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Walter Goldstein
April 30, 1955
Bob Barnes
March 16, 1957
George Crenshaw
March 3, 1951
February 24, 1951
Tom Henderson
December 1, 1945
Syd Hoff
April 5, 1952
November 17, 1956
Glenn Bernhardt
September 27, 1955
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It was my 5th birthday. I was happy with the gifts but I resented everyone getting a piece of MY birthday cake.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to YOU, and celebrating with these wonderful cartoons! Let’s dig into these, right now. The opening ‘toon (or #5 here) takes the cake. The visual Tom Henderson creates of the entire top of the cake blowing into George’s face is priceless, but the real frosting is Mom’s disturbingly sweet yet maniacal smile and hand gestures! A well intentioned yet atrocious moment captured forever.
Goldstein’s top cartoon is getting very catty there between the ladies. Watch out. # 3 is a new low in ingratitude, especially since it’s his money; and those presents were expensive! I feel badly for the lady in # 4. She tried hard. Let’s hope it’ll taste good. Watch out for the ladies in #6. The one on the left is treading on thin ice. So is the little boy in #7. Hopefully Dad can fill in the holes and repaint it without too much trouble or expense, and knows his son loves him. Still, it was the front door, so you know some kind of (50’s) ‘time out’ is coming.
#8 at the bottom is one last (indirect) dig at the birthday girl’s age. Hubby’s in for a scolding after the guests leave, if not before.