Bozo by Foxo Reardon for December 26, 2022

I see you’ve begun timing the strips which the actual date.

1. Here comes Santa Boz, here comes Santa Boz, right down the policeman’s lane

Vivid and blissed with all his cheers the guy’s pulling on the wrapping then

Are bells ringing, when ya hear a singing, you’re very clownish, right?

So change your footwear and I swear I say prayers, when ya kick me tonight

2. Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus right down Santa Claus Lane

He’ll wonder awhile why this chimney smokes out this Christmastime again

Pipes and cigars will give away all if we just follow the glowlight

So let’s give thanks to Foxo above, ’cause laughter comes tonight

3. Here comes Claus burglar, here comes Claus burglar, right down the chimney when

He’s got a bag that’s filled with toys he stole from kids again

See this grimy crimeguy jiggle and wobble, oh what a direful sight

So jump in bed and cover your head, ’cause the Claus burglar comes tonight

1 Gee Officer, I never called you a clown… but do the shoes fit?

2 Um… Bozo just didn’t want to get Santa’s suit dirty so he ran late cleaning the chimney, right Bozo?

3 Dude screwed up. You don’t sneak in through the chimney until after Santa’s visit. Just ask the Grinch.

1) Bozo being a naughty boy right at Christmas ☺

2) Good try, Bozo ☺

3) Another naughty boy at Christmas ☺

1: flatfoot joke? 2: All that smokes is not fire. Just Bozo’s stoggie. 3: The REAL Santa.

1. Clown shoes

2. Abashed Bozo

3. Crooked Claus

(While I always appreciate FoXo’s artwork, the reindeer and Santa in the second strip are exquisite.)

Over stepping boundaries‼️☺️

You little scoundrel …I’m on a tight schedule…..off ya go!

Up on the roof top there rose such a clatter, Bozo saw a thief, and it didnt matter‼️

1) Cop has some really big shoes to fill!

2) Ho Ho…Hey! Don’t be blocking my entrance, Bozo!

3) Did Bozo think Santa made a second trip on Christmas Night?

1. There ya goes, Bigfoot. Merry Christmas ya big sasquatch!

2. Oho-ho-ho!

3. Aha-ha

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The tremendously talented FoXo Reardon never fails to turn monotonous melancholic mondays into magically magnificent mondays! .

And why wouldn’t he, for these fabulous fun funnies are created with such splendid skills and fantastic finesse. The Fabulous FoXo was a very rare combination of both humourous wits and artistic talents which is rarely seen together in the same cartoonist. So it no wonder that these fabulous fun funnies are such excellent epitomes of pictures speaking thousand words.

And what picturesque pictures are these, for every panel is like a photograph of a beautiful three dimensional cartoon world of realistic-looking depths and details. Such was FoXo’s mastery of perspective artwork.

Just see any of the BOZO comics for yourself and you’ll see how FoXo drew each one with such care and skills. This is why BOZO comics are always such a great joy to see. Zoom in an enjoy every panel of BOZO, me friends. No wonder how bad me day is, BOZO still brings smiles and happiness.

And this is why it no wonder that these wonderful wordless wonders still bring great joy and sheer cheer to many, even today after so many decades and era later.

But despite being a great classic of great creative calibre, neither BOZO nor FoXo are much known or remembered these days.

Spread the word, friends, so that BOZO can spread more joy and cheer to many more!

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And yes, yes of course another big thumbs up, big applause, and three cheers once again for the marvellous master cartoonist FoXo’s magnificent masterpiece, the most pleasant picturesque pantomime, the ever entertaining ever energetic ever enjoyable ever excellent evergreen entertainer BOZO!

Hidden meaning. Hidden habit. Hidden surprise. Santa Claus didn’t come down my chimney this year, but I don’t care, someone left a bunch of cookies on my kitchen table. SCORE!

BOZO 1- Ah nothing like a Christmas gift to your adversary…. except when your gift is a joke about being a “FLAT FOOT!” BOZO 2- Bozo was either cleaning out the chimney for Santa, or either OUR HERO had ideas of shopping in Santa’s Sleigh. BOZO 3- Stockings all hung with care, in hopes that the Neighborhood Robber would be caught.

1. Aha! Now we know the origin of Big Foot.

2. Bozo tried to intercept Santa, but the cigar smoke gave Bozo away.

3. Santa looks a bit thin, and soon to be very bruised.

1) These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ 2) Smokestack Lightnin’ 3) Steal Away

Clever. Don’t know how you do it.

1) BIG SHOES TO FILL: Bozo being a bit more subtle to one of his dark blue, buttoned up adversaries with a present—shoes too big for officer O’ Donavan to fill!

2) SMOKE TELLS: Santa’s stop finds a thin line of smoke in a chimney spies Bozo lifting him out!

3) NEGATIVE SANTA: Bozo knows Santa and is expecting his arrival. What he gets is a criminal agent of the World Crime League!

……..23DEC54: Best one of the three! ha ha….ha Ha HA!!