But it just goes to show how much adventure there is in the simplest places, and how like another world it is the minute you step off the beaten path
From Greg and Jim’s first story in 1932
Updated for 2025
This site is about Greg Clark and Jim Frise. Its goal is to relive the stories and artwork produced in their peak years between the 1920s and the 1940s.
When I started this site in 2019, the primary content was reproductions of the Greg-Jim stories that were published between 1932 and 1948. These were stories by Greg with a main illustration by Jim. This material was gathered from 2015-2018 from trips to Library and Archives Canada (LAC) in Ottawa, and scanning microfilm to digital files.
Reproductions of Jim’s various comics published are included as well. The corresponding dates are:
- Life’s Little Comedies (1919 to 1925)
- Birdseye Center (1925 to 1947)
- Juniper Junction (1947 to 1948)
Other newspaper articles published by Greg also appear (some illustrated by Jim), as well as art Jim produced for other writers, as well as advertisements and other illustrations he created. Thanks to modern online newspaper collections (such as newspapers.com), research is much easier for historians. Starting in 2024, I was able to fill in a few gaps in the collection that was missing from LAC, and easily remedy errors I made during original scanning. With easy access to other newspapers (including the Toronto Star, where Greg an Jim originally worked), I can download and include even more material from other resources. So starting in 2025, I’ve decided to expand the scope from the self-imposed timeline of only posting the work of Greg and Jim from 1919-1948. This will include Jim’s comics from his start in 1910-1918 (where there are more editorial comics), and Greg’s work from 1912-1918, as well as his later work after Jim’s death. This will include Montreal Standard work from 1948-1950 and his Weekend Magazine work until his death in 1977.
Stories are presented as they were, with only the occasional correction in spelling, or the replacement of words no longer acceptable to modern readers. Occasionally an Editor’s note is included to explain unfamiliar names, words or customs.
Regarding the dates provided for Juniper Junction, it was published in colour the Montreal Standard and in black and white in the Family Herald. The Family Herald was released on a Wednesday, while the Standard was released on Saturday. The microfilm versions of the Standard are mostly unreadable, so I am using the versions from the Family Herald, so the dates reflect this. The dates they appeared in the Standard would be three days later.