Comics: Harvey Eisenberg's Foxy Fagan 1946

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Here is a vintage funny animal comic by cartoonist, Harvey Eisenberg. Eisenberg started out in New York at the Fleischer and Van Beuren studios, but he is best known for his work with Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera as a layout artist on the Tom & Jerry series. He went on to work at Hanna-Barbera as a character designer, layout artist and story man.

This comic is particularly interesting because it is a collaboration between Eisenberg and Joe Barbera, with Barbera providing the story sketches and Eisenberg creating the finished art. (This is very similar to the way they worked together as director and layout artist on the Tom & Jerry cartoons at MGM.) This story is from Foxy Fagan No. 1, published by Eisenberg and Barbera's DIY comic book company, Deerfield in 1946.

John Kricfalusi recently posted an insightful article on Eisenberg's Tom & Jerry comics that you definately shouldn't miss. Mark Evanier has an interesting article on Foxy Fagan too and a link to more scans of it on the web. Thanks to Archive supporter, Kent Butterworth for sharing this great comic with all of us.














See also Harvey Eisenberg and Al White's Huck Hound Builds A House.

For more great golden age funny animal comics, see... Milt Stein's Supermouse Comics No. 4, Milt Stein's Supermouse (Coo Coo Comics No. 7) Dan Gordon's Superkatt, Jim Tyer's Comic Books and Boodi Rogers' Babe Comics

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