John Stanley is often considered one of the best story tellers in the history of comics. Here's a brief taste. This is from Little Lulu No. 55, January, 1953; and the scans are from my own comic. John Stanley, story and layouts; Irving Tripp, art:
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Showing posts with label Irving Tripp. Show all posts
LITTLE LULU No. 54, December 1952
John Stanley always manages to touch the joy of being alive. His stories are sprinkled with perfect human moments, so universal they always bring smiles. Next to the towering edifice of Stanley’s reputation, Irving Tripp’s contribution is often overshadowed, but his art is essential to Little Lulu and compliments perfectly the tone and minimalist perfection of Stanley’s stories.
Tubby was Stanley’s agent of sweet chaos and, like every boy in the world, I saw myself in Tubby - myself and all my friends. Here are two Tubby stories from Little Lulu no. 54, December 1952.
Tubby was Stanley’s agent of sweet chaos and, like every boy in the world, I saw myself in Tubby - myself and all my friends. Here are two Tubby stories from Little Lulu no. 54, December 1952.
This ad is from the same issue. Sure, that Space Ranger kit is amazing, but feast your eyes on that television! You know what was great about those old televisions? They had no remote. Why was that cool, you ask? Well, in my house, only my father ever touched the space-age controls located on the front. Invariably, his walk across the carpeting would produce a static charge that would snap him the moment he touched one of the knobs. He’d curse like a trooper. Darn, that made me howl!
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"Winky the Toymaker"
Here’s one more of Irving Tripp’s magical tales of Christmas. Somehow, Tripp captured “child” in every panel. This is from (again) Four Color No. 958, December 1958. All scans are from my own comic.
Who knew Santa was so involved in the day-to-day quality control of production? He’s a real boss in this story with a gift for problem solving - and a huge heart. Please think of this one as the official Big Blog Christmas Card to you and yours. Merry Christmas, friends one and all! – Mykal
Who knew Santa was so involved in the day-to-day quality control of production? He’s a real boss in this story with a gift for problem solving - and a huge heart. Please think of this one as the official Big Blog Christmas Card to you and yours. Merry Christmas, friends one and all! – Mykal
"Special Delivery"
Somehow, Santa always gets every letter boys and girls write to him. Sometimes, though, it takes an adventure to make dreams come true.
I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday; and a special thanks to Prof. Grewbeard at Magic Carpet Burn for agreeing to let me share this great story by Gaylord Du Bois (script) and Irving Tripp (art) from Four Color No. 958, December 1958, which he had slated for posting as well. Thanks, my friend, and Merry Christmas!
I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday; and a special thanks to Prof. Grewbeard at Magic Carpet Burn for agreeing to let me share this great story by Gaylord Du Bois (script) and Irving Tripp (art) from Four Color No. 958, December 1958, which he had slated for posting as well. Thanks, my friend, and Merry Christmas!
"Surprise Christmas Present"
Santa knows if you’ve been good, and the boy in this tale has certainly been good for goodness’ sake. Thus, a convergence of miracles.
This was drawn by Irving Tripp and comes from Four Color No. 958, December 1958. Scans are from my own comic.
This was drawn by Irving Tripp and comes from Four Color No. 958, December 1958. Scans are from my own comic.
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