willysmb44 Posted July 19, 2016 Share #76 Posted July 19, 2016 Yeah, that's a good one and you're right that it's tough to find. I really need to find a reason to display my complete Mauldin collection somewhere. I lucked up and got some books from Mauldin's personal collection, including a copy of "Up Front" in Czech! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gitana Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share #77 Posted July 19, 2016 Awesome find, and it looks brand new!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robart Posted September 11, 2016 Share #78 Posted September 11, 2016 I ran across a cool Mauldin item that I've never seen before. It's a small, single-fold invitation to a 45th Infantry Division Headquarters Company Dance and Buffet Supper. The piece is dated Wednesday, April 28, which would make it from 1943. The cover has a die-cut rectangle, with a hint of a Mauldin cartoon. You open the invitation, and can see the entire Mauldin drawing. I'll try and post the images below: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gitana Posted September 13, 2016 Author Share #79 Posted September 13, 2016 I recently picked up the original artwork to this late Bill Mauldin original, and am trying to find out what day it ran in the newspaper. I had read in Todd DePastino's book that Mauldin retired from the newspaper in 1990, but this one is clearly dated 1991. Todd thought that it might have been from a backlog of pieces that Mauldin had, but he didn't know when it ran. I'm thinking that it may be among the last batch of his newspaper pieces. Does anyone know for sure? Thanks! Best, Rob Robart, Apparently this was dated 1971. It was printed here on 25 November 1971. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19711125&id=uWNNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uAkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6404,4391003&hl=en Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sgtdorango Posted September 13, 2016 Share #81 Posted September 13, 2016 I recently picked this up, very happy to have it...great book too with some very funny political cartoons...Bill would have had a field day with todays politics....the autograph also mentions his buddy and other famous war artist milton Caniff.........mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtdorango Posted September 13, 2016 Share #82 Posted September 13, 2016 heres the cover of the book... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robart Posted September 13, 2016 Share #83 Posted September 13, 2016 Robart, Apparently this was dated 1971. It was printed here on 25 November 1971. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19711125&id=uWNNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uAkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6404,4391003&hl=en Thanks so much! It was advertised as being from 1991, and the 7 looks enough like a 9 that I thought that was the case. This is great. Thanks again. I really appreciate the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
338thRCT Posted July 1, 2017 Share #84 Posted July 1, 2017 Some time ago I bought a Stars and Stripes page from June 1944 mainly for the article about the 85th Inf Div. On the reverse is this "Up Front" cartoon that I had not seen before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
338thRCT Posted October 28, 2018 Share #85 Posted October 28, 2018 Some cartoons that I found on Internet Archive. Have never seen these before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
338thRCT Posted October 28, 2018 Share #86 Posted October 28, 2018 One more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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338thRCT Posted November 23, 2018 Share #90 Posted November 23, 2018 Two post war magazine covers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robart Posted August 12, 2019 Share #91 Posted August 12, 2019 So I recently picked up a nice little Mauldin drawing of Joe, that Mauldin apparently gave to Ed Vebell back in 1944. Vebell was Mauldin's boss at the Stars and Stripes office in Italy, and according to Ed, who passed away last year, he was the one who had Mauldin switch from a pen to a brush. The piece was matted with information that it appeared in a Mediterranean edition of Stars and Stripes, but I've not yet been able to locate it. I struck out with Todd DePastino as well. By any chance, have any of you seen this piece before? Many thanks. Best, Rob Stolzer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtdorango Posted August 12, 2019 Share #92 Posted August 12, 2019 Wow!...thats the nicest personal sketch/drawing ive seen besides his published stuff!...mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robart Posted August 13, 2019 Share #93 Posted August 13, 2019 Thanks Mike. This appears to have been published in Stars and Stripes in 1944, though I haven't been able to track down exactly where yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robart Posted August 20, 2019 Share #94 Posted August 20, 2019 I've just started a new blog related to cartoon and comic art, and my very first post is about Bill Mauldin's transformation of his art during WWII. I thought folks on this board might be interested in checking it out: https://fundaysunnies.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robart Posted August 23, 2019 Share #95 Posted August 23, 2019 So I recently picked up a nice little Mauldin drawing of Joe, that Mauldin apparently gave to Ed Vebell back in 1944. Vebell was Mauldin's boss at the Stars and Stripes office in Italy, and according to Ed, who passed away last year, he was the one who had Mauldin switch from a pen to a brush. The piece was matted with information that it appeared in a Mediterranean edition of Stars and Stripes, but I've not yet been able to locate it. I struck out with Todd DePastino as well. By any chance, have any of you seen this piece before? Many thanks. Best, Rob Stolzer A friend of mine actually discovered where this piece was published. It appeared in the Mediterranean Stars and Stripes published in Rome on October 7, 1944. I found a crappy scan of the article online, but my friend is sending me the issue of Stars and Stripes, so I'll scan from that when it arrives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robart Posted August 25, 2019 Share #96 Posted August 25, 2019 I received the issue of Stars and Stripes that the Mauldin is from. It's nice to see the story that accompanied the artwork. These two images appeared in one column on the page: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
338thRCT Posted December 13, 2021 Share #97 Posted December 13, 2021 Found this in a 1963 edition of MAD Magazine in the Letters to the Editor section. A few celebrities were congratulating MAD on their 10th Anniversary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
338thRCT Posted May 7, 2022 Share #98 Posted May 7, 2022 These Bill Mauldin cartoons were from Collier's Magazine in 1952. A three part group of articles where Bill Mauldin went to Korea as a correspondent. It was written as if it was a letter from Joe to Willie. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the third entry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mapman Posted May 14, 2022 Share #99 Posted May 14, 2022 I loved the one of the soldier making a remark to a couple Generals as Airborne troops passed them, and they were saluting. The soldier made a remark that they should be careful as to what they said to Airborne Troops, "as they always" ask where you got your jump boots? Years later I was with a couple buddies at the Columbia South Carolina Airport. My one buddy caught a private fresh out of basic wearing blouses jump boots. SSG Reader followed him into the layrine and told him he had 1 minute to go in his duffle bag and come-up with "either a pair of low quarters or flip flops, But don't let me catch you wearing paratrooper boots unless you have jump wings on". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gitana Posted September 11, 2023 Author Share #100 Posted September 11, 2023 1943 Christmas V-Mail Card As Christmas 1943 approached, publishing funds for the 45th Division News were again getting low. V-mail had been introduced that year, so Bill drew a 45th Division Christmas card that was printed on the form. 100,000 were printed at two cents apiece, the profit being about half, and all were sold in a few days. The proceeds were used to pay for a full-color Christmas issue of the 45th Division News as well as Mud, Mules, and Mountains, which again helped to fund the newspaper. Here's the picture of the V-mail card from The Brass Ring And here's a V-mail with the card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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