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Comics: Phoenix Con 1970 and 1972
Phoenix ConNovember 27–29, 1970Advertisement in RBCC #75Phoenix ConJune 16–18, 1972Direct mail postmarked May 8, 1972Advertisement in RBCC 90Phoenix Con ’72 Program BookletAll photographs by Alex...
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Typography: Chinese Oreo Cookies, Part 3
BananaMaxwell House CoffeeWhite ChocolateMint ChocolateStrawberry(a dozen foil-wrapped cookies)Aeon Supermarket in the basementof Wangfujing in Guangzhou, ChinaChinese Oreo Cookies, Part 1Chinese Oreo...
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Lettering: Ault and Wiborg, 1907–1908
The Inland Printer, February 1907The Inland Printer, March 1907The Inland Printer, April 1907The Inland Printer, May 1907The American Printer, June 1907The Inland Printer, July 1907The Inland Printer,...
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Fourth of July, 1912 and 1924
JudgeJuly 6, 1912The Skull.Danger lurks in every pack, and Death’s symbol should be the “trade-mark.”byHarold Ansel Van BurenOctober 15, 1886, Brooklyn, New York – October 1977, Brooklyn, New...
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Lettering: The Art and Use of the Poster
Chuck ThorndikeThe House of Little Books, 1945Selected pages(Next post on Monday: Brooklyn Botanic Garden)
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Lettering: Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Brooklyn Botanic GardenSome of the names on the Administration BuildingCameraruisDutrochetMalpighiMarshall WardMirbelSchwendenerStrasburgerTheophrastus(Next post on Monday: Brooklyn Yarn Dye Co Inc)
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Street Scene: Brooklyn Yarn Dye Co Inc
•N E WY O R KC I T Y•2201 Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn(Next post on Monday: Artie Simek in the National Lampoon)
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February 1984“The Surfer Scripts”by Will Jacobs and Gerard Jonesillustration by Bill SienkiewiczStory about the unpublished Silver Surfer scripts by a variety of writers. Artie is mentioned twice.page...
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Creator: Neal Adams’ Ring of the Nibelung
Advertisement in Vanity Fair, June 1990Anatomy of a Logo: The Ring of the Nibelung, Part 1Anatomy of a Logo: The Ring of the Nibelung, Part 2Street Scene: The Metropolitan Opera’s Ring Cycle...
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Street Scene: Neon in Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Macau
HONG KONGNeon signs on Temple Street and streets nearbyHong Kong Museum of HistoryVictoria PeakGUANGZHOULan Kwai Fong, Shamian IslandMACAU(Next post on Monday)
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Comics: Hong Kong Comic Books
Hong Kong Museum of HistoryPopular Culture—Comic BooksIn the 1950s and 1960s, comic book-stalls in Hong Kong werevirtually everywhere, and youngsters needed to pay only 10 centsto read 10 of their...
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Comics: Superman, 1973 Chinese Edition
SUPERMAN(Chinese edition 1973)Published bi-monthly byPan-Asia Publications Ltd.1201/2 Kam Chung Bldg.54 Jaffe Road, Hong KongFirst issue covers and splash page(Next post on Monday: Mario Mariotti)
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Creator: Mario Mariotti
HanimalsMario MariottiGreen Tiger Press, 1984The Best of Ad Campaigns!Steve Blount and Lisa WalkerRockport, 1988Noblia Citizen, clientLintas: New York, agency…They needed what every client wants:...
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Street Scene: Hellmuth Building
•NEWYORKCITY•154 West 18th Street, Manhattan(Next post on Monday: Ault and Wiborg, 1909–1910)
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Lettering: Ault and Wiborg, 1909–1910
The Printing Art, January 1909The Printing Art, February 1909The Inland Printer, March 1909The Inland Printer, April 1909The Inland Printer, May 1909 The Inland Printer, June 1909The Inland Printer,...
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Calligraphy: The Flight of the Dragon
Laurence BinyonJohn Murray, 1972dust jacket detail(Next post on Monday: Chinese Oreo Cookies, Part 4)
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Anatomy of a Logo: Cable
Rejected Cable logo designsApril 1994Todd Klein designed the series logo.(Next post on Monday: Chinese Oreo Cookies, Part 4)
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Street Scene: 7 & 9
• NEW YORK CITY •7 & 9 West 18th Street, Manhattan(Next post on Monday: Hong Kong)
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Typography: Hong Kong
August 1979October 1979December 1979December 1979Left page is missing; January 1980February 1980March 1980June 1980July 1980October 1980November 1980December 1980January 1981May 1981November...
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Comics: Letterers Lineup
New York Comic ConOctober 10, 2014Artist Alley Left to right: Clem Robins, Gaspar Saladino, Todd Klein,Chris Eliopoulos, Tom Orzechowski, Dave Marshall and Alex JayLeft to right: Alex Jay, Chris...
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