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Cartooning/Questions Answered by Expert Bob Buethe
| Subject | Date Asked |
| Panel Cartoons | 5/6/2010 |
| Q: panel cartoon format,i.e. drawing and font size before it's reduced for print. I have tried with my ... A: Carlo -- It's really a matter of setting your scanner parameters for the right reduction. Let's ... | |
| Jack Cassady military cartoon | 4/3/2010 |
| Q: I have really interesting print that I think was done by Jack Cassady. It has approximately 15 ... A: Bev -- At first, I thought you meant the late actor Jack Cassidy. I'm not aware of his ever having ... | |
| Can't find a cartoon, with hardly any details to go by :oP... | 3/30/2010 |
| Q: So yeah, I've been browsing through hundreds of cartoons for the past week on and off and I just ... A: Here's a clip of the intro to the C.B. Bears show. See if it looks familiar. ... | |
| two black birds | 3/26/2010 |
| Q: in the 60's or 70's there was a cartoon with these birds. i think one was named Jose can you tell me ... A: Jeannie -- The "two black birds" sound like Heckle and Jeckle, who had their own cartoon series ... | |
| Title of cartoon book | 3/4/2010 |
| Q: Mr Buethe, There is a cartoon of a man progressively sliding down a children's slide; the slide ... A: Ed -- I'm not familiar with that particular cartoon, but it sounds like it's probably the work of ... | |
| Cartoon name | 1/21/2010 |
| Q: I remember a cartoon form late 70's or early 80's about three skaters birds. There is a blue one (I ... A: Alvaro -- That sounds like "The Skatebirds." "The Skatebirds" wasn't a cartoon, though, but live ... | |
| Looking for a Cartoon Show | 1/18/2010 |
| Q: I want to say that this animated show was created in the early early 80's or early 90's. I was about ... A: Jeremy -- I was about to mark this question "Outside my expertise," since I'm mainly a comic strip ... | |
| Smoky Stover | 1/14/2010 |
| Q: Is there a translation for: "Nov Shmov Kapop"? A: Steve -- A lot of people remember that phrase as being from Bill Holman's "Smokey Stover." That's ... | |
| 60s' cartoon show | 1/12/2010 |
| Q: I'm trying to remember which cartoon show featured a skit w/2 scientists. A tall,lanky smart one and ... A: Mike -- I don't know about the "scientist" part, but the tall, lanky guy and the short, dumpy ... | |
| Neurons / Brain Cells = 10% | 12/31/2009 |
| Q: Where is the reference made to the fact that there appear to be about 100 billion cells in the ... A: Eliot -- I'm curious why you sent this question to a Cartooning expert (though I suspect that you ... | |
| Mecha/Robot Anime/Cartoons for the 80's (U.S.) | 12/21/2009 |
| Q: I really like to live my childhood days, by watching some of the good old fashioned cartoons of ... A: Mike -- I've never seen either of these shows, but a few minutes with Google tells me that the ... | |
| Denny Dimwit on New Years Eve | 11/17/2009 |
| Q: A comic strip that I vividly remember appears in a newspaper I believe on New Years Day in 1944 or ... A: Walter -- I'm not a Winnie Winkle collector, so I turned your query over to the Comic Strip ... | |
| Names of the "Blondie" characters | 8/19/2009 |
| Q: You wrote: "Baby Dumpling was the toddler son of Blondie and Dagwood Bumstead. As he grew older, the ... A: Wayne -- If they do have other names, they've never been revealed in the comic strip. Blondie was ... | |
| old roats are jake with goats | 6/30/2009 |
| Q: can you point me to a smoky stover comic strip that has this phrase in it? A: Bibi -- I found two of them in the book "Great Comics," by Herb Galewitz. I posted them here: ... | |
| hansel and gretal classic cartoon | 6/23/2009 |
| Q: Could you help me figure out the correct name and how to find an old hansel and gretal cartoon. Its ... A: Destinee -- The Big Cartoon Database lists 24 cartoons featuring Hansel and Gretel, though that ... | |
| 60's CArtoon Characters | 6/22/2009 |
| Q: I am trying to figure out what cartoon a character appeared in: The character was a small black ... A: Luis -- As far as black birds in cartoons go, I remember Heckle & Jeckle, Buzzy the Crow, and the ... | |
| Can't find a cartoon | 6/15/2009 |
| Q: When I was about 10 y/o 1983-ish, I remember a cartoon on TV. The only details I can remember are: ... A: Anesthesia -- I really had no idea about this, so I turned to Google. After trying a few different ... | |
| comic charlie brown | 6/2/2009 |
| Q: Name of the school (comic) charlie brown goes to A: Jayadev -- In a 1981 "Peanuts" comic strip, a sign on the school building identified it as the ... | |
| Source of a quote | 5/14/2009 |
| Q: "He's here, he's there, he's everywhere. So beware" It's not the Scarlet Pimpernell ("They seek him ... A: Gary -- Googling the phrase led me to this page: ... | |
| Obscure 80's cartoon (mid to late) | 5/8/2009 |
| Q: This is a long shot, but here it goes: It was a cartoon set in outer space. There were three ... A: Enoch -- The "Fire, Water, and Earth" reference makes me think of "Captain Planet," but there were ... | |
| Old Mecha cartoon 80's - 90's | 5/7/2009 |
| Q: hope you can help me out with this. Ok this cartoon must have been late 80’s or very early 90’s. I ... A: Shavz -- That sounds to me like "Raideen" (sometimes spelled "Raydeen"). It ran in the mid 1970s, ... | |
| Help me find this | 4/4/2009 |
| Q: Hey I'm looking for this old cartoon; it's about this guy who get a fighting robot tiger and his is ... A: Johnnie -- Hmmm... The first thing I thought of was Voltron, but that's obviously not it, because ... | |
| denny dimwit | 4/1/2009 |
| Q: Is it possible to see Denny Dimwit's father? If I remember correctly they were very poor and as ... A: Barbara -- Your question surprised me, as I wasn't aware that any of Denny's family or home life ... | |
| Trying to find a cartoon of 80s | 4/1/2009 |
| Q: Was looking for a cartoon i used to watch when i was young.. in the 80s.. was a space sci fi.. ... A: Anthony -- That sounds more like either the Japanese "Macross" series (adapted to English as ... | |
| A 3d animatded cartoon | 3/25/2009 |
| Q: I'm 20 now, and there's this 3d animated cartoon I remember watching between 1992 and 1999 (sorry ... A: Will -- Fellow cartoonophile Will Rearick had the answer: "Sounds to me like you've actually ... | |
| Tootsie Rocket | 3/1/2009 |
| Q: I believe the baseball player Tootsie Rocket used to appear from time to time in the Winnie Winkle ... A: Sheldon -- Comics scholar Leonardo De Sá told me that Tootsie Rocket was introduced in a "Winnie ... | |
| Cartoonist | 11/15/2008 |
| Q: i am doing a brochure project for my sophomore visual arts class and i needed to know: 1:The daily ... A: Shawn -- 1) There are many types of cartoonist: magazine cartoonist, editorial cartoonist, comic ... | |
| I'm trying to find the name of a cartoon | 11/8/2008 |
| Q: ) Im hoping you can help me. I remember watching a cartoon in the mid 80's (86-87ish), but I don't ... A: Misha -- At first, I thought that "Minay" might be a misspelling of "Miñet," the French word for ... | |
| Childhood cartoon | 11/4/2008 |
| Q: I've been searching on and off for a few years for a space cartoon (possibly anime) series or movie ... A: Ryan -- It doesn't sound like anything I've ever seen before. (Though the part about an infant ... | |
| 60's/70's cartoon character | 10/29/2008 |
| Q: There was a cartoon in the late 60's/early 70's that featured a very simple character on a ... A: Julie -- One of the very first animated movies was "Humorous Phases of Funny Faces" from 1906. It ... | |
| Agents/Auctions/Original Published Work | 9/26/2008 |
| Q: ..I see from your introductory paragraph that you will probably not be able to help me. But, on the ... A: Tom -- When you mentioned OSU, I immediately thought of Lucy Caswell, the curator of their cartoon ... | |
| 50's animation | 9/24/2008 |
| Q: Can you tell me the name of the animation artist or studio that did the animation with stick like ... A: Fred -- That look is more of a style that was popular in the fifties, rather than the work of a ... | |
| old cartoon | 9/8/2008 |
| Q: I was wondering if you could help me figure out the name of this cartoon. All I can remember is that ... A: Destinee -- Hmmm. There was a 1968 TV cartoon called "The Arabian Knights," which included a ... | |
| hansel and gretal | 9/8/2008 |
| Q: I have a question about a very old hansel and gretal movie. It's a cartoon and it looked kinda ... A: Destinee -- I've been researching this one for the past couple of days. There have been a number of ... | |
| Ben Day | 9/2/2008 |
| Q: Where can I purchase the tint & pattern screens called "Ben Day". I am doing my cartooning ... A: Charles -- That stuff is hard to find these days... but not impossible. Try these sites: ... | |
| mechwarrior style cartoon from the 90's | 8/15/2008 |
| Q: I've been searching through netflix for an old cartoon from the early to mid 90's that had a sort of ... A: Ken -- Hmmm. This is a little bit out of my area, but your description sounds kind of like either ... | |
| old cartoon | 7/23/2008 |
| Q: I remember seeing a cartoon with a narwhal whale (the ones with the tusks) and it was white and ... A: Alyssa -- I thought I got it with "Elf," but since that wasn't it, I kept searching for narwhal ... | |
| Syndicated Cartoonist | 7/22/2008 |
| Q: I am trying to find examples of a particular syndicated cartoonist that apparently has passed away ... A: Dave -- I was going to say "Frank & Ernest," but you beat me to it. The next thought that popped ... | |
| Addams Family Books CW 1947 & 1957 | 7/21/2008 |
| Q: I've got 2 Black and White Addams Family books I'm interested in knowing their value. 1. Addams and ... A: Matthew -- I don't know of any "official" guide to used book prices. But I looked at ... | |
| Space Cartoon | 7/16/2008 |
| Q: Ok, this one has been driving me nuts. I used to watch this cartoon when I was a kid, and I would ... A: Kerry -- There have been a lot of TV shows that mixed CGI with hand-drawn animation (Battletech, ... | |
| Illustrator's name | 7/4/2008 |
| Q: I am looking for the name of an illustrator (probably European) whose work features on posters in ... A: Hylton -- I haven't turned up anything yet, so I posted your question on a couple of forums ... | |
| Looking for a cartoon... | 7/4/2008 |
| Q: There was a Cartoon that I watched in the late 80s/early 90s that I cannot remember the name of... ... A: Teri -- I'm sorry for taking so long to respond to your question. The holiday weekend slowed me ... | |
| Talking like Donald Duck | 7/3/2008 |
| Q: At the ripe age of 61 I have realized I have failed in life because I don't know how to talk like ... A: John -- I've tried on-and-off for years to learn how to talk in a Donald Duck voice, but I've never ... | |
| Who was that grumpy bare that insisting on doing everything himself? | 6/29/2008 |
| Q: I remember an old cartoon of a bare that insists on doing everything himself. whither its plumbing, ... A: Yaser -- That sounds like "The Beary Family," a cartoon series created by Walter Lantz in 1962. The ... | |
| Cartoon aired in UK around 1987 | 6/25/2008 |
| Q: I really want to know what this cartoon is. I watched it when I was about 4 years old and only ... A: Jennifer -- I'm thinking that it's probably the 1988 French film "Gandahar" which was released in ... | |
| Old animated cartoons | 6/24/2008 |
| Q: In the early 60's my sister and I watched 2 cartoons. I think they may have been foreign and old ... A: Randy -- You're not the only one who remembers that first cartoon. According to ... | |
| DC Classic Comic | 6/23/2008 |
| Q: Can you find me the title of a DC Classic comic (from the 1940s or 1950s) involving a murder or ... A: Diane -- Detective Comics #106 (1945) had a story titled "The Phantom of the Library." It was ... | |
| Putting a name to a cartoon | 6/16/2008 |
| Q: seems to be your lucky day for name requests :P I've actually been looking for this one for a ... A: Cian -- No, I've never heard of it... but with all the information you gave me, it didn't take too ... | |
| Trying to find the name of a cartoon | 6/12/2008 |
| Q: It was about a boy who travelled around space in search of his father. I think I remember his name ... A: Pam -- How about "Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors?" It seems to fit your description pretty well. ... | |
| Trying to find the name of a cartoon | 6/12/2008 |
| Q: It was about a boy who travelled around space in search of his father. I think I remember his name ... A: Pam -- Sounds like the plot of the 1958 cartoon series, "The Space Explorers." Young Jimmy Perry ... | |
| Cant find the name of these cartoons | 6/11/2008 |
| Q: i am 18 years old, around the time when i was 5 years old to even 12 years old, my grandma would ... A: Adam -- I'm guessing that your grandma had a tape of Walt Disney's "Silly Symphonies." Humpty ... | |
| Trying to find the name of a cartoon | 6/2/2008 |
| Q: i was wondering if you could help me find a name of a cartoon where the character's had a logo on ... A: Marcel -- OK, I've got the right one this time. The Visionaries was a 13-part cartoon series in ... | |
| Trying to find the name of a cartoon | 6/2/2008 |
| Q: i was wondering if you could help me find a name of a cartoon where the character's had a logo on ... A: Marcel -- I never heard of this show before today. It was called "King Arthur and the Knights of ... | |
| Popular Phrase | 5/19/2008 |
| Q: Do you know wnen and/or where "See you in the funny papers" originated? A: Wes -- According to the Phrase Finder forum at ... | |
| Denny Dimwit | 5/13/2008 |
| Q: I thought Denny was also in the Nancy & Sluggo comics. T or F. A: L.-- F. The supporting cast of "Nancy" consisted of Sluggo Smith, Aunt Fritzi Ritz, Rollo (the ... | |
| The Little King | 5/10/2008 |
| Q: Mr. Buethe, Can you direct me to any sites covering the Little King, cartonist was ...I can't ... A: George -- The cartoonist's name was Otto Soglow, and you can read about him and his royal creation ... | |
| Silent cartoon, ended in a juice bar | 5/7/2008 |
| Q: Probably in the '60's, a color cartoon in the Sunday paper. A guy would wordlessly witness an odd ... A: Harry -- That was "The Strange World of Mr. Mum" by Irving Phillips, which ran from 1958 to 1974. ... | |
| name of a cartoon | 5/6/2008 |
| Q: i think it was a 90's japanese cartoon,.. it was about several japanese police officers doing their ... A: Karl -- I can't identify any particular series from that description, but these two Wikipedia pages ... | |
| Late 80's cartoon - anyone? anyone? | 5/6/2008 |
| Q: This has been driving me absolutely insane for over a year now. I vaguely remember a cartoon that I ... A: Rick -- Hmmmm... "Bionic Six," maybe? See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbNHR1jM4Ac If that isn't ... | |
| old cartoon | 4/22/2008 |
| Q: could you please tell me whats the name of the dog in old cartoon that when you would throw it a ... A: Joanne -- That would be Snuffles from Hanna-Barbera's "Quick Draw McGraw" cartoon. You can read ... | |
| Old Animated Movie | 4/14/2008 |
| Q: I am wanting to know the name of a movie I remember as a kid and if it is possible to purchase a ... A: Becky -- This one stumped me, so I turned to my friends. Two of them (fellow AllExperts member ... | |
| DENNY DIMWIT | 4/4/2008 |
| Q: Would you know if it is legal to use “Denny Dimwit’s” name and likeness in Emails? He represents ... A: Carl -- Though the "Winnie Winkle" strip ended in 1996, and Denny Dimwit last appeared about thirty ... | |
| Water Inflation Gag | 3/28/2008 |
| Q: There was a Goofy cartoon in 1941 called The Big Wash. My personal experience with it was on a VHS ... A: Anthony -- Offhand, I can't recall ever seeing this gag elsewhere, with either a male or female ... | |
| Denny Dimwit | 3/22/2008 |
| Q: Back in the (probably) late 1950's there was an episode of the Winnie Winkle strip in which Winnie ... A: Tom -- My sources tell me that Denny Dimwit returned to the "Winnie Winkle" storyline in early ... | |
| tmnt value | 3/20/2008 |
| Q: I have an original TMNT #4 I bought for $20. If signed by Peter Laird how much do you think it will ... A: Aryn -- There have been several different TMNT series published by different companies. Assuming ... | |
| question about dinosaur cartoon | 3/20/2008 |
| Q: ok in the late 80's to early 90's i think there was a cartoon about dinosaurs it was such a cute ... A: Mercedes -- My first thought was the TV series "Dinosaurs" (), but that wasn't a cartoon: ... | |
| name of cartoon | 3/18/2008 |
| Q: I was trying to remember a cartoon I used to watch. The only thing I remember about it was I think ... A: Craig -- You didn't mention when you watched this cartoon, but I'm going to take a stab at it and ... | |
| Disney characters | 3/14/2008 |
| Q: Hey! Do you know many many Disney characters there are? Thanks Faye A: Faye -- Counting them would be a monumental task. But you can find a list of Disney cartoon ... | |
| cartoon or animated movies | 3/13/2008 |
| Q: ok I know I was young and I loved the show or movie, I think it was a girl who somehow in her room ... A: Mercedes -- By any chance, are you thinking of "The Hugga Bunch Movie?" It wasn't a cartoon, but ... | |
| ORIGINAL CARTOONS 1960 | 2/27/2008 |
| Q: ..EACH OF THE CARTOONISTS DID A PERSONNAL PIECE FOR HIM (HE MOVED TO HAWAII) WITH THE CHARACTER IN ... A: Lori -- Try http://groups.yahoo.com/group/comic-strip-classics/ I'm not an original art collector, ... | |
| Cartoonacy Question | 2/7/2008 |
| Q: When and where was the first comic book made? Who bought the first comic book? A: Michelle -- That depends on how flexible your definition of the phrase "comic book" is. The first ... | |
| cartoonacy | 1/25/2008 |
| Q: could you tell me what the name of a 60's comic book character who was long-bearded, robed and ... A: Randy -- I've been getting a lot of tough questions lately. But this is a real easy one, so thank ... | |
| criminentlies | 1/21/2008 |
| Q: Bob.How about the origin of "criminentlies"? Bob W A: Bob -- I've never heard the word myself, so I consulted some fellow experts. One said that ... | |
| cartoon show | 1/14/2008 |
| Q: i was wondering if u remember a cartoon show with a car that wrapped around a big chunky man..the ... A: Candi -- My first thought is "Turbo Teen"... see a video clip at ... | |
| space cartoon | 12/14/2007 |
| Q: I used to watch a space cartoon when I was little. I would say it was on early 80's possibly very ... A: You're welcome. And by the way, I just found this YouTube video of a TV commercial from a Chicago ... | |
| space cartoon | 12/13/2007 |
| Q: I used to watch a space cartoon when I was little. I would say it was on early 80's possibly very ... A: Linsley -- Thanks for the kind words! Music's not my forte, but I did a Google search on the words ... | |
| Cartoon | 11/19/2007 |
| Q: Hallo Mr. Boater, I have been drawing cartoons for many years and am renowned in the United Kingdom ... A: Graeme -- Always send photocopies!!! The usual procedure for submitting a comic strip to a ... | |
| 3D Animated Cartoon | 11/4/2007 |
| Q: i remember i used to watch a 3d animated cartoon that involved bugs, and their surroundings i ... A: Dan -- In that case, you've stumped me. I remember two CGI theatrical movies about bugs... "Antz" ... | |
| 3D Animated Cartoon | 11/3/2007 |
| Q: i remember i used to watch a 3d animated cartoon that involved bugs, and their surroundings i ... A: Dan -- Somebody else asked me almost the same question two days ago. The show he was looking for ... | |
| What's this 80/90s cartoon? | 10/30/2007 |
| Q: Ok so I've scoured may sources and people's knowledge for an answer to this for years now and still ... A: Nick -- Sounds to me like you're describing Mobile Suit Gundam, or one of its spinoffs (Gundam ... | |
| Comic Character | 10/22/2007 |
| Q: I have this very old composition doll and I was told he was an unknown comic doll. Would you have a ... A: Lu -- He bears a slight resemblance to Crockett Johnson's "Barnaby"... see ... | |
| Dan Piraro cartoons | 10/21/2007 |
| Q: I have been looking for a particular Dan Piraro cartoon showing two cowboys riding along,with one ... A: Michael -- I don't have any of Piraro's "Bizarro" collections myself, so I went over to Borders and ... | |
| Professional Reviewers | 10/14/2007 |
| Q: Do you know if there are any professionals who can look at my cartoons (preferably in a more ... A: Ahmed -- At most large comic book conventions, you can find artists signing autographs and selling ... | |
| Mr. Mum cartoon | 10/3/2007 |
| Q: The only listing I have found for Phillips' "the strange world of Mr. Mum gives dates of 1958-1972. ... A: Ollie -- Could be. Irv Phillips was born on December 29, 1905, so he would have been 29 at that ... | |
| whats this cartoon | 10/2/2007 |
| Q: they lived in a scrap yard and built a super cool jet and fought crime one was thin the other large A: John -- You didn't mention what decade this was from, but I'm guessing it was pretty recent. It ... | |
| Comic question | 9/26/2007 |
| Q: There was a comic where, after observing some strange human behavior, was seen in the last panel at ... A: Beau -- Off the top of my head, the first thing I thought of was Irving Phillips' "The Strange ... | |
| Little Hitchhiker | 9/23/2007 |
| Q: Iz remember the Little Hitchhiker (LHH) wearing a red bell-shaped robe and a crown, always holding ... A: Joe -- Sounds like your memory is pretty accurate. His robe may have changed color over the years, ... | |
| Bunker Hill | 9/20/2007 |
| Q: What cartoon in the 1920's had a baby named Bunker Hill? I had a brother born in 1928 and my older ... A: Margaret -- Sorry I took so long to get to your question. My computer was disconnected for a couple ... | |
| TV cartoon | 9/14/2007 |
| Q: Not sure if you can help but I watched a tv cartoon sometime in the 1980s and I am desperately ... A: Heather -- If it's not "Pound Puppies," it might have been "Disney's Fluppy Dogs." Though "Fluppy ... | |
| Comic strip "Reg'lar Fellers" | 9/11/2007 |
| Q: Where can I find (or can you print) a sample cartoon strip of "Reg'lar Fellers," showing the ... A: Alice -- Here's a good site: http://www.comicstripfan.com/newspaper/r/reglarfellers.htm Here's ... | |
| "The Fellas" and "Larry Gore's Thing" | 8/25/2007 |
| Q: Believe it or not, I actually bought the Larry Gore book from Amazon hoping there would be "Fellas" ... A: Wendy -- I'm afraid so. I checked the Newsday website, and unfortunately they don't archive old ... | |
| "Comic" that was part of a syndicated strip in the 60s and 70s | 8/23/2007 |
| Q: I know exactly what I'm looking for! I am trying to find a ready-made collection or someone who ... A: Wendy -- Wow. I don't remember this one at all. But in 1970, I wasn't reading Newsday yet... the ... | |
| Childhood fav. movie | 8/21/2007 |
| Q: when I was little (late 80's, early 90's) I used to always rent a VHS cartoon movie about giant ... A: Brian -- Giant robots (with or without riders inside) are so common in Japanese movies and TV ... | |
| ant cartoon | 8/13/2007 |
| Q: I am trying to identify a cartoon my father ( He is 65) watched as a child, He said it was ants ... A: Theresa -- There are a lot of cartoons about ants at picnics, but I don't remember any with ants in ... | |
| cartoon | 8/5/2007 |
| Q: I watched a catoon when I was a kid. I believe the captain had beard. The spaceship they flew ... A: Dave -- I don't know when you were a kid, but I'm pretty sure the cartoon you're referring to was ... | |
| Benday process for comic strips | 8/4/2007 |
| Q: I'm currently refining my comic strip, which was created solely in Coral Painter & ComicLife. ... A: Shelly -- My sources say that the typical syndicate submission package includes 3 to 4 weeks worth ... | |
| name of cartoon. | 7/6/2007 |
| Q: I've been trying to remember the name of a cartoon i watched when i was a kid. could be from the ... A: Eric -- I remember it well! "Thundarr the Barbarian" was one of my favorite cartoons at the time. ... | |
| Flinstones Character | 7/2/2007 |
| Q: I am looking for the name of the character who was always at the store when Fred tried to return ... A: Elizabeth -- If I'm thinking of the same character you are, then he never had a name. But he was ... | |
| ask about | 6/12/2007 |
| Q: i have an ability to immitate & convert my voice & i want to exploit that in cartoons & graphics ... A: Someone asked me a similar question a while ago, but I'm afraid I couldn't be much help. My ... | |
| Old animated cartoons | 6/8/2007 |
| Q: I'm trying to find these old cartoons that me and my sister would catch late at night when we were ... A: Janelle -- The only thing that comes to mind is a series of cartoons by Frank Tashlin in the 1930s ... | |
| flintstone character | 5/15/2007 |
| Q: On the Flintstones Was the name of the charater that use to say wowsie wowsie woowoo and everytime ... A: Deandra -- You're thinking of Schleprock, who appeared not on "The Flintstones," but on its spinoff ... | |
| Richie Rich's cousin | 5/8/2007 |
| Q: Ok, this might sound stupid, but I'm trying to track down a picture of Reggie Van Dough, Richie ... A: Doesn't sound stupid at all, Mike. You should hear some of the debates I've had with my friends. (I ... | |
| Phantom Toll Booth and Thundercats | 5/1/2007 |
| Q: I appreciate the help. I've got kids who would love the old movie "Phantom Toll Booth" and the ... A: MamaLou... Seasons 1 & 2 of "Thundercats" came out on DVD in 2005 and 2006. They're available at ... | |
| 30' 40' cartoon (movies) | 3/11/2007 |
| Q: Bob... I was trying to find an old cartoon that I saw at my school in 1951. I can't give you much to ... A: Bill -- I don't remember ever seeing the cartoon you described, so this is pretty much a guess... ... | |
| voices behind cartoon characters | 2/17/2007 |
| Q: I am interested in seeing the people (voices) behind certain cartoon characters in action. Would you ... A: Jason -- I've never seen any video clips from the Hanna Barbera studios. But you can see a group ... | |
| 80's cartoon with one space episode. | 1/20/2007 |
| Q: I watched a cartoon quite often when i was young and just recently remembered one bit of an episode. ... A: Tiffany -- The one cartoon that popped into my mind right away is "Josie and the Pussycats." It ran ... | |
| Driving me crazy | 1/5/2007 |
| Q: I use to watch a cartoon back in the 90's, but for the life of me can't remember it now. In it was ... A: Patrick -- The only show that comes to my mind is "Static Shock," which was based on the ... | |
| 80's space cartoon | 12/8/2006 |
| Q: It's difficult to tell because many japanese cartoons look alike. I think the captain wore blue. I ... A: Monica -- Just letting you know that I haven't made any more progress on finding the answer to your ... | |
| 80's space cartoon | 12/8/2006 |
| Q: This one is tough because i don't have many details. I have wondered about this cartoon for years. ... A: Monica -- Sometimes being an "expert" is just a matter of knowing the right people to ask. I'm not ... | |
| cartoon sites | 11/20/2006 |
| Q: Mike A: Mike! Hmmm... a cartoon site that isn't a humor site? Does that mean you're interested in learning ... | |
| Who is this dog? | 10/16/2006 |
| Q: I just purchased a set of cartoon dog figurines from the 40's. I recognize the dog but can't place ... A: Diane -- The picture you sent me looked very familiar but I couldn't quite place it. So I sent it ... | |
| Toon | 9/17/2006 |
| Q: not sure if this is exactly on topic. As a kid, I saw a cartoon that I just cannot figure out the ... A: Zach -- No luck in finding out what episode you remember, but I have a few ideas about what series ... | |
| Toon | 9/17/2006 |
| Q: not sure if this is exactly on topic. As a kid, I saw a cartoon that I just cannot figure out the ... A: Zach -- It doesn't sound familiar, but maybe I can find out something if you give me a little more ... | |
| Leroy from the Lockhorns | 8/15/2006 |
| Q: What is Leroy's occupation from the cartoon strip "The Lockhorns"? Thanks. A: Tim -- I did get to meet Lockhorns writer Bunny Hoest Carpenter yesterday -- a very charming lady ... | |
| cartoon | 5/27/2006 |
| Q: my aunt loves a certain cartoon but can't think of the name of it. Here is what she told me about ... A: Janice -- Sorry I took so long to answer. It was a busier holiday weekend than I expected. I think ... | |
| talk like donald duck | 4/19/2006 |
| Q: Im having real hard time trying to talk like d no problem but i was wondering how do I talk like ... A: Justin -- I've tried on-and-off for years to learn how to talk in a Donald Duck voice, but I've ... | |
| c minus | 4/18/2006 |
| Q: in answer to your question, I don't know if it was ever in a paper. My grandfather used to have an ... A: Leah -- I've been investigating "C Minus," but haven't turned up anything. I'm guessing that it ... | |
| 60's | 4/14/2006 |
| Q: bob, I am trying to find a website online for the old cartoon series "C Minus". It was about this ... A: Leah -- I've been checking all my sources, but I haven't found anything about an American newspaper ... | |
| a cartoon | 4/12/2006 |
| Q: see in Mexico i saw a cartoon about a kid that when he used to get mad a dragon appeared in his fore ... A: Ivan -- I'm not sure, but I think you might be talking about the Japanese cartoon "Dragonball." I ... | |
| Cat cartoon character | 4/10/2006 |
| Q: Can you tell me the name of a nasty cartoon cat? We think it was a vampire cat?Thanks A: Michelle -- I can think of a lot of nasty cartoon cats... Heathcliff, Garfield, Muffin (from ... | |
| 1942 cartoon book | 1/18/2006 |
| Q: i have a cartoon book from 1942 called CARTOON HUMOR. do you have any idea how much somthing like ... A: Bill -- Fellow comics aficionado Steven Rowe tells me that Cartoon Humor "ran from January 1939 to ... | |
| i have a cartoon book from... | 1/15/2006 |
| Q: i have a cartoon book from 1942 called CARTOON HUMOR. do you have any idea how much somthing like ... A: Bill -- Is it a book or a magazine? I've been doing some research, and I found a library listing ... | |
| disney characters | 7/17/2005 |
| Q: Do you know the number of disney characters in total from 1955 - 2005 ? thanks! Jovy A: Jovy -- That's not an easy question. There have been Disney movies, TV shows, comic strips, and ... | |
| comic book information | 5/18/2005 |
| Q: asking about two comic books. they seem to be in good condition, (i know that comics have a special ... A: Joan -- Sounds like these are the two comics you're describing: ... | |
| Charles Addams | 3/28/2005 |
| Q: published prior to 1967 which had on its cover (or as one of the cartoons contained within the ... A: Joanne -- A used book websearch is what I would suggest. I've had good experiences with ... | |
| Charles Addams | 3/28/2005 |
| Q: published prior to 1967 which had on its cover (or as one of the cartoons contained within the ... A: Joanne -- Sounds like you're looking for "Nothing Brightens the Garden Like Primrose Pants", a 1955 ... | |
| cartoons | 3/1/2005 |
| Q: my name is Alwin Barten from holland, and i have a question about your inspiration about writing ... A: Alwen! Inspiration can come in all sorts of ways. Sometimes, I'll see or hear something that makes ... | |
| carton | 2/23/2005 |
| Q: how can you draw mickey mouse? A: YYY -- There's a nice step-by-step tutorial at http://www.cartooncritters.com/drawmickeym.htm Or, ... | |
| cartoon | 2/23/2005 |
| Q: Is cartoon imigine? (or)Is it really event? A: Mwyoo -- Just like any other form of literature, cartoons can be fiction or non-fiction. The vast ... | |
| Vintage Peanuts strip | 2/8/2005 |
| Q: I am have been a fan of the Peanuts strip all my life.I have many books with strips from every ... A: Frank -- Here's an idea. You can go to your local library and ask to see their newspaper microfilm ... | |
| cartoon character | 2/5/2005 |
| Q: im trying to figure out what cartoon a character (I believe it was a cat? ) said "Saveur fare is ... A: Tom -- You're thinking of "Klondike Kat," the feline Mountie who pursued the thieving mouse Savoir ... | |
| 1970s Cartoon | 1/31/2005 |
| Q: I hope you can help me solve this one, it is driving me mad! I remember as a child watching on ... A: Diane -- I posted your question on a message board, and got this response from a comics fan in ... | |
| Calvin & Hobbes | 1/3/2005 |
| Q: What is your opinion on Calvin & Hobbes? I love the way Watterson voices his opinions on ... A: Twitch -- I think that Calvin & Hobbes was one of the funniest, best designed, and most imaginative ... | |
| Cartoons | 11/4/2004 |
| Q: What are the most popular types of cartoons that are drawn and why? What are some tips that might ... A: David -- The most popular types of cartoons? You just have to pick up a newspaper to see that the ... | |
| Funky Winkerbean | 11/2/2004 |
| Q: Bob. I will e-mail the creator too. Please let me know if you hear anything from Mr. ... A: Steve -- I just got a reply from Tom Batiuk. Here's his message in its entirety: ------- Bob, The ... | |
| Funky Winkerbean | 11/2/2004 |
| Q: I started reading the comic "Funky Winkerbean" a while back. I have looked at the various websites ... A: Steve, Funky Winkerbean... gee, I haven't followed that strip in years. It certainly has changed a ... | |
| Dennis travels | 9/20/2004 |
| Q: When I was young ('60s, early '70s), I remember reading comic books about Dennis the Menace ... A: Bill -- By any chance, is this the comic book you're looking for: ... | |
| cartoon movies | 8/9/2004 |
| Q: hey how are cartoon movies created A: Whoa... that's a big question. Instead of answering it in an e-mail, I'm going to refer you to the ... | |
| value of comics | 5/3/2004 |
| Q: I have a few comics of Crazy(1974) and Mad 74-75-76-78 they are in really good shape.Where do I go ... A: Chris -- I'm assuming that "Mad 74-75-76-78" is referring to years, and not issue numbers. You can ... | |
| Snoopy/Peanuts comic strip | 3/9/2004 |
| Q: I'm a seventh grade English teacher in Greenfield, Indiana. My students are doing a very involved ... A: Lisa -- I'd be very happy to help. You can refer your student to allexperts.com or to my personal ... | |
| Bugs Bunny | 2/22/2004 |
| Q: I want to know the name of the bugs bunny espisode in which an eagle mother asks her 4 children to ... A: Abdullah -- I think you're talking about "Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid," which introduced Beaky ... | |
| Caricature and Comic Subjects About Communication, telecommunication,IT | 2/18/2004 |
| Q: Hello. I wish that you're doing well. I want to find the variations of caricature, about ... A: Ali -- If I understand correctly, you're looking for a website that has cartoons about ... | |
| STORY BOARD FOR CARTOON | 2/3/2004 |
| Q: i was thinking how do i get started, to eventually create a cartoon for tv. i have many ideas, but ... A: Joe! This is a little out of my area... I know more about still cartooning (panels, comic strips, ... | |
| Identify Comic | 1/27/2004 |
| Q: I have a comic I'm looking for information on. I believe it is done by the "Non-Sequiter" artist, ... A: The cartoon is indeed by "Non Sequitur" creator Wiley Miller. It's a picture of an Addams-type ... | |
Bob Buethe
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Expertise
Can answer questions about American (and some European and Asian) comic strips, cartoonists, and comic books (especially from the 1960s and `70s). Also well-versed on topics related to cartooning techniques, composition, and art supplies. I'm not an expert on animated cartoons, or on the collectibles market (i.e., how much old comic books or cartoon artwork are worth). I've been asked questions on these areas in the past, and I've found the answers through Google, or from consulting other experts. This is becoming too time consuming lately, though, so I'm afraid that any future questions in these areas, unless I happen to know the answer, will receive a reply stating that this is outside of my expertise.
Experience
Forty years reading and collecting comic books. Over twenty years as an amateur cartoonist. Extensive library of cartoon- and comic-related reference books.
Publications
Hogan's Alley magazine
Mensa Bulletin
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