Chicago Spanking Review Special Series

The Humorama Spanking Cartoons!

#88 - Jaywalker Spanked

Dan DeCarlo did three "cop-spanker" cartoons, two of which (Spanked Speeder and Redlight District) we have already seen in this gallery. In the third, the spankee's offense is jaywalking and the summary punishment is administered by a cop who looks suspiciously like the Archie gang's Reggie Mantle. Good variant OTK positioning, although once again the spankee seems to be levitating just above the spanker's lap, and as usual DeCarlo provides us with a decent gag.

Until now, the version at left (below) has been the only one seen on the 'net (including Funbun's bare-bottomed variation of it at right). The original source is still unknown, but we believe it had to be during Humorama's "classic period" of 1955 - 1960 (DeCarlo left Humorama around 1960 to go full time at Archie).

Photostatic copy from unknown source (click to increase in size).

The version at left as altered by Funbun.

At left, more detail is visible in this version which we scanned from Mike's collection. Again, the publication details are unknown but we believe this was the second printing probably dating between 1963 and 1970. [Note: we later proved that it was from the October 1962 Laugh Riot - see below.] Another scofflaw gets her just desserts!

At right we have what must be the last version of this cartoon to see print, from the May 1981 issue of Popular Jokes. Whoever was doing the editing at this late date unwisely decided to change the caption to imply the spanker is a security guard, even though "P.D." is plainly lettered on his car!

From Mike's collection (click to double-size). Scanned and posted by the Web-Ed on 05/11/2012.

From the collection of and posted by the Web-Ed on 04/05/2013 (click to double-size).

At left is the cartoon as it appeared in the October 1962 issue of Laugh Riot which we found on Ebay but were unable to buy. We knew that Mike's version had to be either this one or the third printing because he collected these cartoons during the 60s (he saved only the spanking cartoons and not the complete digests), and once we had seen a copy of the third printing (see below) we were able to exclude it as his source, proving that it must have been the 1962 version. That leaves only the first printing still undocumented.

At right we have an altered version with a long history. It was found by Bawdy Bard on a strange website colored and with the caption removed, so he provided a new one. Note that BB is very big on consensuality in spanking and this spankee is literally asking for it!

From Laugh Riot October 1962 (click to increase in size).

Altered and colored by unknown; re-captioned and supplied by Bawdy Bard. Posted by the Web-Ed on 10/30/2020.

Sometimes original Humorama art turns up on Ebay or one of the art auction sites, and we see here the original art for this cartoon. The original caption, probably written by Rudy Lapick or DeCarlo himself, read something like "We're pulling a probation - no tickets for parking violations, just a slap on the wrist." (The writing in red ink was used for the 1981 reprinting.) Since we still don't have a copy of the cartoon's first printing, we don't yet know what caption it used.

The reverse side of Humorama cartoons gives some interesting information: the publication dates and the artist's original address. Note the indication "CP 2-69" which told us it must have been reprinted in the February 1969 issue of Cartoon Parade, and the "Laugh Riot - 10/62".

Dan DeCarlo's original art.

The reverse side of the original art. Posted by the Web-Ed on 10/30/2020.

We haven't been able to obtain a copy of the Feb. 1969 Cartoon Parade, but we did snare this photo from Ebay. Although the caption is the same as the 1962 version - "Why can't you give me an ordinary ticket for jaywalking?" - it's printed on one line here instead of two in the earlier version. This proves that Mike's version had to come from 1962, so it has been positively identified at last.

From Cartoon Parade February 1969 (click to increase in size).