dubble bubble wrapper comix sounds


- bill 4-15-2010 8:03 pm

Bubble gum took a little longer to perfect. Early forays into bubble gum formulas were not entirely successful until 1928. That is when Walter Diemer, an accountant for the Fleer Chewing Gum Company, came up with the formula for what Fleer would market as Dubble Bubble. The story goes that the only food dye available at Fleer was pink, and that's why Dubble Bubble and almost all bubble gums since have been pink.

Fleer was the first company to sell bubble gum wrapped in comics, and their Dubble Bubble was the leading brand when, in 1947, the Topps Company introduced Bazooka Bubble Gum. In 1953, Topps began wrapping each piece of gum in their new Bazooka Joe character comics. Kids could collect the comics and mail them in for free or nominal-cost premiums. Bazooka Joe was a big hit, and Topps' Bazooka brand has reigned supreme ever since.

Bubble Gum Comics (see website below) estimates that there are over 1000 Fleer Funnies and over 1500 Bazooka Joe comics, not counting variations. A few other bubble gum brands, like Blony and Swell, also included comics, and over the years various companies have sold bubble gum in wrappers that could be sent in for premiums. These are all sought after by collectors.

- bill 4-15-2010 8:09 pm [add a comment]


Nice! "Phoooo" and "Splug" are my fave panels.
- steve 4-16-2010 4:36 pm [add a comment]


the off register and over bleed printing is killer!! pre lechtenstein/batman (as mentioned)
- bill 4-16-2010 5:08 pm [add a comment]





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