Pic Magazine- September 1948

Greetings! If you are an Al Wiseman fan, then prepare yourself to be filled with bountiful giddiness while veiwing this energetic Al Wiseman gag cartoon torn directly from the pages of Pic Magazine.

And if you are not an Al Wiseman fan- then get the hell off this site!

Wait, why did I say that? I apologize. Everyone is welcome to the Al Wiseman Blog. Especially you!

Oh, and special thanks to our pal Leif Peng for uncovering this shiny gem of Wiseman-ness.

But what about the drawing itself? Is it an early precursor to Henry Mitchell, Ruff the dog and Hot Dog the cat?

Why, no. Not at all. That would be stretching faint simularities to silly, illogical extremes. But there is a nifty motion-cloud-thingy. And who doesn't love a nifty motion-cloud-thingy?

Wiseman magazine gags:
Saturday Evening Post gags:
1/27/45
10/30/48
1/22/55
Liberty Magazine gags:
November 1947
Pic Magazine gags:
August 1948
September 1948

Pic Magazine- August 1948

Hello Wiseman fans! In my incredibly short hiatus from posting on the Al Wiseman Blog, we were contacted by cartoonist and fellow Wiseman fan Leif Peng. Turns out that Leif had discovered a couple of Wiseman gag cartoons in the pages of Pic Magazine. So, you may ask, how did he find these swell examples (and just what the hell was Pic Magazine anyway)? Well, let's quote Leif:

"I found [them] while flipping through an old Pic magazine - "The magazine for young men" - a sort of early Esquire competitor, I guess. Since I first visited your wonderful blog I've been keeping a look out for Al's work. Hopefully I'll have more for you in the future!"

Thanks, Leif! We'd love to see more!

Above: Al loved fishing. Did he also love hunting? Oh, I can't remember...

Wiseman magazine gags:
Saturday Evening Post gags:
1/27/45
10/30/48
1/22/55
Liberty Magazine gags:
November 1947
Pic Magazine gags:
August 1948
September 1948