Charley Jones' Laugh Book Magazine- March 1951 (Part 2)

Al Wiseman art + futuristic big-headed humanoids= transcendent visual euphoria! (Or something like that.) Just look at these keen drawings!

OK, now that you're done looking at them, why not look at 'em some more?

We've got time...


If you read the story below, you'll find that it's somewhat similar to the Wally Wood drawn "Blobs" story from Mad #1 (which was published about a year later). Was this a common theme in science fiction at the time or could this tale have influenced Kurtzman's writing? I'd like to believe the latter, just because it would make this posting so much more interesting than if it was just a random coincidence. Hey, it's my blog, I'll grasp at straws if I want to!

Above: Robots! Who doesn't love robots? And Wiseman-drawn robots to boot!

Above: Awww... A futuristic big-headed humanoid baby and it's proud futuristic big-headed humanoid parents! I dare you to find a cuter scene of vaguely disturbing evolutionary parenting. I dare you!



Wiseman digest mags:

Charley Jones' Laugh Book Magazine:
August 1950: Part 1
March 1951: Part 1/Part 2
April 1951: Part 1/Part 2/Part 3/Part 4
June 1952: Part 1/Part 2
March 1953: Part 1/Part 2
"Pin-Up Stationery" ad: Part 1/Part 2
"The Latrine Gazette" column: Part 1

Smiles:
#45 (January, 1951): Part 1/Part 2