Friday, July 10, 2009

Mister Breger and the Beaurocratic Genie

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Dave Breger was the creator of the WW2-era comic strip, “Private Breger Abroad,” which later morphed into “G.I. JOE” for the U.S. Army’s own “Yank” newspaper. (Breger created the term GI Joe…but had nothing to do with the toys or cartoons that came much later)
When his character, “Private Breger” got out of the army after the war, his comic strip was reborn as “Mister Breger.”

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Katzenjammer Kids #6 - Cover
This One-page filler comic is from the Katzenjammer Kids comic book #6, Autumn 1948
cartoon boy and dog reading book of Arabian Nights by fireplace
cartoon boy  rubs an oil lamp and says abracadabra
Cartoon genie comes from oil lamp rubbed by boy with glasses. Scared dog runs away
cartoon boy with glasses is amazed to see a genie come from his lamp
cartoon boy with glasses is amazed to see a genie pull out a contract
cartoon boy with glasses is shocked to see a genie pull out a wish application
 cartoon boy with glasses regrets asking a genie  for wishes
 cartoon boy with glasses wakes up by the fireplace with his dog 
Here’s the whole page…click for a BIG version!
Mister Breger by Dave Breger Katzenjammer Kids #6 - Page 11
…and here’s a bonus page from the same comic…
”Right Around Home” by Dudley Fisher
Right Around Home by Dudley Fisher KKids6 - Page 23

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