Is Tony the Tiger actually Tawky Tawny

[David Swan]

You Decide

 

I'm a big fan of Captain Marvel and the Captain Marvel Adventures but I've only read a fraction of them because few have been reprinted. They're in the public domain and there are legal cd's with all the issues scanned but I never went out and purchased one. Yesterday I found a website called ComicBookPlus that offers public domain comics for viewing and I decided to actually read the comics I own and add expanded descriptions to my issues. I was reading through a story called "Mr. Tawny Loses Faith In Mankind" in issue 96 where Mr. Tawny's likeness is used to sell products including a breakfast cereal where he declares, 'It's Great'. At first I assumed this was a parody of Tony the Tiger except that Tony the Tiger was first created in 1951 and this comic was published in 1949. Coincidence or more? You decide.

 

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[Ditch Fahrenheit]

Post some pics if you can. I'd like to see that.

[BlowUpTheMoon]

[Ditch Fahrenheit]

Wow.

 

If they didn't steal it, that's a big coincidence.

[BlowUpTheMoon]

That's a huge coincidence!

 

[Ditch Fahrenheit]

Now I'm reading up about Tawky Tawny.

 

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[mzhammer]

I smell a lawsuit coming!!!!

[Ronnylama]

thanks for the insight. This has nothing to do with the post but I always remember the Life cereal commercial...Mikey likes everything. My parents never gave us sugar cereal and I still love Life but have to eat it fast or it gets soggy