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Syd Hoff
July 12, 1952
July 7, 1956
June 1, 1957
Wesley Thompson
May 3, 1952
David Engdon
April 12, 1952
Jack Tippit
March 21, 1959
Harry Lyons
February 23, 1957
Jack Tippit
February 8, 1959
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Comments
ONG! I’ve actually sat down in a barber chair and said #5! They always took it in good humor (because I tipped!)
The first cartoon featuring the homeless man (#5) struck me as angry. Why the angry faces on the two barbers? I assume when a person of questionable character comes in, they’d want to either be paid upfront or at least as the customer to “show me the money.” But if this guy comes in every 6 months and asks for the usual, then they must know if he can pay. The anger ruins the joke. I was only 1 in 1952, so the mood of those days must be different than what I’ve seen in my 70 years.
The top one is probably the most degrading. The 2nd one (by Lyons) is kind of out there, but maybe it’s based on fact? Numbers 5, 6 and 7 look like barbers occasionally got hobos wandering in for a haircut (and hopefully) a shave. I do have to wonder if they could pay for it.