The Mud and the Mirth
Marine Cartoonists in World War I
Cord Scott, PhD
DOI: 10.56686/9798985340341
ABOUT THE BOOK
Visual arts constitute a significant portion of the Marines’ life, from training manuals to public appearances. Illustrations may inform, educate, or entertain the masses, be they civilians or military personnel. The Mud and the Mirth takes a deeper look at comic illustrations from the earliest publications for the Marine Corps--the Recruiters Bulletin, the Marines Magazine, and the Marines Bulletin--prior to World War I, as well as presents the entire collection of Stars and Stripes cartoons illustrated by Marine cartoonist Abian A. Wallgren.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Cord A. Scott is an overseas collegiate faculty for the University of Maryland Global Campus in Asia. He teaches history, government, and humanities, specifically film. He has written extensively on a variety of topics concerning popular culture, with two of his books centered on military comics of World War II (Comics and Conflict and Four Colour Combat). He has also written previously for the scholarly journal Marine Corps History. He currently resides in Okinawa, Japan, where he teaches on many of the III Marine Expeditionary Force bases.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction: The Early Years
Chapter One. The War Begins
Chapter Two. The Early Publications
Chapter Three. Recruiters’ Bulletin
Chapter Four. Marines Magazine
Chapter Five. The Stars and Stripes Era
Chapter Six. The End of the War and the Commemorative Cartoons
Conclusion
Appendices
A. Biography of Abian Wallgren
B. The Nature of Art
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