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Cartoons: 1960s Humor

From beatniks with bongos to quips about communism, these cartoons from the early ’60s show what people loved to laugh at.

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“Sometimes I wonder why I ever joined CIA in the first place!”
Donald Reilly
August 11, 1962

 

“What luck, dear! It’s Bucephali miceli, a very rare mushroom noted for a peculiar side effect.”
Charles E. Martin
October 16, 1962

 

“Cut it, dad. This is strictly a three-piece combo!”
July 28, 1962

 

“Quiet everyone. Lawrence Welk!”
Henry Boltinoff
July 13, 1963

 

“Whatever you do, don’t call him J.F.K.”
Edwin Lepper
June 2, 1962

 

James Mulligan
June 2, 1962

 

“You shouldn’t inhale.”
Harry Mace
April 27, 1963

 

Paul Peter Porges
February 23, 1963

 

“They probably don’t realize some mushrooms are deadly.”
David Pascal
February 9, 1963

 

“You’ve been subpoenaed by the House Committee on Un-American Activities.”
Sidney Harris
November 16, 1963

 

“A what followed you home and can you keep him?”
Crawford
March 21, 1964

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  1. Still only in the early section of the decade, we’ve already got 1 cartoon on inhaling, 2 regarding mushrooms, and 3 featuring beatniks! Is the answer to Dad’s question in the bottom cartoon a Beatle?

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