Bill Mauldin Collection (so far)

[338thRCT]

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.

[338thRCT]

Some cartoons that I found on Internet Archive. Have never seen these before.

 

 

 

 

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[338thRCT]

[338thRCT]

Two post war magazine covers

[Robart]

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

 

[sgtdorango]

Wow!...thats the nicest personal sketch/drawing ive seen besides his published stuff!...mike

[Robart]

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.

[Robart]

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/

[Robart]

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.

 

 

[Robart]

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:

 

 

[338thRCT]

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.

[338thRCT]

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.

 

[Mapman]

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".  

[gitana]

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.

 

 

 

[strawberry 9]

I'm looking for a copy of Combat Tips if anyone has or comes across one.  I think it is the only one I'm missing.

[Robart]

I recently picked up a cool pair of Mauldin pencil drawings that were done post-WWII.  The story around these is murky, but they were done for the Kern Place Tavern, a bar in El Paso, Texas.  Mauldin had relatives in El Paso, and I read where he visited in 1946, also donating a piece for an aid organization.  These two pieces apparently hung in the bar for decades, and they look it!  I was especially drawn to the portrait of Joe, as it directly relates to Mauldin's 1944 Pulitzer Prize-winning Up Front cartoon.

[Bluehawk]

On 5/31/2013 at 7:59 AM, gitana said:

My dad gave me a copy of Up Front and since then I've been a big fan of Mauldin's wartime work - it's one of my favorite books about the war. In his later memoirs, The Brass Ring, he mentions most of his books and booklets that were published, so I've tried to get all of them. However, I'm certainly not an expert and haven't gone back to verify the order.

 

1941 Star Spangled Banter The first of several with the same title, done at the time of the Louisiana Maneuvers. Very hard to find.

 

 

 

1943 Sicily Sketch Book Published in Palermo Italy. Also hard to find.

 

 

 

1944 Mud, Mules, and Mountains This particular one has a blue cover, but I have seen other colors used. Perhaps they did runs of the book and when they ran out of one color, switched to another. These can be found without too much trouble online.

 

That is wonderful, thank you...