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L.A. Junior Times Jan. 1927 Part One

 The blog strikes again with more cartoons from the kid cartoonists of the Los Angeles Junior Times! This time we have the goods from Jan. 2nd and 9th, 1927. The lead-off spot is given over to Isadore Ellis, who was one of the great Looney Tunes animators. He was paid 10 silver dollars for this cover of three funny cats singing about a dog who didn’t belong to the T.J.C. We have Ellis’ “Dunk Dank”, a Bob Wickersham “Fido Bark” and a Phil De Lara “Hezy Tate” episode from Jan. 2, 1927. The Times liked “Fido Bark” so much that they ran two of him in the Jan. 2nd issue. We also feature a Wick “Happy New Year” drawing, three “Pearl Handle” panels, another “Hezy Tate” strip (Jan. 9th), and a T.J.C. booster drawing, all by Phil De Lara. There’s also a “Highshine Joe” and a grocery store gag by Morris Redensky (Reden), a Lee Morehouse “Macy” strip and another T.J.C. promo drawing by animation pioneer Frank Tipper. Remember to click on the thumbnail images to see them larger.

Coming soon, Part TWO of the kid cartoonists’ output from Jan. 1927. They wore out a few Estabrooks that month. As I said in previous posts, 1926 and 1927 were the prime years in the Junior Times for amateur-turning-pro cartoonists. In 1928 there were fewer cartoons published, and in 1929, the fashion turned to puzzles and “find the hidden Chinese fishermen” type drawings. Keep reading and commenting, folks, and I’ll try to post more often.