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Detroit Athletic Club News – 1940’s

The Detroit Athletic Club was founded in 1887. It is a private membership club with its own monthly periodical The D.A.C. News, which was first published in 1916. Syd contributed many cartoon over the years. We appreciate their support and are pleased to share this small sample of his cartoon which appeared in the 1940s.

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Doctor gives patient bad news at appointment.
“To put it into language you can understand Mrs. Green, you eat too dammed much!”
A doctor examines a sick man in bed.
“As good as new? Couldn’t you make him a little better?”
A man complains to a gym instructor.
“…but not so built-up that I become muscle bound.”
A crowded elevator with people holding packages.
“Street floor – notions, stationary, fountain pens, books, and pickets.” (1947)
Teacher points to a bird on a chalkboard.
“Never mind the way you learned it.”
A man gets an eye exam at the optometrist.
“This is my wife – I’d like to have my eyes examined.” (1947)