Wesley Morse created Bazooka Joe. Joe and his gang started about the same year I started, and every one of the bonus fortunes came true! But, as so often happens here at Dull Tool Dim Bulb, Morse had a hidden agenda. Morse also drew those "8-pagers" or Tijuana Bibles which showed prominent figures of the day hitting on gangster molls, waitresses and starlets! I guess Mr. Morse liked to work small and let Dad have a little fun too! Some half-dozen have been identified, Morse holds the distinction of being one of only two artists working in the tiny dirty genre to have been identified.
In the 1990's after Morse passed away, Joe got "wigger" pants.
Group of Bazooka Joe comics Collection the Neighbor Kid
NOTE: KIRK TAYLOR sent the following link to his GREAT site on the artist.
http://www.taylormorsecollection.com/
Ulltra ultra cool! I had forgotten all about that stuff!
ReplyDeleteHiya, Jim - Enjoyed seeing your post. Take a moment to look at my site, I'm sure you'll find it, well, eye opening.
ReplyDeleteClick on Kirk Taylor's name above...links to his GREAT site! THANKS!
ReplyDeleteJim, again, thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteI'm pleased you've enjoyed the site.
DTDB is just the best blog of it's type, all your posts are so thoughtfully presented, even when it is just a strange, isolated image.
Best,
Kirk
Morse drew the 1939 World Fair issue of Tijuana Bibles and then a more extensive series of 24 different titles in the same time frame. His graphics are best of the "artists" in the genre.
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