Fleischer Promo Art #18: “At Their Peak!”
Jan.-Feb. 1937 This week we have a bit of sidebar from animation director Bob Jaques. He has noticed a dip in the quality of the Popeye promo art that I’ve…
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Fleischer Promo Art #17: “Ko-Ko, Wiffle Piffle and Adolph Zukor!”
The “Any Language” theme continues. Now you can see not just one, but two Olive Oyl navels, and Pudgy makes his debut in Paramount Sales News, finally reflecting what’s actually…
Fleischer Promo Art #16: “Betty Slays ‘Em!”
Did Paramount Sales News get sent to exhibitors around the globe, I wonder? Paramount had its international news trade, but I suspect even these crossed the border regularly, since Fleischer…
Fleischer Promo Art #15: “Popeye Lays ‘Em!”
Although it wouldn’t be released until November 1936, Paramount was keen on promoting Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor whenever and wherever it could. Dig that July 1 panel…
Fleischer Promo Art #14: “Betty Boop – The Audience’s Eyeful”
Continuing my weekly postings of these rare Fleischer Studio promotional illustrations – this time from the May and June 1936 issues of in-house trade publication Paramount Sales News. As summer…
Fleischer Promo Art #13: “Popeye Adds Up The Profits”
Continuing our weekly posting of these rare Fleischer Studio promotional illustrations – this time from the March and April 1936 issues of in-house trade publication Paramount Sales News. Please click…
Fleischer Promo Art #12: “Betty Boop And The Little King”
Big things happened for Popeye in 1936, whereas they remained stagnant as ever for Betty (aren’t you just tired of reading that?). That release season has been cited recently as…
Fleischer Promo Art #11: “Join The Popeye Clubs!”
November-December 1935 We round out the last two months of 1935 with a handful of holiday themed panels. The “Popeye Club” the sailor touts was in response to the animated…
Fleischer Promo Art #10: “Betty Boop – Always At Your Service!”
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…
“Mr. Bug” and “Hoppity” Go To Town
While Steve Stanchfield takes a well-deserved break after a whirl-wind trip to LA this past week (he’ll be back next week with BIG news), I’ll fill in today by posting…
