Just me diggin’ thru the atlas obscura …

Today, I found the opportunity to create an “Amateurs!” meme based on THREE different Aykho’s battling it out: [1] from the cartoon, [2] from the unused character design as seen in the semimonthly movie journal at the time of the film’s release, and [3] from the cover of the original children’s book the cartoon was based on.

[1]: “I’m Aykho!”
[2] “No! I’m the real Aykho!”
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[3]: “Amateurs!”
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[2]: “What was that, punk?!”
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[3]: “AMATEURS!!!”

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[1] «Храбрый олененок» реж. О. Ходатаева, Л. Аристов (Союзмультфильм, 1957)

[2] Unused “Aykho” design can be found here [TEMPORARY Auction Image]:
https://st.violity.com/auction/big/...../100655516.jpg

Printed source: «Советское экран» № 1 (25) — январь 1958 г.
*Could not find actual page number*

[3] Фрейберг, Е. «Храбрый оленёнок.» (Ленинград: Детгиз, 1955 г.)