Friday, November 25, 2016

Chic Young's Blondie, Nov. 1959


No paper doll inside, but the cover is priceless! Found at my local comic book store for $6.

Friday, November 18, 2016

Remembering Garth Lax


Garth Lax passed away Oct. 3, a tremendous loss to the paper doll community. Our thoughts are with his beloved Diana.

I loved getting Garth's email blasts about the convention host city each year -- his enthusiasm shone through every missive. And the competition! Not only did he organize it most years, he and Diana always had the most marvelous antique paper dolls on display; they won many blue ribbons over the years. I learned so much from their collections. Mostly, I will miss his friendship, his smiling face and that wonderfully resonant voice of his.


Sunday, November 13, 2016

Joe paper doll by Elaine Ends


Here's one of the paper dolls in the Nov. 1945 issue of Children's PlayMate. His twin sister was torn out, unfortunately!

Monday, November 7, 2016

Children's PlayMate, Nov. 1945


There was a lot going on in November 1945. 

World War II had come to an end, and veterans were returning home. 

People were concerned about  jobs, and there was a housing shortage, too. What would the future bring? No one knew. 

And yet, it all worked out in the end.