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Featuring Jimmy Swinnerton, Ernie Bushmiller, Fred Opper, and Rose O'Neill The Many Loves of Jimmy Swinnerton Jimmy Swinnerton's life was even zanier than the comic strips he created (including Sam and his Laugh, Professor Nix, Little Katy and her Uncle, Mount Ararat, Mr. Batch, Mr. Jack, Little Jimmy, Canyon Kiddies, The Daydreams of Danny Dawes, and

The Daily Heller: Booty for Neo-Victorian Gamers (Batteries Not Necessary) It takes a lot of mental muscle, unerring passion and physical space to preserve American ephemeral pop culture. Chief among the experts is Noel Barrett. He is a fixture in the world of antique mass culture and one of the leading toy and game collectors in the nation. “Barrett is an active collector of optical and pre-cinema toys, lithographed paper and comic character toys, as well as salesman samples and advertisin...