tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778777435910011284.post88667152177666498..comments2024-01-15T11:23:55.427-08:00Comments on Screwball Comics: Go Fry Ice! Ving Fuller's Zany Elza Poppin Comic Strip (1939)Paul C.Tumeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05398929835829679477noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778777435910011284.post-55156640925863647512013-08-14T19:31:41.224-07:002013-08-14T19:31:41.224-07:00Ron -- that is good to know -- it does seem to mak...Ron -- that is good to know -- it does seem to make more sense. I've since learned that Ol' Ving was quite the entrepreneur -- perhaps the most enterprising screwball cartoonist ever!Paul C.Tumeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398929835829679477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778777435910011284.post-17635504091335235822013-08-02T22:08:22.159-07:002013-08-02T22:08:22.159-07:00Perhaps Uncle Fred Lasswell made the comment menti...Perhaps Uncle Fred Lasswell made the comment mentioned above to Ron Goulart, but what he told me back in 1995 was that Ving Fuller had "more syndicates than newspapers," which makes more sense, and is funnier.<br /><br />Ron EvryMister Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02835541343943022879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778777435910011284.post-81530535991605312552012-04-13T17:10:57.510-07:002012-04-13T17:10:57.510-07:00Hey Jeff, I think the whole movie is available on ...Hey Jeff, I think the whole movie is available on YouTube. If you can't find it and wanna see, email me paultumey@gmail.com.Paul C.Tumeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398929835829679477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778777435910011284.post-73072016551332184362012-04-13T16:14:12.176-07:002012-04-13T16:14:12.176-07:00Funny stuff. And that "Hellzapoppin!" i...Funny stuff. And that "Hellzapoppin!" intro was the best 9 minutes I've spent at work ALL week!Unca Jeffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02292248615715408243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778777435910011284.post-90547160578107537182012-04-09T15:38:13.137-07:002012-04-09T15:38:13.137-07:00Holy smokes! That's terrific info, Frank. I...Holy smokes! That's terrific info, Frank. I'll look into this further and include it in my next post on Ving Fuller and his work. Thanks, my friend -- and folks, today is Frank's 49th birthday. Happy Birthday, Frank!Paul C.Tumeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398929835829679477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778777435910011284.post-51011838733414137272012-04-09T15:35:18.078-07:002012-04-09T15:35:18.078-07:00Alan, I stand corrected and the post has been upda...Alan, I stand corrected and the post has been updated to reflect this. Thank you for this information and for your amazing work in comics history!Paul C.Tumeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398929835829679477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778777435910011284.post-28306918958119846422012-04-08T22:17:08.937-07:002012-04-08T22:17:08.937-07:00Ving's brother was the serious screwball cinem...Ving's brother was the serious screwball cinema auteur Samuel Fuller--something was in the Fuller family DNA!Frank M. Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673579882180372546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778777435910011284.post-49616378935230133792012-04-08T19:11:32.773-07:002012-04-08T19:11:32.773-07:00The strip ended 4/29/44, not 4/19.
Best, Allan Ho...The strip ended 4/29/44, not 4/19.<br /><br />Best, Allan HoltzAllan Holtzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09888151821396553652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778777435910011284.post-85762882263845970892012-04-08T06:33:01.247-07:002012-04-08T06:33:01.247-07:00I don't see Bill Elder in Fuller's work, b...I don't see Bill Elder in Fuller's work, but I always have thought he (and Kurtzman) must have seen the play and/or movie. The 'Oscar, Oscar!' and the 'Mrs. Jones!' joke are echoed by Kurtzman and Elder's 'Willie!"jokes in the erly Mad stories. I also remember from an earlier search years ago that the 'Mrs. Jones!" joke with the guy running around with a plant which became bigger and bigger all the time, was one of the few things that was included in the play as well.Ger Apeldoornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633862833036214748noreply@blogger.com