In June of 1979 when John Wayne died, a few days later in our local newspaper there was a cartoon depicting him at the Pearly Gates in all his cowboy regalia, a puny and scared-looking Saint Peter standing before him. The Duke is holding a harp, a white robe and a pair of wings that have just been issued to him, and he's saying, " . . . and who thinks I'm going to wear these duds? Why a man'd look silly . . . "
First frame: Man sits strapped into a fighting chair on a sport fishing boat. He has very heavy tackle and has a sly smile on his face. Second frame: Deck of the sport fishing boat is shown absent the fighting chair except for mutilated remains of some of the fasteners that held it down.
Going into my way back machine I remember a cartoon in a men's magazine, it was their December 19?? issue. It showed a bedroom with many Yuletide decorations. There was a man in front of a mirror, getting dressed in women's clothing singing, "Now we don our gay apparel, fa la, la la,la".
And you created a picture of it. Thanks, Ancient One.
My old time favourite appeared on page 1 of the Sydney Morning Herald the day after the Israelis sent in a commando team to rescue the hostages being held by terrorists. Idi Amin had been publicly ringing his hands about not being able to do anything.
The cartoon was totally black with the only break coming from a conversation balloon pointing down to an invisible Idi Amin and reading, "What de heck bin goin' on down here?" The caption was "Entebbe at Midnight".
I remember reading Mad Magazine. It pointed out the absurdities of life, current events, popular shows & movies. Sometimes there were really funny hits, sometimes there were misses. But, generally, it was good for a chuckle or two.
Mad was very popular back in the day. I used to work with a guy we called Alfred. He looked just like Alfred E. Newman. He lives in my area now and still looks much the same, only older. Thanks, Harry.
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