GUYS
Guys and cigars. Cigars and guys. Sometimes a good cigar is just a smoke, but in the world of
comic postcards, a cigar (like fatness) is a symbol of affluence. Said affluence may be transitory
- sucked away by goal-digging femmes or too much high vacation living - but it’s fun while it
lasts. Count the stogies in the cards below. Supposedly, we’re in the midst of a cigar
renaissance. Could a fat renaissance be next?
WB
You don't see a lotta Wellman cards featuring fat men. But this is a fairly typical example of the age-equals-fatness card:
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