SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2024
REMEMBERING OUR HERO
It happened this week in 1984. The
Joe Palooka comic strip was published for
the very last time. Palooka was created by
Wilkes-Barre native Ham Fisher. A monument
at the base of Mount Palooka stands just off
route 309 in Hanover Township. I was a member
of a 4 man committee who raised public funds
for the monument which replaced a bronze
marker stolen around the time of the Agnes
Flood. Palooka's character was so popular
that when that character joined the army at
the start of World War II, thousands of men,
inspired by the comic strip, joined up too!
Palooka was credited by the President with
helping the war effort. In the final comic
strip Joe and his wife "retired" back to his
hometown of Wilkes-Barre, PA. Joe's out
there somewhere yet I suppose. Hope his,
and your NEWS is good!
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