Thirty years ago this month, “Joe Palooka,” the child-like prizefighter who graced cartoon pages nationwide for more than a half century, fought his last round and was ingloriously retired. “Palooka” ...

Drivers often buzz by the 7-foot granite monument off Route 309 in Mountain Top without a second glance. The occasional tourist might even struggle to find the “Joe Palooka Monument” once the sun sets ...

The Palooka was the pallbearer. He wore jeans to the funeral. For the past few years, pop culture has swooned over prissy guys: fussy straight men who spent time in cosmetics departments, bleached ...

(PRESS RELEASE) -- “Joe Palooka” the boxer may be a nostalgic memory, but Joe Palooka the MMA (mixed martial arts) fighter is here today. The first issue in the “Joe Palooka” comic book series is ...

(PRESS RELEASE) -- “Joe Palooka” creator Joe Antonacci today announced the exciting news that MMA comic book fans have been waiting for: The comic series will finally make its world premiere with its ...

SUMMERFIELD — Monday marks 30 years since the last installment of the Joe Palooka comic strip, which ran for 54 years. The cartoon featured the character Joe Palooka as a fictional heavyweight boxer ...

Will Joe Palooka’s wife Ann have a boy or a girl? Last week hundreds of thousands of comic-strip readers were speculating on the birth of the aging heavyweight hero’s second, child after ten years of ...

WILKES-BARRE — Ham Fisher, creator of the Joe Palooka comic strip, is one of 16 subjects of new historical markers approved by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Born in Wilkes-Barre, ...

The word “revolutionary” is not thrown around that often in the MMA world because there are very few men that are bold enough to find a way to introduce the sport to the rest of the world. These are ...

Last night at 2:17 AM, every child from Mrs. Gandy's class went missing.

HANOVER TWP. – A state historical marker will be erected next to the Joe Palooka Monument along state Route 309 in Hanover Twp. The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission announced Tuesday it ...