Yogi Bear -- patron of the arts.

Never mind the Jellystone Art Gallery -- come to the Altered Esthetics gallery in Minneapolis this Friday evening for the Big Funny show opening.  And remember, the first 70 (approx.) buyers of the Big Funny publication will get a free '60s vintage Sunday comic section as well -- maybe even the ones containing these strips!

Yogi Bear and Boo-BOO!

Batman wasn't the only pop culture craze of the '60s to worm its way into the comics -- monsters were a big deal for the boomer generation.  With The Addams Family and The Munsters making a big splash on television, why not give Yogi Bear some funny monster neighbors?  Again -- some really good cartooning.  And dig that scary logo lettering! So who drew this?  At least one of you toon-heads knows, so give with the info, will ya?

More Batmania!

The world was Batman crazy in the mid-60s, thanks to the twice-weekly television series (which I love, by the way).  Ads in these Sunday comic sections I've been scanning tend to run to appliances, furniture, breakfast cereal and sugary drinks for kids.  But once in a while, you get a doozy like this one! POW!  Batman toys for FREE!?! Why, oh why, was there no Mister Donut in my neighborhood!?!  I had those Batman trading cards -- and wanted that helmet awfully bad -- but, alas, I had to make it through childhood without one.  

And dig this Yogi Bear strip goofing on the Batman craze.  I don't know who drew this -- but there's some mighty good cartooning going on here!

More vintage comics posted here regularly as Big Funny looms large....