Goofy #79 - Burnt Hair

This doodle was done back in '91 after one of our PCs exploded when I touched it. No lie, all I did was lay a hand on it and a sudden static discharge blew something in the computer. It also zapped the monitor, a scanner and a waxer that were all on the same circuit. The power stick the computer was plugged into actually melted a little.
(Felt tip pen on scrap paper.)

Goofy #76f - The Bible

This final sketch ran multiple times in the ad campaign. The customer liked this one the best. It actually ran in the local Catholic newspaper too. This is the original inked sketch, when it ran in the newspaper, it was stated with Zipatone tints added.
(Rapidograph pen on drawing paper.)

Goofy #76d - The Bible

This sketch was also used in a newspaper ad. There's a finished inked version someplace, but I didn't dig it up when I found these pencil sketches. I really like the pharoh in this one. Once again, the TRA-640 refers to a PC.
(Pencil on drawing paper.)

Goofy #76c - The Bible

This sketch is next in the Bible series and is based on the story of wise old King Solomon. This gag actually made it into a newspaper ad somehow. The TR-640 refers to a PC the customer was selling at the time, an 8086 I believe.
(Pencil on drawing paper.)

Goofy #76a - The Bible

All the cartoons this week will have a running theme. 20 years ago, when I was working at the ad agency, one of our clients was a local computer company. PCs were very new at the time and the customer wanted ads that pointed out the abilities of a personal computer. Our copy writers thought it would be a neat idea to use biblical era gags to sell the product and they threw the ball in my court to flesh things out. This is the series of ideas I came up with, some used, some not. This first sketch shows what can happen when instructions aren't clear or followed correctly.
(Pencil on drawing paper.)

Goofy #25 - Cursing

Another self portrait done at work. This was done when we first got computers. It seems all the pictures I do of myself I'm either mad or bummed. Note: In my haste to throw this one together, I didn't notice that I made myself left-handed. Continuity be damned!
(Black ballpoint on note paper.)