Bozo by Foxo Reardon for January 08, 2023

1. Bozo has his own personal real live coat rack.

2. That’s gonna leave a mark.

3. Bozo’s gonna git lucky, …. maybe.

1) Street Fighting Man – Rolling Stones 2) I’ve Got A Crush On You – Ella Fitzgerald 3) Whatta Man – Linda Lyndell

1. Instead of being a fighter, Bozo’s a lover as we can see below

When he runs into trouble with some fellow

He rolls up his sleeves bit by bit

Sayin’ "I wash my hands of it

‘Hang’ in there, coat while I do so"

2. Whatever fractures bad luck brings

How hard the slippery chill of ice stings

No matter how down you feel there

You got to remember:

it ain’t over till the fat lady sings.

3. Bozo is a witty “gent”

A laugher here not a “fie!” there

‘Cause the handkerchief’s mischief, I swear, sir

Causes laughter we can hardly “bear”, yeah!

1. Rolling up em sleeves to clean sweeps.

2. Bozo sacrifice himself to saves fatso lady.

3. Bozo decent man who does only hanky business and never hanky-panky business.

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It always such a Splendid Sunday with these fabulous fun funnies called BOZO!

Created by a tremendously talented master cartoonist FoXo Reardon who may be lesser known but was in no way any lesser than any well known cartoonist, BOZO a rare hidden gem from the past which is excellent epitome of pictures speaking thousand words.

A true professional and master cartoonist and a master of perspective artwork, Fabulous FoXo’s spelendid skills and fantastic finesse with which he created comics only improved despite his health deteriorating due to cancer. He kept creating fabulous funnies till his end without compromising quality.

One of the few cartoonists who had both the humourous wits and artistic talents both together which is rarely seen in the same cartoonist, FoXo’s characters lived in a three dimensional cartoon world of realistic-looking depths and details and told the funny tales without saying a word ever.

It is rightly said that silence is golden, and BOZO is pure gold from a golden era of cartooning, i say.

So it no wonder that these wonderful wordless wonders still bring great joy and sheer cheer to many even today after so many decades and eras 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!

The Hover Hat in Strip #2, panel #4 is astonishing. It’s like BOZO owns a spring-loaded hat!

I’ve noticed a change in a pattern that Foxo uses quite consistently.

If the action in a strip is intense, five-pointed stars are sometimes part of the composition.

Until recently, within the strips that I’ve studied, two stars would be the limit on star quantity in the panel’s scene.

However, in panel #1 of strip #1, there are four five-pointed stars!

In panel #4 of strip #2, there are five five-pointed stars!

That is the most stars I’ve ever observed in a BOZO strip or panel.

In strip #1, panel number #1, the female citizen appears brunette. In panels #2 and #3, the female appears blonde!

I’ve not seen such a pattern development ever before in Foxo’s work.

Another pattern that seems to involve an increase in number, is the number of plewds that are part of a panel’s composition.

Usually, I can observe two plewds for a character but in panel #3 of strip #2, there are three plewds!

With Foxo’s strips, expressive drawing is a substitute for verbal content.

1) I didn’t see that coming ☺

2) Bozo didn’t see that coming ⭐

3) Bozann didn’t see that… good for Bozo ☺

∿¹ Accidental Meeting.

∿² Accidental landing.

∿³ Planning for future “accidental” losses!

1 Bozo must be an employee there.

2 Bozo gives his all to save the ice.

3 Bozann’s going to wonder about Bozo’s ‘collection’.

1. Lavatory lacky?

2. Bozo buffer

3. Chivalrous reward

Watch where you’re going you big oaf! Here! Hold these!

Bozo sure’s got a crush ‼️ oooooooooft! Fuzzy even skates!

A good deed turned rescue adventure….better keep HIS nose clean!

1) Bozo just came from the bathroom and needed someplace for his hat and coat while washing up.

2) Chivalry is not dead, but Bozo’s ribs might be crushed along with his hat flying straight up.

3) The handkerchief turned the brunette into a blonde?

Clean fight. Bottoms up. Trade goods. Did Bozo just sacrifice himself to save the lady or to save the ice?

No umbrella man in Comic 1 :(

In strip #3, her hair changes color from panel 1 to panel 2.

1) EXCUSE ME WHILE I WASH MY HANDS: Oops Bozo walks into another person. He acts angry and hands the man his hat and coat as he washes his hands!

2) FRIENDLY CUSHION: Watching carefully Bozo sees a prone to falling lady. He cushions her fall on the ice with his body!

3) FRIENDLY GIFT: Pretty lady drops a hankie; Bozo picks it up and the lady kisses him. He takes it to get money from the store!

3. The lady in the fur coat is quite the chameleon… she changed her hair color in the 2nd panel. Bozo must have that effect on ladies!