Yes and no. The Coca-Cola image nailed down the details, but here’s one from thirty years earlier: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Santa1902PuckCover.jpg
I wonder if seeing Santa fling Flip gave any kids second thoughts about sitting on his lap.
Somewhere, I have a clipping from a New Jersey paper, on Christmas Day, with an obit of a man whose name had been legally changed to Santa C. Claus, and the photo of him was in full Santa regalia. I suggested that parents could show it to their kids as an excuse for no presents. “Sorry, Billy. He’s dead.”
Running it (headline: SANTA C CLAUS SUCCUMBS) that way always struck me as a less than stellar idea.
davidf42 about 9 years ago
I feel especially privileged to be able to read these old comics after 108 years!
craigwestlake about 9 years ago
It’s interesting to see the old presentation of Santa pre-Coca-Cola. It was the Coke ads that popularized the image we use today…
John W Kennedy Premium Member about 9 years ago
Yes and no. The Coca-Cola image nailed down the details, but here’s one from thirty years earlier: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Santa1902PuckCover.jpg
echapmanjr about 9 years ago
He could use some help.
Kip W about 9 years ago
I wonder if seeing Santa fling Flip gave any kids second thoughts about sitting on his lap.
Somewhere, I have a clipping from a New Jersey paper, on Christmas Day, with an obit of a man whose name had been legally changed to Santa C. Claus, and the photo of him was in full Santa regalia. I suggested that parents could show it to their kids as an excuse for no presents. “Sorry, Billy. He’s dead.”
Running it (headline: SANTA C CLAUS SUCCUMBS) that way always struck me as a less than stellar idea.
Meowmocha over 8 years ago
@Kip W: Tell kids that Santa is dead? That would be cruel.