28 January 2014

Priscilla's Pop in "Driving Pop Wild"

Priscilla's Pop was a comic strip drawn by Al Vermeer. Syndicated by the Newspaper Enterprise Association, it ran from 1946 until 1983.The strip featured Priscilla Nutchell, a young girl who was obsessed with the idea of owning a horse, and her parents, Hazel and Waldo Nutchell. Other characters in the strip included her older brother, Carlyle, and her dog Oliver, plus her two young friends, Hollyhock and Stuart.


Dell also adapted the strip to comic book format. Here is one story from Four Color #799 (May 1957).







24 January 2014

Zoë Mozert Mutoscope Cards

 Zoë Mozert (April 27, 1907 – February 1, 1993), born Alice Adelaide Moser, was an American illustrator. She was one of the early 20th Century's most famous pin-up artists and models

  These cards were popular in the 1940s, and were found in vending machines at penny arcades. I bought the one above  though in 1971 at LeSoudsville Lake Amusement Park in Ohio. I think the machine took dimes by then.


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Zoë Mozert at work