39 – Lala Palooza

2019-01-08
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In September 1937, Quality Comics debuted with Feature Funnies #1.  It mostly reprinted of strips that had already been published by other companies like Joe Palooka and Jane Arden.  It also featured Lala Palooza by Rube Goldberg, who became famous for “Rube Goldberg Machines“. Before it was a famous alternative music festival, Lollapalooza was a […]

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2 – Palooka

2018-12-02
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Skipping ahead two months to August 1934, we have the second comic book ever sold, Eastern Color’s Famous Funnies #2.  This book continued to reprint “funnies” from color newspaper sections into comic book form.  Joe Palooka is refereeing a bout between two African American boxers in this page.  It’s fascinating to me how comic books […]

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