Religion In The Comics - 030

[Cartoonist]

Did you ever wonder why old comic books had to have two pages of text in them? It was a demand from the US Post Office. In order to apply for Second Class postage for subscriptions, all magazines had to have at least two pages of written content. Even the tax-free Catholics had to follow this rule. This story is from Volume 3 Number 10, July 1949.

This story has so much wrong in it, that I had to share. There are plenty of face-palming, eye-rolling, well-that's-why moments of pure incredulity that one can't help but be entertained. I think the writer went a bit far though with the line "worldly cousins".

[AlbertCat]

1. This reminded me of "Four Saints in Three Acts"

Although I like Gertrud Stein's libretto better....

COMMÈRE
A pleasure April fool’s day a pleasure. Saint Teresa seated.
SAINT TERESA I
Not April fool’s day a pleasure.
CHORUS I
Saint Teresa seated.
SAINT TERESA I
Not April fool’s day a pleasure.
CHORUS I
Saint Teresa seated.
SAINT TERESA I
April fool’s day April fool’s day as not as pleasure as April fool’s day not a pleasure.
CHORUS I
Saint Teresa seated and not surrounded. There are a great many persons and places near together. Saint Teresa not seated.
SAINT TERESA I
There are a great many persons and places near together.
COMPÈRE
Saint Teresa not seated at once.
SAINT TERESA I
There are a great many places and persons near together.
COMPÈRE
Saint Teresa once seated.
SAINT TERESA I
There are a great many places and persons near together.
COMPÈRE
Saint Teresa seated and not surrounded.
SAINT TERESA I
There are a great many persons and places near together.
CHORUS I
Saint Teresa visited by very many as well as the others really visited before she was seated.
(and so forth)