Cartoons: Bank Loan Groans

Borrowing money can be funny!

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“I need to buy a new suit.”
Bob Barnes
September 14, 1957

 

“No.”
Geo Gately
May 10, 1958

 

“That was the first dollar we ever loaned out. We had a little trouble getting it back!”
Bob Tupper
May 8, 1958

 

“It’s a standard contract. The large print has you jumping for joy and the small print brings you to your senses.”
William von Riegen
February 28, 1959

 

 

“I’d like to combine all my little obligations into one backbreaking load.”
Walter Goldstein
October 6, 1956

 

“Well, I kinda hoped to get enough to pay off a thousand-dollar milk bill that’s been worrying me.”
Jack Tippit
January 19, 1957

 

“You understand, of course, this contract is just a formality.”
Herb Green
January 3, 1959

 

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Comments

  1. Not a bad one in this 1956-’59 group. The poor guy (both meanings of it) in #1. #2 is wonderful, and I know has to be based on fact! #5 looks like an early version of what we know as consolidation loans now. #6 about the $1k milk bill has me shocked too!

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