Tom Heintjes
@hogansalley.bsky.social
Cartooning fun, facts, and ephemera from Hogan’s Alley, the Eisner Award winner for Best Comics Magazine
Topper Tuesday (“Lena Pry,” topper to “Jane Arden”):
November 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Topper Tuesday (“Lena Pry,” topper to “Jane Arden”):
Here’s one of our 2026 wall calendars: a comic art calendar. It was fun to put together. We selected and restored an array of images from various strips that stand on their own and are fun just to look at. This link will let you view all 12 images: www.zazzle.com/2026_vintage...
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Here’s one of our 2026 wall calendars: a comic art calendar. It was fun to put together. We selected and restored an array of images from various strips that stand on their own and are fun just to look at. This link will let you view all 12 images: www.zazzle.com/2026_vintage...
The radio adaptation of "Mandrake the Magician" was first broadcast 85 years ago, on November 11, 1940. (Lee Falk's character was six years old by then.)
November 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The radio adaptation of "Mandrake the Magician" was first broadcast 85 years ago, on November 11, 1940. (Lee Falk's character was six years old by then.)
Vintage ad (Peanuts for Ford Rent-a-Car System):
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Vintage ad (Peanuts for Ford Rent-a-Car System):
Heads-up to the night shift.
If it’s November, it’s time to get a jump on holiday shopping…but we’ll make it easy for you this year! For a limited time, we’re offering a gift-wrapped set of Hogan’s Alley #22-24, for only $21! (As you can see, my office assistant Marcia approves!) Just head to: www.hoganmag.com/stores/hogan...
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Heads-up to the night shift.
We’ve just released our line of 2026 wall calendars, and here’s our safe-for-work Tijuana bible calendar. (It’s not easy to find relatively tame images from eight-pagers, but we persevered.) Here’s a link that will let you check out the complete calendar: www.zazzle.com/tijuana_bibl...
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
We’ve just released our line of 2026 wall calendars, and here’s our safe-for-work Tijuana bible calendar. (It’s not easy to find relatively tame images from eight-pagers, but we persevered.) Here’s a link that will let you check out the complete calendar: www.zazzle.com/tijuana_bibl...
We just published an index to every issue of Hogan's Alley (so far)! For longtime readers, scrolling through it will evoke some memories of past issues, and for more recent arrivals to the Alley, you'll see the breadth of material we've covered. Just head to: www.hoganmag.com/blog/2025/11...
November 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
We just published an index to every issue of Hogan's Alley (so far)! For longtime readers, scrolling through it will evoke some memories of past issues, and for more recent arrivals to the Alley, you'll see the breadth of material we've covered. Just head to: www.hoganmag.com/blog/2025/11...
The More You Know Monday (“This Curious World” by William Ferguson):
November 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The More You Know Monday (“This Curious World” by William Ferguson):
Following several unnamed appearances, Snoopy's name was first used in "Peanuts" 75 years ago, on November 10, 1950:
November 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Following several unnamed appearances, Snoopy's name was first used in "Peanuts" 75 years ago, on November 10, 1950:
Slice-of-Life Sunday:
November 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Slice-of-Life Sunday:
If it’s November, it’s time to get a jump on holiday shopping…but we’ll make it easy for you this year! For a limited time, we’re offering a gift-wrapped set of Hogan’s Alley #22-24, for only $21! (As you can see, my office assistant Marcia approves!) Just head to: www.hoganmag.com/stores/hogan...
November 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
If it’s November, it’s time to get a jump on holiday shopping…but we’ll make it easy for you this year! For a limited time, we’re offering a gift-wrapped set of Hogan’s Alley #22-24, for only $21! (As you can see, my office assistant Marcia approves!) Just head to: www.hoganmag.com/stores/hogan...
Johnny Hart and Brant Parker's "The Wizard of Id" first appeared on November 9, 1964. Here's the first strip, which introduced the primary cast:
November 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Johnny Hart and Brant Parker's "The Wizard of Id" first appeared on November 9, 1964. Here's the first strip, which introduced the primary cast:
I feel like people have forgotten what a dynamite good girl artist Stan Lee was.
November 9, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I feel like people have forgotten what a dynamite good girl artist Stan Lee was.
Sluggo Saturday (“Nancy” strips from October 23-28, 1944):
November 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Sluggo Saturday (“Nancy” strips from October 23-28, 1944):
Disney's "Robin Hood" premiered on November 8, 1973. This was the studio’s first animated feature movie produced without the involvement of Walt Disney, who died in 1966. (In 1984 it became the first animated Disney movie to be released on home video.)
November 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Disney's "Robin Hood" premiered on November 8, 1973. This was the studio’s first animated feature movie produced without the involvement of Walt Disney, who died in 1966. (In 1984 it became the first animated Disney movie to be released on home video.)
Riverdale Week in Review (“Archie” strips from November 8-13, 1948):
November 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Riverdale Week in Review (“Archie” strips from November 8-13, 1948):
Lynda Carter's "Wonder Woman" premiered 50 years ago, on November 7, 1975. (This was the pilot movie, with the first season of the weekly series premiering the next April.) @lyndacarter.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Lynda Carter's "Wonder Woman" premiered 50 years ago, on November 7, 1975. (This was the pilot movie, with the first season of the weekly series premiering the next April.) @lyndacarter.bsky.social
"Betty Brown, Ph.G." by Boody Rogers, originally published on November 8, 1937, and titled "Pop Goes the Profits."
November 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"Betty Brown, Ph.G." by Boody Rogers, originally published on November 8, 1937, and titled "Pop Goes the Profits."
Bob Thaves’ “Frank and Ernest” made its debut on November 6, 1972. Here’s the first week of dailies:
November 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Bob Thaves’ “Frank and Ernest” made its debut on November 6, 1972. Here’s the first week of dailies:
Wordless Wednesday:
November 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Wordless Wednesday:
"Chris Welkin, Planeteer" by Russ Winterbotham (script) and Art Sansom (art) first appeared on November 5, 1951. (Sansom, of course, would go on to create the very successful "Born Loser" strip in 1965.) Here are the first four "Chris Welkin" dailies:
November 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
"Chris Welkin, Planeteer" by Russ Winterbotham (script) and Art Sansom (art) first appeared on November 5, 1951. (Sansom, of course, would go on to create the very successful "Born Loser" strip in 1965.) Here are the first four "Chris Welkin" dailies:
Topper Tuesday (“Laura,” topper to “Felix”):
November 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Topper Tuesday (“Laura,” topper to “Felix”):
Nick Park’s Academy Award-nominated Wallace and Gromit short “A Grand Day Out” —the first entry in the Wallace and Gromit series—premiered on November 4, 1989. (The premiere was at a UK animation festival; it was first broadcast on Christmas Eve 1990.)
November 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Nick Park’s Academy Award-nominated Wallace and Gromit short “A Grand Day Out” —the first entry in the Wallace and Gromit series—premiered on November 4, 1989. (The premiere was at a UK animation festival; it was first broadcast on Christmas Eve 1990.)
The More You Know Monday (“This Curious World” by William Ferguson):
November 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The More You Know Monday (“This Curious World” by William Ferguson):