Captain Tootsie and the Toy Cannon (Captain Tootsie #17)
| Captain Tootsie is the spokes-toon for Tootsie Rolls, having appeared in numerous ads from 1943 to approximately 1955. He also appeared in newspapers, and possibly magazines, in addition to comics. I've run across one set of daily ads so far, along with Sunday strips, and a two-issue comic book called The Adventures of Captain Tootsie and the Secret Legion. Just enjoy the ads. Unless there's something significant to point out, I'm not going to say a lot about them. |
This is just a shortened version of Captain Tootsie and the Giant Cannon, but the full page comes with a surprise- a Dick Tracy ad for Tootsie V-M; apparently a mix that "Makes milk taste like Tootsie Rolls!" But you could also send away for the Dick Tracy Detective Kit. As a fan of Dick Tracy, I would dearly love to have one of those kits just for the nostalgic joy of it all. Here's what that top half of the page looks like:
And then the full page together:
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