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Chon Day
October 29, 1960
George Gately
September 21, 1963
Johnny Hart
September 11, 1954
Robert Day
May 26, 1962
Chon Day
January 28, 1961
William O’Brien
November 3, 1956
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I love all of these cartoons. Interestingly, the one with the woman inquiring about her call being bounced off a satellite is dated May 26, 1962.
The first satellite to transmit the world’s first live transatlantic television and telephone signals, Telstar 1, was launched just over a month later, in July 1962. Both Telstar 1 and 2 still orbit the Earth, though no longer functional.
They really are great cartoons. My own favorites here would be #3 down from ’54, and #5 down from ’62. #6 from ’61 further illustrates how people were slaves to the ringing phone no matter what. Even today if I call someone and they tell me they just stepped out of the shower, I tell them to call me back at a more convenient time or I’ll call them back in a bit. What I really feel like asking is why did they answer the answer the phone at all if it was inconvenient?
Great cartoons. I can appreciate these as one who is retired from 35 years serving in the rural telecommunications industry.