Created in 1921, Bozo, the original pantomime comic strip, was published weekly in the Richmond (Virginia) Times-Dispatch from 1925 to 1945. Bozo fought both the Nazis and the Japs for the four years of World War II within the pages of the Times-dispatch and was rewarded with international syndication at War’s end in 1945 by the Chicago Sun Times Syndicate. It was carried by the Boston,Globe, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Cincinnati Enquirer and other major newspapers. It was particularly popular in France and Japan.
The strip was carried by Stars and Stripes, the newspaper of the United States Armed Forces and was very popular with our men and women in uniform. A hundred of those War time Bozo strips can be found in my book, "Whistling Down the Halls: “The Times and cartoons of America’s Original Pantomime Comic Strip Artist,”a 260 page book which contains about 800 cartoons by Foxo Reardon, (my dad) including 500 syndicated Bozo strips and other works by him. It also contains a 16-page biography and photos.
Upon publication the book was described by the editor of the Times-Dispatch as “an absolute delight.” Gary Brookins, who did the “Pluggers” cartoon panel and “Shoe,” the comic strip, described the book as “great.”
The book is available from amazon.com, Walmart.com, bearmanormedia.com, booksamillion.com, barnesandnoble.com, and other Internet outlets. If ordering on these sites, please search by entering both website and the name of Foxo Reardon together. If you should buy the book and like it, I hope you will give it a review from whatever site you visit. Many thanks!
ALL EARS- As Jim Reeves would sing “Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone…” NO BUMS- Ah I hear ZZ Top tuning up SHARP DRESSED MAN!…..WORMS- I hear Andy Griffith whistling “The Fishin’ Hole!”
2. Beg your pardon, sir, but can you tips the hat?
3. When life gives you worms, go fishing!
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Every day is a great day full of joy after reading BOZO!
Such a joy to read these lovely spectacularly drawn classics which were created by a truly talented marvellous master, a great genius of a cartoonist the irrefutably ingenious FoXo Reardon.
And of course a big thumbs up, big applause, and three cheers for the marvellous master FoXo’s magnificent masterpiece, the most pleasant picturesque pantomime, the blissfully beautiful, the ever entertaining ever energetic evergreen entertainer BOZO!
And of course a big thanks to Mr. Micheal Reardon and Go Comics for bringing back Bozo to us all.
1) TOO MUCH NOISE: Trying to make a call, Bozo takes the receiver into a nearby room and shuts the door. Hello? (He disconnects the receiver accidently!)
2) LEAVE DIRTY BUM: Bozo during his poor times is told by the cop to move along. Bozo is given enough money to get a nice suit and surprises the cop when he returns to the same place to beg for money!
3) WHEN YOU GET WORMS IN YOUR APPLES: Bozo is an innovator, and it happens again. He was selling apples when he found every one of them riddled with worms. So, he collects them to go fishing for food!
The important thing to know about All ears is that those old phones separated the part you listened to ( the receiver Bozo holds to his ear), and the part you spoke into (the cone-shaped thing sticking out from the front of the phone on the wall). Bozo may be able to hear better on the other side of that door, but he can’t reply to what he hears.
The great irony in #2 is that Bozo is able to go into the haberdasher’s store and buy a better suit of clothes in order to avoid being arrested for vagrancy. This is why we admire him for his adaptability.
And #3 brilliantly illustrates Bozo’s ability to make the best of a bad situation. But are apple worms good for fish bait? They’re kind of small. Maybe it would be better to just put the apple on the hook and let the fish choose a worm!
danketaz Premium Member almost 3 years ago
1 Bozo’s trying to call Bozann to see if she wants to go dancing but she can’t hear him over the music.
2 Bozo dresses for success and baffles the cop.
3 Must be good apples. All the worms eat there.
Kiba65 almost 3 years ago
Really great humor with not a word spoken, FOXO Reardon was outstanding in every respect.
guenette.charlie(BozoKnows) almost 3 years ago
The moral of strip #3: When life gives you worms, go fishing.
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member almost 3 years ago
No bums – Bozo learns that money flows upwards.
Lemon Juice almost 3 years ago
US Number One Song On June 25th, 1951: “Too Young” by Nat King Cole
mreardon53 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Created in 1921, Bozo, the original pantomime comic strip, was published weekly in the Richmond (Virginia) Times-Dispatch from 1925 to 1945. Bozo fought both the Nazis and the Japs for the four years of World War II within the pages of the Times-dispatch and was rewarded with international syndication at War’s end in 1945 by the Chicago Sun Times Syndicate. It was carried by the Boston,Globe, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Cincinnati Enquirer and other major newspapers. It was particularly popular in France and Japan.
The strip was carried by Stars and Stripes, the newspaper of the United States Armed Forces and was very popular with our men and women in uniform. A hundred of those War time Bozo strips can be found in my book, "Whistling Down the Halls: “The Times and cartoons of America’s Original Pantomime Comic Strip Artist,”a 260 page book which contains about 800 cartoons by Foxo Reardon, (my dad) including 500 syndicated Bozo strips and other works by him. It also contains a 16-page biography and photos.
Upon publication the book was described by the editor of the Times-Dispatch as “an absolute delight.” Gary Brookins, who did the “Pluggers” cartoon panel and “Shoe,” the comic strip, described the book as “great.”
The book is available from amazon.com, Walmart.com, bearmanormedia.com, booksamillion.com, barnesandnoble.com, and other Internet outlets. If ordering on these sites, please search by entering both website and the name of Foxo Reardon together. If you should buy the book and like it, I hope you will give it a review from whatever site you visit. Many thanks!
Ontman almost 3 years ago
1) The first wireless phone?. 2) Class warfare. All’s fair. 3) When you get lemons make lemonade, when you get wormy apples, go fishing.
Searcy9320 almost 3 years ago
ALL EARS- As Jim Reeves would sing “Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone…” NO BUMS- Ah I hear ZZ Top tuning up SHARP DRESSED MAN!…..WORMS- I hear Andy Griffith whistling “The Fishin’ Hole!”
Dirty Dragon almost 3 years ago
1 – “I *still can’t hear you… Hello? Hello???”
Kip Williams almost 3 years ago
He’s learned how to tap into that pool of potential charity givers whose only objection is the money going to those poorer than themselves.
Mark Thomas almost 3 years ago
1. Hello, hello … what do you mean you can’t hear me.
2. Clothes make the man.
3. Bozo bought a bushel of bait holders.
Gent almost 3 years ago
1. Ah the ol’ ancient phones!
2. Beg your pardon, sir, but can you tips the hat?
3. When life gives you worms, go fishing!
…
Every day is a great day full of joy after reading BOZO!
Such a joy to read these lovely spectacularly drawn classics which were created by a truly talented marvellous master, a great genius of a cartoonist the irrefutably ingenious FoXo Reardon.
And of course a big thumbs up, big applause, and three cheers for the marvellous master FoXo’s magnificent masterpiece, the most pleasant picturesque pantomime, the blissfully beautiful, the ever entertaining ever energetic evergreen entertainer BOZO!
And of course a big thanks to Mr. Micheal Reardon and Go Comics for bringing back Bozo to us all.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 3 years ago
1) TOO MUCH NOISE: Trying to make a call, Bozo takes the receiver into a nearby room and shuts the door. Hello? (He disconnects the receiver accidently!)
2) LEAVE DIRTY BUM: Bozo during his poor times is told by the cop to move along. Bozo is given enough money to get a nice suit and surprises the cop when he returns to the same place to beg for money!
3) WHEN YOU GET WORMS IN YOUR APPLES: Bozo is an innovator, and it happens again. He was selling apples when he found every one of them riddled with worms. So, he collects them to go fishing for food!
Solstice*1947 almost 3 years ago
The important thing to know about All ears is that those old phones separated the part you listened to ( the receiver Bozo holds to his ear), and the part you spoke into (the cone-shaped thing sticking out from the front of the phone on the wall). Bozo may be able to hear better on the other side of that door, but he can’t reply to what he hears.
InquireWithin almost 3 years ago
1) We seem to have a bad connection…
2) A tip of the hat to you, clever sir!
3) Bozo channels his inner “early bird”.
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member almost 3 years ago
The great irony in #2 is that Bozo is able to go into the haberdasher’s store and buy a better suit of clothes in order to avoid being arrested for vagrancy. This is why we admire him for his adaptability.
And #3 brilliantly illustrates Bozo’s ability to make the best of a bad situation. But are apple worms good for fish bait? They’re kind of small. Maybe it would be better to just put the apple on the hook and let the fish choose a worm!
edeloriea14 almost 3 years ago
1. Call Bozo maybe (without the loud singing).
2. Now, that’s a beggar with class.
3. “Where to find worms? In apples, of course.”