Showing posts with label the australian womans weekly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the australian womans weekly. Show all posts

Thursday, January 9, 2014

Kolynos Dental Cream - Comics in Australian Advertising


I wrote previously about Kolynos Dental products advertised in Australian newspapers and magazines and theories about the artist behind them in a couple posts here and here. Further selection of Kolynos advertisements from the Australian Woman's Weekly feature below:










 
 




Source: http://trove.nla.gov.au/

Monday, February 4, 2013

Noel Cook - Gag Cartoons


Noel Cook (1896-1981) Produced the following gag cartoons for the Australian Woman's Weekly during the late thirties and early forties. Cook was simultaneously producing painted illustrations for serials and adventure comics during this period. Cook's gag cartoons shared page space with his fellow expatriate Edward Brodie-Mack.

Noel Cook's Deed's That Thrilled Australia!

Noel Cook Pulp Illustrations.

Noel Cook biography and comic Adrift in Space.








Source: http://trove.nla.gov.au

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Virgil Reilly Illustrations

 Virgil Reilly

As well as making a significant contribution to Australian comics with his work on Silver Flash, Punch Perkins and The Invisible Avenger, Virgil Reilly was a prolific illustrator of magazines, books, and newspapers. Here's a sample of Reilly's work for the Australian Woman's Weekly.

Kevin Patrick at Comics Down Under has a profile of Reilly's career here.