<div><p>Dr. Seuss is one of the most widely-loved children's book authors of all time. But, before he was beloved by children everywhere, he created advertisements and editorial comics as Theodor Seuss Geisel.</p><p>You'll recognize some classic Dr. Seuss characters in his earliest advertisements, many of which appear in political satire and the bug spray <em>Flit</em>.</p><p>How many familiar faces can you spot?</p><div><figure><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/the-early-advertising-artwork-of-dr-seuss/" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/enhanced-buzz-16618-1344438889-18.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/enhanced-buzz-16618-1344438889-18_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center">Schaefer Bock Beer, 1940<cite><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/the-early-advertising-artwork-of-dr-seuss/" target="_blank">Laughing Squid</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><div><figure><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/20775-bb9352590x-1-3.jpg" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/20775-bb9352590x-1-3.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/20775-bb9352590x-1-3_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center">NBC, 1940<cite><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/20775-bb9352590x-1-3.jpg" target="_blank">National Broadcasting Company</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/20775-bb9147812f-1-3.jpg" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/20775-bb9147812f-1-3.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/20775-bb9147812f-1-3_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center">Holly Sugar, 1940<cite><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/20775-bb9147812f-1-3.jpg" target="_blank">Laughing Squid</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><div><figure><a href="http://occ144datkn3vrjlq7r63p19.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/dr-seuss-ads-4.jpeg" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/dr-seuss-ads-4.jpeg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/dr-seuss-ads-4_GH_content_550px.jpeg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://occ144datkn3vrjlq7r63p19.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/dr-seuss-ads-4.jpeg" target="_blank">Foodiggity</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/89/9d/e4/899de4ae22760ab83c646b596a2d78ab.jpg" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/899de4ae22760ab83c646b596a2d78ab.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/899de4ae22760ab83c646b596a2d78ab_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/899de4ae22760ab83c646b596a2d78ab_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/899de4ae22760ab83c646b596a2d78ab_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center">Flit campaign<cite><a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/89/9d/e4/899de4ae22760ab83c646b596a2d78ab.jpg" target="_blank">Libraries.ucsd.edu</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><div><figure><a href="http://editorial.designtaxi.com/news-early080812/6.jpg" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/6.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://editorial.designtaxi.com/news-early080812/6.jpg" target="_blank">General Electric</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HiC2Ety4-sI/VLCEUg7y-NI/AAAAAAAClE0/bcDPhgXZKvA/s1600/14_drseuss_essolubead_1933.jpg" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/14_drseuss_essolubead_1933.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/14_drseuss_essolubead_1933_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/14_drseuss_essolubead_1933_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/14_drseuss_essolubead_1933_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/14_drseuss_essolubead_1933_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/14_drseuss_essolubead_1933_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HiC2Ety4-sI/VLCEUg7y-NI/AAAAAAAClE0/bcDPhgXZKvA/s1600/14_drseuss_essolubead_1933.jpg" target="_blank">Esso</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><div><figure><a href="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/4f26be246bb3f76b7200000c/these-ads-drawn-by-dr-seuss-before-he-was-famous-are-utterly-charming.jpg" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/these-ads-drawn-by-dr-seuss-before-he-was-famous-are-utterly-charming.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/4f26be246bb3f76b7200000c/these-ads-drawn-by-dr-seuss-before-he-was-famous-are-utterly-charming.jpg" target="_blank">Dr. Seuss</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><div><figure><a href="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/enhanced/terminal05/2012/8/8/11/enhanced-buzz-27117-1344439377-22.jpg" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/enhanced-buzz-27117-1344439377-22.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/enhanced-buzz-27117-1344439377-22_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/enhanced/terminal05/2012/8/8/11/enhanced-buzz-27117-1344439377-22.jpg" target="_blank">Ford Motor Company</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><a href="libraries.ucsd.edu" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/enhanced-buzz-569-1344439954-11.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/enhanced-buzz-569-1344439954-11_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="http://libraries.ucsd.edu/xdre/damsAccess?ds=solr/dams4&subject=bb2560722j&file=1-1-3.jpg" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="libraries.ucsd.edu" target="_blank">National Broadcasting Company Brochure, Dr. Seuss Collection, MSS 230, Mandeville Special Collections Library, UCSD</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><div><figure><a href="http://cf.collectorsweekly.com/uploads/2012/08/essolube.jpg" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/essolube.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/essolube_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://cf.collectorsweekly.com/uploads/2012/08/essolube.jpg" target="_blank">Collectors Weekly</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><a href="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/enhanced/terminal05/2012/8/8/12/enhanced-buzz-30569-1344441696-20.jpg" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/enhanced-buzz-30569-1344441696-20.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/enhanced/terminal05/2012/8/8/12/enhanced-buzz-30569-1344441696-20.jpg" target="_blank">Telechron Company</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Slide-Dr-Seuss-Ads-before-he-became-2.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Slide-Dr-Seuss-Ads-before-he-became-2_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Slide-Dr-Seuss-Ads-before-he-became-2_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Mandeville Special Collections Library</cite></figcaption></figure></div><div><figure><a href="http://aoghs.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Seuss-Standard-Oil-Mandeville-Library-UCSD-AOGHS.jpg" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Seuss-Standard-Oil-Mandeville-Library-UCSD-AOGHS.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Seuss-Standard-Oil-Mandeville-Library-UCSD-AOGHS_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://aoghs.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Seuss-Standard-Oil-Mandeville-Library-UCSD-AOGHS.jpg" target="_blank">American Oil & Gas Historical Society</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>Some of Dr. Seuss' WWII satire:</p><div><figure><a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/02/d2/d4/02d2d45f6d5cf6824e75b8a12acc06b6.jpg" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/02d2d45f6d5cf6824e75b8a12acc06b6.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/02d2d45f6d5cf6824e75b8a12acc06b6_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/02/d2/d4/02d2d45f6d5cf6824e75b8a12acc06b6.jpg" target="_blank">Dr. Seuss Wartime satire</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><div><figure><a href="https://envisioningtheamericandream.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/wwii-dr-seuss-editorial-mental-insecticide.jpg" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/wwii-dr-seuss-editorial-mental-insecticide.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/wwii-dr-seuss-editorial-mental-insecticide_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center">Dr. Seuss WWII editorial<cite><a href="https://envisioningtheamericandream.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/wwii-dr-seuss-editorial-mental-insecticide.jpg" target="_blank">Envisioning The American Dream</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><div><figure><a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/e5/22/e5/e522e5b1135256d7dcaf0b32a5b1d992.gif" target="_blank"><amp-anim src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/e522e5b1135256d7dcaf0b32a5b1d992.gif" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-anim></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/e5/22/e5/e522e5b1135256d7dcaf0b32a5b1d992.gif" target="_blank">Paperlessarchives.com</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>Like & Share if you knew that Dr. Seuss drew images like these before he became a children's book author/illustrator!</strong></p></div>
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