The main character Happy the Humbug, Mockup for Comic Strip "Happy the Humbug"

New York: New York Post, 1946. Very good condition. The comic strip "Happy The Humbug" was developed in 1940 by Steve Carlin and Myron Waldman and syndicated by the New York Post from November 17, 1946 to April 3, 1949 as a Sunday only comic strip, which later was adapted for radio. It was written by Steve Carlin (who later wrote 'Rootie Kazootie', and 'The 64 Thousand Dollar Question'), and drawn by cartoonist Myron Waldman. Waldman was an illustrator and animator who worked on the well known cartoon characters Popeye, Betty Boop, Superman, and Raggedy Ann. He was the lead animator for the cartoon series "Casper the Friendly Ghost". Waldman worked at Fleisher Studios and was head animator at Paramount Studios; in 1986 he received the Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists Award.

"Happy the Humbug" the main character himself-- a cartoon creation who has a giraffe's neck, monkey's tail and turtle's shell on his back and is shown leaping and cavorting in front of a large calendar which is turned to April 1. Pencil notes in the margins, and stamp "Promotion Dept.". With the copyright date "1946, NY Post Corp." at the bottom of the illustration, but blacked out. The cartoonist initials 'M. W." at the lower right. On card stock, 9 1/2 x 13 1/2". Blue paper label printed "Wait order instructions" laid down on verso. A few marks at top half.