Joe Palooka
Joe Palooka
The origins of the comic book are somewhat controversial and perhaps the jury is still
out. So lets go back to the cartoonish broadsheets of the Middle Ages, which were
parchment products, created by anonymous woodcutters. As mass circulation of these
broadsheets became possible, they soon developed a market, particularly at public
executions, popular events for centuries (ugh), which drew thousands of happy
spectators. Many of these spectators would invest in an artist’s rendering of a hanging or
burning, and thus making a very lucky day for the broadsheet seller.
The broadsheet evolved into higher-level content as humor was introduced. Eventually,
all types of broadsheets emerged, which were eventually bound in collections, the
prototype of the modern magazine. Magazines formatted like the popular Punch, an
elegant British creation, became the primary focus of documentary accounts of news and
events, fiction and humor. One can see in Punch, the sophisticated evolution of a comic
style, particularly in respect of the evolution of comics in Great Britain. Still and all, from
an historical standpoint, the comic strip stood in the alley, waiting to be born. And then
some say Great Britain’s Ally Sloper’s “Half Alley” was the first comic book. This was a
black and white tabloid that had panels of cartoons mixed with a sliver of news; circa
1884.
Now while all this was going on in Great Britain, this inching towards the comic book,
the United States had its own brand of evolution. Instead of magazines, US newspapers
took the lead in creating the comic book industry. Newspapers, with their first steps, took
their single image gags and evolved them into multi-paneled comic strips. It was during
this period that William Randolph Hearst scored a knockout with the Yellow Kid, which
was actually printed in yellow ink.
So where did the actual comic book begin? Some say it was with reprints of Carl Schultz’
Foxy Grandpa, from 1901 to 1905. Although others say it was Great Britain’s Ally
Sloper’s Half Alley. In 1902, Hearst published the Katzenjammer Kids and Happy
Hooligan in books with cardboard covers. For a time, the Yellow Kid himself was a top
contender. But it depends how rigid you are in your description of a comic book. These
examples, for sure, were predecessors to the modern comic book, which exploded in the
1930′s.
The Whitman Publishing Company, in 1934, became one of the pre-launchers for the
modern comic book. They published forty issues of Famous Comics, which was a black
and white hardcover reprint. The first regularly published comic in the more recognizable
modern format though, was Famous Funnies. It featured such memorable characters as
Joe Palooka, Buck Rogers and Mutt and Jeff.
Superheroes as we know them today took a strong foothold in the 1930′s. In 1938, Max
C. Gaines, who was one of the comic industry giants, brought “Superman” to Dell
Comics publisher, Harry Donenfield. Donenfield scored the comic coup of the century
when he published a story written by two teenagers, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster- and so
“Superman of Metropolis” (the title of their short story they wrote in their own fanzine)
was born. Superman was to set a standard for comic book heroes that persist to this day.
Dave Gieber, a former rocket engineer, has decided to take up residency on the Internet. He is the owner and editor of several websites, one of which was built around one of his childhood passions; http://www.comic-book-collection-made-easy.com . You can visit here to keep up to date on the world of comic books and comic book collecting. Feel free to sign up for my comic book ezine at http://www.comic-book-collection-made-easy.com/comic-book-ezine.html
Who remembers Joe Palooka?
I heard an old radio show the other night and it got me thinking .Was slapsy Maxi Rosenbloom his friend in the movies?
I heard an old radio show the other night and it got me thinking .Was slapsy Maxi Rosenbloom his friend in the movies?
Sure, he was so popular that any boxer or someone who took too many hits was known as a “Palooka”.
Joe Palooka Eps 1 And 2.
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JOE PALOOKA #23 1948 HARVEY COMICS BIKINI COVER HAM FISHER ART BOB FELLER AD $10.49 |
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Joe Palooka 17 1948 good – very good HARVEY $24.99 |
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LITTLE MAX #31, Featuring Joe Palooka and Humphrey, Harvey Comics, 1951 $4.99 |
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JOE PALOOKA COMICS GOLDEN AGE PDF FORMAT ON DVD $7.99 |
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Joe Palooka #13 Oct 1947 $12.99 |
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Joe Palooka Comics #13 Oct 1947 $19.99 |
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Harvey Comics: Joe Palooka #48 $15.99 |
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Harvey Comics: Joe Palooka #37 $15.99 |
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Harvey Comics: Joe Palooka #43 $19.99 |
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Joe Palooka Comics #25 F 1948 Boxing Mule Pro-graded $28.99 |
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NEMO Classic Comics Library #22 – Joe Palooka- Platinum $4.95 |
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JOE PALOOKA COMICS #54 (1951) VERY GOOD-FINE $10.00 |
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COMIC WORLD #20 (1970s) FANZINE – POGO JOE PALOOKA $24.95 |
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Joe Palooka “Tony DiPreta” Original Artwork Sketch $34.99 |
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Original Vintage Ham Fisher Joe Palooka Drawing $50.00 |
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Joe Palooka (feat. Phillipa Alexander) [The Real Tuesday Weld & Deep Architecture remixes] $5.99 … |
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Joe Palooka: Original Radio Broadcasts: Soundtrack Spoken Word Lp (1974) … |
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joe palooka LP … |
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Two Rings for Eddie. A TV episode of The Joe Palooka Story Two rings for Eddie. A TV episode of The Joe Palooka Story starring Joe Kirkwood. This video is in B & W. The video box says approximately 30 minutes long…. |
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Joe Palooka [VHS] $2.32 … |
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Joe Palooka … |
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Joe Palooka $0.01 Knobby Walsh discovers the powerful young hunk Joe Palooka on a quiet country farm and decides to transform him into a world champion boxer…. |
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Action Shows of the 1950s (Alarm / Assignment Mexico / Beach Patrol / Captain Fathom / Counterspy / Flash Gordon / Front Page Detective / Fu Manchu / Here Comes Tobor / Joe Palooka / Sea Divers / Sea Hunt / Sheena) (3-DVD) $10.62 Three-disc set includes the volumes “’50s TV Adventure Classics,” “Lost TV Shows of the ’50s,” and “Here Comes Tobor and Other Lost Action Shows of the 1950s,” which contain episodes of “Sheena, Queen of the Jungle,” “Flash Gordon,” “The Adventures of Fu Manchu,” “Sea Hunt,” the rare pilots “Here Comes Tobor” and “Captain Fathom,” and more…. |
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The Great Rupert / Joe Palooka $1.00 … |
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One Clown Bop Bag – Punching Clown $15.99 Kids can punch either his happy side or his sad side – both sides are pictured. Includes ONE inflatable clown. Kids can punch either his happy side or his sad side and he pops right back up. The inflatable punching clown is an exciting party toy. Has a weighted bottom, made of vinyl. Size 44 T.”… |
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