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Hi, Kids! I’ve missed you guys! Today we have a very nice Supermouse story on tap that I’m sure you’re going to enjoy.
Supermouse was created in 1942 by Kin Platt, an animator who had once worked for Terrytoons. Thus comes much speculation regarding Supermouse possibly being a forerunner for the much better remembered Mighty Mouse. Supes, as he was often called, was a charming creation in his own right, drawing his power from a bite of his “supercheese,” often supplied him by his ever-loyal girlfriend, Annabel.
Over the years, many great artists have put their stump on Supes, among them Gene Facette, Milt Stein, and Jack Bradbury. This story, however, is drawn and inked by the very prolific and always elegant Al Hubbard, who left his animating mark with nearly every major studio of the time, MGM, Walter Lanz, Warner Bros., and of course, Disney.
Today’s clever story was written by Richard Hughes and appeared in Coo Coo Comics No. 33 (May 1947).
Well, that's all for now, Kids! Coming up: Let’s do another story from Coo Coo Comics (1947) this time displaying the work of animation legend, Gil Turner!
I will see you all again very soon. Until then, I hope you are all warm, safe, and happy!
--Your friend, Mykal
Today we are going to love the work of Jack Bradbury, a legend in great kids’ comics from the Golden Age! This story, featuring one of his signature characters, Tuffy the Cat, comes to us from Coo-Coo Comics No. 33 – May, 1947.
Mr. Bradbury began his art career as an animator for Walt Disney Studios in 1934 around the age of 20. He worked as an “in-betweener” (the animator who creates all the drawings between the extremes of the action of a cartoon character), eventually working up to larger features. Mr. Bradbury worked as an animator on “Pinocchio” (1940), “Fantasia” (1940), and “Bambi “(1942). He left Disney after the animation strike of 1940, worked at an aircraft factory briefly, went to work for the animation department at Warner Brothers and eventually worked the remainder of his career in comics.
During the 1940s, Mr. Bradbury drew comics for Better Publications (Nedor/Better/Standard/Pines) which produced Coo Coo Comics and many other fantastic titles. Bradbury began for Western Publications in the late 1940s, where he would illustrate many Disney Characters for Dell Four Color (Comics).
Jack Bradbury artwork exemplifies the extremely high standard of kids’ comics cartooning in the Golden Age, where artists like Dan Gordon, Al Hubbard, Lynn Karp, Ken Hultrgren, Jack Bradbury, Jim Davis, Otto Feuer, Howie Post, Carl Barks, and many others provided the kids of America with consistently beautiful work.
Here, just look at Mr. Bradbury’s gorgeous, organic work in this funny animal take on the tale Aladin's Lamp!
Well, that's all for now, Kids! Coming up: Let’s do another story from Coo Coo Comics (1947) this time highlighting the work of Al Hubbard and his take of Supermouse!
I will see you all again very soon. Until then, I hope you are all warm, safe, and happy!
--Your friend, Mykal
