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| + | A bloodhound anti-jive reformer, full name: Mr. I.M. Square, from Delaware. He comes to combat swing music jitterbugs, having successfully campaigned against the Fox Trot. He's a regular in the short-lived swing music-themed teenage funny animal comic book ''[https://www.comics.org/series/12133/ Hi-Jinx]''. He immediately comes to love swing music, despite remaining a square. | ||
He enters the Big Croon and Swoon Contest in the "Square and Warmer" story of #2 (September-October 1947). | He enters the Big Croon and Swoon Contest in the "Square and Warmer" story of #2 (September-October 1947). | ||
| − | The winner is whoever makes the most girls swoon. He can sing, but only in the bath, so has to perform in a tub. This gag was reused in "The Flintstone Canaries" episode (10/24/1964) of animated television series ''The Flintstones''. | + | The winner is whoever makes the most girls swoon. He can sing, but only in the bath, so has to perform in a tub. This gag was reused in "[[The Flintstone Canaries]]" episode (10/24/1964) of animated television series ''The Flintstones''. |
His name is a reference to the song "You're a Square from Delaware" by Fats Waller. | His name is a reference to the song "You're a Square from Delaware" by Fats Waller. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| − | *[[Parrot Como]] | + | * [[Parrot Como]] |
| − | *[[Guy Lumbeardo]] | + | * [[Guy Lumbeardo]] |
| − | ==External | + | ==External links== |
| − | * | + | * https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=70610 |
| − | *Character introduced here: | + | * Character introduced here: https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=10374 |
[[Category:1947|Square]] | [[Category:1947|Square]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:21, 25 July 2025
A bloodhound anti-jive reformer, full name: Mr. I.M. Square, from Delaware. He comes to combat swing music jitterbugs, having successfully campaigned against the Fox Trot. He's a regular in the short-lived swing music-themed teenage funny animal comic book Hi-Jinx. He immediately comes to love swing music, despite remaining a square.
He enters the Big Croon and Swoon Contest in the "Square and Warmer" story of #2 (September-October 1947). The winner is whoever makes the most girls swoon. He can sing, but only in the bath, so has to perform in a tub. This gag was reused in "The Flintstone Canaries" episode (10/24/1964) of animated television series The Flintstones.
His name is a reference to the song "You're a Square from Delaware" by Fats Waller.
See also
External links
- https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=70610
- Character introduced here: https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=10374
