The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch » Comic Book/Strip/Animation

SAD PASSING OF ONE OF MY FAVE KITSCH CREATORS

So sad that (Uncle) Milton Levine who created the ant farm passed away today at the age of 97. I bought mine out of the back of an Archies C...

January 27, 2011 by stevenw

Vanny’s Night Before Christmas

I confess I rarely give Christmas presents, but not out of humbuggery or otherwise grouchiness; it’s just not an adhered-to tradition ...

January 3, 2011 by windupkitty

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LITTLE LULU

I am a Little Lulu junkie. I have old comics from when I was little that I made my mother save. They’re beaten up for the most part, b...

December 31, 2010 by lindaz

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MUSIC FOR THE CONTINENTAL HOST…

MUSIC FOR THE CONTINENTAL HOST… This is a kitschy album of what I guess would be background music in the “New Orthophonic”...

December 27, 2010 by k2dtw

Book “Dyke Strippers-Lesbian Cartoonists A to Z”

My mom found this “Kitchy Book” and decided to hand it down, that’s a whole other story. I love it, so oddball, so cool. W...

December 19, 2010 by pamela

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Saint Pigmy – 2010 (a painting by Denny)

Inspired by my love of all things Pigmy....

December 12, 2010 by denny

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Youmacon in Detroit

I don’t know if it’s exactly Kitschy, Allee, but I thought you might be interested and enjoy seeing these photos from Youmacon, ...

December 9, 2010 by Nessa

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Vintage Disney characters dancing to my song, “Neutron Dance”

This is from a Disney special called Totally Minnie made sometime in the 1980s. I’d seen Donald and Daisy Duck dance to “Neutron...

November 30, 2010 by Allee Willis

Don’t squeeze the doctor 1963 book of dressed up fruit

Don’t squeeze the doctor. By Irv Lewis (Irwin Lewis) & Don Sheldon. 1963 Great illustrations of fruit dressed up and making witty ...

November 12, 2010 by kookykitsch

Orphan Annie pull toy

One of our vintage toy specialties is character toys dating from 1920s-1950s. most of the characters are the popular ones such as; popeye, c...

November 2, 2010 by DetroitKent

Mer-Man

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October 28, 2010 by oscar

Double Entendre Comix!

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September 30, 2010 by Douglas Wood

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Pigmy Will in “Chainsaw Hair Salon”

For any of you reading this who might not know “Pigmy Will” because this is the first animated one of the under-60-seconds serie...

September 28, 2010 by Allee Willis

Homer Simpson doll

A favorite role model (What’s the world coming to?) for my kids.. hate to say it but even now ..when you’d think “grown up...

September 23, 2010 by Tyna

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I Go Pogo by Walt Kelly

Pogo was a cute little critter (an opossum) that was the subject of many books of cartoons by Walt Kelly in the 1950’s. I have 14 of h...

September 14, 2010 by Bob Ramsdell

Tom N’ Jerry Radio

I was never a fan of Tom N’ Jerry (preferring Itchy and Scratchy), but this vintage plastic Marx radio (from 1972) is pretty fun. The ...

September 4, 2010 by Douglas Wood

Smackdown on Riverside Drive: Big Boy vs. Rat Fink

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September 3, 2010 by BillyMiller

Acme Lofts

Anybody that watched cartoons as a kid in this country is probably familiar with The Roadrunner and Wile E. Coyote cartoon. Every product th...

August 27, 2010 by Markydoodle

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If Seurat had a cable show on Comedy Central…

The artist of this oil-on-canvas portrait was told by her art teacher to create a painting in the style of the French Impressionists. ‘...

June 22, 2010 by Douglas Wood

The “E.” is for “Exposure”

I spotted this weird set up in an Antique Mall about a year ago. I do not know why Alfred E. Neuman (of MAD Magazine fame) is naked in a jug...

May 29, 2010 by Nessa

Jelly Jar Drinking Glasses

This was a dump find....

May 26, 2010 by denny

Girl’s Dress with Nonsensical writing & Faux Powerpuff Girl

This girl’s dress with faux Powerpuff Girl says, I think, ” Small tee. Colleccion en Parisexp. Salon inet ris expo. Poleccion is...

by kookykitsch