Read Along
This next entry is something that might puzzle you. Why was there so much food that came with comic strips or things that you could read?! You had bubblegum with a short comic strip and “Fruit Winders” with an extended strip. Some food even had a whole story on the packaging! Children were so easily entertained back in the day…

Perhaps they were trying to encourage kids to read more, or maybe it was a smart way to get them to keep buying their food. After all, the kids would want to find out what happened in the next entry of “Bazooka Joe,” which would grant the food company even more sales. Who else had that weird friend who used to eat the bubblegum comics?