That entailed displacement of items under current commitment. First, it was necessary to assure this appearance. Following a logical course, each would ultimately advance the sales of our budget by sharpening the public demand for dailies in which the features appeared. They were designed to tinge and, if possible, to modify the tastes of newspaper readers. Two other promotion plans were pressed forcefully. Newspaper Feature Service lost none of its militance in the rout of the Buster Brown League. The Magic Back of 'The Funnies' (part 2) link to previous installment link to next installment So with highlights like that to look forward to, read on!

Santa also turns out to have the same powers as another famed Christmas figure, as he can apparently bring the dead back to life. In 1961, Heavilin takes the unusual tack of making Santa into a nasty and vindicitve old grump, who is not above trying to choke a cat. Stripper's Guide has already run his 1960 story, The Brightest Star, which was so hastily cobbled together that the title had nothing to do with the story. Jay Heavilin, who only wrote the Christmas strip in 19, shows us for the second time why he was a bad choice for the job. Scott provided the art for quite a few NEA Christmas strips, always offering up attractive visuals, and 1961's strip is no exception. This year on the blog, we're featuring their 1961Ĭhristmas strip offering, Oleander's Christmas Eve by writer Jay Heavilin and cartoonist Walt Scott. Of a comic strip that ran three to four weeks.įor a longer period than any other syndicate, but sadly they gave up Papers by sending out a Yuletide freebie. Syndicates back in the good old days would thank their subscribing

As has been discussed on the blog before, many Runs one of those special newspaper offerings of yesteryear, theĬhristmas strip. Well folks, it's that time of year again, when the Stripper's Guide blog

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