Dear fellow comics fan:

'Tis the season, so it's time for our annual holiday gift to Hogan's
Alley readers! This year it's our privilege to present a treasure
trove of Christmas cards from the archives of "Beetle Bailey" creator
Mort Walker:

http://www.cagle.com/2011/12/ho-ho-hogan-the-christmas-card-art-of-mo...

This year, we also present a 1940 sequence from the annual NEA
Christmas strip canon:

http://www.cagle.com/2011/12/ho-ho-hogan-part-ii-the-quints-christmas...

At the bottom of those pages, you'll see a set of links to holiday
offerings from years past, so you can see what you've missed or simply
revisit the marvelous offerings from earlier years!

COMING THIS MONTH: Hogan’s Alley #18 has been printed and will be out
this month. Here's the cover:

http://www.cagle.com/hogans-alley-18/

This is the perfect time to give yourself (or someone else) the gift
of Hogan's Alley. If you're interested in subscribing to the print
edition of Hogan's Alley, you’ll receive issue #18 (our new issue) as
your first one, hot off the press. Just visit http://www.cagle.com/2007/11/subscribe/
or send $24 (for four issues) via Paypal to hogan...@gmail.com.
REMEMBER: If you’ve never experienced the wonders of Hogan's Alley,
you can order a sample copy for a mere three dollars or buy assorted
back issues at that web page as well (please note that we are sold out
of issues 1 through 9). We are very excited about issue #18, and we
hope you’ll subscribe in time to receive it!

Also, we've completely rebuilt our online store, where you can buy
various types of merchandise with vintage cartoon images—also perfect
for Christmas gift-giving! You can browse the merchandise at
http://www.zazzle.com/hogansalley. For example, this season you can
send Christmas cards and postage featuring artwork by cartooning
greats: check them out at http://www.zazzle.com/hogansalley/gifts?cg=196130317480595706.

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We at Hogan's Alley wish you and yours the best during the holiday
season and in the coming year!