Back in 2015, I posted about a collection of coverless comic books I picked up at a garage sale. This past year, I encountered just the obvious. Covers without books. In this case, they were Saturday Evening Post covers. Obviously, the original owner liked the covers, but for space consideration, didn't keep the magazines. They date from 1953 through 1961 and feature a variety of Saturday Evening Post artists, although Norman Rockwell is notably missing. That could be because at the same sale were full copies of Norman Rockwell-covered Saturday Evening Posts. I picked those up as well and may post them at some future date.
I've posted any interesting ads that appeared on the reverse side as well. Enjoy!
George Hughes
Dick Sargent
George Hughes
You can't see the signature due to the address label, but I reverse-Google image searched it.
John Falter
Amos Sewell
John Clymer
Amos Sewell
Amos Sewell
Earl Mayan
Stevan Dohanos
George Hughes
John Falter. This cover reminds me of this similar-themed Rockwell cover from 1947:
***Update***
Top Cat James pointed out in the comics that Bil Keane used this gag in one of his strips years ago. A quick check of my Family Circus Treasury (hey, I was a kid when I bought it) revealed it quickly.
This looks like every school in my neighborhood growing up.
Dick Sargent
Dick Sargent
John Clymer
The Golden Age of painted magazine illustration is long over, replaced first with photography and then digital images. Some artists such as Alex Ross, continue the tradition, much in the Norman Rockwell style, although the majority of his work is aimed at comic books and graphic novels.
Decades ago, Bil Keane completely ripped-off that 1947 Norman Rockwell cover for a "Family Circus" Sunday strip. I tried to locate it online, but was unsuccessful.
ReplyDeleteWow, I'll bet I saw it too. I collected those when I was a kid. I'll have to look for it.
DeleteWell that took all of 2 minutes. I keep my friends close...and my Family Circus Treasuries closer...
DeleteI posted the strip your referring to in the blog above.
Yes, I remembered it from "The Family Circus Treasury", but my copy is in storage. Glad you had it.
DeleteI do like the nod to "Put a Tiger in Your Tank" with the tail at the end of the car.
>I do like the nod to "Put a Tiger in Your Tank" with the tail at the end of the car.
DeleteNice, good eye. I didn't catch that.
I also like how Mommy is using P.J. as an air bag.
Deleteit's kinda glaring with today's eyes how uniformly white everyone is in these covers (and in every ad), considering the civil rights movement was on everyone's mind at the time. i guess it speaks to the demographic readership of the Post, and probably their own stance, but still. it just looks odd now. wonder why this person just kept the covers -- fans of the artists, i guess? i really want to know more about "TV's Shrieking Genius" and "New York's Communist Cop".
ReplyDeletePretty much a reflection of most of the media at the time.
DeleteGoogle offers nothing but a title reference on TV's Shrieking Genius.
definitely.
Deletei was hoping the Shrieking Genius was Rip Taylor or something haha.
Naturally I like the autumn themed covers. The one showing women in traditional subservient roles - not so much.
ReplyDeleteI like the Autumn covers as well. So many colors and my favorite season.
Delete>This looks like every school in my neighborhood growing up
ReplyDeleteHolee Smokes! It does! Looks like one of my old schools from the 70's.... and I live in Canada!
Don C.
Yep. Likely because so many were built in the post-war years to support all the new kids. My elementary school still stands and although it's been added on to, the portion that looks like this still remains.
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