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Shemp Howard in a late 1930s publicity photo

WINTER 2022   -   Editor: Gary Lassin

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Obituaries
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 2

Dr. Don B. Morlan, a Three Stooges scholar known for his research revealing YOU NAZTY SPY! as the first released film to satirize Adolf Hitler.


News Flashes
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 2
  • A Tour de Farce:  The Complete History of The Three Stooges on the Road, a 700-page book by Gary Lassin, will be published in Spring 2023; additional details in the next issue of the Journal.
  • New Three Stooges action figures from Figures Toy Co. have been released, including a Lupe the Wolfman from IDLE ROOMERS.
  • A Blu-Ray re-release of DR. DEATH, SEEKER OF SOULS (1973), with Moe Howard in a small supporting role, is now available from Kino Lorber.

M.H.F. - Distributors of Three Stooges Mementos
by Scott Reboul
Page(s): 3 - 5

A look back at Moe Feinberg's (Larry's brother) mail order company of the early 1970s, and the Stooges products he distributed.


Three Stooges Supporting Players, The: Mini-Biographical Profiles
by Journal Staff
Page(s): 6 - 10
  • Art Miles
  • Harold Miller
  • Frank Mills
  • Mort Mills
  • Royce Milne
  • Bruce Mitchell
  • Frank Mitchell
  • Geneva Mitchell

Satirizing the Stooges: Paul Fericano and Stoogism
by Ted Levitt
Page(s): 11 - 12

Discusses the writings and poetry of Paul Fericano on the topic of "stoogism" (a transgressive, outsider approach to the world), notably in his 1977 book Stoogism Anthology.


Intelligent Imbecile, Eh?: The True Confessions of a Stoogeademic
by Jon Herman
Page(s): 13 - 14

The author recalls his entry into Three Stooges academia, reporting on the 1990 Three Stooges Convention in Lewiston, ME, and then accepting an offer from Joan Howard Maurer to present at 1991's Pop Culture Association seminar in San Antonio, TX, followed by 1993's PCA in New Orleans.


Bulletin Board
Page(s): 15

Fan classified advertisements


Stooge Trivia
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 15

Trivia Q&A


Rare Photo
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 16

Larry with his wife Mabel, daughter Phyllis and son John, circa 1938


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