Our Gang #45

I posted to interior covers from issue #46 of Our Gang With Tom and Jerry some time back that featured Tex Avery's Buzzards and El Wolfo from the Harman/Ising short "The Hungry Wolf". I came across another issue with the guys again featured on the interior covers. These are from issue #45. I have no idea who the artist was on these. I don't think they appeared in any issue after 46, but I may be wrong as my collection is far from complete.

 

Puss an' Boots

Puss an' Boots from Funny Films #13 by Dan Gordon. Fun stuff. Be sure to check out Sherm Cohen's post on Dan Gordon.

 

 

 

 

 

Marty Taras - Rags Rabbit

Here's a Pest and Jesty story drawn by Famous Studios animator Marty Taras, from Rags Rabbit #17. What a great cartoonist.

Jim Tyer - Prehistoric Perils

    As much as I admire the skill of Disney animators and others like Ken Harris, Ken Muse, Virgil Ross and Bob McKimson, I really get fired up over animators like Irv Spence, Bob Cannon, Rod Scribner, Pat Matthews, Emery Hawkins, Michael Lah and of course Jim Tyer. I find myself just watching Tyer's work over and over. I just love funny drawings and they don't get much funnier than his.
   This is Jim Tyer's animation from the opening of "Prehistoric Perils". I don't recall off hand of Tyer animating musical bits in any other Mighty Mouse cartoon. I wish he would have though, this is much more entertaining than what the other animators were doing. There's some great animation when Mighty Mouse breaks through the TV screen too. Watch his eyes.

Colonel Bleep

Here's a load of screenshots from a few Colonel Bleep cartoons. I usually have little to no interest in some of the early made for TV cartoons. I prefer cartoons that actually have movement, but I do love the art from this show. Thankfully since there's little to no actual animation you get to catch a good glimpse of it while watching the show. Colonel Bleep was the first color cartoon made for TV.