One Banana, Two Banana, Three Banana, Four...

Five bananas make a bunch and so do many more: Images from The Banana Splits TV show (which ran from 1968 - 1970) and its many pieces of merchandise.

Little Lulu Says...

Lookie! Two 1940s Kleenex ads featuring Lulu, who also had a neon billboard in Times Square during this decade.

Mmm-boy!

1940s and '50s advertisements illustrating items from the shopping list of a wholesome, happy home.

Old Maid

Details from a beautifully illustrated deck of 1950s Whitman Old Maid Game Playing Cards that I purchased at a flea market last year. With character names like "Salty Junk" and "Betty Bumps" this is a pretty unique deck.

Back Issues: Esquire

A series of covers, spreads and illustrations featuring girlie pinups, starlets and the magazine's classic mascot "Esky".

Alfalfa. Spanky. Stimey. Darla.

The cast of Our Gang Comedy shows their love for Royal Crown Cola in 1941.

Glamorized With Fresh, Real Cream

According to this, Reddi Wip was made, or "glamorized" with fresh, real cream. Never mind the aerosol propellant which (according to these ads) was a favorite of 1950s cartoon kids with crewcuts.