SUNDAY FUNNIES-My Childhood Dream

I don’t recall when I discovered this cartoon, but I do know it was back in the “early days” of the Institute; the 1970s. Even in grade school and junior high I was interested in Walt Disney and his legacy. Moreover, I was completely and totally enthralled by Disneyland. As such, this cartoon must have seemed a solution to me for getting back to Disneyland, considering I lived in Wyoming (which meant a two-day trip just to get to Disneyland–and how much gas does a school bus actually have?).

The cartoon is by famed magazine cartoonist Orlando Busino. His cartoons have appeared in McCalls, Reader’s Digest, Good Housekeeping, Saturday Evening Post, and many more. I first encountered him in the pages of the Boy Scouts’ magazine, Boy’s Life. Born in 1926 in Binghamton, New York, he is now enjoying retirement in Connecticut. I do not have the information on the date and the magazine it was cut from (my adolescent mind did not comprehend the concept of “citation”). However, on the back of the cartoon is an advertisement for a Barbie-like doll (“they cost a fraction of other leading …”), and six pictures of these dolls in differing outfits. The first thing this tells me, is that it is probably not from Boy’s Life! Secondly, the fashions are late sixties/early seventies. Enjoy!

The caption reads: “Take this bus to Disneyland!” (Click on the cartoon for a larger image.)