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Posted By: Jeff Shepherd

Hi Dave - dug out some Bazooka wrappers from various years with pennant premium ads. As far as I can tell, Topps has been issuing some version of a baseball pennant through Bazooka Gum since 1953 or 54. Reading left to right, the comics date as follows:

Buzzy 1953-54 (slight precursor to Bazooka), Bazooka Joe 1955
1957, 1959, and a college pennant ad from 1949-50
1962, 1968, 1971
1979, 1983

For the most part the comics were issued during those exact years up to the 1970's or so, when they began recycling a series for several years. I think you could find 1983 comics in gum up to 1989 or 90. The circular felt patches can also be found as premiums throughout most of these years.