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Junior Times in January 1927 Pt. Two

 Here is part two of the January 16th, 23rd and 30th 1927 issues of the Junior Times. Alex Perez leads off with his cartoon about a meeting of the Times Junior Club. He shows a meeting between Aunt Dolly and Bob Wickersham (she calls him “Wicky”), and Manuel Moreno, Secretary of the Club,  is caricatured. There’s also a photo up there of “Wick”, when he was running for President of the T.J.C.. There are new episodes of the comic strips “Hezy Tate” and “Pearl Handle” by Phil De Lara, “Jim Dandy” by Morey Reden, “Fishy Tales” by I. Ellis and “Tiny Brains” by Louie (Leo) Salkin. You’ll see a new year’s drawing by Frank Tipper in which 1927 is a ringer for a kewpie doll. As a coda, don’t miss the 10 dollar prize covers by Ernest (Ernie) Nordli and Cal Howard! Note that Cal has created an “infinity” cover.  All these artists didn’t know it in 1927, but they were about to enter the animated cartoon profession, kicked off in 1928 by a new “talkie” cartoon featuring a musical mouse.