The Skyscraper: Beatlemania Comic and Letter
Item
Title
The Skyscraper: Beatlemania Comic and Letter
Description
A collage of two Beatles-related pieces appearing in the Skyscraper on Feb. 26, 1964
Top: In this comic, a girl chases after the Beatles, holding out a bouquet and a card that says "Feb. 29," Leap Day, when girls can ask boys out. The Beatles run away, and the front one, most likely John Lennon, holds a flag reading, "Sorry, Girls, I'm married!" Underneath is a quote from a Beatles lyric: "She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah...!" The comic is signed on the right by Mounsey.
Bottom: A supposed letter-to-the-editor purported to be from "our little old lady friend in Des Moines, Ia." reports on her "wonderful new discovery: the Beatles! I think that they are ever so fab! Watched them on Ed's show, and really thought they outshone Mr. Sullivan himself!" She describes her Beatles-themed embroidery projects and how she has taken up wearing "one of those delightful little wigs, mine is fuschia." The article continues with a report on breaking the smoking habit, and a very bad joke about the Beatles and "Grape Britain."
Top: In this comic, a girl chases after the Beatles, holding out a bouquet and a card that says "Feb. 29," Leap Day, when girls can ask boys out. The Beatles run away, and the front one, most likely John Lennon, holds a flag reading, "Sorry, Girls, I'm married!" Underneath is a quote from a Beatles lyric: "She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah...!" The comic is signed on the right by Mounsey.
Bottom: A supposed letter-to-the-editor purported to be from "our little old lady friend in Des Moines, Ia." reports on her "wonderful new discovery: the Beatles! I think that they are ever so fab! Watched them on Ed's show, and really thought they outshone Mr. Sullivan himself!" She describes her Beatles-themed embroidery projects and how she has taken up wearing "one of those delightful little wigs, mine is fuschia." The article continues with a report on breaking the smoking habit, and a very bad joke about the Beatles and "Grape Britain."
Date, date span, or circa acceptable
1964-02-26
File name
The Skyscraper student newspaper, 1964-02-26, page 2 (details)
Sources archive, University Archives and Special Collections or Women and Leadership Archives
Women and Leadership Archives
Source
Women and Leadership Archives, Mundelein College Records, The Skyscraper student newspaper, 1964-02-26, page 2 (details)
Subject
Mundelein College
Student life music
Rights
The online images are supplied for reference purposes only. Permission to copy or publish must be obtained from the Women and Leadership Archives, Loyola University Chicago. Please send inquiries to wlarchives@luc.edu.
