IN an increasingly crazy world of horrible leadership, rampant corporate greed and rising inflation some folks turn to the arts and literature for a little respite. I know I do. So, bearing that in mind, here's a few more of my favorite one-panel cartoons and illustrations.
Cover cartoon by Contantin Alajalov (New Yorker, February 11, 1933).
Cartoon by Dana Fraden (publication and date unknown).
Cartoon by Dana Fraden (publication and date unknown).
Cartoon by Russell Patterson (Ballyhoo magazine cover, April, 1933).
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| "I DON'T LIKE IT!" |
Cartoon by Eldon Dedini (Esquire Magazine, 1949).
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| "NOW DON'T GIVE ME THAT 'I RAN OUT OF PAINT' LINE!" |
Cartoon by Eldon Dedini (Esquire Magazine, December, 1953).
Cartoon by Anatol Kovarsky (publication unknown, circa 1950).
Cartoon published in Ballyhoo magazine, March, 1932 (artist unknown).
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| "I HARDLY KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN, MISS ELROY." |
Cartoon by Charles Copeland (Bachelor Magazine, July, 1958).
Cartoon by Leonard Dove (Esquire Magazine cover, January 6, 1951).
Cartoon by Harry Bliss (Playboy, date unknown).
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The Connoisseur by Norman Rockwell, 1962 (depicts a Jackson Pollack painting).
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| "HIS SPATTER IS MASTERFUL, BUT HIS DRIBBLES LACK CONVICTION." |
Cartoon by Peter Arno (New Yorker, September 23, 1961).
We all find inspiration in different places! Cartoon by LSL (For Laughing Out Loud, Oct, 1956)
Cartoon by John Dempsey (For Laughing Out Loud, Oct, 1956).
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| "I WISH THIS BENCH WAS IN FRONT OF SOMETHING I UNDERSTOOD." |
Cartoon by Barney Tobey (New Yorker, December 21, 1955).
Cartoon by Richard Taylor (date and publication unknown).
Captain's must contend with more than just scurvy on a long sea voyage. Cartoon by Jan Sanders (date and publication unknown).
Cartoon by Gahan Wilson (publication and date unknown).
Cartoon by Father Justin McCarthy (Brother Juniper, Syndicated, 1964).
Cartoon by Gary Larson (Far Side, Syndicated, 1981).
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| "KNOCK IT OFF, I SAID! ... THIS IS A STILL LIFE!" |
Cartoon by Gary Larson (Far Side, 1992).
Some artist's literally paint what they see! Cartoon by Gary Larson (Far Side, 1994).
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| "I'LL TELL YOU WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE-- IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS DONE BY A CHIMPANZEE." |
Cartoon by Gary Larson (Far Side, 1987).
Cartoon by Gary Larson (Far Side, 1990).
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| THE CURSE OF "ARTIST'S BLOCK." |
Cartoon by Gary Larson (Far Side, 1991).
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| "NOW IF ONLY I HAD AN IDEA." |
Cartoon by Ralph Fuller (Ballyhoo magazine, March, 1934).
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More Blockage. Arrgh! The Deadline by Norman Rockwell, 1938.
Illustration by Jacques LeClerc (La Boheme Art Quarterly, 1928).
Cartoon by Gahan Wilson (Playboy, date unknown).
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| "THE EDITOR WHO TURNED DOWN THE FIRST HARRY POTTER BOOK, SAY HELLO TO THE PUBLISHER WHO TOOK A PASS ON STEPHEN KING." |
Cartoon by Jack Ziegler (publication and date unknown).
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| "I FEEL THAT I HAVE AT LEAST ONE MORE UNPUBLISHED NOVEL IN ME." |
Cartoon by Jack Ziegler (publication and date unknown).
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| "I DON'T HAVE A TITLE YET, OR EVEN A SUBJECT. ALL I HAVE IS THE PRICE: TWENTY-THREE NINETY-FIVE IN HARDCOVER." |
Cartoon by Michael Maslin (New Yorker, date unknown).
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| "I'M LOOKING FOR A BOOK BY T. WHAT'S-HIS-FACE BOYLE." |
Cartoon by Mick Stevens (publication and date unknown).
Cartoon by Arnie Levin (publication and date unknown).
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| AFTER YEARS OF HARBORING HIS SECRET DESIRES, NED FINALLY HITS ON THE SENIOR LIBRARIAN. |
Cartoon by Gary Larson (Far Side, 1994).
NOTE: Read the titles from top left onwards. (Book arrangement by an anonymous librarian, 2021).
Librarians are so clever and smart-- I should know, I'm married to one! (I tried to post this image during the covid pandemic but just couldn't find the appropriate article for it. But everyone I know that has been traveling through airports this year are getting sick with terrible colds, so better late than never I guess).
[© April, 2025, Jeffersen]
