More of my PINK PANTHER & ROAD RUNNER comic covers from Novaro Publishing Co.

I started working at Novaro Publishing co., (which was one of Western Publishing Company's licencees) back in 1972.  My creation, EL MAFIOSO NICK (Mobster Nick) appeared under the DOMINGOS ALEGRES (Happy Sundays) banner and was one of four weekly rotating titles.
It lasted just 6 issues and was replaced by something else, but it helped me get the job of filling out additional issues of THE PINK PANTHER and BEEP BEEP, THE ROAD RUNNER, created for the Hispanic market.  All in all, I wrote and did the artwork for 156 Pink Panther issues and about the same for the Road Runner until 1985, when Novaro abruptly shut down production and vanished.

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I've posted many of these covers before on this blog and here are a few more samples of my work during those golden years of comic book history.

                                                  BEEP BEEP THE ROAD RUNNER

                      

                         

                 

                        

                                                                  THE PINK PANTHER

                               

MOBSTER NICK AT YULETIDE

MOBSTER NICK: One last look.

As much as I tried, I never could sell my MOBSTER NICK comic strip to any newspaper syndicate. Finally, I gave up and retired the character for good but today here's a Mobster Nick panel just to remember him by!

MOBSTER NICK meets ROD SERLING...

Still looking for him?

POLITICALLY CORRECT CARTOONS!

MOBSTER NICK IS ONCE AGAIN, READY FOR THE OSCARS!

Love Is A Many Splendored Thing! Happy Valentine's Day!

NICK'S NEW YEAR STARTS WITH A BANG!

Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas - 2017!

Checking up on Mobster Nick's MO!

The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition is a 2005 children's picture book, written by Carol Aebersold and her daughter Chanda Bell, and illustrated by Coë Steinwart. The book tells a Christmas-themed story, written in rhyme, that explains how Santa Claus knows who is naughty and who is nice. It describes elves visiting children between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve, after which they return to the North Pole until the next holiday season. The Elf on the Shelf comes in a keepsake box that features a hardbound picture book and a small soft toy in the form of a pixiescout elf.

Although not all elves stick to checking up on children. One in particular seems to be fascinated by Mobster Nick's highly malfeasant and shady activities.

Mobster Nick Strikes Again!

Thanksgiving Day, Mobster Nick Style!

Leonardo Da Vinci's "SALVATOR MUNDI" sold at auction!

After 19 minutes of dueling, with four bidders on the telephone and one in the room, Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi” sold on Wednesday night for $450.3 million with fees, shattering the high for any work of art sold at auction. It far surpassed Picasso’s “Women of Algiers,” which fetched $179.4 million at Christie’s in May 2015. The buyer was not immediately disclosed.

Mobster Nick gets his daily dose of Spam!

It's HALLOWEEN again...and Mobster Nick is still out there!

MOBSTER NICK in Syndication...NOT!

After sending a request to every known Newspaper Syndicate in hopes of getting the MOBSTER NICK comic strip syndicated, the reactions have been quite disappointing. As expected, some syndicates didn't even bother to send a reply. Those who did, sent the same, standardized automatic response: 
"Regrettably, our editorial board has decided we are unable to distribute your material at this time. Please understand that this does not reflect on your talents but rather on our needs at present. Because the cost of launching a new feature is so high, only a few of the thousands of submissions received each year by syndicates can be accepted. Nevertheless, we would encourage you to continue developing your work and feel free to submit new samples at any point in the future."
Well, that's more or less what I was expecting, so the level of disappointment is not really that high! Nonetheless, although MOBSTER NICK may have gotten the pink slip treatment, he's not out yet! I expect to try some other means of publishing the strips, come rain or come shine. And even if it still doesn't work out, nobody will take away the fun of doing this strip! Frank Sinatra said it and I repeat it: "The best is yet to come!" 

"Please be advised that Tribune Content Agency has received the material you sent through our electronic submissions process. If we are interested in discussing your inquiry, we will contact you. Thank you for your interest in Tribune Content Agency."

Sincerely,
The Editors at TCA

GREAT GIFT IDEAS FOR MOTHER'S DAY...OR ANY DAY!

My Mobster Nick designs are now available as collectible merchandise from VIDA Design Studio.

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