Friday, August 31, 2012

MARTIAN MADNESS!

Just added this Funko MARS ATTACKS Martian Wacky Wobbler to my collection...on display in the office/studio!  8^)

FROSTY!

My pal Dom Giansante added this cool snowflake background to my FROSTY THE SNOWMAN art!  8^)

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Monday, August 27, 2012

FROSTY!

A "re-do" character art inking of FROSTY THE SNOWMAN for a Rankin/Bass project with my pals, Rick Goldschmidt and Wes Garlatz!  8^)

Thursday, August 23, 2012

BAT-PRINTS!

Need to make room for these 11x14 Bat-prints on the office/studio wall!  BATMAN & ROBIN...THE PENGUIN...THE JOKER...THE RIDDLER and THE BATMOBILE...classic Batman art by CARMINE INFANTINO & MURPHY ANDERSON!  8^)

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW!

Enjoying THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW on MeTV!  Love this illustration by David Cowles!  8^)

POTAMUS PUZZLE!

Just added this cool 1960s Whitman PETER POTAMUS & SO-SO frame-tray puzzle to my collection...love the art!  Vintage Hanna-Barbera!  8^)

Monday, August 20, 2012

PHYLLIS DILLER - 1917-2012

Very sorry to hear that the legendary PHYLLIS DILLER has passed away.  So glad to have this Rankin/Bass MAD MONSTER PARTY postcard signed by Ms. Diller (thanks to my pal, R/B Biographer and Historian Rick Goldschmidt).
Love this publicity art for DILLER's 1972 "appearance" on Hanna-Barbera's THE NEW SCOOBY-DOO MOVIES.  Art by Jack Manning.

SECRET SQUIRREL!



Saturday, August 18, 2012

Friday, August 17, 2012

ELVIS!

Remembering ELVIS, who passed away 35 years ago yesterday...listening to his music in the office/studio!  8^)

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

REMEMBERING RON PALILLO!

Sorry to hear that RON PALILLO passed away yesterday.  PALILLO is best remembered as Sweathog Arnold Horshack on the 1970s ABC-TV sitcom, "Welcome Back, Kotter".  Here's the "Welcome Back, Kotter" cast painted by the legendary Jack Davis for the cover of TV Guide.  8^)

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

MICHAEL!

For an upcoming Rankin/Bass book project from my pal, Rick Goldschmidt...MICHAEL from the 1971 Rankin/Bass JACKSON 5 TV cartoon.  This is my character art with colors by my pal, Dom Giansante!  8^)

BOZO's CIRCUS!

Love these "behind-the-scenes" pics of BOZO's CIRCUS!  I grew up watching this show, which was on Chicago's WGN-TV...Monday through Friday...live at 12 Noon.  Here's BOZO (Bob Bell) and COOKY (Roy Brown) posing with a couple of studio audience members, after that day's show.  8^)

Monday, August 13, 2012

JOE KUBERT - 1926-2012

Very sorry to hear that legendary comic artist JOE KUBERT has passed away.  Loved his work on HAWKMAN and TARZAN!  8^)

Sunday, August 12, 2012

BAT-PIC!

ADAM WEST and EARTHA KITT on the set of BATMAN!  8^)

DAREDEVIL!

Meant to post this last week...representing August in the Vintage Marvel Comics 2012 calendar (and hanging on my office/studio wall)...it's DAREDEVIL The Man Without Fear! #12 (March 1966)!  8^)