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Another cartoon from an unknown Humorama digest, this one by Dan DeCarlo, and probably originally
published between 1955 - 1962. DeCarlo for many years drew the Archie cast of characters, and you
can see some of the same innocence here. In fact DeCarlo (1917 - 2001) drew a number of spanking
cartoons during his long career, and the girls in them, though of course always pretty, all had an innocent
quality. That's not to say the cartoons as a whole were so innocent - most of the time, it looks like the
gag is based around the fact that more than duty is motivating the spankers, and the reader is invited to share
in their fun.
"I'm sorry miss, but I ran out of tickets!" the caption reads. Too improbable to be taken
seriously, but consider the possibilities: If only young, pretty, female offenders could
receive a summary spanking as punishment instead of clogging up traffic court calendars, think
of the time that could be saved! It's a nice fantasy.
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