There’s a site which has posted the Monday-through-Saturday newspaper comic strips of The Flintstones. I wasn’t going to post my copies because of that, but since they’re taking up space in my computer, I’ll put them up for December 1961 and leave it at that.
There are puns, there’s sexism (Wilma’s is a shrewish wife who won’t shut up or make up her mind), and there’s no Baby Puss. Those of you who get worked up about “Bibles” can get grumbly that Wilma’s mother doesn’t look anything like she does on the TV show. We note she hadn’t appeared on television yet.
I’m a little baffled about the comic referred to Fred’s foot as a wheel. I thought they were brakes, and the stone rollers at either end of his car were wheels.
You can enlarge any comic by clicking on it.
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Friday, Dec. 1, 1961.
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Dec. 2, 1961
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Monday, Dec. 4, 1961
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Dec. 5, 1961
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Dec. 6, 1961
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Dec. 7, 1961
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Dec. 8, 1961
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Dec. 9, 1961
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Monday, Dec. 11, 1961
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Dec. 12, 1961
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Dec. 13, 1961
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Dec. 14, 1961
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Dec. 15, 1961
There are puns, there’s sexism (Wilma’s is a shrewish wife who won’t shut up or make up her mind), and there’s no Baby Puss. Those of you who get worked up about “Bibles” can get grumbly that Wilma’s mother doesn’t look anything like she does on the TV show. We note she hadn’t appeared on television yet.
I’m a little baffled about the comic referred to Fred’s foot as a wheel. I thought they were brakes, and the stone rollers at either end of his car were wheels.
You can enlarge any comic by clicking on it.
Friday, Dec. 1, 1961.
Dec. 2, 1961
Monday, Dec. 4, 1961
Dec. 5, 1961
Dec. 6, 1961
Dec. 7, 1961
Dec. 8, 1961
Dec. 9, 1961
Monday, Dec. 11, 1961
Dec. 12, 1961
Dec. 13, 1961
Dec. 14, 1961
Dec. 15, 1961