Beetle Bailey, created by Mort Walker on Sept. 4, 1950, when America entered into the Korean War. This is also the last comic strip personal approved of by William Randolph Hearst. The theme is on an American Army post, and Beetle Bailey accidently joined the army and he is not very good at being a solider, but that is what gives this strip its humor, beetle’s antics. Clint Eastwood, icon of masculinity and only actor to be leading man for five decades. Clint Eastwood is known for his rugged cowboy roles, to Detective Harry Callahan, an accomplished director, and Mayor. Bob Marley, icon in Reggae music twenty million copies sold worldwide. Ten times platinum Bob Marley is still the most widely revered and well known performer of his time to spread Jamaican music and the Rastafarian movement to worldwide audiences.
I choose these icons because they are from my childhood and remain as icons still today. As a child, I remember reading the Beetle Bailey comic strips and generations later this comic is still around. Again as a child, I watched Clint Eastwood’s earlier movies and continued to watch them through out my lifetime. I believe I have seen all of his movies. Bob Marley, I remember hearing about him growing up, and heard his music through out my life, and still the lyrics are empowering to listeners.
To me Beetle Bailey is still humorous comic strip today. Representing the lazy, slacker, type you sometimes find within our military branches. Clint Eastwood can be considered a role model for our youth, and a contributing member to society. Bob Marley is a musical legend of his time. Beetle Bailey, Clint Eastwood, and Bob Marley are all pop cultural icons in there own right, and have been able to maintain there iconic status still today.
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Image of Bob Marley provided by internet source listed. Retrieved July 6, 2009, from
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Walker, M. (July 6, 2009). Beetle Bailey comic strip. Arcmax Publishing Comic / King Features Syndicate Inc... Images provided by bing.com. Retrieved July 6, 2009 from internet link listed http://www.arcamax.com/beetlebailey
Yeah these three icons are huge. I seem to be of a later generation, but I still know of them. My favorite of the three is Eastwood. He was so huge to me growing up. I love his westerns and I still am riveted by his performance in Dirty Harry. Eastwood is really a mans man.
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