The most historical occasion of the September-October 1935 Fleischer output went by without so much as a whisper in the advertisements. The relationship between Bill Costello (“Red Pepper Sam”) and…
Crowds are the stock in trade in this lovely batch, the fighting panel of August 28th, foreshadowing 1936’s Brotherly Love. It’s a sure sign of classic Popeye art when little…
This week we cover May and June 1935 – with more rarely seen Fleischer promotional art from the pages of Paramount Sales News. By now, Betty was in long skirts…
This next installment of 1935 Paramount Sales News cartoons features some nice “color” renderings of Popeye and Betty. There’s one of those beautiful cartoony horses that Mike Barrier despises in…
Welcome to 1935… As Popeye points out in January 2’s panel, the public is still laffin’ at the 1934 pictures, and the hilarity would build even further. Interestingly, even though…
Here we are, the fifth and final installment of 1934’s Paramount Sales News cartoons by Hal Seeger. The sun has set on Betty Boop while the Popeyes are increasingly excellent….
Starting in July 1934, all films had to pass under the Motion Picture Production Code, and that is usually blamed for destroying the Betty Boop series (the garter seen here…
Welcome to week three of Paramount Sales News. Either the first June 1934 issue was missing, or they didn’t print one this week, but we’ve got another fine assortment of…
Here we are at the #2 installment of the Paramount Sales News cartoons. Hal Seeger gives us one offering a week beginning at the end of March 1934. Excuse the…
Editor’s Note: Today starts a new series of weekly posts that are sure to excite long time readers of this blog and fans of Fleischer and Famous Studios in particular….
