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

Soupy Sales “Do The Mouse” Hat

One of the first rituals I ever remember doing with total religious fervor was eating my lunch every day with Soupy Sales. “Lunch with...

by Allee Willis

Fat Superman Velvet Painting

Made in Tijuana in 1998, this velvet portrait suffers from an over prescription of Kitsch which causes the Carrott Top pumped-to-within-an-i...

by Allee Willis

Allee Willis Kitsch O’ The Day – Pigmy Will in “Caramel Apple”

Pigmy Will, Feathers and Whiska and the Battle of the Caramel Apple....

May 2, 2010 by Allee Willis

Magilla in Wonderland

My genius and generous mother purchased this record for me somewhere for a Christmas present. One of my collections is things related to Ali...

April 26, 2010 by Nessa

“Dear God…” Pillow

This pillow reminds me of those cloying comic strips (like Family Circus) in which kids say excruciatingly cute/wise things that are suppose...

April 21, 2010 by Douglas Wood

Smokey and the American Cowboy activity book

Smokey the Bear and the American Cowboy. This activity book is from 1990 and put out by the National assoc. of state foresters and the profe...

April 10, 2010 by kookykitsch

Harlem Globetrotters Comic Book

This Gold Key comic book is a tie-in to the Hanna-Barbera/CBS Saturday morning cartoon series, The Harlem Globetrotters, which featured anim...

March 31, 2010 by Douglas Wood

Quincy Jones Autograph

I have been collecting autographs since 1973 – I have a rather large, fun, eclectic collection – I dont specialize in any type &...

March 28, 2010 by rustyamo

A Bugs Bunny Adventure with Breakfast

These are mini comic books given free in cereal boxes sometime in the 50s or 60s. Last year, a neighbor was doing a cleaning blitz and threw...

March 17, 2010 by MyFunCloset

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Learn to draw like a pro…

I’m guessing we’re all visual and creative artists in some way. These are two “learn to draw cartoon” books I found ...

March 11, 2010 by MyFunCloset

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They Came from the Fifties!

These Sci-Fi paperbacks were published between 1956-1959. The covers pretty much say it all, but wanted to add that “The Wife Factory&...

March 9, 2010 by Douglas Wood

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Walt Disney School Bus Lunch Box

This lunch box totally brings me back . I picked it up at the Goodwill some time ago. I used to keep it in my kitchen with my other toys but...

by leebamarks

The Finest in Adult Reading (1960’s)

These eight salacious paperback covers are from the late sixties. I threw out the actual books because they smelled like cigarette smoke, bu...

March 5, 2010 by Douglas Wood

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Ann-Margrock Cel

In 1962 Ann-Margret starred in “Bye Bye Birdie” – the film was directed by legendary George Sidney who at the time was the...

March 3, 2010 by rustyamo

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And so a New Religion was Born….

L. Ron Hubbard…Ya gotta love a guy who wrote books like this, but instead became famous for his own religion?cult?. Too cool! And just...

February 27, 2010 by windupkitty

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If You’ve Got a Heart, then Gumby’s a Part of You…..

Mr Art Clokey passed away this past January on the 8th. I’ve loved Gumby and the amazing cartoons/films that featured him for as long ...

February 26, 2010 by windupkitty

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A 1959 Chrysler Comic Book

Promoting a 1959 Chrysler as a comic book. Targeting the comic book readers, now that was creative. The illustrations tells a story of a roa...

February 20, 2010 by MyFunCloset

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Reddy Kilowatt Tchotchke

Reddy Kilowatt was a popular advertising mascot, encouraging consumers to live a better life the modern, electric way. I have to wonder, tho...

February 17, 2010 by Nessa

Flintstone Plate

This is my childhood plate made from Melmac – what ever that is – I grew up during the Flintstones age of television – thi...

February 15, 2010 by rustyamo

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Butt-head n’ Hello Kitty Pipe!

‘Ya gotta love the twisted mind that created this unlikely carnal union. Butt-head (of “Beavis and…”) is having his ...

February 13, 2010 by Douglas Wood

Otakon Granny

“Otakon” is a pretty kitschy event in itself. One of the largest “anime” (Japanese animation) conventions in the cou...

February 10, 2010 by Nessa

Superman Kryptonite Rocks

These are some Superman “Kryptonite” rocks that were offered in comic book ads. They were out in the 70s around the same time Pe...

February 9, 2010 by jack

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Marvel No-Prize Envelope

This is a Marel No-Prize envelope. These were empty envelopes that were sent out by Marvel Comics to readers that pointed out errors in the ...

January 23, 2010 by jack