Here's two stories from a Tubby comic from 1960 featuring the art of Joseph Lloyd White. White was one of the Dell artists, along with Dan Gormley and Irving Tripp, who frequently worked doing finishes for John Stanley. This is much too late in the game for Stanley to have had any contribution here, however. Still, it's very funny Tub. I am glad to see Lloyd White getting a bit of recognition with the recent release of Tubby from Drawn and Quarterly. Download: Entire Post!
"Boy On The Moon" features Tubby nemisis, Wilbur Van Snobbe, and Tub's sidekick, Iggy. Iggy is just so . . . Iggy; and serves as a demonstration of simple, perfect character design.
For those that may not know, the little spacemen in this second story, "Toothday," are little men from mars who first appeared in Marge's Tubby No. 9 and became reoccurring characters; helping Tub out of (or getting him into) fixes.
This ad for the Hiawatha "707" bike comes from the same issue. This baby had an Iridite finish, jet-style chain guard, and white sidewalls. Plus, you could trade in your old bike as a down payment!
By the 1st panel of page four I knew EXACTLY where this story was going, Mykal~ but~ what a fun ride getting there~! Us 'Human Beans', afterall, still can't predict everything~! It is clear that the Author was paying close attention to N.A.S.A.~ and~ I wonder if they wrote any intersesting follow-up stories post July 20th 1969 ? I want to be the kind of friend Iggy is toward Tubby, by the way. Someone who really knows how to take the edge off whatever troubles my buddies~!
ReplyDeleteIt's difficult for me to believe this sweet and innocent little Iggy would grow up into a drug-addled singer who took audience-powered spit showers.
ReplyDeleteLysdexicuss: We all need a pal like Iggy! Particularily Tub!
ReplyDeleteKW: Life is full of suprises.
What was nice about the Tubby issues was that even though Stanley only did a few of them, Dell kept the Stanley "style" of art and humor. Not quite as good, but damn close.
ReplyDeleteJohn Stanley did the first 35 issues of "Tubby"-- hardly just "a few of them," Gary!
ReplyDeleteI always liked the Lulu and Tubby stories that included a homemade spaceship. Usually they were obviously made from scrap lumber, but Tub and his friends always managed to convince someone that they could achieve orbit. Also, Mykal is right that the Tub-friendly Martians in the second story first appeared in Tubby #9. However, they evolved from a much more menacing crew of Martians featured in Tubby #4 (FC 461). Thanks for another great post!
ReplyDeleteFrank & Myrrpage: Thanks for the info, and thanks for commenting!
ReplyDeleteThese are so great! The odd little fairies in the second comic are especially funny! To me, at least, Tubby looks more than a little like Tubbs from "Pound Puppies", and even has a similar name. Perhaps he's Tubbs as a child? Hmm...
ReplyDeleteLloyd white was my father and we always enjoyed watching him at his craft both art and the gag lines within
ReplyDeleteBest to all of you....Tubby and Little Lulu rule!!!!
Paul: I love your father's work. Thanks for stopping by and, yes, Tubby and Lulu RULE!
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