Jack's Copy of The Wild, Wild Women by Virgil Partch

Back in 1951, a buck could buy you a nice, if cheaply bound, cartoon book such as The Wild, Wild Women by the similarly wild, wild Virgil Franklin Partch. A copy originally belonging to someone named Jack is sketched with an original self-portrait of the artist and signed Vip, as he commonly abbreviates himself, on the artist's canvas. It is inscribed "To Jack! from the world's oldest cartoonist," a curious thing to write in the year one turns thirty-five. It must have been an inside joke. Jack's book found its way to the collection of cartoon historian Bill Bush and thence from his estate to Space Cadets of Conroe, Texas, which in turn listed it on eBay.

Virgil Partch
eBay listing ended October 22, 2024

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Virgil Partch
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Virgil Partch: "Guess Who!"

Claude Haber writes with a photo of an original drawing by Virgil Partch, or Vip. He believes it was drawn for someone in the movie industry.

"Guess who!"
Virgil Partch

Photo by Clause Haber

It is an extremely close variant of a gag cartoon that was probably published in True and collected in The Wild, Wild Women (1952). The two drawings are quite similar but there are discernible differences in the woman's hair, the angle of her neck, the man's stocking feet, and the hand-written caption. Claude's drawing may in fact be a redraw.

"Guess who"
Virgil Partch
The Wild, Wild Women (1952)

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/243757398552477965/?fbclid=IwAR1HVPQxGcBdQLa2j4x1xS5sILB3s8Jq1ljQPLOaLx4uwl4U16Ro8GbaSKE

Note:  First off, I would love to see the page in True where this drawing very likely first appeared.

Second, submissions to the blog of images from Vip books and original drawings have been pouring in since July. Apparently many of my readers have been collecting Partch originals for years. By all means, let's keep it going. By now you know where to find me.

My thanks to Claude Haber.

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Threesome: Allen's Copy of The Wild, Wild Women by Virgil Partch

Claude Haber writes with a photograph of a personalized copy of The Wild, Wild Women (1952) by Virgil Partch, a.k.a. Vip. The book is dedicated to a fan named Allen. It features an original gag cartoon of a man trying to express his appreciation of a well-endowed woman:

"To Allen                          
'You've...you've got that
added little something that
the other girls don't have'
                                    Vip"

Interestingly, Christopher Wheeler's website includes recipient Herb's copy of Man the Beast (1953), also by Vip. This book has a very similar drawing, both compositionally and anatomically, but here the couple is depicted in swimwear. The caption is also similar, even retaining that hesitant repetition of the first word.

"To Herb,                       
'You've...you've just
got that added little
something'
                      Vip"

https://pbase.com/csw62/image/77725923

So, while Vip was generally wildly original in his dedicated book drawings, it is not implausible that he had a few recurring gags at the ready for book signings and such. Would he have given such a drawing to a female fan? It seems doubtful, but it's hard to rule out anything with this cartoonist.

Note:  My thanks to Claude Haber for this exclusive look at his copy of Virgil Partch's book. This is Claude's second contribution to Attempted Bloggery. 

Christopher Wheeler's entire Vip gallery may be seen here. You're welcome.

Am I still looking for books with original drawings by Virgil Partch to post here on the old blog? Why, yes, thank you, I am.

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Maurice's Copy of The Wild, Wild Women by Vip

Scott Burns has come through yet again with a scan of another copy of Virgil Partch's The Wild, Wild Women (1952). Vip, as he is also known, has inscribed this book to Maurice and included a drawing of what can only be called a book chest.

Scan by Scott Burns

Note:  My thanks once again go to Scott Burns of Burns Bizarre for this and the previous Partch books and originals he's scanned for the blog. This is the tenth post to which he's contributed. I do keep count.

As we have seen, Virgil Partch was endlessly inventive when it came to making drawings for his fans. Attempted Bloggery seeks more signed Vip books with drawings or inscriptions.

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Snookey's Copy of The Wild, Wild Women by Vip

Today Scott Burns shares with us a scan of Snookey's copy of The Wild, Wild Women (1952) by Virgil Franklin Partch, Vip if you like. As far as the zany drawing goes, the eyes have it.

Scan by Scott Burns

Note:  My thanks once again go to Scott Burns. This is the seventh post to which he's contributed, and there's still more to come.

Attempted Bloggery seeks more signed Virgil Partch books bearing original drawings just like this one. Well, more or less like this one.

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