“Jangle the bell again. I know he gets his allowance today.” Ali August 12, 1950
“Daddy got the sails wet!” Ray Helle September 9, 1950
“…record throng of autos has jammed the highways leading to and from the city’s parks and beaches. State police report traffic moving at a snail’s pace on…” Marty Lowenstein July 7, 1951
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In the earlier days when I grew up, the jokes in the Post were much more numerous and entertaining. Every other page had a joke on it. Why are the jokes so sparse now. They added so much pizazz to the magazine.
Darn,
I do not remember SEP jokes being that lame. Maybe I only recall some of the funnier ones, like Hazel.
The Marty Lowenstein dated July 7, 1951 is really special for me. That is the day I was born – and I have always loved relaxing outside, sometimes in a hammock, but always with a radio for music and a bit of news. Thanks for sharing!!
The cartoon with the man lying in his own hammock in his own backyard, totally contented, really speaks to me. This was almost 70 years ago and still today, sometimes there’s no place like home!
Seeing a Mort Walker panel makes me wonder if The Saturday Evening Post could publish a collection that features cartoonists that went on to greater things like Charles M. Schulz and Hank Ketcham? Even Ted Key could be represented. I would so purchase such a collection!
My favorite here is ’54 Flavors’. Honest to God I’ve never heard of so many flavors; mind boggling. Too used to 31 (flavors) I suppose. I’ll take a cup of that pistachio pineapple with some whipped cream, please!
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In the earlier days when I grew up, the jokes in the Post were much more numerous and entertaining. Every other page had a joke on it. Why are the jokes so sparse now. They added so much pizazz to the magazine.
Darn,
I do not remember SEP jokes being that lame. Maybe I only recall some of the funnier ones, like Hazel.
The Marty Lowenstein dated July 7, 1951 is really special for me. That is the day I was born – and I have always loved relaxing outside, sometimes in a hammock, but always with a radio for music and a bit of news. Thanks for sharing!!
The cartoon with the man lying in his own hammock in his own backyard, totally contented, really speaks to me. This was almost 70 years ago and still today, sometimes there’s no place like home!
Seeing a Mort Walker panel makes me wonder if The Saturday Evening Post could publish a collection that features cartoonists that went on to greater things like Charles M. Schulz and Hank Ketcham? Even Ted Key could be represented. I would so purchase such a collection!
My favorite here is ’54 Flavors’. Honest to God I’ve never heard of so many flavors; mind boggling. Too used to 31 (flavors) I suppose. I’ll take a cup of that pistachio pineapple with some whipped cream, please!