JiHo
French cartoonist, JiHo, signs his name with the three dots, .'., often used by freemasons to identify masonic acronyms. Neither his real name nor masonic affiliation are known, but he has drawn at least one cartoon with a masonic theme. Le secret ... Posted on Sunday, October 15, 2006 at 01:28PM : illuminaticonfessions.squarespace.com by Leo Lyon Zagami AKA Leo Young.

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen A series of, to date, three graphic novels in which Ms. Wilhelmina Murray, Captain Nemo, Dr. Henry Jekyll, Allan Quatermain and the invisible man, Hawley Griffin are recruited by Campion Bond, acting as intermediary for a mysterious "M" who is later revealed to be the villian, Moriarity. The offices of Her Majesty’s Military Intelligence Division 5 are adorned with numerous square and compasses insignias, Bond wears a square and compasses watch fob, military personnel wear square and compasses over their rank insignia and many wear masonic-style aprons with an eye in a triangle marking. Alan Moore, Kevin O'Neill, Ben Dimagmaliw, Bill Oakley. America’s Best Comics. La Jolia, CA. Vol 1, No. 1-6, 1999-2000. Vol 2, parts 1 and 2, December 2002. Vol 2, parts 3 and 4, April 2003. The story, complete with masonic references was made into a feature movie starring Sean Connnery in 2003.

Little Orphan Annie
Freemason Harold Gray (1894-1968) created Little Orphan Annie in 1924. Little Orphan Annie said about Daddy Warbucks: "With all his mines an' oil wells in the orient—Daddy’s been out there hunnerts o' times—but he says one time he travelled to the East, but didn't make a dime, meant more to him than all th'other trips he'll ever make—I don't get it—do you?" [cited by Alphonse Cerza, The Truth is Stranger than Fiction (1980), p. 20.] Mad Magazine
Middle-aged white conventioneers in fezzes are not identified as Shriners in this cartoon. MAD, No. 369. May, 1998. Married to the Sea
A humourous juxtaposition of jive slang with period illustration, "Lay down the freemasonry" is found at marriedtothesea.com. Created by Drew and Natalie Dee, Columbus, Ohio, (c) 2002-2010. Posted online 2010/01/02, accessed 2010/01/05. The Mason: Issue 1
A fictional war between Shriners and Scottish Rite freemasons complete with killer cyborg clowns and other fanciful devises. Part 2 of 3. By Simon. Silver Bullet Comics. <www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/monkey/99977944893980.htm>. Mutt and Jeff
Harry Conway "Bud" Fisher (1884[1885?]/04/03-1954/09/07) created what is now generally regarded as the world’s first daily comic strip. A. Mutt (later renamed Mutt & Jeff) began on 15 November 1907, appearing first in The Chronicle then the San Francisco Examiner before being syndicated in the Wheeler Syndicate (which later changed its name to Bell Syndicate). This panel is taken from a 1916 strip:

"I finally got something for a Christmas present for Mutt. I know it’s late, but I'll give it to him for a New Year’s present.
"I couldn't see the holidays go by, Mutt, without giving you a present so I got you this little pin. It isn't so very valuable but there’s a history attached to these pins"
"Oh fine! What kind of a pin is it?"
"It’s the first pin worn by the masons."
"Oh fine! My uncle was a mason. I can hardly wait to open it.
"Hey! What’s the idea? This is nothing but a plain safety pin."
"Never the less that’s the first pin ever worn by the masons.
"You can ask any mason."

Compare this to another illustration by August Hutaf in 1908 entitled "A little mason wearing his first pin." Neon Vincent’s Massage Parlor
American social commentator, cartoonist and artist "Skip" Williamson (1949- ) was art director of Playboy magazine in the 1970s and 1980s where he created "Playboy Funnies" featuring "Neon Vincent’s Massage Parlor". This reference to the Shriners is more a reflection of their image in the early decades of the century than the reality of their charity-focused parades and conventions of the 1970s and 1980s. A casual, and incomplete, review of the work of Skip Williamson, and the cartoons appearing over the years in Playboy (1954 - ), show no other references to Shriners or Freemasonry. New Yorker Magazine
Of the 68,647 cartoons that appeared in The New Yorker magazine from 1925 to 2004 only two referred to Freemasonry and five referred to the Shriners. The Parking Lot is Full
From 1993 to 2002, The Parking Lot is Full was produced by artist Jack McLaren and writer Pat Spacek, first in their university newspaper and then on the net at www.plif.com (2004/06/22). Freemasonry was not a theme but appears to have merely been caught in the crossfire of an ongoing rif on contemporary issues. Pogo
Beauregard Bugleboy is often depicted wearing a fez but in this single panel from 21 September 1969 his fez is so angled as to present the usual geometric pattern as a masonic square and compasses emblem. There is no reason to conclude it is intentional. Pogo, created by cartoonist Walt Kelly (1913Ð1973). 21 September 1969. Pryde and Wisdom
"Come on in, son. Bring the corrupt Amerikan Freemason witch girlfriend with you."
"American pagan — what?"
"America is run by Freemasons who worship the A-bomb and killed JFK, according to an ancient pagan ritual." Peter Wisdom’s father. Pryde and Wisdom No. 2, March 6, 1996. Terry Dodson, Pencils; Tom Simmons, Inks; Matt Idelson, Editor. Marvel Comics. Found at <www.geocities.com/SoHo/Bistro/2619/quotes.htm>. Retrospective Glance: The memories of J. F. Sebastion
The USA Great Seal reverse is depicted on the back cover and on page 25, while other symbols abound: an Aleister Crowley quote regarding the number 11 and the five-pointed star from Liber AL (1904) [p. 5]; a "code gematria" written out with a skull and crossbones logo [p. 6]; a swastika on a flying saucer [p. 7]; the FBI logo [p. 9]; a swastika and a separate ilustration of a single snake wrapped around a rod [p. 17]; an hermetic seven stars, sun and moon woodcut [p. 19]; a cartoon depiction of pain as an oulined five-pointed star [p. 23]; a hexagram encircled by a snake biting its tail, the Worm Ouroboros [p. 27]; and a five-pointed star on a sweater front [p. 51]. The only masonic reference is on page 40 where an amateur bomber muses to himself, "So... this contact here... this is a nice bomb... a loud bomb! They always laugh in the pub... This should help... turks, niggers, freemasons and commies! Must stop it.. fire purifies... I will purify with fire! This country has to become clean! White!! I'll never take orders from socialists and yugoslavs! They took my wife!" [p. 40] Issue 1: The Citoyen (The Anger Diaries 1) words and artwork by Jörg Vogeltanz (1968- ). comic edition. Graz. Austria : Prequel, 2002. [72p.] pb paper, colour, 17 x 25.5cm ["with greetings from a sympathisant" JV. 04]. Rex Morgan M.D. (2012)
The use of Shriners to represent a convention-crowded hotel has become a stock image in fiction. Noteworthy in this 19 March 2012 comic strip is the depiction of a younger Shriner. Rex Morgan, M.D. is an American soap-opera comic strip, created in 1948 by psychiatrist Dr. Nicholas P. Dallis (December 15, 1911 - July 6, 1991) under the pseudonym Dal Curtis. It is currently drawn by Graham Nolan (born 12 March 1962) and written by Woody Wilson. Sebastion O
Two specific masonic references are made in the introduction on page 5, "A Sebastion O Chronology" : "1888. Sebastion O assists police in the apprehension of Springheeled Jack the Phantom Red Ripper — but a Masonic cover-up ensues, leading to the first meeting of Sebastion O and Lord Theo Lavender. Queen Victoria grants Sebastion a Royal pardon on the condition that he never speak of the Red Ripper affair." "1891. Sebastion is reintroduced to the sinister Mason, Lord Theo Lavender." On page 16 Lord Carhaix is noted as a diabolist and member of Sir Francis Dashwood’s infamous Hellfire Club. While not masonic, a curious emblem, a scissors and straight razor, is also reproduced on page 5. Sebastion O, Grant Morrison, writer. Steve Yeowell, illustrator. Tatjana Wood, colorist. JohnWorkman, letterer. New York, NY, USA, : Vertigo / DC Comics / Warner Bros. Entertainment, 2004. ISBN: 1-4012-0337-X. Strangehaven
issues 1 - 6 of series. Alex Hunter is trapped in a deceptively idyllic village in the English countryside controlled by a secretive brotherhood, The Knights of the Golden Light. Introduction by Cerebus creator Dave Sim. Millidge, Gary Spencer, creator. Arcadia : Strangehaven 1 LPC GROUP. 2ND TRADE PAPER, Top Shelf Productions 2001. Arcadia Southend-on-Sea. PO Box 448, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 2FN, England, 2000. Diamond Comic Distributors. 0.50 x 10.25 x 6.75. Book Paperback, illustrated. ISBN 0946790043. Strangehaven - Brotherhood
Issues 7 - 12 of series. Alex Hunter continues to be trapped in a deceptively idyllic village in the English countryside controlled by a secretive brotherhood, The Knights of the Golden Light. Introduction by Heart of Empire creator Bryan Talbot. Optioned for TV and film by Laninco in 2003. "On the story side, I probably focused too much on the Freemasonry parody." Gary Spencer Millidge. Abiogenesis Press, PO Box 448, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 2FN, England. Millidge, Gary Spencer, creator. Marietta, GA, U.S.A.: Top Shelf Productions 2001. Abiogenesis Press. 0.50 x 10.25 x 6.75. Paperback, illustrated. ISBN 0946790051. They'll Do It Every Time
They'll Do It Every Time was a single-panel newspaper comic strip, created by James Cecil Hatlo (1897/09/01-1963/12/01), better known as Jimmy Hatlo, and distributed by King Features Syndicate. It first appeared on February 5, 1929 and ran until February 2, 2008. One panel depicted a fraternal lodge initiation complete with candidate riding a goat and older members standing around the room muttering complaints about how poorly the "ritual" is being conducted. The editor once, briefly in the mid-1980s, saw the panel framed and hanging on the office wall of the masonic lodge hall in Whitehorse but unfortunately has not been able to find it again. Le Triangle Secret
Volume 1 introduces two researchers, Didier Mosàle and Francis Marlane who were initiated together into Freemasonry. Other freemasons, and masonic symbols and themes, appear throughout the seven-volume comic book series. The author makes it clear that it is only a work of fiction but it is a reasonably accurate depiction of masonic life and ideals. 7 volumes, By Dider Convard at al. Glenat, Publisher, ISBN : 2723434982, April 2002 - March 2003. WildC.A.T.s X-Men
The leader of a modern "Hellfire Club" is depicted invoking a demon from hell. The character’s ritual wardrobe includes a square and compasses, Worshipful Master’s Square, and an apron styled after that worn by Freemasons. WildC.A.T.s X-Men: The Modern Age. August 1997. Will Eisner’s Quarterly 3
Illustrating Will Eisner’s October 27, 1983 "Shop Talk" interview with Phil Seuling, a single panal includes the following line: "Like the Shriners or the Amalgamated Pipefitters, organized comic book fans hold conventions across the land..." Bill Griffith illustration, 1977. Princeton, WI : Kitchen Sink Press, Inc., 1984. p. 52. The Yellow Kid
Richard F. Outcault’s late nineteenth century weekly illustrations in the New York Journal contained a number of square and compasses and other references that could be viewed as masonic. Examples are on their own page here.