Mike, All We Need is 78 of Them

Mike Maltese has always been my favourite cartoon writer. He had an ear for odd words and always came up with pleasingly silly, occasionally non sequiturial, dialogue and cockeyed situations.

One can appreciate Maltese’s talents even more considering the workload outlined in this story from the Chicago Tribune of December 12, 1959. See it here.

Some Notes About Ken Muse

When Joe Barbera and Bill Hanna got their studio rolling, and started their first major effort with the half-hour Huckleberry Hound Show, they relied on three main animators to handle the bulk of the work.

Read more here.