cartoon themes:doctors

Bob Tupper
Bold, December 1954

Stag, July 1964

Arv Miller
Playboy, September 1955

Cavalcade, c. 1941

Cavalcade, February 1946

unknown

Gee Whiz, April 1967

Hello Buddies, May 1955

Jaguar, November 1957

Vahan Shirvanian
Fun House, February 1979

Fun House, February 1980

Fun House, February 1980

Penthouse, October 1978

cartoon cliches: cheating spouses 2

Playboy, October 1955

Adam, November 1959

Adam, July 1967

Adam, May 1968

Adam, May 1973

Woody Kimbrell
California Girls, January 1973

Don Orehek
Wildcat, May 1968

Real Combat Stories, January 1972

Duke, June 1957

Don Madden
Playboy, February 1970

Phil Interlandi
Playboy, March 1972

Art Pottier
Gentlemen's Yearbook, Spring 1964

Bob Tupper
Hello Buddies, May 1955

even more cheating spouse cartoons next Thursday

Cartoon themes: boxing and wrestling

Hello Buddies, Winter 1950

Man, April 1966

Man to Man, December 1949

Bill Wenzel
Monsieur, May 1964

Bill Lee
Penthouse, October 1978

Playboy, October 1980

Sir!, May 1953

Playboy, February 1954

Playboy, September 1956

Adam, July 1973

Army/Navy Fun Parade, April 1953

Dorothy McKay
Esquire, January 1934

For Laughing Out Loud, March 1960

More Playboy in 1956

As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, much of the first few years of Playboy were reprints.
From February 1956

I believe the one one the lower left is by Arnold Roth.

John Dempsey
March 1956

Jean Bellus
April 1956

With all this talk about Harvey Weinstein that has been in the news this weekend, I hear some of his apologists' rhetoric referred to as “The Mad Men defense”, which I hadn't heard before by name. The idea is that because somebody grew up in a different time, their antiquated values can be forgiven. I would agree in some cases, like when an older comedian lets a racial slur slip, or even often in this blog when something problematic shows up in an old cartoon or song, but I don't buy it for him since he grew up in the 70s and still working. This is the type of thing where the Mad Men defense would apply. From May 1956.