBG’s top picks #1624-1635

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Maggie Thompson

This selection features the recommendations as shown by our reviewers’ top picks of the material they covered in CBG #1624-1635. Here’s a list of the items to which they gave reviews of 3.2 or higher. (That’s Tony Isabella’s 4 to … See More

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