From The New York Times, November 29, 2012, “Change Comes to Playground Funny Papers” — this news of the near demise of Bazooka Joe (according to the article, he’ll appear occasionally, but not in the format that lasted nearly six decades). And: Here’s an interesting Bazooka Joe link. From the blog The Museum of Peripheral Art, December
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Celebrating Syd Hoff’s 100th
(Above: Hoff’s self-portrait from Collier’s Collects Its Wits, Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1941) Today would’ve been Syd Hoff’s 100th birthday. Among his many accomplishments was contributing to The New Yorker for forty-four years (1931-1975). His niece has passed along this news concerning his official website : SydHoff.org has just been updated and expanded. The site now includes a rich
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From beachedmiami.com, July 16, 2012, “Exhibition celebrates Miami cartoonist Syd Hoff at 100”
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From Tablet, June 21, 2012, “Syd Hoff’s Cartoon Life” — this graphic tribute to the late great Syd Hoff, who contributed cartoons to The New Yorker for forty years ( 1931 – 1975). Mr. Hoff died May 12, 2004 in Miami Beach.
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