56 Years Ago this Week In The New Yorker Regular visitors to the Spill know that I’ve made a habit of pulling bound volumes of “vintage” New Yorkers off the shelf, flipping through and reporting on some of the things that jump out. Here’s a quick tour of the issue of November 25, 1967. Above is a splendid drawing by
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Ed Himelblau Returns To The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast Mr. Himelblau, who began contributing cartoons to The New Yorker in December of 2021, makes a return appearance on the CCCP, joining co-hosts Vin Coca, Beth Lawler, and Nicole Chrolavicius (filling in for Paul Nesja). — photo above from Mr. Himelblau’s first appearance: from upper left, going clockwise: Beth
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Henry Martin’s “Good News/Bad News” From Allan Holtz’s The Stripper’s Guide, May 23, 2023, “Under The Radar: Good News Bad News” — piece about Henry Martin’s syndicated single panel strip. Left: Mr.. Martin’s 1977 collection. Henry Martin’s A-Z entry: Henry Martin ( Pictured above. Photograph taken 1984) Born 1925, Louisville, Kentucky. Died, June 30, 2020, Newtown, Pennsylvania. New Yorker work:
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As we’re in the second week of a double issue period, there are no new New Yorker cartoons to look at today. The Monday Tilley Watch will return next Monday. A friend of the Spill has alerted me to a number of New Yorker “spot” drawings posted on Ebay in recent weeks. Spot drawings are those (usually) small drawings that
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