tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post7402461575379585482..comments2024-03-25T22:28:29.238-04:00Comments on Tony Isabella's Bloggy Thing: JOE PALOOKA’S FAMOUS PALTony Isabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07356415470545816484noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post-13250213335530347272013-01-21T03:06:38.968-05:002013-01-21T03:06:38.968-05:00Fwiw, most of the Joe Palooka stories at Harvey (a...Fwiw, most of the Joe Palooka stories at Harvey (and elsewhere) were reprints of the newspaper strip. However, there were 8 issues of the Harvey series called JOE PALOOKA'S BATTLE ADVENTURES, which featured one story-reprint of Joe's World War II career plus a number of non-series war stories. This series did feature about 3 original Joe Palooka stories featuring him as a soldier, if I'm correct.darkmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144840493021306651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post-85699753774929441252012-06-10T20:47:18.141-04:002012-06-10T20:47:18.141-04:00I remember Humphrey especially from the daily Joe ...I remember Humphrey especially from the daily Joe Palooka strip. He was so strong that he was able to fly by peddling a contraption that he built himself. It looked like an outhouse with wings and the front half of a bicycle attached. <br /><br />He was very, very smart at making things and in figuring out people's motivations but not so bright in many other ways. Near the end of the strip in the 60s, that I can remember, Humphrey starred more often than Joe or Little Max.Joyce Meltonhttp://quillianonline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post-91599147801416085862012-06-10T06:08:35.274-04:002012-06-10T06:08:35.274-04:00Thanks. Great comment. Although I'm wonderin...Thanks. Great comment. Although I'm wondering how I managed to miss the "all-new stories" blurb on the cover every time I looked at it. Sheesh!Tony Isabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07356415470545816484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post-14973386415599612432012-06-10T04:39:14.388-04:002012-06-10T04:39:14.388-04:00Humphrey was a very fat and very strong blacksmith...Humphrey was a very fat and very strong blacksmith. He was also very gentle and maybe a little mentally impaired. He was introduced in the Joe Palooka strip when some unscrupulous promoters forced him into boxing, which he was very good at but he hated doing. Joe Palooka rescued him from the boxing life, and they became close friends.<br /><br />The stories in Humphrey Comics were mostly new, as there wasn't enough solo Humphrey material from the strip to last them very long. I've only read a few Humphrey stories, but I can't help thinking he was an influence on Harvey's Little Lotta...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com