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Word: comic (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Comics are rapidly shrinking from five to four columns, with many a comic and Sunday magazine section due to go tabloid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Pinch | 5/25/1942 | See Source »

Jiranek was one of the great comic pantomimists. His act remained virtually unchanged for more than 30 years; so did his great popularity in Europe and the U.S. His last words: "They're still applauding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, May 25, 1942 | 5/25/1942 | See Source »

Terry and the Pirates, or rather Terry's numerous luxurious comic strip mates, are not going to lend their support to members of the Varsity crew squad this year, and because of this, local river sages have predicted a slight rise in the Yale stock...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Terry's Girls Won't Inspire Crew for Regatta This Year | 5/21/1942 | See Source »

Eric Larrabee of Leverett House and Schenectady, N. Y. was chosen to deliver the Class Ode, the comic relief of the graduation exercises. Larrabee is on the Lampoon and writes for the Alumni Bulletin...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ames, Matters, Harvey Voted Three Marshals for Class of '43 | 5/20/1942 | See Source »

Moontide (20th Century-Fox) has what many a female cinemaddict would like to have: a rough, tough man, with romantic overtones, to take home and tame. He is seamy, sturdy, slow-burning Jean Gabin, onetime foundry worker, marine and music-hall comic, whose talent for acting natural and talking slang made him France's No. 1 male cinemactor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Pictures, May 18, 1942 | 5/18/1942 | See Source »

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