Nice gag on the cover. Quite subtle for a comic cover.
Then again, he uses variations of the same idea on every cover!
The story starting on page 6 is about male behavior that is implied but not clearly stated. I've been reading material about male behavior recently, and I have also been present (earlier in life) when this behavior has occurred between groups of males. Never thought I would see it illustrated tho.
Haenigsen is not only an excellent draftsman, but an excellent observer of human behavior and foibles.
Just in the middle of reading a book on current sexual mores. It has made me aware that you couldn't publish this harmless comic in our now more puritanical times.
https://www.hoganmag.com/blog/a-penny-for-your-thoughts-a-look-at-harry-haenigsens-penny
Cheers!
By dwilt
"Penny" (which ended in 1970) is one of the comic strips I remember reading in our daily & Sunday paper in the Sixties. It was pleasant without being especially hilarious. In addition to the famous ones (Blondie, Peanuts, The Phantom), we also got Steve Canyon, Smilin' Jack, and others which have gone to the comics graveyard in the sky. Sadly, some of the big names--like Flash Gordon--were carried by one of the rival newspapers so I never got to see it as a kid.
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