Nothing is more satisfying than when a character who is up to no good is rewarded - thoroughly and humiliatingly - for their bad behavior. And Count Ruttle is as incorrigible as they come and his p...

The television commercial made in the 1950s for Oberpfaffendorfer’s croquettes is adorable. The animated croquettes dance in a conga line around the plate, until one by one they dive off the fork i...

This original production drawing by Jim Dewicky is from the episode “Dekkin’s Dream” broadcast originally in 1961. This rare piece of production artwork is stamped with the PUD Film company logo an...

Double Scoop ice cream cereal was made by Sunnington Morn. The "ice cream" in the cereal was actually a mixture of freeze-dried milk on a sugar substructure, which "melted" as the milk and sugar re...

Previously unpublished works by Clarence 'Otis' Dooley It was easy to love Frank and his Friend, with its ice cream smudged logic and playful escapism. The characters charmed their way into our hea...

This giclée of the 1986 Roger Believe cover of First Flight (Primo Volo) is part of a unique print edition of Roger Believe comic book covers released in June 2012.   The print comes with official ...

Frank and His Friend seems to get sweeter each time you read it. The turn of a page takes you from a moment of joyful exuberance where adventure could literally be waiting just around the corner, ...

Set of all 6 postcard-sized prints.  The Mankowisz Museum of Comics and Animation has one of the finest collections of comic art.  Such a big collection, in fact, that they rotate the exhibitions...

Is there any better time to be alive? That's a trick question, of course, because we've only ever been alive now - at this point in history. But if we could go back, or forward and compare differen...

“Step into the all new Gadabout…” This poster is a reproduction of an advertisement for the Gadabout TM-1050. The original was part of the same estate sale that unearthed the Gadabout TM-1050 time ...

“There’s no time like the present,” goes the old expression.  And with a time machine, all times can be the present! This instruction book, the Cudworth-Hooper Owner’s Manual: Operation and Mainten...

If given half the chance, most of us would certainly pick flight as a superpower (just think of the time you'd shave off your commute!), so it would appear that the AZR-0 robots have it made. But t...

"I remember asking my Dad, 'What do ghosts look like on laundry day?' And he told this elaborate story about all the sheets hanging on the line, and the ghosts waiting for them to dry wearing flori...

There’s nothing glamorous about Monday mornings. I guess if Mondays mean starting your trek through the Himalayas or the launch of your new film’s press junket – well that might be different. But ...

Are they animals, or are they machines? That's hard to say. And science fiction has clearly shown that to be a sticking point. Whatever Verdie Z. Goodsey's opinion of these robots at the start of h...

This image is from the permanent collection of the Mankowisz Museum of Comics and Animation, and was featured in the 2011 exhibition "Roughhousing: Clarence 'Otis' Dooley's Rough Sketches for Frank...

The novels of Manfred Gleece span adventure to science fiction - but many say that I, The Star also just happens to be one of the best romances ever written. (Honestly, if the end doesn't at least ...

When you're a kid, grown ups tell you not to point because it's rude. That may be true (I'm not going to argue with Aunt Irene), but it's also pretty sophisticated. Just ask our other relatives - t...

This giclée of the 1986 Roger Believe cover of Invitation from the Subconscious (L'Invito Di Subconscio) is part of a unique print edition of Roger Believe covers released in June 2012.   The print...

"Don't be a turkey", when you can take the time to put a smile on someone's face.  This t-shirt is a seasonal Frank & His Friend favorite, and everything you've dreamed of and more. It feels so...