One of my favorite funny strips from the forties, Rocky by Milton Caniffs letterer Frank Engli, also appeared in on eissue of Keen Teens.
Showing posts with label Rocky. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rocky. Show all posts
Sunday, November 05, 2017
Keen Neanderthals
Friday Comic Book Day.
One of my favorite funny strips from the forties, Rocky by Milton Caniffs letterer Frank Engli, also appeared in on eissue of Keen Teens.
One of my favorite funny strips from the forties, Rocky by Milton Caniffs letterer Frank Engli, also appeared in on eissue of Keen Teens.
Saturday, October 07, 2017
Before B.C.
Friday Comic Book Day.
I did not know that the pre B.C. caveman comic strip Rocky by Milt Caniff Letterer Frank Engli was reprinted in one of those anthology comic book series of the forties. Here are some I found in Keen Teens.
I did not know that the pre B.C. caveman comic strip Rocky by Milt Caniff Letterer Frank Engli was reprinted in one of those anthology comic book series of the forties. Here are some I found in Keen Teens.
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Yabbadabba Good
Tueday Comic Strip Day.
I have shown more of this strip, which holds a speial attraction to me. I don't know what it is, maybe the clever art or the familiar lettering (Frank Engli was Milt Caniff"s letterer). The theme of Neaderthals is not unique for comics but still fun.
I have shown more of this strip, which holds a speial attraction to me. I don't know what it is, maybe the clever art or the familiar lettering (Frank Engli was Milt Caniff"s letterer). The theme of Neaderthals is not unique for comics but still fun.
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Chicago Rock
Tuesday Comic Strip Day.
Two more delightfull instalments of Frank Engli's Rocky, which started as a feature unique to the Chicago Tribune's fold-in comic book section of the early forties, but was syndicated outside of that as well.
Two more delightfull instalments of Frank Engli's Rocky, which started as a feature unique to the Chicago Tribune's fold-in comic book section of the early forties, but was syndicated outside of that as well.
Friday, March 18, 2016
The City Of Family Love
Friday Comic Book Day.
All comic book fans know that the Spirit started as a weekly insert into papers, which was sold produced with Will Eisner along with Mr. Mystic and Lady Luck (and other features when those were replaced). Real comic book fans know that the so called Spirit section wasn't the only such a section in the US. It was tried by different packages as well, most notable the Chicago Sunday Comic Book which also had Bert Whitman's Mr. Ex, Ray Bailey's Vesta Wet and Frank Engli's Rocky amongst others. I have shown several samples of those, if you follow the links. But only a few people will know that the Philadelphia Record, the paper that ran the Spirit Section (as well as the Spirit daily comic strip) also had a second book insert, double the size of the Spirit section even (unless you count the years where they were the only paper in the US to carry the Spirit at double size). It was a funny section called Funny Book and it is interesting to comic and newspaper strip collectors because it was the place where The Family Circle artist Bil Keane did his first features almost ten years before he launched Channel Chuckles and fifteen years before his annoyingly sweet yet popular family showed it's face. There were other artists involved, which I will go into when I show the other two of my three copies. Both Silly Philly and Mirth Quakes ended up in the proper newspaper comic section in the early fifties.
All comic book fans know that the Spirit started as a weekly insert into papers, which was sold produced with Will Eisner along with Mr. Mystic and Lady Luck (and other features when those were replaced). Real comic book fans know that the so called Spirit section wasn't the only such a section in the US. It was tried by different packages as well, most notable the Chicago Sunday Comic Book which also had Bert Whitman's Mr. Ex, Ray Bailey's Vesta Wet and Frank Engli's Rocky amongst others. I have shown several samples of those, if you follow the links. But only a few people will know that the Philadelphia Record, the paper that ran the Spirit Section (as well as the Spirit daily comic strip) also had a second book insert, double the size of the Spirit section even (unless you count the years where they were the only paper in the US to carry the Spirit at double size). It was a funny section called Funny Book and it is interesting to comic and newspaper strip collectors because it was the place where The Family Circle artist Bil Keane did his first features almost ten years before he launched Channel Chuckles and fifteen years before his annoyingly sweet yet popular family showed it's face. There were other artists involved, which I will go into when I show the other two of my three copies. Both Silly Philly and Mirth Quakes ended up in the proper newspaper comic section in the early fifties.
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Rocky, Too
Tuesday Comic Strip day.
Here's another strip I have shown before. I like it because of the lettering of course, which is by Frank Engli, who did all of the lettering for Milt Caniff and his compatriots. I like the art and the gags as well, which is in a pretty modern style for a forties strip.
Here's another strip I have shown before. I like it because of the lettering of course, which is by Frank Engli, who did all of the lettering for Milt Caniff and his compatriots. I like the art and the gags as well, which is in a pretty modern style for a forties strip.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Caligraphengli
Tuesday Comic Strip Day.
If and when I get to do my proposed book School of Rembrandt (a study with samples of all Milt Caniff imitators) it should probably include this strip as well. Not because the art is so very much inspired by Caniff, but becue the artist Frank Engli worked as his assistant for many years and provided the distinctive lettering for Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon. The samelettering is seen here and it give the rather mundane strip and gags a classy look.
Tuesday Comic Strip Day.
If and when I get to do my proposed book School of Rembrandt (a study with samples of all Milt Caniff imitators) it should probably include this strip as well. Not because the art is so very much inspired by Caniff, but becue the artist Frank Engli worked as his assistant for many years and provided the distinctive lettering for Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon. The samelettering is seen here and it give the rather mundane strip and gags a classy look.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Look At That Caveman Go
Tuesday Comic Strip Day.
Frank Engli is best known as the letterer og Milt Caniff's Tery and the Pirates and Steve Canyon. His destinguished lettering also appeared on some of the Milt Caniff imitations, such as Ray Bailey's Tom Corbett and Bruce Gentry, making them look even more like the master's work. He also had a humor strip which ran for a short period in the early forties in the Chicago Post Comic Book supplement. I have shown two 1942 samples earlier (and you can see them if yoy follow the tag). It's a pretty little caveman strip, probably influenced by the succes of Ally Oop. Here are a couple more earlier samples.
Tuesday Comic Strip Day.
Frank Engli is best known as the letterer og Milt Caniff's Tery and the Pirates and Steve Canyon. His destinguished lettering also appeared on some of the Milt Caniff imitations, such as Ray Bailey's Tom Corbett and Bruce Gentry, making them look even more like the master's work. He also had a humor strip which ran for a short period in the early forties in the Chicago Post Comic Book supplement. I have shown two 1942 samples earlier (and you can see them if yoy follow the tag). It's a pretty little caveman strip, probably influenced by the succes of Ally Oop. Here are a couple more earlier samples.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Rare Dinosaur
Tuesday Comic Strip Day.
Today not much, but it is pretty rare.
Frank Engli was Milton Caniff's letterer for many years. Some of the Caniff imitators used him as well and his lettering style is very determining for the look that goes with that style. He was an artist as well and for a short time in the forties he had his own funny strip for the Sunday only special half tabloid section of the Chicago Sunday Tribune. These booklets are hard to find and pretty expensive, but they have all sorts of rare and special strips, such as Bert Whitman's Mr. Ex, Ray Bailey's Vesta West... and Rocky, the teen-age caveman.
Tuesday Comic Strip Day.
Today not much, but it is pretty rare.
Frank Engli was Milton Caniff's letterer for many years. Some of the Caniff imitators used him as well and his lettering style is very determining for the look that goes with that style. He was an artist as well and for a short time in the forties he had his own funny strip for the Sunday only special half tabloid section of the Chicago Sunday Tribune. These booklets are hard to find and pretty expensive, but they have all sorts of rare and special strips, such as Bert Whitman's Mr. Ex, Ray Bailey's Vesta West... and Rocky, the teen-age caveman.
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