I can’t recall ever having heard of the Billiken craze before yesterday’s comic. A Google search revealed a story I find fascinating, with links to St. Louis, Nome, Osaka, and the movie “Waterloo Bridge.” Billiken’s creation story is analogous to Superman’s, in that the vast majority of money generated by his sudden popularity did not go to the woman who “dreamed him up.”
dmalzahn almost 3 years ago
Even though it was done n two people, look at the amount of work that went into this. And weekly!
Solstice*1947 almost 3 years ago
I can’t recall ever having heard of the Billiken craze before yesterday’s comic. A Google search revealed a story I find fascinating, with links to St. Louis, Nome, Osaka, and the movie “Waterloo Bridge.” Billiken’s creation story is analogous to Superman’s, in that the vast majority of money generated by his sudden popularity did not go to the woman who “dreamed him up.”
Pequod almost 3 years ago
Except for the shorter hair, looks like the Troll dolls that were quite popular in the 1960s.
John W Kennedy Premium Member almost 3 years ago
And sounds like the Elf on the Shelf.