Captain Tootsie and His Friends See "Johnny Holiday"
Name/Title
Ad, Tootsie Roll: Captain Tootsie and His Friends See "Johnny Holiday." (Sweets Co. of America, Hoboken); ca. 1949-1950.
Entry/Object ID
2011.005.0224
Scope and Content
Advertisement: Captain Tootsie and His Friends See "Johnny Holiday." (Sweets Company of America, Hoboken), no date, ca. 1949-1950. Full-page color comic strip style ad published in unknown publication, unknown issue number and date, ca. 1949-1950 (determined from movies referred to on reverse) page unknown; single leaf removed from publication, trimmed, 6-1/4" x 8-7/8".
The multi-panel strip promoted Tootsie Rolls which were made in Hoboken and the wrapped product plus Tootsie Pops are depicted in the ad. Artwork credited to Bill Schreiber.
The film "Johnny Holiday" starring William Bendix (who is mentioned in comic) was released in the U.S. on Nov. 18, 1949. (Bendix also appeared in another Captain Tootsie comic about the motion picture, "The Babe Ruth Story", in which he starred.)
Acquisition
Accession
2011.005
Source or Donor
Lukacs, Claire
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.
Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1949 - 1950
Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1949
Date(s): 1949-1950
Condition
Overall Condition
Fair
General Notes
Note
Notes: Rolls
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2011-11-26
