Eldon Dedini at the Beach

Eldon Dedini (1921-2006) is a fabulous cartoonist, although this particular color piece from Esquire is certainly not his best. It shows no faces and therefore is a bit impersonal. The joke--stop me if you've heard this one--is that all men are the same. I'm prepared to argue that that's untrue just as soon as I stop breathing so heavily.

Eldon Dedini, "Susan, is that you breathing so heavily?"

Esquire, August 1950[?], page 66

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Eldon Dedini, "Susan, is that you breathing so heavily?"

Esquire, August 1950[?], page 66

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Note:  Check out this blog's Esquire cartoons. The previous examples have all been by women.

Don't miss my earlier posts on the great Eldon Dedini.

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