Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Today in Comics History, August 17, 1931: Marty McFly travels through time to watch the first Merry Melodie cartoon*


from Back to the Future: Citizen Brown #1 (IDW, May 2016); adapted from the video game story by Bob Gale, Michael Stemmle, Andy Hartzell, and Jonathan Straw; adapted by Bob Gale and Erik Burnnham; script by Erik Burnham; pencils and inks by Alan Robinson; colors by Maria Santrolalla; letters by Shawn Lee


*"Lady, Play Your Mandolin!" was the first Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon, directed by Rudolf Ising of Harman and Ising. It was originally released in August 1931.

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1 comment:

Blam said...

I know the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts were so named as Warner Bros.' answer to Disney's Silly Symphonies, but come on: Harman-Ising?!?

10/01/2016 5:22 PM

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