Slow burning Camels
There’s an interesting ad in the 1940’s comics that is worth a look. It is done in cartoon style (hard to tell apart from the actual comics).
I searched for more on our hero, Cecil Yates, but all I could find were other ads like this, and a short bio.
Imagine if this were in the papers today (click on images to enlarge):
Complete Ad
Bong?
My hero!
Wow, what a guy
Is there anything he can't do?!
The Lance Armstrong of his age
He's my he....WHAT?
Wait, was he smoking in that last frame?!
He rides to...
...EMPHYSEMA!
Wait, I thought FAST was good...
The End