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Saturday, June 18, 2011
Sharing Father's Day Via Comic Books!
Mood:  celebratory
Topic: Comic Book History

                                        

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Sharing Father's Day Via Comic Books!

Comic Book Covers Featuring TV Show Dads! 

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This year I wanted to of course blog about Fathers Day with a comics related theme.

Back in 2007, I blogged about my youngest son taking me to see the Fantastic Four 2 Film: Rise of the Silver Surfer, and in subsequent years I've blogged about other topics that were also comics related.  Hey, it's a comic book blog after all isn't it?! LOL.

Today I wanted to present comic book covers from the Dell Four Color Comics series that really stand out to me as being representative of Fathers Day.

The top photo is Dell FC #1285 from Feb/Apr of 1962. Copyright 1961 by Gomaico Productions, Inc. Based on the 1957-63 "Leave It to Beaver" TV series. That is an early memory for me about fathers. The column to the right are more TV show fathers that made an impression on me.

 
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Photos: (topmost above) One of the most understanding fathers on a TV show was of course Ben Cartwright.  Even though he had three wives, he had been widowed twice before... The comic book cover is from Dell FC #1221 from Sept / Nov 1961. Copyright 1961 by National Broadcasting Company.

The above photo is from Dell FC #1341 from Apr / Jun 1962. Copyright 1962 by Mayberry Corporation. Based on "The Andy Griffith Show" TV series. Andy Griffith was a heckuva of a TV dad, but Ron Howard, who is famous now in own right as an actor, director, and producer, has nothing but good to say of him.

And yes, I know, TV Dads are hard to live up to... God knows I haven't always.  But these are good role models for fathers, even though they may be fictional ones.  Some may even call them sci-fi ones, as they must be living on a different planet to be such great dads! 

 

 

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3440:

I would have to say that the above photos of comic book covers would 'say' what I am thinking about what Father's Day means to me...

I had to go back a ways for those comic book book covers, as today's comics don't really have any examples of Fathers that I'd like to present here.

The TV shows since the early to mid 1960s just haven't presented Fathers in 'good light', IMO. 

I know that I am divorced from my kids mother, so all is not 'rosy' in the 'real world'.  But I'd rather not present here the more 'grim n gritty' comics that present Fathers in a non-flattering way.  And as the main blogger for this Blog, that is my right to do so.

Talking about Fathers, the above photo is from last weekend, when my cousin came out to see his Uncle Francis, (my Dad), for the 1st time. Richard Francis, seen at the far right, had been 'lost' to us for decades, as his father, (my Dad's oldest brother), had died years ago, and his wife had gone back East and re-married.  Richard Francis' step-father had adopted him, and the rest of the family had lost contact with him after that.  It was only last year that my Dad's younger brother, Victor, had located him, and invited out to that year's family reunion.

Richard Francis decided to look up the rest of his biological father's family, including my dad, Francis, to see how the rest of the family were like, as he had not grown up with them around.  The above photo from left to right are: Francis Lewis, Michael D (me), Francis 'Frank', and Richard Francis.  I thought it was timely to present that pic in this blog today.  

And no, my sister, Carolyn Sue, was not able to make it down for the get gogether last weekend.  She is in Juneau, Alaska, which is just a little far aways to come down for everything!

Tomorrow, I'm taking my youngest son, Vinnie, with us to celebrate Fathers Day at my Dad's, where we'll have sandwiches, chips, and cake! Afterwards, Vinnie, Tina & I will be going to attend Semantink's Comic Savvy Meetup in the Mission Valley Area of San Diego, where like minded comics fans will meetup for coffee and conversation at the Milano Coffee House. A great way for us to end Father's Day, doncha think?!

Here's to all of you having a great Fathers Day with your father should he still be with you.  And if not, take a little time to think about him on this special day / weekend.

And a "Happy Father's Day to MY Dad"!

Best,

~Michael D Hamersky


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Updated: Saturday, June 18, 2011 7:54 AM PDT
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