Tuesday, October 29th, 2002
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Going through my Dad’s effects, I found these drawings. They were in a cigar box (his “bank”) inside a chest full of his childhood toys. I assume they were made when he was 10 years old or so, which would date them during WWII. He was a big Buck Rogers fan, so I am lucky to have some original Buck Rogers “Big Little” books. From reading those, I can see their influence. For me, these are amazingly creative for a child growing up in Malvern, Arkansas, to uneducated parents in the 1940s.
“Black Water” Ray Gun (80k)
“Horse Gun” (76k)
“Exelarator Gun” (76k)
“Robot Man” (76k)
