Bumped

My two months long series of short posts continues as I mine the data on my hard drive. I have never seen this particular picture but have known of it for years. Roogie's Bump was released in 1954 and features a number of Brooklyn Dodgers in the film.

Bazooka got in on the fun with this inner wrap:



I think the Brooklyn Dodgers connection makes this an interesting piece of bubblegumiana, don't you? There is also a Bazooka Joe connection as Topps was starting to market their new mascot and his gang. Neat-o!