Thursday 12 June 2008

BRITISH-MADE BIG BAD WOLF ILLUSTRATIONS FROM 1936

Here are some Big Bad Wolf illustrations published in British comics publications from 1936.
Below is a news item, from no. 36 of Mickey Mouse Weekly, promoting the cartoon short Three Little Wolves on the eve of its British theatrical release:


The below puzzle is from no.40:


And the below illustrated text is from no.41:



Another regular British Disney publication of the era were the Mickey Mouse Annuals (which actually predated Mickey Mouse Weekly and were put out by a different publisher) which also featured art by Haughton. The 7th Mickey Mouse Annual (copyrighted 1936) had the below gag-page featuring Disney characters including Big Bad Wolf with mismatched heads and bodies:

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