Origins of the Sunday Comics by Peter Maresca for February 02, 2015

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    electricshadow Premium Member over 9 years ago

    Someone’s knockin’ at the doorSomebody’s ringing a bellSomeone’s knockin’ at the doorSomebody’s ringing a bellDo me a favor, open the door and let ’em…out

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    MansellinDistress  over 9 years ago

    “It’s only the german dwarf having a smoke”. How many times have I heard that one before!

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    CeeJay  over 9 years ago

    What’s with the elephant’s tusks? Were they removed on purpose? If so, the German dwarf probably had something to do with it!

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    Kip W  over 9 years ago

    gosh-darn hooligans!

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    John W Kennedy Premium Member over 9 years ago

    Fairly common to see tusks like that in old images. I suppose the ends were removed either for safety or in the aftermath of injuries. Another common old image shows brass balls placed over the ends.

    Interesting to see here, as well as in “The Katzenjammer Kids”, the English word “loafer” being used as a generic insult by a German-accented character. From the other characters’ viewpoints, Happy Hooligan may /be/ a “loafer”, but he is not actually loafing in this story. If anything, he’s being a well-intended busybody.

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    byamrcn  over 9 years ago

    Ugh. I miss Willie Winkie.

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    Fruno  over 9 years ago

    Happy Hooligan for President!

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    susguir  over 9 years ago

    Are there no more Wee Willie Winkie? What a difference.

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    MansellinDistress  over 9 years ago

    Very few comics can compare to that brief, brilliant run by Feineger

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    MansellinDistress  about 9 years ago

    Pete, regarding the Dean Mullaney interview at TCJ, if need be, I will commit to buying two copies of White Boy. Whatever it takes to make this reprint project a Go!

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