GeGeGe no Kitarō : 1994 Japan

Medama-Oyaji (Eyeball Father)

1994-Jul-10

GeGeGe no Kitarō is a Japanese manga series created in 1960 by Shigeru Mizuki. It is best known for its popularization of the folklore creatures known as yōkai, a class of spirit-monster which all of the main characters belong to. This story was an early 20th-century Japanese folk tale performed on kamishibai. It has been adapted for the screen several times, as anime, live action, and video games. 

GeGeGe no Kitarō focuses on the young Kitarō—the last survivor of the Ghost Tribe—and his adventures with other ghouls and strange creatures of Japanese mythology. Along with: the remains of his father, Medama-Oyaji (a mummified Ghost tribesman reincarnated to inhabit his old eyeball); Nezumi-Otoko (the rat-man); Neko-Musume (the cat-girl) and a host of other folkloric creatures, Kitarō strives to unite the worlds of humans and Yōkai.

Sunakake Babaa (Sand-Casting Hag)

Konaki-Jiji (Old Man Who Cries Like a Baby)

Nezumi-Otoko (Rat Man)

BD Comic Festival : 2003 Luxembourg

2003-Jul-19 Festival of BD - Luxembourg

 

XX Romics Comic Festoval : 2016 Rome

2016-Sep-29 XX Romics - Rome

Cachet: The Mythical Six

Cachet: Captain Fox

70 Years of Independence : 2018 Isreal

2018-May-27 

70th anniversary of Israel’s independence with stamps that represent different eras in the history of Israel, beginning with the establishment of the state, a military jeep replaces the tractor on the stamp representing the next phase, defense and security, of the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s. For progress and development in the 1990s and early years of this century, the design depicts a man pushing a supermarket cart.

Caricatures and comics have been part of the world for many years, providing an amusing and oftentimes sarcastic look at our lives. As part of the celebrations for Israel's 70 Years of Independence, Michel Kichka illustrated three lighthearted and humoristic stamps depicting how far the State and citizens of Israel have come from 1948 to 2018 

Diabolik : postage meters

2008-May-31 Milan

2008-May-23:25 - Kover Kollection - Piacenza

2009-Jan-30 - Kover Kollection - Piacenza

2010-Mar-10 Milanofil - Milan

2011-Jan-21:22 - Kover Kollection - Piacenza

2012-Mar-23:25 Milan - Milanofil 2012

2013-Oct-18:20 Kover Kollection - Piacenza

2014-Oct-10:12 Kover Kollection - Piacenza

 

Myths and Legends : 2022 Jersey

2022-Mar-16 Jersey – Europa Stories & Myths - The issue focuses on ghost stories which have shaped Jersey’s history and culture. Two Europa stamps are included in the set and have been printed using spot UV ink, which means that elements of the stamp illustrations take on an eery glow under ultraviolet light.

The six Jersey ghost stories depicted on the stamps are: The Vioge of Crack Ankle Lane, The Woman in Black, The Belenji, The Bells of Les Minquiers, The Bride and Groom of Gorey Castle and The Soldiers of Vinchelez Lane. The two Europa stamps (The Belenji and The Bride and Groom of Gorey Castle) have also been presented together in a Souvenir Miniature Sheet. Stamps designed by artist Jensine Eckwall, Queens NY

John Bauer - illustrator : 1982 Sweden

 

1982-Feb-16

Knight on Horseback :: What a miserable little paleface said the Troll Mother :: Tuvstarr sits and gazes down into the water ::Now the Dusk of the Night is already upon us

John Albert Bauer (1882 – 1918) was a Swedish painter and illustrator. His work is concerned with landscape and mythology, but he also composed portraits. He is best known for his illustrations of early editions of Bland tomtar och troll (Among Gnomes and Trolls), an anthology of Swedish folklore and fairy tales. Bauer's favorite subject was Swedish nature, the dense forests where the light trickled down through the tree canopies.

Fairy Tales of Ancient China : 1987

Chang's flying to the moon, Kuafu Chasing the Sun, The bird Jingwei trying to fill the sea

The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the PRC released on 1987-Sep-25 a set of six stamps on the theme of “Fairy Tales of Ancient China. Full of romance, fairy tales are naive explanation and happy yearning of the ancient people for natural phenomena and social life. The Chinese nation has an age-old history with splendid civilization. Its smart ancestors once considered the fairy tales of ancient times as the beginning or representation of Chinsese ancient civilization. Fairy tales of ancient China mirror lofty quality and indomitable spirit of our nation, from which one can seek philosophic theory of Chinese nation's long history

Lou Jiaben – deisnger of stamps, postmark and FDCs – PRC post

Giant Pan Gu: Creator of the Universe, Nu Wa: Goddess that Mends the Sky and Creates Human Beings, the Archer shot the nine suns down the sky

Yellow Kid - R.F. Outcault - 1995 Comic Strip Classics

1995-Oct-02 Kleinfeltersville PA

The BLUE Yellow Kid – While most people know the stoy of Ruchard Outcault's Yellow Kid in his nightshirt as the “first use of color” in a newspaper, the truth is the Yellow Ki first appeared on May 5, 1895 in a BLUE  nightshirt in a panel At the Circus in Hogan's Alley. The yellow nightshirt appeared Feb 16, 1896, fascinated readers and lent its name to “yellow journalism”, the war between Pulitzer's NY World and Hearst's NY Journal newspapers. The Yellow Kid is scarce on postcards, but there are thousands of other subjects to enjoy! - National Postcard Week postcard - - Middle Creek Art Press

Yellow Kid - R.F. Outcault - 1995 Comic Strip Classics

1995-Oct-01 Boca Raton FL

THE YELLOW KID – R.F. Outcault (1863-1928) The First popular newspaper color cartoon was Hogan's Alley starring the Yellow Kid. The tenement exploits of the Irish immigrant kid ignited public affection; when two New York papers fought over rival versions, “Yellow Journalism” was born, The cartoon ran 1895-1898

Witcher - Geralt of Rivia : 2025

2016-Sep-16

The Witcher is a series of nine fantasy novels and 15 short stories by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The series revolves around the eponymous witcher, Geralt of Rivia. Witchers are monster hunters given superhuman abilities for the purpose of killing dangerous creatures. The Witcher began with a titular 1986 short story that Sapkowski entered into a competition held by Fantastyka magazine, marking his debut as an author. Due to reader demand, Sapkowski wrote 14 more stories before starting a series of novels in 1994.

In 2007, a video game The Witcher developed by CD Projekt Red was released. A sequel, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, was released in 2011 by the same team. The third game in the series, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, was released in 2015. Sapkowski had no involvement with the video games, giving the studio license to create a completely new story using his characters.

Poland issued a stamp featuring Geralt of Rivia as pictured on the cover art of The Witcher 3, commemorating one of Poland's biggest exports

2025-Nov-22

To celebrate the tenth Vienna Comic Con (VIECC), the Austrian Post office is printing stamps with a gaming design inspired by Austrian Art Nouveau and Polish gaming history written by CD Projekt Red.

A dual stamp in an Art Nouveau style inspired by The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt by CD Projekt Red, designed by Polish graphic designer Krzysztof Domaradzki. The stamp shows Ciri and Geralt facing each other on each stamp, each being worth 1.55 euros.

Captain America - Marvel Comics : 2007

Captain America art b y Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers – In 1940, a frail youth named Steve Rogers volunteered for an experiment that transformed him into Captain America, the Sentinel of Liberty. He battled on behalf of his country until a freak mishap placed him in suspended animation for decades.

Captain America #100 – April 1968 – art by Jack Kirby and Syd Shores. This issue marks the first time since World War II that Captain America starred in his own comic book. When Agent 13 infiltrates the organization of the villain Baron Zemo, Cap and Black Panther use the distraction to their advantage – US Postal Service

2007-Jul-26 San Diego CA - SDCC

Plastic Man : 2006 DC comics

2006-July-20 San Diego CA

Plastic Man – Art by Dick Giordano. Eel O'Brian was a small-time gangster before an accident at a chemical plant gave him the uncanny ability to stretch and alter his shape at will. Renouncing his criminal past, O'Bian became Plastic Man, the longest Arm of the law.

Plastic Man #4 – Summer 1946 Art by Jack Cole. Cartoonist Jack Cole flexed his creative muscles with the always pliable, ever-reliable Plastic Man, who debuted in August 1941. Cole enjoyed a 15-year stretch experimenting with fun, unique story twists and graphics for his expandable prtagonist and stout sidekick, Woozy Winks - USPS