Bozo by Foxo Reardon for August 26, 2024

1. Bozo wraps his “Gifts” for the cops.

2. Bozo got a hot deal on his Christmas tree.

3. Bozo, the real Santa does not look pleased!

1》It’s just sample packaging officer. The real gifts are too valuable to be on display.

2》It’s too late to save the house but Bozo will save the tree.

3》There, doesn’t that tree look nice now? Just in time for Santa to drop in.

1 Christmas always puts Bozo in a gift-giving mood. (Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams — Bing Crosby)

2 Fireman Bozo works on expanding the firebreak. Cant be too careful, eh Bozo? (Woodchopper’s Ball — Duke Ellington)

3 For shame Bozo. Santa Claus always has the right of way. (Here Comes Santa Claus — Gene Autry)

Under cover – I will never not love Bozo’s relationship with the police.

Christmas tree – that’s just making a firebreak, right? Right?

1. It coal for you this time Bozo.

2. Yups. It certainly coal for ya.

3. Wanna delivers coal to yourself eh.

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For those who come in late, these fabulous fun funnies was envisioned and executed so beautifully and brilliantly by FoXo Reardon, a true master cartoonist who told his funny tales with his awesome artwork alone, without any of his characters in BOZO ever saying a single word.

An especially excellent epitome of pictures speaking thousand words, BOZO also the most pleasant picturesque pantomime where every panel is like a photograph of a three-dimensional cartoon world of realistic-looking depths and details. Such was his powerful perspective artwork which brought to life a lovely lively world of BOZO!

FoXo a rare combination of both sharp wits and artistic talents which is rarely seen together in the same cartoonist, a true master and professional cartoonist whose work quality speaks for itself and as you can see for yourself BOZO is pure gold coming from a golden era of cartooning!

BOZO is pure gold coming from a golden era of cartooning! More about FoXo and BOZO in the About page.

So no wonder that these wonderful wordless wonders still bring great joy and sheer cheer to many even today.

But despite being a great classic of great creative calibre, neither BOZO nor FoXo are much known or remembered these days.

Spread the word, friends, so that BOZO can spread more joy and cheer to many many more!

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And of course another big thumbs up, big applause, and three cheers once again for the marvellous master FoXo’s magnificent masterpiece, the most pleasant picturesque pantomime, the ever entertaining ever energetic ever enjoyable ever excellent evergreen entertainer, the brilliantly beautiful and beautifully brilliant BOZO!

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And yes of course many thankses to Micheal Reardon for bringing BOZO back for us all!

1. A hidden brick is a dirty trick.

2. Fire contained. Fur tree obtained.

3. Fake Santa rejected. Bozo ejected.

1) Don’t overplay your hand, Bozo. The cops know you too well.

2) Well, while the firemen handle the blaze, Bozo’ll help himself to a Christmas tree.

3) Scram Bozo, I’m working this side of the chimney!

1. Surprise gift

2. Tree trimming

3. Crowded chimney

The Majestic Mr. Fuzzy:

1st Strip, 2nd Panel. Once again, The Fuzzster is displaying his weird obsession with riding on the back of automobiles. He desperately needs help. Is that an angel in the 1st panel?

2nd Strip. It is Fuzzless.

3rd Strip; is also Fuzzless,

I hope the can save Umbrella Man from the burning house

1. Fuzzy free ride on car bumper. 2. Get Fuzzy. Roof top burning house. 3. Who is the impostor. Fat man, tiny man or doggy?

UNDER COVER- Ah Bozo has a Christmas gift for Buttons on patrol, sadly Bozo is interrupted by a backup Buttons. (Everyone deserves a brick now an then.) CHRISTMAS TREE- Ah our Hero of Many Trades is riding the fire truck into a blazing inferno, but Firemen 1 half saves a tree…nice tree…possible Christmas Tree. UNPLUGGED- I guess Bozo is afraid some of his antics, that Santa may not visit him, and Poochie. Ah but at Midnight, who should appear, but Santa to drop off his presents to Bozo. (Oh well Santa is 2 days early. )

On March 8, 1934, in broad daylight, Mais and Legenza (Robert Mais and Walter Legenza), the ruthless heads of the “Tri-State Gang,” robbed a mail truck thought to be carrying currency from a local Federal Reserve Bank, killing the driver, at a site behind Broad Street Station (now the Science Museum of Virginia). Foxo, assigned to get drawings of the crime scene, jumped into a cab. He told the driver who he was and what he was about, and asked the driver, “Are you with me?” To which the driver replied, “Yes.” Crossing over the bridge where the crime took place, and where only law enforcement personnel were allowed, Foxo jumped out of the cab and began sketching. Within moments the police came after him, and he jumped back in the cab and it sped off. Moments later the cab arrived again at the crime scene. More sketches were drawn, and that action sequence was repeated several times until Foxo had all the sketches he needed.

The event described above is taken from my 254 page book, “Whistling Down the Halls: The times and Cartoons of America’s Original Pantomime Comic Strip Artist”, available over the Internet. The event took place when Foxo Reardon (Dad) was staff cartoonist and Art Director for the Richmond (Virginia) Times-Dispatch, one of the South’s leading newspapers at the time. (Mais and Legenza, incidentally were later apprehended after committing more crimes and executed in the Virginia electric chair.

“Christmas tree” – the third panel has a lot going on artistically .

3. Bozo might have put himself on the naughty list. :)

1) Give It Away – Red Hot Chili Peppers 2) Chop Chop – Sweet 3) Don’t Come Around Here No More – Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

1. No fooling Buttons.

2. O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum!

3. Kris Bozo and Kris Kringle collide.