1920s / 30s
A selection of Mister Oswald pages from the 1920s and 1930s, from Hardware Retailer magazine. You can really see how the characters in Mister Oswald changed over the decades, starting off rounder and more cartoony in the beginning. Russ always did enjoy adding patterns to clothing. We wonder how many herringbone patterns he drew over the years.
Mister Oswald's first appearance. October 1927
Mister Oswald, The Saddest of the Year, November 1927
Mister Oswald, Mr. Oswald's Decision, March 1928
Mister Oswald, Hizzoner, Mr. Oswald, April 1928
Mister Oswald, Mr. Oswald's Front. 1920s.
Mister Oswald, Saturday Was the Biggest Day in the Week. 1920s
Mister Oswald, Rub-A-Dub-Dub, 1920s
Mister Oswald, That's the Way Life is. 1930s.
Mister Oswald, Electric Lanterns Won't Sell, November 1937
Mister Oswald, A Pair of Sox, December 1937
Mister Oswald, Oswald Dodges a Check, February 1938
Mister Oswald, Sowing Seeds of Business, March 1938
Mister Oswald, A Miscommunication Vacuum, November 1938
Mister Oswald, New Year's Resolutions, January 1939
Mister Oswald, Mister Oswald at the State Convention, February 1939. Note that this page was not drawn by Russ Johnson. The artist remains a mystery.
Mister Oswald, The Chillynoiz Schpiel, April 1939
Mister Oswald, National Hardware Week, May, 1939
