Saturday Evening Post - Cartoon #25

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If this "dog" could bark it would be a great subject for YouTube.  Of course Don drew this cartoon a long time before YouTube was ...

Saturday Evening Post - Cartoons #23 & #24

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 The cartoon above is the first one Don sold to Saturday Evening Post .  The year was 1961.  We don't have the issue date. Don Sold thi...

Saturday Evening Post - Cartoon #22

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Any resemblance to Cleo is purely coincidental, besides she's a sweet (most of the time) lady.  This cartoon cat could be a great, great...
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Saturday Evening Post - Cartoon #21

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Published in the Saturday Evening Post , October 31, 1964.  That was Halloween, of course.  This isn't exactly a Halloween gag, but it i...
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Saturday Evening Post - Cartoon #20

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Wouldn't it be something if Little League players were traded like the big league players!  Guess that would mean contracts and big sal...

Saturday Evening Post - Cartoon #19

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Since this cartoon was published by the Saturday Evening Post way back in its September 1980 issue there is probably no way to know what Do...

Saturday Evening Post - Cartoon #18

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I guess that dinner's been spoiled!   Maybe they should go for an icy draft of Guinness. Published by Saturday Evening Post in the O...

Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center

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Don and other members of the Berndt Toast Gang (Long Island Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society) created cartoons and caricatures of...

Saturday Evening Post - Cartoon #16 & Cartoon #17

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It's been too long since the last posting, so we'll add two Saturday Evening Post cartoons here. This one was in the March 23, 1963...

Saturday Evening Post - Cartoon #15

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No caption needed on this Saturday Evening Post gag by Don published in the July 31, 1965 issue..  Can you find his signature? 

Saturday Evening Post - Cartoon #14

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Now if you were this young lady or even Daddy what would you do next?  Maybe she should face the other way, and he should dive under the tab...

Saturday Evening Post - Cartoon #13

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Here's another Saturday Evening Post cartoon from the good old days.  This one from Don was published in the October 22, 1966 issue.  T...

Saturday Evening Post - Cartoon #12

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Some gags insist on making the reader imagine what happens next!  Isn't this one of those? No date for this Saturday Evening Post ca...

Old and New: An Interesting Perspective

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Here is one of Don's favorite cartoons.  He sold it so long long ago that his style has changed quite a bit, and he says he doesn't ...

Saturday Evening Post - Cartoon #11

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Don has a rather thick folder containing clips of cartoons published by The Saturday Evening Post .  We've already posted ten from that...

266. Gadgets - The Great Food & Game Invention

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(Click on image to enlarge.) It's very unlikely that anyone would recognize these pages from a restaurant menu as Don's work. They...

Leatherneck - Magazine of the Marines

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There are still a few print magazines out there that buy cartoons.  Leatherneck is one of them.  This cartoon of Don's appeared in the...

265. Ladies' Home Journal Diet Club

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Found another publication in which Don's cartoons were published.  As they say in TV land, it's a spin off.  The magazine was titled...

1000 Jokes - Cartoon # 18

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One more cartoon from Dell's 1000 Jokes - for now!  Get the feeling that Don did 1000 jokes for Dell? We're not venturing away fr...

1000 Jokes - Cartoon # 17

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Here in New York we had a hint of spring last Friday when the temperature hovered just below 70 degrees. It reminds us that spring is truly...

1000 Jokes - Cartoon # 16

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Don doesn't play Bridge but his wife does, so of course it's the woman with the cast on her foot! This one was printed by Dell in 10...

1000 Jokes - Cartoon # 15

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Caption: "Dammit, Ma . . . sit still!" So, do you think Whistler talked to his mother like that? Who knows! Anyway, surely she ...

1000 Jokes - Cartoon # 14

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Now that the groundhog has had his say, we'll look forward to baseball spring training. Do notice that no team is mentioned in this cart...

264. 101 Rock 'n' Roll Jokes and Riddles

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Here's another joke book Don illustrated for Scholastic, Inc. This one in 1989. We can't help commenting that that Rock 'n...

263. 101 Wacky Sports Quotes

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Not to be confused with 101 Super Sports Jokes (posting # 250, Sept. 19, 2010). Quotes can, of course, be funny, too. Don's cover illus...

1000 Jokes - Cartoon # 13

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Wow, is the groom getting off to a bad start or what? As they say, if it can happen it will happen. So if you - or anyone you know - fell a...

1000 Jokes - Cartoon # 12

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Here's another one that Dell's 1000 Jokes published in its May 1967 issue. It's a logical gag, isn't it?

1000 Jokes - Cartoon # 11

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1000 Jokes published this Orehek cartoon in its May 1967 issue. Probably readers in that year thought the guy wanted to be rescured from h...

262. Manhattan Savings Bank

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In the 1970s Manhattan Savings Bank in New York City lured in potential customers with entertainment. No ATMs in those days. Shown here is...

1000 Jokes - Cartoon # 10

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We don't have a publication date for this 1000 Jokes cartoon, probably the early 60s. If the woman getting her fortune told here is luc...

1000 Jokes - Cartoon # 9

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Here's an idea for your New Year's celebration . . . or maybe your summer vacation! Dell published this cartoon of Don's in the...

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Just a reminder . . . don't forget the milk and cookies for Santa! Don tells the story that a Christmas tree all decorated appeared mag...

Saturday Review - Ho! Ho! Ho!

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. . . and a Merry Christmas! This cartoon of Don's appeared in the November 20, 1971 issue of Saturday Review . (Other SR cartoons are...

1000 Jokes - Cartoon # 8

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Do gag cartoons have a back story? You bet they do! Here's a good example. We know the baby's Mom couldn't have been the one ...

1000 Jokes - Cartoon # 7

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This cartoon of Don's was published in November 1968 by Dell in 1000 Jokes . Remember Carte Blanche and Diner's Club? This was bef...

1000 Jokes - Cartoon # 6

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Watch out for this lady at your holiday parties. She's probably so busy sipping Champagne she didn't even know she can't chew! ...

1000 Jokes - Cartoon # 5

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This cartoon published in Dell's 1000 Jokes in the August 1968 issue certainly is timely today. Wonder if this guy is was a laid-off t...

1000 Jokes - Cartoon # 4

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Here's another "smart" purchase by Dell Publications. This cartoon of Don's was published in the February 1967 issue of ...

1000 Jokes - Cartoon # 3

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Here's an idea for husbands (partners) who don't know sizes - if you dare! This cartoon appeared in the August 1967 issue of Dell...

1000 Jokes - Cartoon # 2

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We posted and counted a cartoon of Don's from 1000 Jokes , Dell Publishing, way back in May 2009 when this blog was just getting going...

261. 101 Wacky Kid Jokes

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Do read the two jokes on the back cover here. They should give you a chuckle even if you're not a kid. This book illustrated by Don w...

260. 101 Bossy Cow Jokes

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These cows that Don drew for 101 Bossy Cow Jokes should be in the circus instead of down on the farm. Or maybe they belong in New York Cit...

259. 101 Valentine Jokes

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If we can be late for Halloween (see posting #258), we can be early for Valentine's day. Two of the book's jokes are printed on the ...

258. 101 Spooky Halloween Jokes

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A little late for Halloween, but there is no better time for a chuckle than now. Scholastic, Inc. published this joke book illustrated by Do...

257. Dolls & Gags

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Are you old enough to remember the Hathaway shirt ad from the 1950s? This cartoon gets its inspiration from the ad that made the Hathaway co...

256. Breezy Rider

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Digging deep in Don's studio we came up with Vol. 1, No. 1 of Breezy Rider, Jan.-Feb. 1971, or as the cover says "FURST FOIST [cro...

255. Why Marry?

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The full title on the cover of this 1957 booklet is: Why Marry? and other Why?'s about Weddings & Brides . Don did a few of the sket...

254. Star Sight - Visions of the Future

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The authors of Star Sight, Visions of the Future , certainly had a good viewpoint when they included several cartoons in their book includin...