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Comic Postcards

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Andrew999

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Comic Postcards
« on: February 06, 2021, 09:37:03 AM »
One area that I don't think we've looked at before (though I might be mistaken, there are so many hidden corners on this site) is the world of comic postcards.

Is this mainly a British phenomenon - or do similar traditions exist elsewhere?

It's hard to mention comic postcards without mentioning the work of Donald McGill - so let's start there:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_McGill

Although later in life, Donald was the victim of what can only be described as a purge (an early example of cancel culture), in his day he attracted the attention of some real heavyweights:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_Donald_McGill

But of course - there were others: Harry Parlett, Tom Browne, James Bamforth, Phil Millar - a whole world to explore.

Not only comic postcards either - before the industry descended into  cheap scenic photo shoots and little more, illustrators were heavily employed to produce postcards with a wide variety of themes. Maybe some of you out there in the land of Siliconia have your own favourites?
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