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This is an earlier page done by Leonardo Batic from the "Red Dog, Black and Blue Mink" comic from Furrlough #117. The title refers to a now-archaic expression for a quarterback rush. Since World War II, it's generally been known as the blitz. But here, the lupine coach of the New York Gorgons observes that Michael Mink, for his small size, is able to withstand it.
The horse character is based on Timothy Mara, who at that time was the owner of the New York Giants. (His son, Wellington Mara, would run the Giants for decades, and the family is still involved with the team.) I supplied Batic with some vintage photographs of Mara, and by golly, Hugh Cappell (the horse character -- Cappell is the Irish word for horse) came out looking like an equine version of Mara, down to dress and expressions.
The last panel is interesting: when the lettering came back from Argentina, the word "broke" came out as "brokes." Upon reading it, I decided the hell with it, their mistake was funnier than the original, so I kept in. Lot of rough, tough football players in that era.
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The horse character is based on Timothy Mara, who at that time was the owner of the New York Giants. (His son, Wellington Mara, would run the Giants for decades, and the family is still involved with the team.) I supplied Batic with some vintage photographs of Mara, and by golly, Hugh Cappell (the horse character -- Cappell is the Irish word for horse) came out looking like an equine version of Mara, down to dress and expressions.
The last panel is interesting: when the lettering came back from Argentina, the word "broke" came out as "brokes." Upon reading it, I decided the hell with it, their mistake was funnier than the original, so I kept in. Lot of rough, tough football players in that era.
© E.O. Costello
Category All / Comics
Species Mink
Size 845 x 1280px
File Size 332 kB
I had planned for a third story, and perhaps a four-part series, but shortly after these were published, I got laid off from my firm, starting an eight-year period when I was involved in temp work. These were expensive projects, running (I'm not kidding) $500 a page. Haven't heard from Leonardo in a while, too.
The pages aren't posted, but there IS a panel late in the story with Willem, Sr. getting the evil eye from his wife, and more or less being intimidated into signing paperwork in favour of Michael's law firm. And yes, Margaret also gives her father the evil eye. It is the Depression, of course, and Willem, Sr. and Willem, Jr. very much want the business. And they did talk the brother-in-law/son-in-law into doing it.
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