Chuck Thorndike's Secrets of Cartooning

The Complete Book of Fun for Boys (Knickerbocker Publishing, 1943) doesn't contain a single chapter about how to score with the ladies, but it will teach you how to handle a rope, punch a bag, spot an airplane, and oh wtf ever! The editor of this book clearly knew what they were doing because Chapter One is what every boy wants more than anything else in the world (second only to scoring with girls), --and that's The Secrets to Cartooning! And better yet, we get master cartoonist, animator, illustrator, Chuck Thorndike to show you the real ropes in 8 tremendous lessons. So grab yourself a pencil and some paper, it's time for you to become a cartoonist too! You can always learn jiu-jitsu and ventriloquism later, after you become the life of the party...

Tales from the Shackman TV

I found this tiny vintage Shackman dollhouse TV the other day. Made of all wood and from Japan, originally it had a picture of waterfall taped inside the oval screen opening, but it was ripped anyway, so I replaced it with a picture of Peter Cushing as the heart-stopping zombie, Arthur Grimsdyke, via Amicus Studio's truly excellent Tales from the Crypt (1972) film. Much better, eh? And who's that planted right in front of the bubu tube in a comfy red bean bag chair and watching this frightening drive-in classic? Why, it's Labubu and her boney boyfriend, Tycoco! Now, TFTC isn't a 3D movie, but Bubu's wearing 3D glasses anyway for some reason, --and still seems to be totally into it! But despite being a fleshless bag of bones like scary old Mr. Grimsdyke, Tycoco doesn't seem to be enjoying the movie at all-- wahh! Oh well, there's always cartoons and blind box toy unboxing vids on youtube that they can totally just watch later.

Labubu TV is part of the one-off "hanging card" figure series, via Pop Mart / How2work.

Daytime Sun, Nightime Fun

This is one of the better vintage Las Vegas brochures I've stumbled upon in all my years collecting. It's seriously jammed packed with the cutest cartoon art and photos, (lots of cool lettering styles too!), that I insist we zoom in on certain portions of every page to get some closer looksies! Okay now, who wants to go to Vegas with me? Daytime sun, and nighttime fun, indeed!

Verman Meets the Black Widow

If the recent post over at THOIA HERE wasn't creepy crawly enough for you, then it's time for a more epically underground style bug confrontation here at AEET! Yep, it's an abruptly silly superhero spoof via the October 1976 issue of Rock-Bottom Comics #23, aka the October 1976 Special Funny Pages issue of National Lampoon. Now imagine what YOU could do with this sort of any-bug-you-choose power! Golden Age hero comics are always such an easy target...

The Expectant Father Pac ©

Time for one of the most extensively pac'd gag gift boxes of all time, --The Expectant Father Pac ©!  Made by the Milbert Co. in Hempstead, NY, (midcentury, I'm guessing), this thing --similar to a freshly loaded baby diaper--- is overflowing with superb cartoon art, miniature items, and laugh out loud "new dad" hilarity. I'd offer you all a run down list of everything inside, but there's already one included! So get scrollin', lil doggies, your life is just about to get interesting, again...