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The Simplest and Easiest Way to Draw Comic Faces -- from 1923 W.L. Evans School of Cartooning brochure

How to Draw Cartoon Faces vintage 1923 cartooning school W. L. Evans
"This is the simplest and easiest way to draw comic faces," claims this 1923 promotional sample page from the W.L. Evans School of Cartooning. CLICK on image to open up the full-sized version to see all the details.

More on W. L. Evans and his vintage lessons on how to draw cartoons, visit http://animationresources.org/education-w-l-evans-course-brochure/

The "Easy Way to Draw" -- 1958 Cartooning Book by Walter Lantz

How to Draw Cartoons book Woody Woodpecker Walter Lantz Cartooning Cartoonist

I finally got my hands on a copy of this wonderful how-to-draw book, Walter Lantz's "Easy Way to Draw" -- a gorgeous 132-page hardcover from 1958. Illustrated by Frank McSavage and Norm McGary.

Inside front cover endpapers from Walter Lantz's "Easy Way To Draw" book
Inside front cover endpapers from Walter Lantz's "Easy Way To Draw" book.
Every one of these Woody poses is different!

Check back soon for more pages! For more vintage scans of "how to draw cartoons" books, come visit my collection at https://www.facebook.com/CartoonTips

How to Get Along With Girls (Vintage Ad)

"It's Easy to Win Her! ...when you know how!"
Comic Book Advertisement for "How to Get Along With Girls"
How to Get Along With Girls Comic Book Advertisement
from the pages of Frankie Fuddle #16 (1946)


"Judy of the Jungle" Comics by Frank Frazetta

Wow -- I don't know how I've never seen these before, but I just found an early comic book story by Frank Frazetta featuring Judy of the Jungle. From Exciting Comics #59 (1947), here's "Judy of the Jungle!"

Click on any page for the full-sized comic book scan










This complete comic book (and zillions of other vintage public-domain comics) can be found at the wonderul Digital Comic Museum website at: http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/

Long Ago, Before Comic Bags and Boards...

Before mylar bags and boards...before "slabbing"...it's "My Personal Comic Album."
vintage comic book ad -- My Personal Comic Album
From "Moe and Shmoe Comics" #1 Spring 1948, Courtesy of the Digital Comic Museum:
http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/index.php?dlid=24198

Build your own gag with Osamu Tezuka!

Build your own gag with Osamu Tezuka! I don't even WANT to know the translation...this page makes my head spin in wonderful ways :)
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