Vintage Photographs of Rock Stars Wearing Mickey Mouse T-shirts

Disney World is the happiest place on earth, but in the 1980s, it was also the freshest. Mickey Mouse gear was seen everywhere, whether it was on sweatshirts, T-shirts, or even those classic watches with his hands telling you the time.

A Mickey T-shirt is the most classic wardrobe staple anyone could own. It’s a universal piece of clothing that fans of all kinds mix into their outfits often. In fact, it’s even a must-have closet item for celebrities! Here, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite Rock stars who rock Mickey style.

1. Brian Wilson

2. John Lennon

3. Freddie Mercury

4. Marc Bolan

5. Mickey Finn

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Rare and Stunning Illustrations for “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” by Salvador Dalí, 1969

Salvador Dalí’s incredible illustrations for Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland” (published in 1865) have caused it to become one of the rarest and most sought-after Dalí suites. With the original gouaches published by Maecenas Press-Random House, New York in 1969, the suite now contains 12 heliogravures - one for each chapter of the book - and comes with 1 original signed etching in 4 colors as the frontpiece.

This collaboration brings together arguably two of the most creative minds in Western culture, as both are considered ultimate explorers of dreams and imagination.

Frontispiece

Down the Rabbit Hole

The Pool of Tears

A Caucus Race and a Long Tale

The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill

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Walt Disney’s Early Sketches of Mickey Mouse, ca. 1928

The mouse has made it a long way from just one pair of pants and an old boat to having his own theme park.

(Image: Walt Disney Family Foundation)

November 17th, 1928 a mouse was born who would become famous all around the world. Most of us grew up with this most well-known mouse, but indeed he was actually born in our grandparent’s lifetime. Mickey Mouse, one of Walt Disney’s earliest and yet most well-known creations has become a globally recognized symbol of children’s cartoons.

Some statistics suggest that Mickey is more widely recognized than even Santa Claus and is a frequent choice for presidential election write-ins. Ever since Steamboat Willie premiered on television, Mickey has been an unstoppable and timeless success.

In 1947 LIFE Magazine Asked Some Comic Strip Artists to Draw Their Famous Characters Blindfolded. The Results Are Interesting and Hilarious!

In 1947 LIFE magazine asked their comic strip artists to draw their favorite, famous characters. That seems like a fairly simple request, doesn’t it? Those artists drew comics for a living, how hard could that have been? Well, here is the twist: they had to draw with their eyes bound by a blindfold!

Now that you’re aware that these artists were blindfolded while drawing, you are likely expecting the results to be scribbled lines, with no sense of structure or form, and in all directions of the paper. Much to our surprise, however, the end results were not as crazy-looking as expected.

Each illustration below shows the original drawing on the left, paired with the blindfolded drawing on the right.

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Awesome Marvel Valentine’s Cards Made by Hallmark in 1979

From 1979 Hallmark and Marvel come these super awesome superhero valentines! You’ve got Captain America, Ms. Marvel, the Hulk, Spider-Man, Iron Man, and The Thing.

But for Hallmark, it was not their first attempt as they had already produced Batman Valentine’s cards in 1966...

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Make Your Friends Some SUPER 80’s Valentine’s!

From 1980 Cleo comes this gigantic 11 x 17-ish book of Super Friends valentines!

Sure you’ve got your standard “I think you’re neat, Valentine!” sort of stuff, but there’s also 30 punch out “action” valentines! Fold here, insert tab A into slot B, etc… What fun!

Mark Anderson of Andertoons scanned in High Resolution images from an old Super Friends Action Valetines Playbook. Get start making some really fun old school Valentine’s cards for all your friends!

Have a Super Valentine’s Day!

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You’ll Fall in Love With These Vintage Batman Valentines From the 1960s

You never can tell what you’ll discover on eBay. And, lucky for us, Chicago-based cartoonist Mark Anderson was exploring the online auction house when he chanced upon a bunch of Doubl Glo Batman Valentines from 1966 and snatched them up. He has posted them on his website for all comics fans to enjoy!

The old-school comic illustrations are accompanied by cheesy and geeky words that draw the link between Batman’s crime-fighting plotline and lovey dovey sentiments. For instance, one of these colorful Valentines reads, “You make my heart go va-room on Valentine’s Day!”.

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The Christmas Visions of Thomas Nast: The Man Who "Invented" the Image Popularly Recognized as Santa Claus

At the beginning of the 19th century Santa Claus found himself in a quandry. What should he wear? Perhaps he should emphasize his title of St. Nicholas and appear as a stern bishop wearing robes? Or maybe go the other way and be seen as a clowning elf with a frock coat and pantaloons? It was at this point that Thomas Nast, premire American political cartoonist of the 1800s, stepped in and gave Santa the well-needed makeover that he still carries with him even today...

Thomas Nast, ca. 1870.

Thomas Nast was born in Germany in 1840 where his father was a musician in the Ninth Regiment Bavarian Band. When he was still a child his family immigrated to New York City. His father noticed that young Thomas had a flair for drawing and for a short while he was sent to study at an art school. At the age of 15, when family funds for the school were exhausted, Nast presented himself to Frank Leslie, owner of the journal Leslie's Illustrated, hoping for a job. Leslie, not wanting to be bothered with the boy, gave him a difficult assignment: sketching the crowd at the Christopher Street Ferry. Nast, however, turned in a drawing that was so fine that Leslie hired him on the spot.

In 1859 Nast started drawing for Harper's Weekly, a relationship that would last for more than twenty-five years. He first drew Santa Claus for the 1862 Christmas season Harper’s Weekly cover and center-fold illustration to memorialize the family sacrifices of the Union during the early and, for the north, darkest days of the Civil War. Nast’s Santa appeared as a kindly figure representing Christmas, the holiday celebrating the birth of Christ.

When Nast created his image of Santa Claus he was drawing on his native German tradition of Saint Nicholas, a fourth century bishop known for his kindness and generosity. In the German Christian tradition December 6 was (and is) Saint Nicholas day, a festival day honor of Saint Nicholas and a day of gift giving. Nast combined this tradition of Saint Nicholas with other German folk traditions of elves to draw his Santa in 1862. The claim that Nast “invented’ Santa Claus in 1862 is thus accurate, but the assertion overlooks the centuries-long antecedents to his invention.

January 3, 1863 cover of Harper's Weekly, one of the first depictions of Santa Claus.

“Christmas Eve” Harper’s Weekly (1863)

“Christmas 1863” Harper’s Weekly (1863)

Harper’s Weekly December 30, 1871.

Thomas Nast's most famous drawing, "Merry Old Santa Claus", from the January 1, 1881 edition of Harper's Weekly.

Thomas Nast: Santa Claus - Harper’s Weekly December 1884.

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Špalíček-The Czech Year: One of the Excellent Animated Films from Czechoslovakia of all Time

In 1947, Jiří Trnka (1912 – 1969), a Czech puppet-maker, illustrator, motion-picture animator and film director, made the puppet film Špalíček (The Czech Year), also called A Treasury of Fairy-Tales, which was Trnka's first feature and which told six separate folk tales of Czech life: "Shrovetide", "Spring", "Legend About St. Prokop", "The Fair", "The Feast" and "Bethlehem".

It was a defining moment for Trnka as he won several international awards three years running across Europe, and it proceeded to win several international awards and make his name famous in the animation world. Puppet animation is a traditional Czech art form, of which Trnka became the undisputed master.

Here below is a collection of 29 beautiful vintage photos from "Špalíček" in 1947.

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20 Bizarre and Shocking Advance Hints About the 9/11 Attacks in Popular Culture Before They Actually Happened

Back in the mid 1960s construction began on the World Trade Center, and when the Towers opened their doors in the early 1970s they were the tallest buildings in the world.

On September 11th 2001, after a terroristic attack on New York took place, the once tall and proud buildings that overlooked their city came crumbling down. In the aftermath, upwards of 3,000 plus people lost their lives, and on that fateful day, the skyline of New York was changed forever.

As even the most novice student of the 9/11 "conspiracy theory" is aware of, several media hints and warnings preceded the horrific events of that unforgettable history-altering day. But what many aren't aware of is just how many of these in-your-face hints there actually were and, in some case, just how diabolically detailed they were. Most disturbing of all is that the trail of hints stretches back as much as 25 years before the big event!

1. Wonder Woman Cover (1963)

2. Superman Comic (1973)

3. The Towering Inferno (1974)

4. Cracked Magazine (1975)

5. The First Kingdom Comic Cover (1975)

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