Comments on: Eisner has eye on Bazooka Joe

by: Brad M.

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:33:11 +0000

Mark Newgarden has a story about how he submitted a proposal to Tops about 15 years ago to do a mini-series about Bazooka Joe: with each issue dedicated to how he lost his eye, but they was turned it down.

Newgarden, get on the horn to Eisner tout suite!

by: Hounds Rye

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 07:13:17 +0000

I just happened to look at the Bazookajoe.com site yesterday, wondering why the recent comics imprinted on the wrappers wrapped around the gum were so difficult to read.

Only because of Halloween… I came across an individually wrapped piece of Bazooka gum and looked at the inner wrapper - at a cartoon that was impossible to see.

Then I looked up the website to find a small archive of some wordless ‘60′ to 1980’s wrapper comics from the past.

Bazooka gum is now made in Mexico and marketed by a company out of Europe. So much for the palookas from Bazooka hanging out on the corners of NY. The redrawn charachters do have an new exchange kid on board from Germany named Wolfgang Spreckles. And they have a special Bazooka Joe dance.

by: Alan Coil

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 22:33:03 +0000

I think Eisner has suffered brain damage from inhaling too much helium while trying out for the Mickey Mouse voice job.

by: Todd Alcott

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:40:21 +0000

I assume that Bazooka Joe lost his eye in the same adventure that made his pal Mort a germophobe who wears his turtleneck over his mouth to protect himself.

by: Buzz

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:31:51 +0000

When I was working at Ruby-Spears back in the 1980s, one of the networks had us develop a BAZOOKA JOE show that mercifully never got past the initial development stage. I suggested the show would be a good teaching tool re Joe’s eye patch: We would explain this is why your mom doesn’t want you playing with sharp sticks. The network’s resident Einstein said, “Oh, no, Bazooka Joe has two healthy eyes. He just wears the patch as a fashion statement.”

by: Torsten Adair

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:48:53 +0000

Considering that Joe perfected the novelty redemption model, I could see him utilising the Internet to great effect. Read the comic, log on, enter the code, get an animated comic, plus earn points to redeem for games, swag, and free dental care.
Heck, Topps could restart their card division with collectible GIFs and JPGs! They would provide the freebie content for movie websites, sports teams, and other merchandise heavy properties. They should also acquire a company that produces items on demand, like Cafe Press.
Topps sells bubblegum, but they do it by having you collect the wrapper. That’s where the money lies. Not “plastics”, but “cheap collectibles”. Something fun for a kid that’s less than a dollar.

by: Branden

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:30:24 +0000

Sorry, "Beat" (ha ha, get it?) you to it. I have already written that story...

by: Mark Engblom

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:48:22 +0000

Geez, can’t anyone just ride off into the sunset anymore? Michael…you’re time on the stage is past. Get lost.

by: alex

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:27:01 +0000

Words fail me…