“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” was the next Disney smash hit to land a Variety ad, which urged theatergoers and critics to sit tight and enjoy the full-length cartoon. “Dumbo ...

He’s discussing how classic shorts of the 30s and 40s were advertised to the public, posting vintage newspaper ads that promote the cartoons as enthusiastically as the main features. Disney ...

For nearly thirty years, animation legend Ward Kimball contributed a cartoon page called ... collectors of vintage automobiles. For a few issues, he also created ads for Mobil, and someone ...