Hi everyone! I hope you’ve all had a great week. I’m happy to announce a brand new addition to the site, but first a little context. I was contacted this week by site follower and Seals fan Bob Marceau, who wanted to share some fantastic cartoons created by the Oakland Tribune‘s Lee Susman. The cartoons were always a nice snapshot of what was going on in the Bay Area at the time. They usually feature a plucky Seal wearing a hockey uniform (a few years before the famous “Sparky” ever did) and who bravely stands up to the villainous other teams of the NHL who were either gearing up to take on Oakland’s hockey heroes or who were standing in the Seals way in the playoff race. In many other cases, our cartoon hero is literally (and painfully!) experiencing what the real-life Seals were figuratively experiencing at that time. Even if you have never seen Lee Susman’s work before, you can probably still guess what torture our cartoon buddy endured, because the human Seals went through an awful lot in those nine, mostly painful, NHL seasons: humiliating defeats, relocation rumours, trades that didn’t work out, draft picks who became busts, you name it, it happened. I will post a few of these comic beauties from time to time, so I hope they will make you smile as much as they did me, and for some of you who were in the Bay Area at the time, you may even remember a few of them from your childhood. Thanks again Bob! You can find what will be a growing collection of Lee Susman comics right here. Enjoy!

Until next time, stay gold!