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...English rival of Punch once printed a cartoon of a man struck with amazement, and labeled it: "Portrait of a Gentleman Finding a Joke in Punch" Like some Englishmen, many Americans who have seen 105-year-old Punch are rarely amused by its jokes, even after laborious explanations. But last week, with its home circulation at an alltime high (184,000), London's most ancient & honorable humorous weekly confidently invaded the U.S. market, intending to be laughed at, not laughed...
...English country house than to London's Fleet Street. Once a week its four editors and six or seven regular contributors (led by Sir Alan Herbert) get together at the celebrated Punch Round Table, for luncheon, brandy and a discussion of the week's main political cartoon. Editor Knox, who has been working for Punch for 40 years and writes the pieces signed "EVOE," puts the rest of the issue out on faith. He holds no story conferences, never knows what contributions to expect until they arrive, and fills last-minute gaps by diving into the fat "unsolicited...
YOUR RADIO COLUMN [TIME, MAY 12] STATES THAT A NEWSPAPER CARTOON STRIP CONCERNING BUDDY BEAR IS BEING DRAWN BY THE ARTISTS OF SUPERMAN. I KNOW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING OF ANY SUCH PROPOSED CARTOON FEATURE AND WOULD APPRECIATE AN EXPLANATION. PLEASE INFORM YOUR READERS SHUSTER AND I ARE NOT DRAWING BUDDY BEAR...
...committee also rejected the recommendation of the editor-jurors on the best editorial', the best cartoon and the best reporting of the year. Four of the eight final winners (TIME, May 12) were from papers represented on the committee...
Buttressing Buddy (an unprepossessing teddy bear) will be 65 Universal-International color movie shorts, 100,000 record albums, a newspaper cartoon strip drawn by the artists of Superman, Buddy Bear dolls, pull-toys, crayons, paint sets, wallpaper, pajamas, toothbrush holders, cereal bowls, lamps, storybooks-"and countless other items of merchandise . . . under the Buddy Bear name." Some parents suspected that the time might come when the afternoon horror programs would be remembered with wistful regret...