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The Spirit Halloween where Nat Gertler used to be

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Eisner-winning Peanuts nerd. Writer, publisher (About Comics), founder of 24 Hour Comics Day, sperm donor (retired). "Is he the guy who did that thing?" Yeah, prob'ly.

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The Spirit Halloween where Nat Gertler used to be @nat.gertler.com · Nov 12

Just some of the dozens of books I've written, co-written, annotated, or compiled, as an introduction.

Covers to: the alt superhero book The Factor, Panel One: Comic Book Scripts by Top Writers, Bootsie's War Years, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Graphic Novel, Just a Book with About 410 Drawings of Bicycles from Newspapers of the 1890s, Be More Charlie Brown, The Peanuts Collection, The Licesable Bear™ Big Book of Officially Licensed Fun!, Wife Gets Smart, Makes Husband Happy: Supermarket Comic Strip Ads of the World War II Era, Charles M. Schulz: The Art and Life of the Peanuts Creator in 100 Objects, and Be More Snoopy.

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The Spirit Halloween where Nat Gertler used to be @nat.gertler.com · 7h

It gave civilization something to aspire to... and in this rare case, achieve!

The Spirit Halloween where Nat Gertler used to be @nat.gertler.com · 7h

The right hates seeing people in costumes, as it makes a mockery of their efforts. I say we flood the streets with people in costume to show them how Americans really feel!

Schedule date: October 31.

Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 10h

“They are highly organized … [they] have purchased their own animal costumes”

Andy ngo mad about muppets again — this time in Chicago

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The Spirit Halloween where Nat Gertler used to be @nat.gertler.com · 13h

"No room for balloons."

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 1d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

rm -rf ~/

hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 1d

"The chancellor approved it"

The Spirit Halloween where Nat Gertler used to be @nat.gertler.com · 14h

I never knew my grampa was an Air Warden during WWII.

Also: note that the form has blanks to allow appropriate pronouns, and is not limited to male wardens.

Air Warden Service Certificate of Qualification for Meyer Gertler, noting he had been enrolled Feb 12, 1942, and now qualified as Senior Warden, date October 12, 1943.

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The Spirit Halloween where Nat Gertler used to be @nat.gertler.com · 16h

The Spirit Halloween where Nat Gertler used to be @nat.gertler.com · 16h

Reputation Changer/Brand,com offered to make bad search results about you go away. They claimed to have "built an entire practice around creating, managing, and monitoring Wikipedia", offering to create a "positive Wikipedia page".

They tried to control their own Wikipedia page. Failed.

The Spirit Halloween where Nat Gertler used to be @nat.gertler.com · 1d

That's just a gateway to hard candy, you know.

The Spirit Halloween where Nat Gertler used to be @nat.gertler.com · 1d

Look, if we don't give them candy ed in school, they're just going to learn about it from strangers in the gutter. Is that what you want??

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The Spirit Halloween where Nat Gertler used to be @nat.gertler.com · 1d

Under the current administration, the days of school teachers being asked to hype specific brands of gum may make a comeback. (1925.)

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The Spirit Halloween where Nat Gertler used to be @nat.gertler.com · 1d

Also, it's a good thing he switched to a cigar. Smoking a pipe, he was a bad influence.

A Tubby comic strip from 1930... a boy who seeks to be seen as a detective gets sick because he tried smoking a pipe in the shed.

The Spirit Halloween where Nat Gertler used to be @nat.gertler.com · 1d

It seems to me that carrying the magnifying glass in that manner is unwise, as it will be top-heavy and apt to fall to the ground.

But how can I doubt a man who likes two-for-a-nickel cigars?

The Spirit Halloween where Nat Gertler used to be @nat.gertler.com · 1d

King Kong doesn’t use a Big Bong?

The Spirit Halloween where Nat Gertler used to be @nat.gertler.com · 1d

I won’t claim any particular knowledge of Israeli gumbo… although I will note that, despite what’s pictured, gumbo can be legit made with chicken rather than shellfish.

The Spirit Halloween where Nat Gertler used to be @nat.gertler.com · 1d

A significant portion of Israeli Jews are atheists, and some religious Jews don’t keep kosher.

The Spirit Halloween where Nat Gertler used to be @nat.gertler.com · 1d

“Remember,” she intoned gravely, “you can’t spell ‘can’t I fart?’ without antifa.”

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The Spirit Halloween where Nat Gertler used to be @nat.gertler.com · 1d

Yes, but given the broad swath of people eligible to nominate, including many Republican politicians, I’d be surprised if he wasn’t nominated.

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The Spirit Halloween where Nat Gertler used to be @nat.gertler.com · 2d

Neal Adams drawn cover to Brave and the Bold issue 81 features Batman and Tha Flash battling a swole dude, who is saying "You can't hurt Bork... but Bork can hurt you!"

The Spirit Halloween where Nat Gertler used to be @nat.gertler.com · 2d

1947 was a different time. (Checks clock.) Yes.

The Spirit Halloween where Nat Gertler used to be @nat.gertler.com · 2d

Workplace harassment, courtesy of Sanka.

Panel one of ad. Man in suit, sleepwalking, as pretty female secretary looks on. Title: "My boss woke up—and kissed me again!" Caption explains the she'd always had a crush on boss, but he ignored her, until the day he kissed her.

Four more panels of illustrated ad. In the first he's kissing her cheek. Caption explains he kissed her, she called out "Mr. Jones", and he asked "What have I done?"
In the second, he;s begging at her. She tells him about hte kiss, he begs for forgiveness, he was sleep walking, which surprise her, as is morning.
In the third, they're talking. He was up all night, drank coffee for dinner. She suggests Sanka, the 97% caffeine coffee.
Final panel, he's landing a big old lip smooch on her. He praises Sanka, kisses her, and says he's awake now.

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The Spirit Halloween where Nat Gertler used to be @nat.gertler.com · 2d

Sherlock would not endorse a low-quality product!

The Spirit Halloween where Nat Gertler used to be @nat.gertler.com · 2d

@johannadc.bsky.social If you don't have this one from 1925, well, here's an early birthday present. Unless today's your birthday, in which case, here's just a normal birthday present.

Five-panel captioned Sherlock and Watson cartoon promoting Old Virginia Cheroots, from a 1925 newspaper.

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The Spirit Halloween where Nat Gertler used to be @nat.gertler.com · 2d

(Of course, I'm coming from a twenty-first century perspective, when we know that women can be parents too!)

The Spirit Halloween where Nat Gertler used to be @nat.gertler.com · 2d

For all those who say that using "they" for a non-specific person of unspecified gender is awkward, here's 1924.

Image from a Wrigley's gum add of a family -- Dad in the comfy chair, daughter on his lap, Mom on a divan, son playing with a horse and barn toy. Text: Every Parent Loves his children.

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The Spirit Halloween where Nat Gertler used to be @nat.gertler.com · 2d

Deal!

Sign in meat department: Sale, Ground Bork, $4.00.

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The Spirit Halloween where Nat Gertler used to be @nat.gertler.com · 2d

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