 | Daffy and Dilly in “All At Sea” Art by Frank Frazetta From Happy Comics #33 Standard Comics September 1949 |
 | When I was reading comics in the seventies, these ads were merely an annoyance. But now I love the delightful weirdness of the art and the products! |
For more on Lee Holley and Ponytail comics, click on the cover below…
“Lee Holley is a terrific cartoonist who worked for Hank Ketcham and Chuck Jones, and later drew a successful newspaper strip called Ponytail. Everyone felt he drew the cutest girls you could imagine, so Gold Key asked me to create a "teen" comic he could illustrate. They came up with the name of the comic (which I didn't like) but it was otherwise all "mine" (and Lee's) for the first two of its three appearances in this Showcase-type comic. I was told the first issue sold well and for about a month there, they were ready to launch it as a regular title, complete with spin-offs and such. I still don't know what happened, since I left the company before that could occur...”
…and in case you miss those old 1970’s ads…
