Uncle Fester’s In The House
The other day I mentioned that Burger King was offering up six different Addams Family toys. I’ve made it my business to get hold of them. It’s a s-l-o-w process. Uncle Fester has now joined Gomez Addams in the Spill archives. Fester was #1 on my want list.
The light he’s holding emits a red beam sprinkled with bat shapes. Nice job, Burger King toy-maker!
Charles Addams’ A-Z entry:
Charles Addams (Born in Westfield, New Jersey, January 7, 1912. Died September 29, 1988, New York City. New Yorker work: 1932 – 1988 * the New Yorker has published his work posthumously. One of the giants of The New Yorker’s stable of artists. Key cartoon collections: While all of Addams’ collections are worthwhile, here are three that are particular favorites; Homebodies (Simon & Schuster, 1954), The Groaning Board (Simon & Schuster, 1964), Creature Comforts (Simon & Schuster, 1981). In 1991 Knopf published The World of Chas Addams, a retrospective collection. A biography, Charles Addams: A Cartoonist’s Life, by Linda Davis, was published in 2006 by Random House. Visit the Addams Foundation website for far more information : charlesaddams
More Addams Reading:
Linda H. Davis’s Charles Addams: A Cartoonist’s Life
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