The Work of Greg Clark and Jimmie Frise

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They Wanted Gas

April 22, 1933

These illustration accompanied a story by Kerry Wood, an alias for Edgar Allardyce Wood. It was about a scheme to run a pipe between two villages from Alberta to Montana only 3 miles apart, as a part of a bootlegging operation during American Prohibition.

April 22, 1933

Real Stories of the War

April 12, 1919

The Star Weekly ran a series in 1919 called “Real Stories of the War, As Told by Returned Soldiers” where prizes were awarded. Jim illustrated some of these. The first one here was about the capture of a Prussian Brass Band, which won $1.

April 12, 1919

This story was about capturing Germans while gathering food, which also won $1. ($1 in 1919 would be $17 in 2025).

Forty Years a Street Grafter Selling Magic to Toronto Folk

March 22, 1924

This illustration went with a story by Gil O’Mourne about a snake oil salesman.

The Great War as I Saw It

February 25, 1922

These illustrations accompanied an article by Canon F. G. Scott, “Canada’s Best Loved Padre”.

February 25, 1922
February 25, 1922

Grandmothers!

January 23, 1926

This comic appeared with an article by C.R. Greenaway about experts deriding old-fashioned grandmotherly advice about babies or children.

Tight Money

January 8, 1921

This illustration accompanied an article by Stephen Leacock about financial crises.

Waifs of a Winter Night Find Police Cellar a Better ‘Ole

January 3, 1925

This illustration accompanied a story by Fred Griffin about the homeless sleeping at the police station to stay warm. This was before the Great Depression when “hobos” were less common. The “better ‘ole” is in reference to Bruce Bairnsfather’s famous “Better ‘Ole” comic from World War 1.

Christmas Cards

Image source: Ken R. Johnson

The above image is a card that would be handed out by Toronto Star Carriers to their subscribers. The red “V” on the carrier’s box would be for “Victory” so this card is likely from World War 2.

Below is a sample of one created by Jim for the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC).

Dogs Give Me the Willies

December 5, 1931

These images accompanied a story by Caesar Smith about how he got a dog.

December 5, 1931

Pigs in the Beauty Parlor

October 15, 1927

This is an illustration to accompany a story by Fred Griffin about preparing animals for a fair.

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