palooka

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We want to be as resilient as one of those bottom-weighted old Joe Palooka toy punching bags that always pops back after a wallop.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025

Baseball greats Jackie Robinson, Joe DiMaggio and Yogi Berra were in the sports pages, and Joe Palooka was in the comics.

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2022

Joe Palooka, showing no effects of his 31 years as world heavyweight champion, recently outwitted the Reds to rescue a U.S. scientist in Austria.

From Time Magazine Archive

They read: "Mr. Ham Fisher requests the honour of your presence at the marriage of Ann Howe to Mr. Joe Palooka on the afternoon of June twenty-fourth in your favorite newspaper."

From Time Magazine Archive

Of the 16 strips examined, the one with the most word distortions was Joe Palooka.

From Time Magazine Archive