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Five Cartoons or 5 Cartoons are a series of cartoons by American cartoonist Gahan Wilson. It was collected in the 1969 book short story anthology The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Eighteenth Series edited by Edward L. Ferman.
Publication history
[edit]Originally the cartoons were published in the American magazine The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction from 1967 to 1968. They were collected as "Five Cartoons" for the 1969 short story anthology The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Eighteenth Series.
"Well, I guess that pretty well takes care of my anemia diagnosis."
[edit]"Well, I guess that pretty well takes care of my anemia diagnosis." was published in the July 1968 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (F&SF). It was republished in the October 1979 issue of F&SF.
Smythe's
[edit]"Smythe's" was originally published in the June 1968 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction.
"Better give the missus a touch, too."
[edit]"Better give the missus a touch, too." was originally published in the February 1968 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction.
"How come we draw all the shaggy dog cases?"
[edit]"How come we draw all the shaggy dog cases?" was originally published in the May 1968 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction,
"I think we've located the cause of that tie-up at Thirty-fourth Street and Seventh Avenue!"
[edit]"I think we've located the cause of that tie-up at Thirty-fourth Street and Seventh Avenue!" was originally published in the October 1967 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction.
Contents
[edit]"Well, I guess that pretty well takes care of my anemia diagnosis."
[edit]A man holds a cross against a vampire in a hospital ward. Doctors and hospital staff look on. A window reveals they're not on the ground floor. A caption declares "Well, I guess that pretty well takes care of my anemia diagnosis."
Smythe's
[edit]An older man looks tiredly at a new shopfront display. It appears to be the latest fashion with bold patterns and polka dots. A sign says "Smythe's". There is no caption.
"Better give the missus a touch, too."
[edit]Someone who works in automotive repair pumps air into the tires of a car. His uniform maybe says "Free Garage." The owner of the car, a husband, says something to the man air-pumping the tire. A woman, a wife, sits in the backseat. The caption reads "Better give the missus a touch, too."
"How come we draw all the shaggy dog cases?"
[edit]A man with carrots in his ears, a man with a flea circus, an invisible man, a horse, three tiny people, and a ventriloquist with a dummy sit in a bar. The bartender says something to the barkeep. The caption says "How come we get all the shaggy dog cases"
"I think we've located the cause of that tie-up at Thirty-fourth Street and Seventh Avenue!"
[edit]A news helicopter hovers over giant ape hands. The helicopter says "Station WWW Traffic Report" perhaps indicating what programme. The caption reads "I think we've located the cause of that tie-up at Thirty-fourth Street and Seventh Avenue!"
Reception
[edit]In 1969, Science Fiction Review's Richard E. Geis opined "There are five cartoons by Gahan Wilson scattered through the book, and three are fine."[1] In 1970, Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact's P. Schuyler Miller called them "inimitable."[2] In 1970, Luna Monthly's J. B. Post noted the five cartoons in his review of The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Eighteenth Series and Analog 7.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Richard E. Geis (August 1969). "Delusions". Science Fiction Review. Santa Monica, CA: Richard E. Geis. p. 32. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ^ P. Schuyler Miller (April 1970). "The Reference Library". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. New York, NY: Condé Nast. p. 168. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ^ Post, J. B. (March 1970). "Reviews". Luna Monthly. Oradell, NJ: Frank and Ann Dietz. p. 29. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
External links
[edit]- 5 Cartoons title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Cartoon: "Well, I guess that pretty well takes care of my anemia diagnosis." title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Cartoon: no caption title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Cartoon: "Better give the missus a touch, too." title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Cartoon: "How come we draw all the shaggy dog cases?" title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Cartoon: "I think we've located the cause of that tie-up at Thirty-fourth Street and Seventh Avenue!" title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database