These Warren episodes are great, By the way, the reason those Cupple & Leon books only used Chicago Tribune cartoonists is that all the cartoonists had the same agent (Al Lowenstein) who arranged the deals. So often if one company was making, say, an Orphan Annie puzzle, he'd make sure they also did a Dick Tracy puzzle. Chester Gould created a character (a cop) based on Lowenthal: Sam Catchem.
What a terrific episode! A dear friend of my family dealt in collectibles and I remember seeing a few of these at his place. Awesome look at the early comic strip collections.
Man, again, CK comes up with the education. Your videos are always entertaining and educational, but having Warren on board is literally having pieces of history in front of our "eyes". It's amazing the relics and treasures he come up with. Really fantastic stuff.
The Buster Brown is nice in that I finally understand the boy with creepy dog logo for the shoe store. So many trips there before the school year started.
I have some Phil May annuals from the 1890s and very early 1900s that do have some comic-strip formats in them. May was a very popular British artist of the day. There are some British equivalents of comic-strip books that date back to at least the 1890s. By the 1910s they were reasonably common.
I own a small handful of Platinum Age comics published by Cupples & Leon and Saalfield and am deathly afraid to even touch them; they’re just too fragile! There is a shop in Mentor Ohio called Comics & Friends at the local mall that has for sale several high grade C&L books. They have a GORGEOUS copy of a Bringing Up Father C&L book that I also own but mine is far shabbier looking.
This was very interesting! Thanks Warren! I just read Chris Ware's article in The New Yorker about the museum exhibition he's involved with about Chicago cartoonists, so this was good timing to get even more of a taste of that extensive history. Check that article out, folks. It has some pretty great samples and it's just rad to read Chris Ware on any subject, but this one especially. I wish I could see the show, so if you can go, you gotta go!
Wow, so I guess Max Allan Collins sold his autographed copy of Dick Tracy from the original creator?!? I'd like to know the story on that, was this when he was eeking a living writing Mad Dog and Ms. Tree in the 80's?
The only books I have from this era are tillie the toiler book one with an mgm studio card and stamp on it and Popeye book one and book two from 1931 and 1932. It's great to see these books.
I am going to Pittsburgh this weekend. Anyone know of any good places to go? I plan on going to Eide's Entertainment and Phantom of the Attic comic book store. Also the conservatory. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
There are two Phantom shops (I had just spent a month in Pittsburgh and money at those stores). One is on South Craig Street (and check out Caliban Books across the street; I found several worthy graphic novels there). The other Phantom store (I THINK on 376; can’t remember for sure) has BOXES AND BOXES (and drawers full) of $1-3 comics. If I hadn’t restrained myself, I would have gone broke!!
Copacetic Comics is a must stop. One of the greatest comic shops I've ever been to. If you want to dollar dive, New Dimension Comics is a good stop. I'd recommend their Waterfront location as its the closest to Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Comics is a great comics store - it's where I bought my 1st Artist Edition, Wally Wood. The Phantom of the Attics are different owners - both wonderful. One is in Oakland, the other is in Monroeville. Have fun! Pittsburgh's a good town for comics. - Jim
@@CartoonistKayfabe I’m going back to Pittsburgh this week so I’m going to have to check Copacetic Comics. I was mainly hitting Phantom on Craig St because it’s 2 blocks from the place I was staying.
And now comics are moving away from the pamphlet format and back to this squarebound book package. It's almost as if the last 80 years were a crass tangent from the treatment of comics as an art form that deserves preservation.
The incredible rich color and heavy inking has really preserved these comics relics. Cool to see how vibrant some of these images are when the exposed paper looks like zombie skin after all these decades. The happy hooligan book is a prime example. Also a creepy fuckin image... Yo Jim... that would be a sick homage cover for one of your red room variants... not an iconic image, I know. But cool as hell for ppl who would catch it... Bernard episodes are a treat. This stuff is fascinating and great to look at tangentially because so much of it is tedious to read let alone hard to access. CK is an invaluable resource to true comics readers for it's breadth and insight. So nice to have a consistent resource that isn't just dweeby marvel or dc obsessed pandering fanboy bullshit or indie comics elitist pretentiousness. Keep killin it boyeez!🤘
I am a huge fan of episodes with Warren Bernard. This one is one of my favorite Kayfabe videos ever. So good. Thank you.
These Warren episodes are great, By the way, the reason those Cupple & Leon books only used Chicago Tribune cartoonists is that all the cartoonists had the same agent (Al Lowenstein) who arranged the deals. So often if one company was making, say, an Orphan Annie puzzle, he'd make sure they also did a Dick Tracy puzzle. Chester Gould created a character (a cop) based on Lowenthal: Sam Catchem.
Super interesting. I hope we see more Warren episodes. Love all the history
your channel is quickly becoming a valuable resource of comics history
Bravo, gentlemen, for the deep dive! Fantastic episode!
What a terrific episode! A dear friend of my family dealt in collectibles and I remember seeing a few of these at his place. Awesome look at the early comic strip collections.
This is absolutely invaluable. I may turn into a collector of Platinum Age comics now. What a temptation!
Man, again, CK comes up with the education. Your videos are always entertaining and educational, but having Warren on board is literally having pieces of history in front of our "eyes". It's amazing the relics and treasures he come up with. Really fantastic stuff.
The Buster Brown is nice in that I finally understand the boy with creepy dog logo for the shoe store. So many trips there before the school year started.
Wow! Warren is the man for his deep collection and incredible knowledge of comics history. Thank you for this dive into the Platinum age.
I have some Phil May annuals from the 1890s and very early 1900s that do have some comic-strip formats in them. May was a very popular British artist of the day. There are some British equivalents of comic-strip books that date back to at least the 1890s. By the 1910s they were reasonably common.
Such a great resource of deep knowledge and deep cuts! thanks Warren! Thanks boyz! really cool to see these ancient methods.
amazing issues!! I love to travel in time through old editions of magazines and books!!! thanks for the video!!!
Great stuff! Thank you Warren for taking us to school.
Always a pleasure to see Warren back on the channel.
All the videos this week have been amazing, THANK YOU for sharing your knowledge and insight with us!
I own a small handful of Platinum Age comics published by Cupples & Leon and Saalfield and am deathly afraid to even touch them; they’re just too fragile!
There is a shop in Mentor Ohio called Comics & Friends at the local mall that has for sale several high grade C&L books. They have a GORGEOUS copy of a Bringing Up Father C&L book that I also own but mine is far shabbier looking.
Thank you for this episode! What a great way to school us about the history of comics.
Thank you Warren Bernard 👏👏👏
This was very interesting! Thanks Warren! I just read Chris Ware's article in The New Yorker about the museum exhibition he's involved with about Chicago cartoonists, so this was good timing to get even more of a taste of that extensive history. Check that article out, folks. It has some pretty great samples and it's just rad to read Chris Ware on any subject, but this one especially. I wish I could see the show, so if you can go, you gotta go!
Wow, so I guess Max Allan Collins sold his autographed copy of Dick Tracy from the original creator?!? I'd like to know the story on that, was this when he was eeking a living writing Mad Dog and Ms. Tree in the 80's?
This......was AWESOME!
Another great, enlightening video. Thanks Uncle Warren and the Kasyfabe Boys.
The only books I have from this era are tillie the toiler book one with an mgm studio card and stamp on it and Popeye book one and book two from 1931 and 1932. It's great to see these books.
Thank you.
Great episode!
If F M Howarth's portrait is from year of publication then he was in his early 30s. Life in the late 1800s was tough.
RIP Ed Piskor
I am going to Pittsburgh this weekend. Anyone know of any good places to go? I plan on going to Eide's Entertainment and Phantom of the Attic comic book store. Also the conservatory. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
There are two Phantom shops (I had just spent a month in Pittsburgh and money at those stores). One is on South Craig Street (and check out Caliban Books across the street; I found several worthy graphic novels there). The other Phantom store (I THINK on 376; can’t remember for sure) has BOXES AND BOXES (and drawers full) of $1-3 comics. If I hadn’t restrained myself, I would have gone broke!!
Copacetic Comics is a must stop. One of the greatest comic shops I've ever been to. If you want to dollar dive, New Dimension Comics is a good stop. I'd recommend their Waterfront location as its the closest to Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Comics is a great comics store - it's where I bought my 1st Artist Edition, Wally Wood. The Phantom of the Attics are different owners - both wonderful. One is in Oakland, the other is in Monroeville. Have fun! Pittsburgh's a good town for comics. - Jim
@@timothymarkin4481 Thanks man! You know us comic book people love our dollar bin!
@@CartoonistKayfabe Copacetic it is then! I will try to hit as many of those place as possible! Thanks for taking the time for the reccomendations!
@@CartoonistKayfabe I’m going back to Pittsburgh this week so I’m going to have to check Copacetic Comics. I was mainly hitting Phantom on Craig St because it’s 2 blocks from the place I was staying.
And now comics are moving away from the pamphlet format and back to this squarebound book package. It's almost as if the last 80 years were a crass tangent from the treatment of comics as an art form that deserves preservation.
"looks like it's printed on a fuckin treasure map" LOL
Need some reading pillows for Warren's treasures
Most of Calvin and Hobbes is printed in this format... matter of fact a few strips are. I have many Zits books the same horizontal shits
@@JarJarBinks4ever Ballantine repackaged Fritz the Cat in that format too.
Great video.
Reminds me of my Footrot Flats books from the 1980s.
Yeah, I was reminded of those as well.
"I wish the cocaine came with it" made me like him more 😂
I have those Raymond/Hammett X-9 strips in the IDW edition ... let's just say they're neither man's best work.
Hi. I hate to be the one. But the picture of Tad looks a lot like lovecraft. I cant help myself, but the longer i look....... . Greetings from Germany
The incredible rich color and heavy inking has really preserved these comics relics. Cool to see how vibrant some of these images are when the exposed paper looks like zombie skin after all these decades. The happy hooligan book is a prime example. Also a creepy fuckin image... Yo Jim... that would be a sick homage cover for one of your red room variants... not an iconic image, I know. But cool as hell for ppl who would catch it...
Bernard episodes are a treat. This stuff is fascinating and great to look at tangentially because so much of it is tedious to read let alone hard to access.
CK is an invaluable resource to true comics readers for it's breadth and insight. So nice to have a consistent resource that isn't just dweeby marvel or dc obsessed pandering fanboy bullshit or indie comics elitist pretentiousness.
Keep killin it boyeez!🤘
i´m drooling