Monday, May 25, 2009


Charles Addams'
MONSTER RALLY
Published by Simon and Schuster ~ 1950
about half of the cartoons


7 comments:

Thomas Haller Buchanan said...

Charles Addams cartoons helped me to get through some depressing times in my childhood. I loved the dreariness and macabre mood of the Addams family and it cheered me greatly. Charles Addams' biography that came out in the last few years is fascinating, especially in describing how the 'Addams Family' came about.

Vanwall said...

I always loved the rather clouded lighting his cartoons had - brilliant work all around.

gerry said...

To be funny, something has to have an edge to it, has to take a chance. Either that or capture a true human or animal quality bang on. It's always been the dark stuff that's made me laugh, by going right up to the line without crossing over. Thanks for the Addams.

Joe Jusko said...

When I was 7 or 8 years old I had paperback collection of Addams' cartoons that I reread until it fell apart. Great stuff!

Mr. Door Tree said...

What can you say about Charles Addams...the secondary-theme of spousal murder is hilarious!

Joe Bloke said...

these are great. I'm nowhere near as familiar with Addams as I should be. any chance of the other half.

Mr. Door Tree said...

Joe,

I'll post the other half of the book as soon as I get the chance to scan it! I'm just getting my entire collection out of storage and I'm seeing stuff I haven't seen in several years...I know there's some more Addams books in there!