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On the following pages there are reproduced. The titles are the artist's titles and his name has been left on his work. Since the cartoons were sub- mitted by readers, the Editor has no idea what the o- riginal source was and cannot give credit. It is hoped that the cartoonists and papers holding their copyrights will realize that this reproduction of their efforts is not an act of plagiarism but rather simply a commentary on TVism in the press.

The one contribution which can be credited to the original source is the 2-page series on the pre- ceeding two pages. This appeared in McCall's Maga- zine for March 1962. This is by all odds the most revealing cartoon series I have ever seen. Whether Mr. and Mrs. Berenstain are aware of the perceptiv- ity involved is unknown. Maybe they have a son or a friend has a son to whom this happened and it be- came a family joke. But many of those who read this will be aware that it is no joke. It is events ex- actly like those pictured here that make many a TV in the first place. Not only is the event important but the final awareness of the boy when he sees "her" in the mirror...."I'm not bad!" This sort of thing has been the moment of truth for many of us. Perhaps not after an event like this, but when we saw "the girl within" for the first time. I don't necessarily mean the first time we put on a dress and looked into the mirror, but the first time we really saw HER....and realized that "she" could be all the good, beautiful, lovely, glamorous, attractive and desireable things that boys are wont to project onto girls. That is when the monkey first climbed on our back. But in spite of all the trials and tribulations we've all been through, we still have to admit, don't we, that we have a beautiful monkey to deal with.

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But TV cartoons of other types also appear. A few of them are what may be called direct-TV cartoons such as those on the next page. Then next in order of obviousness are those that may be termed the hor- mone and surgery type. These are well represented by the three on pages 55 and 56. Directly related to

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