Saturday, February 22, 2014

A DAFFY DILL Cover Gallery

1937

All Hail Daffy Dill. These first five covers feature Daffy the way I picture him, with curly red-blond hair and looking a little like Richard Sale himself (gotta wonder if that was deliberate). I'm sure there were many more bearing this image, but sadly, I just don't happen to own 'em.

The issue above presented the first (I think) of at least two team-ups with Sale's DFW photog hero, Candid Jones. (Read the first Candid Jones story, "The Long Shot," HERE.)

Richard Sale

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TOMORROW: An encore performance of the Daffy novelette "A Dirge for Pagliaccio."
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5 comments:

  1. Ed GormanFebruary 22, 2014 at 11:41 AM

    Great covers! Thanks for running them. You sure do invaluable work.h

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  2. Oscar CaseFebruary 22, 2014 at 2:10 PM

    Mighty colorful and expressive.

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  3. Evan LewisFebruary 22, 2014 at 3:08 PM

    Thanks guys!

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  4. ShayFebruary 23, 2014 at 8:38 PM

    More Daffy Dill! Especially the story where he co-stars with the German Shepherd.

    Okay, okay. I own a German Shepherd.

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 28, 2014 at 9:57 PM

    I have Tinsley's reporter, "Tracy"
    coming my way, but "Daffy" is my #1 wisecracking newshound ever since I read "Nose For News" way back when.
    "Get that story" and "Stop the presses, I got a story that'll blow the roof right of this town"

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