Nice meeting you in person yesterday Jerry!

Hope you enjoyed your visit at JibJab!

The NY “Worst Cartoons” show…will it be the same one from SDCC, or will it be all new? Or at least partially new?

which one are you?

Speaking of “chin butt”, that Popeye is slightly incorrect. Both the Segar comic strip and the Fleischer model sheets made it crystal clear that Popeye had no teeth - the model sheets instructed that only gums were to be shown, and indeed in the cartoons those are colored grey. Except for the Color Specials, of course, in which they are red…

Glad you’re coming to Columbus, Jerry. That’s my hometown! Will you be able to sign autographs on any of your books?

Regarding Popeye’s teeth, or lack thereof: Michael is right, technically. Popeye is supposed to be a toothless old salt, as originally created. I point this out to the art department at King Features, often. Today, he generally is given teeth, or at least white gums, because King finds many of their licensing clients to be creeped out by a toothless character. Let’s not forget, though, that he did receive a pair of pearly white choppers, sometime in the forties. Me? I enjoy his grey gums.
Jerry, looking forward to seeing you at your NY event.

The pearly whites were a gift from Famous Studios, and even though they are technically incorrect, I did enjoy their effect in “Cartoons Ain’t Human” when Popeye seized inspiration from a burlesque poster for his home-made cartoon.

Bluto, of course, has had a mouth full of teeth his entire career. (Why doesn’t HE show up for these appearances?)

When I first glanced at the title of this entry I thought it said, “Jerry Beck in Prison.”

I hope you will be coming to Vancouver (I highly doubt it, but who knows, right?)

Hi Jerry, I’ll be there–I will wear my vintage Oswald mask so you’ll know it’s me!