Box "B" Blue - 2000 Run, and Box "B" Red - 4000 Run
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| One Penny, that's what I paid for a piece. Bazooka, with its distinctive name, taste, and red, white and blue logo and packaging, soon became a familiar part of Americana. As a matter of fact, a psychological study of tastes and smells that bring back memories found that one of the most frequently identified items was Bazooka Bubble Gum.
Bazooka is also famous for the popular series of Bazooka Joe comics, first introduced in 1953 to add extra interest for youngsters. Topps has developed more than 700 comics over the years.
Bazooka itself is now available in a variety of flavors and forms, including Original, Grape, and Strawberry, as well as Sugarless Bazooka.
It was after World War II ended that Topps developed its Bazooka Bubble Gum product in Brooklyn, New York. It was named after the humorous musical instrument which entertainer Bob Burns had fashioned from two gas pipes and a funnel in the 1930s. (This contraption also gave its name to the armor-piercing weapon developed during the War. |
| A perfect addition to the Wobbler world, Bazooka Joe should have come with a comic in the wobbler box for it to be perfect. |
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