“Bringing Up Father” (05/07/1945)
by George McManus (1884-1954) and Zeke Zekley (1915-2005)
23.25 x 5.75 in., ink on paper
Coppola Collection
The 7thWar Bond campaign was announced on April 20, 1945, backed by the new President, who had taken office on April 12, and using the Iwo Jima flag-raising as its symbol. With the war winding down, there was a concern that the campaign would not be as successful as the previous ones.
This strip, from May 7, 1945, appeared just as VE Day was happening (May 8, 1945).
The $26B raised in this 6-week campaign turned out to be the highest dollar amount of any of the eight bond drives during WW2.
