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Our fourth Christmas comic strip in the Lum and Abner series was originally published in 2014! That year, we took you back to Christmas Eve 1953 for the misadventures of Lum and Abner attempting to decorate the schoolhouse Christmas tree! The illustrations were produced in 1989 for a comic book-style adaptation published in The JotContinue reading “Merry Christmas! – “Lum and Abner” Comic Strip Rerun #186!”

Today we present the third Christmas comic strip in the Lum and Abner series originally published in 2013! This time, the image is based on a cartoon by Chester Lauck from the 1930s! The character design is my own, to reflect that of the ongoing comic strip. Rather than pen and ink, I opted toContinue reading “Merry Christmas! – “Lum and Abner” Comic Strip Rerun #134!”

Here is the second Christmas comic strip in the Lum and Abner series originally published in 2012! Like the one from 2011, this is also based on the classic script first performed by Chester Lauck and Norris Goff in 1933. This time the illustrations are ones I produced for the December 1986 issue of theContinue reading “Merry Christmas! – “Lum and Abner” Comic Strip Rerun #82!”

FREE! Lum and Abner fans: The Jot ‘Em Down Journal #72, June 1996, is available again to read (PDF) and/or hear (MP3)! Pine Ridge, Arkansas 60th Anniversary Issue!Cover photo: a still from Partners in Time (1946). “The Golden Era” comic strip by Gary Stivers.“The Timeless Partners in Time” by Tim Hollis. “We Say Goodbye…” memorialContinue reading ““The Jot ‘Em Down Journal” #72”

We pause in our continuing story to offer the first 10 Christmas comic strips in the Lum and Abner series! Of course, we’ll have a new one for 2021 coming up soon!This first Christmas strip was originally published in 2011 and is based on the classic script first performed by Chester Lauck and Norris GoffContinue reading “Merry Christmas! – “Lum and Abner” Comic Strip Rerun #30!”

Click here to subscribe for FREE! “Lum and Abner in Color!” – Chapter 4 Cartoonist & voices: Donnie Pitchford!Audio credits:Our 2021 announcer is Dr. Joe Oliver!Music by Marc Ridgeway!Dick Huddleston: “Singin’” Sam Brown! Click to listen! Previous strip! <–Click for–> Next strip! Return to the Archives page

Click here to subscribe for FREE! “Lum and Abner in Color!” – Chapter 3 Cartoonist & voices: Donnie Pitchford!Audio credits:Our 2021 announcer is Dr. Joe Oliver!Music by Marc Ridgeway!Dick Huddleston: “Singin’” Sam Brown! Click to listen! Previous strip! <–Click for–> Next strip! Return to the Archives page

“Brother Franklyn” Chapter 13! Click here to subscribe for FREE! Cartoonist: Donnie Pitchford!Audio cast in order of appearance:Dr. Joe Oliver as announcer! Marc Ridgeway, composer/musician! “Singin’” Sam Brown as Dick Huddleston!Tim Hollis as “Bulldog Lummond”!Donnie Pitchford as Sheriff Slack! Here is our audio production: Previous strip! <–Click for–> Next strip! Return to the Archives page!

Click here to subscribe for FREE! “Lum and Abner in Color!” – Chapter 2 Cartoonist & voices: Donnie Pitchford!Audio credits:Our 2021 announcer is Dr. Joe Oliver!Music by Marc Ridgeway!Dick Huddleston: “Singin’” Sam Brown! Click to listen! Previous strip! <–Click for–> Next strip! Return to the Archives page

(#291 was a Christmas strip and #292 was a New Year’s strip! You’ll see ’em elsewhere!) Click here to subscribe for FREE! “Lum and Abner in Color!” – Chapter 1 Cartoonist: Donnie Pitchford!Audio credits:Our 2021 announcer is Dr. Joe Oliver!Music by Marc Ridgeway!Dick Huddleston: “Singin’” Sam Brown!Lum, Abner & Grandpap: Donnie Pitchford! Click to listen! Previous strip! <–Click for–> NextContinue reading ““Lum and Abner” Rerun #293!”