Lana #2
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Veteran Trouper!", Harvey Kurtzman's sharp wit takes center stage as a character flips through a newspaper and stumbles upon a chain of satirical cartoon takes-offs—each a playful parody of a famous strip, from Shm'il Shmabner’s folksy antics to Shick Shmacy’s hard-boiled detective style. With Kurtzman handling every aspect of the art, inking, and lettering, the issue delivers a clever, self-aware comic strip within a comic, all in the distinctive style of a 1948 publication.
In "Hocus Focus!", jealousy flares on the set when Flicker’s new assistant, Flo, draws attention from both Millie and the hunky model Rod Bentley—especially when Mr. Hanover pairs Millie with Rod for a kissing scene. As tensions rise between the two performers, Flicker’s own feelings stir when he notices Millie’s reaction to Flo, turning the studio into a stage of silent rivalries and playful glances.
In this 1948 satire from *Lana #2*, Jo finds herself caught in a chain of cartoonish imitations, as Kurtzman’s character flips through a paper reporting that Shmill Shmeisner (a nod to Will Eisner) parodies Shm'il Shmabner (a send-up of Al Capp’s Li'l Abner), who in turn mocks Shick Shmacy (a take on Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy), all while Shmondie—inspired by Chic Young’s *Blondie*—rises as the latest target of the joke.
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Reprinted in An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories #2 (2008), Comics about Cartoonists: Stories about the World's Oddest Profession #[nn] (2012)
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