Farewell Bazooka Joe

Twinkie The Kid isn’t the only advertising icon at risk of being eliminated due to business decisions beyond his control.

Now, it looks like Bazooka Joe, the eyepatch-wearing bubblegum mascot, is being chewed up and spit out by Topps, Inc., after a 59-year career appearing in tiny three-or-four panel cartoons that doubled as wrapping paper.

As part of a rebranding effort, Bazooka Candy Brands, a division of Topps, Inc., has decided to get rid of the comics and replace them with puzzles and brain teasers, the New York Times reported.

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