funny old 1930 'paper scraps'

[David Gerstein]

	Hey Ole,

> I was recently asked about the origin of this funny old artwork:  
> http://ext.disneycomics.dk/oldstuff.jpg , printed in Vienna, supposedly  
> sometime in the early 1930-s.
> 
> Does anyone know anything about this? Or have a clue about who drew it?
> 
	It's definitely not Disney-licensed artwork, that's all I can say... Moving on to the comments from the image's contributor,

> > What beats  
> > me is who and how anyone knew of all the characters in the early 1930's
> 
	Er... because they were very well-known, even then? The art appears to date from about 1935, when a feature-length Disney short subject revue had just been appearing in German-speaking countries.
>   
> > and why not draw them as they had seen them on film
> 
	Looks to me like the artist was trying hard, but perhaps going from memory or from notes taken during a cinema viewing. Mickey's hairy tail is inexcusable.
	Interesting selection of characters, too... that appears to be a Funny Little Bunny (from the 1934 Silly Symphony) and the Flying Mouse at the bottom right. And the cow does not look like a Disney figure, unless perhaps someone confused Clarabelle with Borden dairies' Elsie mascot.

	David

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