Mister Oswald Turns 99!
Huzzah! Mister Oswald is 99 years old! Our intrepid hero first appeared in the pages of Hardware Retailer magazine in the October 1927 issue. Longtime fans of Russ Johnson’s work will be familiar with this page, but for those of your new to the character, here is Mister Oswald’s introduction:
Long live Russ Johnson’s wonderful creation!
Rob Stolzer has been collecting original comic strip and cartoon artwork for over 40 years. He has written numerous articles for Hogan’s Alley, the CFA-APA 1506 Nix Nix and other journals. Stolzer taught art at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point for 33 years, where he taught Drawing, Figure Drawing, Graphic Narration, Illustration, and Painting. Stolzer was granted emeritus professor status upon retirement in 2023.
Rob Stolzer
Rob Stolzer has been collecting original comic strip and cartoon artwork for over 40 years. He has written numerous articles for Hogan's Alley, the CFA-APA 1506 Nix Nix and other journals. Stolzer taught art at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point for 33 years, where he taught Drawing, Figure Drawing, Graphic Narration, Illustration, and Painting. Stolzer was granted emeritus professor status upon retirement in 2023.
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Bruce Simon
Just the greatest; thanks for keeping up the search for more unseen pages, Rob!