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Comic panels taken out of comics so we can make fun of them!! We love the golden age stuff!

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  2. Single panels are preferred.

  3. Comics should be unintentionally funny. Spider-man cracking wise is not what this is about.

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  5. I can't believe I've had to add this... NO RACISM.

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submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by Bhaelfur@lemmy.world to c/outofcontextcomics@lemmy.world
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"What do I care about a few broken ribs?!"

"I wanna be wrecked!"

Possible source: Thimble Theater printed 12/19/1937 (thanks FoxyFerengi and UnspecifiedGravity!)

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[โ€“] FoxyFerengi@startrek.website 14 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

By the time this comic was published (12/19/1937), it was being distributed in thousands of newspapers. The original artist died the next year. It's possible this is from a book with a collection of Thimble Theater comics, the company that holds the copyright has made a few since then

https://comicskingdom.com/vintage/thimble-theater/

Fwiw I don't see this comic on there but I found something else while looking:

http://www.oldsundaycomics.com/pics1/S1450-1024.jpg

[โ€“] Bhaelfur@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Thanks! I saw the Thimble Theater, but the newspaper one was new to me. Added it to my post.