Walt Kelly's Pogo: After the Moonshot

"Today the moon, tomorrow the stars!" After America's first two successful space flights to the moon in 1969, Howland Owl realizes that the next obvious destination is the sun. He tells Churchy LaFemme he's invented a new kind of space suit. But has he?

The comic strip, of course, is Walt Kelly's Pogo and it dates from January 25, 1970, when everything was still rosy some three months before the nearly disastrous voyage of Apollo 13. The original art was sold on eBay in 2013 and your faithful blogger has been sitting on it all this time waiting for the right moment. Maybe this is it. 

Walt Kelly
eBay listing ended October 9, 2013

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pogo-Sunday-Original-by-Walt-Kelly-Howland-Churchy-1970-/111182042033?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19e2f753b1&nma=true&si=UB68sj2DvLx%252F9kdb54zXrlCgzYs%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Walt Kelly
eBay item description

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Ed Arno: Self-Portrait on a First Day Cover

Some time in the final decade of his life, cartoonist Ed Arno (1916-2008) signed a first day cover of the U.S. Space Discovery issue. He added a small self-portrait in profile. The space stamp, of course, has nothing at all to do with Arno's addition to the cover; the two, in my opinion, create no synergy and don't belong together. Yet collectors continue to present unrelated first day covers to all manner of celebrities for their signatures.

Ed Arno
eBay listing ended August 5, 2021

https://www.ebay.com/itm/370618572239?hash=item564a969dcf%3Ag%3AUSgAAMXQNOZRBuAu&nma=true&si=WEtIFz5%252FkfY9UxP8WWeB%252FCaqeVQ%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Ed Arno
eBay item description

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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #727

Don't wait too long to place a bid on my entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #727 for October 5, 2020. The drawing is by Mort Gerberg.

"You said you wanted more space."

October 12, 2020 Update:  The Finalists

October 19, 2020 Update:  I voted with L.A.

October 26, 2020 Update:  The Winner

 

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The Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #64

That's one small step for my three entries in the Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #64. I found this one to be quite tricky. Does this scenario suggest a national tragedy? The drawing is by Carolita Johnson.

"There's a sort of funny story about your life support."
"Not the moon. Two more guesses."
"The good news is you're very much alive. The bad news is you're way off course."

March 5, 2020 Update:  The Winner

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Carolita Johnson

The Final Frontier

Heaven

The Cartoon Collections Caption Contest

The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest

The Moment Magazine Cartoon Caption Contest

All the Collected Cartoon Caption Contests

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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #690

That's one small step for my entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #690 for December 16, 2019. The giant leap of a drawing is by Michael Maslin.

"Here we are, sir, back to 1-G."

These captions were a little too earthbound:

"The Eagle has landed, Mr. Baxter."
"Off for a spacewalk, sir?"
"Nice reentry, sir."
"Splashdown!"

December 30, 2019 Update:  The Finalists

January 6, 2020 Update:  I voted with Goleta.

January 13, 2020 Update:  The Winner

Note:  In last week's Caption Contest, cartoonist Drew Dernavich showed us the unfortunate aftermath of a contemporary jousting tournament. Find out why Contest #689 could be headed straight to traffic court.

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Michael Maslin

Space

Elevators

The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest

The Moment Magazine Cartoon Caption Contest

The Cartoon Collections Caption Contest

All the Above Cartoon Caption Contests and Even More

To Boldly Go Where Attempted Bloggery's Index Has Gone Before

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Hello, Roswell: Four Space Cartoons by Bob Eckstein

It isn't every day that four space-themed cartoons by New Yorker cartoonist Bob Eckstein come up at auction, but that is precisely what's happening tomorrow in Mount Kisco, New York. The cartoons are unique hand-colored prints created in 2012 in an edition of precisely one. They are signed, numbered, and dated, but most of all they are funny.

"Heelllllooooo, Roswell!"
Bob Eckstein
Hand-colored limited edition 1/1, 2012

"Okay, buddy, touch your nose..."
Bob Eckstein
Hand-colored limited edition 1/1, 2012

Off Off Off Off Broadway
Bob Eckstein
Hand-colored limited edition 1/1, 2012

"That's why I never go near those crop circles."
Bob Eckstein
Hand-colored limited edition 1/1, 2012

Auction estimates are $50-100 each with bidding, which started at $1, already up to $15 to $20 for each piece. The auction takes place on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at the Benefit Shop Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit that supports other local charities. The buyer's premium is 28%, but this is a win-win all around. The artwork comes matted. Further auction images plus links (in aqua) to register and bid are provided below. Better be quick about it.

Lot 0608:

Bob Eckstein
The Benefit Shop Foundation, Inc.
May 8, 2019
Lot 0608

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/71493054_signed-bob-eckstein-satirical-cartoon-illustration

Lot 0611:

Bob Eckstein
The Benefit Shop Foundation, Inc.
May 8, 2019
Lot 0611

://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/71535262_signed-bob-eckstein-satirical-cartoon-illustration

Lot 0612:

Bob Eckstein
The Benefit Shop Foundation, Inc.
May 8, 2019
Lot 0612

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/71535263_signed-bob-eckstein-satirical-cartoon-illustration

Lot 0614:

Bob Eckstein
The Benefit Shop Foundation, Inc.
May 8, 2019
Lot 0614

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/71535265_signed-bob-eckstein-satirical-cartoon-illustration

May 11, 2019 Update:  Sales Results

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Bob Eckstein

Little Green Men

Space Cartoons

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