Comics: Paul Fung’s “Dumb Dora” Advertisements

A selection of Ralston cereal advertisements from 1940 to 1942. The advertisements below appeared in Life and Look magazines and some can be found on eBay. Advertisements in Life are in these issues: February 26, 1940, April 29, 1940, July 1, 1940, September 2, 1940, and October 28, 1940. 

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(Next post on Wednesday: Who Created the “How to Use Chopsticks” Illustrations?)

Comics: Paul Fung’s “Dumb Dora”

American Newspaper Comics (2012) said Chic Young created the comic strip Dumb Dora which ran from June 25, 1924 to January 1936. Paul Fung took over the strip when Young created Blondie. Below are Fung’s first week of dailies from April 7 to 14, 1930. Fung’s first Sunday page appeared May 11, 1930. Some Paul Fung original art can be viewed at Heritage Auctions.

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Paul Fung’s Sheet Music Covers
Paul Fung in the American Art Annual
Paul Fung and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Paul Fung and the Landon School
Paul Fung in World’s Finest Comics
Paul Fung in Pen and Ink
Paul Fung in Ron Goulart’s Comics History Magazine
Paul Fung in the Seattle Star
Paul Fung in The Makins’ of a Soldier in Twenty Spasms
Paul Fung in the Tolo Annual 1915
Paul Fung in The Editor & Publisher
Paul Fung in Motion Picture World
Paul Fung in The American Boy
Paul Fung, Keye Luke and Art Huhta in Seattle
Paul Fung, Soo Yong, Anna Chang, Yun Gee and Willie Fung in The China Weekly Review
Paul Fung in The Quill

Paul Fung and His Daughter, Pauline

Dining with Cartoonist Paul Fung

Paul Fung’s “The Guy from Grand Rapids”

Paul Fung’s “Gus and Gussie”

Paul Fung’s “Bughouse Fables”

Paul Fung’s “Polly and Her Pals”

Paul Fung’s “Dumb Dora” Advertisements

Paul Fung’s Unpublished “Mary Lou” Comic Strip

Silas Fung

Timothy Fung, Commercial Artist

Mrs. Silas Fung

(Next post on Wednesday: Paul Fung’s “Polly and Her Pals”)