Playboy#5
Playboy #5
“The Sign Painter”
In "The Sign Painter," a 1970 issue of Playboy, a billboard artist captivates onlookers with his seemingly live portrait of a nude woman—only to leave them baffled when the final stroke reveals a dog promoting dog food. Written, drawn, and inked by Buck Brown, the story captures a moment of quiet surrealism with a touch of humor, all rendered in the distinctive style of the era.
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writer, artist, inker Buck Brown
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A billboard artist draws a crowd when he appears to be drawing a nude woman, but his audience disappears when he finishes the drawing of a dog advertising dog food.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).