WW1 A.E.F. Comic Book!

[Eric Stahlhut]

has anyone seen one of these before? the dimensions of the book makes it difficult to photograph the pages, of which there are approx 50. all printed on one side only...

the cartoons are quite amusing!

[Eric Stahlhut]

close up of cover art. notice he is using a pot of vin rouge as ink...

[Eric Stahlhut]

[Eric Stahlhut]

small sampling of what's inside...it's really hard to get the entire page clearly-pages measure 7inches tall by 17.5 inches wide

[Eric Stahlhut]

[Eric Stahlhut]

[Eric Stahlhut]

not much is known about this cartoonist. in the 30s he drew cartoons for 'happy days', a publication handed out by the CCC.

[David S]

What a great find

Two decades ago I saw something similar done for the Air Corps,

it was in terrible condition, falling apart

Saw an Army one in better condition in the late 1980s for a horrible

price at a show in San Francisco

I've never seen one done by a Marine :cheers:

[Eric Stahlhut]

i'm glad you appreciate it!

would you like to see more of the content in the future?

i am currently trying to figure out how to make the images more legible.

this book is a great reflection of the times-all kinds of stuff/jargon to pick up on.

condition of this one is extremely good-binding is still as it was and shows nominal age only as far as i can tell. hasn't been messed with since the time someone decided to wrap it in a loose plastic protective cover.

[David S]

I like things like that, at a young age I acquired

two books by Bruce Bairnsfather (sp?)

American stuff is hard to find as it was not produced in

big numbers, and when produced is on really cheap paper

It gives a good eye to the times

Yes . . .I would like to see more

Edited September 26, 2008 by David S

[Scott Powell]

thanx for sharing,and i'd certainly love to see more

[Eric Stahlhut]

ok guys, i wish i could say, "no problem", but in this case there is a problem. i've been monkeying around trying to get images, but as i stated before--the dimensions of the book are making it quite difficult.

eventually i will figure something out-- and when i do, i will post pages, ok?

thank you for your interest!

:cheers:

[Tony]

ok guys, i wish i could say, "no problem", but in this case there is a problem. i've been monkeying around trying to get images, but as i stated before--the dimensions of the book are making it quite difficult.

eventually i will figure something out-- and when i do, i will post pages, ok?

thank you for your interest!

Being a fan of the Brit Old Bill (Bruce Bairnsfather) books, I'm looking forward seeing more.

Tony

[David S]

and when i do, i will post pages, ok?

No problem

Thanks