WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) — Joe Palooka has come out of retirement for one more fight — or several. The beloved comic strip featuring a big-hearted boxing champion ended in 1984 after a run of more than ...

In this first entry of the Monogram features based on the comic-strip character created by Ham Fisher (while not the first use of the character on the screen), fight manager and promoter Knobby Walsh ...

(PRESS RELEASE) -- “Joe Palooka” creator Joe Antonacci today announced the exciting news that MMA comic book fans have been waiting for: The comic series will finally make its world premiere with its ...

(PRESS RELEASE) -- “Joe Palooka” the boxer may be a nostalgic memory, but Joe Palooka the MMA (mixed martial arts) fighter is here today. The first issue in the “Joe Palooka” comic book series is ...

Thirty years ago this month, “Joe Palooka,” the child-like prizefighter who graced cartoon pages nationwide for more than a half century, fought his last round and was ingloriously retired. “Palooka” ...

Will Joe Palooka’s wife Ann have a boy or a girl? Last week hundreds of thousands of comic-strip readers were speculating on the birth of the aging heavyweight hero’s second, child after ten years of ...

It's not just Amazing Spider-Man #700 that's getting the publicity, IDW's revival of Joe Palooka got a massive bump this morning, as well as a rather positive ...

The third of the Monogram series based on Ham Fisher's "Joe Palooka" comic strip, opens with Knobby Walsh, the manager of Joe Palooka trying to talk his way out of a traffic citation, and the story ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This pen-and-ink drawing prepared for ...

This tin lunch box was manufactured by Cheinco in 1948. The box has a removable lid and two blue and brown, hinged metal handles. The box features colorful action scenes and portrait drawings from the ...