Gallery: Assorted Newspaper Comics - 1950s & 60s
Sunday Comics I
by Ham Fisher
Joe Palooka is an American comic strip about a heavyweight boxing champion, created by cartoonist Ham Fisher. The strip debuted on April 19, 1930 and was carried at its peak by 900 newspapers. It was cancelled in 1984.
Featured Comics:
- Abbie an' Slats - 1958 - by Raeburn Van Buren
- Terry and the Pirates - 1958 - by George Wunder
- Steve Canyon - 1958 - by Milton Caniff
- Captain and the Kids · Smilin' Jack - 1958 - by R. Dirks · Zack Mosley
- Bringing Up Father - 1958 - artist: Vernon Greene
- Mandrake the Magician - 1958 - by Lee Falk and Phil Davis
- Steve Canyon - 1959 - by Milton Caniff
- Joe Palooka - 1959 - by Ham Fisher
- Nut Bros., Our Boarding House - 1959 - by Gene Ahern
- Katzenjammer Kids - 1959 - by Joe Musial
- Tarzan - 1959 - artist: John Celardo
- Tarzan - 1959 - artist: John Celardo
- Tarzan - 1962 - artist: John Celardo
- Tarzan - 1965 - artist: John Celardo
- Tarzan - 1965 - artist: John Celardo
- Tarzan - 1965 - artist: John Celardo
- Tarzan - 1965 - artist: John Celardo
- Tarzan - 1967 - artist: John Celardo
- Tarzan - 1967 - artist: John Celardo
- Tarzan - 1967 - artist: John Celardo
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