Quick Help!! Need to identify these cartoon characters!!

[Whoa_Nelly]

part of a salt & pepper shaker group am interested in buying, and the auction is up in 5 hours.

Seller does not know, does not mention who these are...just calls them "The Mens"

I KNOW these guys are from some sort of 1930-40s comic strip...but which one?????

[Whoa_Nelly]

1. Anyone??

Am probably going to bid on these, along with the rest of the shakers being auctioned.

I collect unusual S&P shakers, usually porcelain vintage/antique nesting shakers, but I know these two characters are unusual..and the price is way below any antique store price.

Anyway...still want to iD them...

Help?

[Gidney N Cloyd]

2. "Bringing Up Father" maybe?

The one with the hat looks like the Jiggs character but I'm not sure about the other one.

[Whoa_Nelly]

3. Jiggs!

That totally rang a bell for me!

And, I believe you are right! And I think the other guy is Dinty Moore, Jiggs' tavern keeper friend.
:woohoo:



Thank you!!!! :pals:

[Whoa_Nelly]

4. Found'em! Silent Sam/Adamson's Adventures

http://www.rubylane.com/shops/ladyandlibrarian/item/824118

and they are very rare! :woohoo:

More info:
http://lambiek.net/artists/t/thol_henry.htm

[Gidney N Cloyd]

5. Wow-- I don't think I've ever heard of that comic.

Early strips and comic books were once an interest of mine (though I didn't collect them).

[Whoa_Nelly]

6. Your help put me in the right place to look

Thanks a lot! :hi: :pals: :loveya:

..and I won the auction!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120237340000